KappaSwig

I was disappointed. He was consistently burned in the BCS Game by Smelley and Richardson.

Some of you people must be miserable in real life.

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Same old BS. It was not my problem, other players made mistakes (not the QB).

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He didn't say ANY of this BS. He said it was his fault, and that a lot of other players BESIDES the QB made some mistakes.

You can not like the guy, but for God's sake, don't just make up stuff that he didn't say.

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Basically implied they were not expecting that much playaction from Alabama

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I think Mo Claiborne said after the game they didn't expect Bama to pass that much at all, and that they were unprepared for it.

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OMG...the dude is blaming his DEFENSE...seriously?

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He's not blaming the defense. He said they gave up some third downs, and were tremendous in the red zone. What's inaccurate about that?

I'd hate to see the team some of you would get if you had your way.

I am not an anti-Miles rantard by any stretch, and I think Miles deserves a ton of credit for the season he put together with all the BS with the QB position the entire year. BUT, what I saw develop really ever since he pulled Lee after the Bama game gives me grave concern, and ironically your "leadership points" makes the case.

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Leaders care more about their organization than anyone else.

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The most disturbing thing to me about Monday night is that Miles put one player above the TEAM. And that, to me, is the greatest failure of a football coach. Football is the quintessential TEAM sport, as anyone who's played even one down knows. But when he pulled Lee and went with Jefferson the rest of the way, especially on Monday night, Miles sacrificed his love for LSU (which I do not doubt in any way) for the sake of Jefferson. He failed to meet this requirement.

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Leaders can't please everyone - Leadership comes with hard decisions.

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And sometimes the hard decision is to sacrifice your personal desire for the sake of the team. Yet Miles refused to make the hard decision to bench Jefferson when it was obvious to the brain dead he should NOT have been played. Yes, leaders certainly don't go with the crowd, but when everyone and their mother, sister and wife (literally) is saying something, good leaders at least listen and respond. Miles DID NOT make the hard decision.

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The organization is more important than the individual

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See response to No. 1 above. Miles sacrificed the organization for ONE individual.

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Leaders must trust their staff

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This one is hard to know for real because the staff has been mum and circled the wagons. However, it's pretty well documented that Crowton (for all his warts and problems no doubt) wanted Lee to play more than Jefferson, and Miles wouldn't allow it. I'm waiting for Gonzalez to say something along those lines, too. Moreover, many of the players are on record after Monday night saying Lee should have played (Will Blackwell for instance). I'm pretty certain that opinion was voiced in the locker room from what I've heard. THose voices were ignored.

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Leaders learn more from failure than from success

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Miles didn't apparently learn anything from the failure of the first half of the UGA game. Nor from the failure of the first half of Monday night's game.

Again, I am not anti-Miles in any way, but what he did Monday night does cause me some concern. But whatever you take from it, he most definitely failed the leadership tests you have posted.

I agree with the question he asked (and even, to an extent, the frustration with which he asked it). I don't agree with his media celebrity tour, and even more so, his personal attacks on Miles. The quip about him knowing more about football than Miles was uncalled for; he lost my support with that.

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At 12-0 it was panic time. It could have been J Lee, Mett or even just snap it to R Shep and run wildcat.

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Really? You've watched too much TV because no real football coach would just start throwing crap on a wall to see what sticks. You have a plan that you think will work, and you believe in that plan. Just see Saban on Nov. 5.

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but it just seems its all come crashing down.

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God almighty some of you need to go play in traffic or drink some bleach. I mean get a freaking grip.

PS - I like RS, but let's be honest, he was inconsistent (at best) at wideout, and the future is Odell Beckam.

PSS - Bama's back up QB is likely going to transfer, too. Thing's crashing down there too?

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Honestly (and many might not agree) but I feel like LSU was a year ahead of schedule with our BCS appearance.

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This is it exactly. I'm pissed about the egg Miles laid Monday night, and the flat out whipping we took. But no LSU fan in their right mind would have told you when LSU took the field against Oregon after all that went down leading up to it that LSU would have the greatest season in its history & make it to New Orleans. Miles deserves the criticism for Monday night, but he also deserves the praise for coaching a hell of a season. The fact that we had the run we did with weak QB play (from BOTH of them) is remarkable. Saban figured out how to exploit that weakness and the gameplan seemed to help him. Bottom line: LSU isn't going anywhere.

But it is remarkable to see that famous "catastrophe syndrome" Nick always said LSU fans have is still around.