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Why Was Les Miles Fired In Mid-Season?

Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:59 am
Posted by FishFearMe
United States
Member since Jul 2015
7196 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 11:59 am
Was the timing such that it allowed Orgeron to get a quality audition to keep the job on a full time basis?

Looks like the coup when the Poole's pushed out Coach John Vaught at Ole Miss.

Alleva allowed Les Miles to keep Cam at the end of last season. Why would anybody in their right mind think Cam was suddenly going to become a good OC?

Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
66852 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:00 pm to
Because the way we were playing we were eyeing a 5-7 season.

Try and get some kind of spark and make at least a shitty bowl game.
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
67051 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:00 pm to
Coaching Changes Board.

K, thanks
Posted by craigbiggio
Member since Dec 2009
31805 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:00 pm to
There was fear that he would string together a few wins and potentially save his job again. Trigger should have been pulled at the end of last season.
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
46216 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:01 pm to
Seems like you would've pulled the trigger last offseason if you were this ready to fire him. Now you've wasted a whole year
Posted by NFLSU
Screwston, Texas
Member since Oct 2014
16708 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:02 pm to
Aggy is .500 in the SEC since extending Sumlin's contract and hail themselves as coaching experts.



Never change.
This post was edited on 9/26/16 at 12:26 pm
Posted by YouAre8Up
in a house
Member since Mar 2011
12792 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:03 pm to
quote:

Why Was Les Miles Fired In Mid-Season? by FishFearMe



See the past 4 years.
Posted by rmnldr
Member since Oct 2013
38247 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:04 pm to
quote:

Alleva allowed Les Miles to keep Cam at the end of last season. Why would anybody in their right mind think Cam was suddenly going to become a good OC?


Alleva told Miles to fire Cam last year, Miles refused, Alleva wanted to fire Miles, F. King Alexander stopped it.

This time around, Alexander tried the same thing, but he had no power to stop it.
Posted by jlc05
Member since Nov 2005
32899 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:07 pm to
You Aggies are so FOS
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
27730 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:10 pm to
There is probably more to the story than they are letting out. It was not just the fact that he has lost two games that he probably should have won.

You don't pull the trigger like that unless, A) He broke some deal and lied to Alleva and some key members of the BOS or B) He lost his edge, some of the other coaches like Orgeron knew it and let Alleva, et al know what was up and that the season was going to be a total tank.

I'll bet that John Chavis knows what is up more than most people. DC's like him don't jump ship like he did unless he saw something disturbing.
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
27730 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:16 pm to
quote:

Alleva allowed Les Miles to keep Cam at the end of last season. Why would anybody in their right mind think Cam was suddenly going to become a good OC?


Yeah, Cameron was a bad hire. The fact that Baltimore ran him off during (not before) their Super Bowl season should have told us something.
Posted by LSU GrandDad
houston, texas
Member since Jun 2009
21564 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:17 pm to
so when he kicked aggies arse again no BOS member can save his job.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119511 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:25 pm to
Technically he was fired 1/3 of the way into the season.
Posted by 2smooth
Member since Jan 2015
2777 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:25 pm to
Worst start since 2005, fans are mad, boosters are primed, strike when the fire is hot.

Was the perfect move actually. Would have been better without last years foolishness, but a good move for LSU.
Posted by madddoggydawg
Metairie
Member since Jun 2013
6567 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:28 pm to
We fired him Mid-Season for not being a good football coach.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
84893 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:30 pm to
quote:

Why Was Les Miles Fired In Mid-Season?


To make it clear to potential candidates we weren't screwing around this time.
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:45 pm to
will Saban throw the LSU game this year to bait the Tigahs into keeping Coach O on full time?
Posted by DoUrden
UnderDark
Member since Oct 2011
25965 posts
Posted on 9/26/16 at 12:58 pm to
This early in the season is insane, having a former head coach on the staff helps I guess, but you just gave a bit FU to the players and fans. Why not give him until the end of October and then make the move, you still get an early lead in the coaching search.
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