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Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 7:36 PM
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He needed to be fired, not arguing that. Should have fired him at the end of last year like they were moving to do. But to fire a man that won you a Natty and took you to another, just 4 games into the season? Disrespectful and classless. Its not even like he was getting blown out or losing to crap teams. Why embarrass the man? Let him finish out the season and get his farewell inside Tiger Stadium. Les deserved better.
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Oculus Spirit [80859]
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Yes, I do. For as long as he was there and everything he
Sep 25, 2016, 7:40 PM
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did for that program. They should have done it at the end of last year or the end of this year.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 7:40 PM
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I think mid year firings are silly unless it's a situation like Dabo where you are giving a real candidate a tryout.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 7:41 PM
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Don't wait to do the inevitable... Just do it.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 7:42 PM
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absolutely not. It is a business and LSU has the luxury of siting back and finding the right candidate.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 8:24 PM
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And losing their whole recruiting class like we did. We are fine now but that's the only reason the coots won 5 in a row. Firing is never good ask uga
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Na. Multi-Million dollar paycheck means Multi-Million
Sep 25, 2016, 7:42 PM
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dollar expectations. He will still be getting paid for years. He visited Michigan before to get LSU to pay him more. It's the world today
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Re: Na. Multi-Million dollar paycheck means Multi-Million
Sep 25, 2016, 7:46 PM
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I think they fired him now so they could get a jump start on pursuing who they want which I believe will be Herman.
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Orange Blooded [3821]
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No. He's a football coach making millions a year.
Sep 25, 2016, 7:44 PM
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Is Les "classless" for offering to reduce his salary due to poor performance?
It was time for him to go. Gets you a jump on finding a replacement. Keeping him would only be a distraction and harmful to the program.
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Nobody ever accused LSU of having class...***
Sep 25, 2016, 7:46 PM
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Re: I have seen a lot of funny Cajuns but not to many
Sep 25, 2016, 8:34 PM
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classy ones.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 7:50 PM
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It sucks but they had to pull the trigger now...if he started winning games and even knocked off Bama then you're back to square one. Get rid of him now while the media and fans won't kill you.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 7:53 PM
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since les has a $12.9 million buyout, I think he will be ok.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 7:54 PM
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He was fired with SEC speed,.
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"Fired with SEC speed"
Sep 25, 2016, 7:58 PM
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Gosh, I wish I'd said that.
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Re: "Fired with SEC speed"
Sep 25, 2016, 8:01 PM
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Haha me too, that was classic
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Not really. Just a business decision.***
Sep 25, 2016, 8:02 PM
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He will get over $12M not to come to work. How is that...
Sep 25, 2016, 8:09 PM
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...a problem for him?
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That's how we fired Tommy.
Sep 25, 2016, 8:29 PM
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I think we did it the right way. Les promised to change his offense to get back to the conference championship and the playoff. He failed to keep his promise. That's why Tommy got fired, he promised to do better and didn't satisfy his bosses.
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They want to do like the Coots did last year and get an
Sep 25, 2016, 8:38 PM
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early start on the coaching search....... Oh wait that didn't work out so well for the coots.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 8:42 PM
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Would you have waited to fire Tommy Bowden?
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TB doesnt deseve to be in the same
Sep 25, 2016, 8:51 PM
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Thread as Les Miles.
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Re: TB doesnt deseve to be in the same
Sep 25, 2016, 9:49 PM
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Exact same scenario though. Almost fired till he pulls off a mircle win against FSU, from hot seat to reworked contract. Fired a few games into next season, if we wouldve waited Dabo would have never been given a chance and likely a different hire wouldve been made
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Yeah, but Louisville is worse for HIRING Bobby Petrino***
Sep 25, 2016, 8:44 PM
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Re: Yeah, but Louisville is worse for HIRING Bobby Petrino***
Sep 25, 2016, 10:08 PM
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He will be heading to LSWho most likely!!! He wants to be where he will be allowed to bring out his Harley....
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no way. Same issues as last year, well many years
Sep 25, 2016, 8:55 PM
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Unwilling to change his offense style.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 9:51 PM
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They are just classless period. Les has done a lot of classless things himself.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 10:25 PM
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Should've just asked if anyone thinks lsu is classless, and would get the same responses
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Personally, I don't like good coaches getting paid
Sep 25, 2016, 10:24 PM
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millions, to not coach. Only 1 team per year wins the NC. It took Tom Osbourne at Nebraska a long time to win a National Championship. In today's environment, he wouldn't have gotten nearly that long to win one.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 25, 2016, 10:41 PM
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So...let me get this straight...
An administration, booster and fan base wanted him gone halfway thorough last season, but got caught in a shame-fest because he won and bought himself time. And now, they should give him the remainder of the season and walk him out like a champion regardless of the result?
Maybe in a perfect world...but not in this world. He bought himself time last season and was on the hottest of seats to begin this season.
I don't think they blindsided him, or any of the college football world...and as such, I think LSU did just fine in their decision.
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I suspect this is going to turn into another..
Sep 26, 2016, 7:59 AM
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Fulmer at Tennessee firing. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence until you realize it's astro-turf.
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i was at the game that TN lost to Bama
Sep 26, 2016, 8:52 AM
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that pretty much sealed the deal for him leaving.
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Re: Anyone else think LSU is classless to fire Les this way?
Sep 26, 2016, 8:13 AM
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A change was needed. They need to gut the whole offensive staff and start fresh. Those guys have top flight offensive talent but just the completely wrong style of offensive scheme. When Lsu was dangerous they were scoring 25-30 points per game.
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