Friday, October 15, 2010

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Hatter World

I know the Miles topic has been beat to death so I won't elaborate too much.  Instead I'll provide a refresher course so you can look back at some of the Hatters' all time clock management blunders. 

In my eyes, during the course of the game, coaches only have a few responsibilities:  Get the right players on the field, provide motivation, make in game calls/corrections, and manage the clock.  Now if any of us consistently failed to execute half of our job responsibilities on a routine basis, our ass would be on the street so fast!. 

Miles has proved that he has no concept of game management, and if I was LSU's AD, I would personally sit Miles down and make him play NCAA on the playstation until his thumbs bled so he could learn how to manage his timeouts.  I don't know why LSU fans and administration continue to have patience with this guy.  Fool me once, shame on you...fool me 5-6 times, well you get the point.  This guy continues to win despite his idiocy, and honestly the longer he continues to win, the worse it's going to be for LSU.  There is no doubt in my mind that Miles can recruit, but over the past 3 years I have seen this program continually decline.  As long as Miles stays at the helm, I eventually see him turning LSU into a middle tier SEC program.  "Have a Grrrrrrrrrreat Day!"


1. LSU-Ole Miss, LSU-Ole Miss Presser
Classic Mad Hatter, clearly calling for the spike and then throwing Jefferson under the bus during the post game presser.

2. LSU-Tenn
I can't get enough of this one, check out the assistant coach trying to grab Miles when he tries to call a timeout after an interception.

3. LSU-Tenn Crazy Finish
This play should all still be fresh in our minds.

4. LSU-Auburn, The Catch
The best part about this play is that LSU still has one timeout left and this is the best call they could come up with, I'll let Blackledge take it from here?

5. LSU-Florida, Fake Field Goal
I had to update the blog and add the most recent episode of the ongoing Mad Hatter Saga.  As soon as this season is over I'm taking Miles to Vegas, because he has to be the gutsiest and most lucky human being on the face of the earth.  Clearly not a decision you are going to find in Coaching 101 but nonetheless it got the job done.  The look on Urban Meyer's face as LSU scores is priceless!

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