“It’s just a hat and I’m not mad at anybody.”
-Les Miles
You can’t make this stuff up. If I didn’t know any better, I would think that Miles planned on the game going down to the wire to prove to the naysayers that, in fact, he can manage late game situations. Miles pushed all the right buttons and called the fake FG which eventually led to the game winning touchdown.
I’m not going to go into Miles’ long term future or whether he is a good coach, lucky or has made a deal with Satan. Bottom line, he’s got the 5th most wins since 2005 among active coaches. He’s 20-7 in games decided by 7 points or less. His players give a tremendous amount of effort throughout the season. He can make the most patient of fans pull their hair out. He uses poor syntax and can speak in the most confusing manner. (The Quotable Les Miles) But he wins. He’s 6-0 and will be 7-0 going into Auburn next week. The Tigers could finish the season anywhere between 14-0 and 8-5. Miles can quiet a lot of detractors over the next 6 games.
I’m not going to go into Miles’ long term future or whether he is a good coach, lucky or has made a deal with Satan. Bottom line, he’s got the 5th most wins since 2005 among active coaches. He’s 20-7 in games decided by 7 points or less. His players give a tremendous amount of effort throughout the season. He can make the most patient of fans pull their hair out. He uses poor syntax and can speak in the most confusing manner. (The Quotable Les Miles) But he wins. He’s 6-0 and will be 7-0 going into Auburn next week. The Tigers could finish the season anywhere between 14-0 and 8-5. Miles can quiet a lot of detractors over the next 6 games.
Jarrett Lee has kept LSU undefeated this season. He has led two game winning TD drives the last two weeks. This last week was his best performance as a Tiger. He started five drives against Florida and led the offense to four TD’s. Jefferson started six drives and garnered a grand total of…..6 points. Lee got more playing time in the second half and I believe it is inevitable that he eventually gets the large majority of snaps as the season moves along.
The defense played well versus Florida but the final drive by the Gators was frustrating. Given the defensive excellence through six games, fans can hardly complain.
Given the perceptions of the media, LSU has not gotten much credit for their 6-0 start. Any discussion of the Tigers includes references of clock mismanagement, luck or their formerly inept passing game. Urban Meyer was 36-2 at the Swamp going into this game, the only losses coming to Auburn in 2007 and Ole Miss in 2008. Despite Florida being a little down this year, this was a great win for LSU. But all you hear about is Lucky Les and how mediocre UF has been this season.
LSU will handle McNeese this weekend, but the big test will be against Auburn in two weeks. Enjoy the build up and savor the soon to be 7-0 start.
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