Les Miles Fired

[Lighthouse]

My question is. Is it worth the buy-out plus the kind of contract Miles would want to take the gamble?

[johnkyblue]

My question is. Is it worth the buy-out plus the kind of contract Miles would want to take the gamble?

Absolutely, positively, NO.

[Spiritof96]

Absolutely, positively, NO.

Agreed. He is WAY too dicey a coach to risk it. I can't think of a current coach who has done less with more.

[KevinHall]

Exactly...If he can't win at LSU what makes anyone thing he could win here

He won at LSU not enough to satisfy them. If won like at UK he would be king. But I doubt he could or most anyone else for that matter.

[George]

I'd take Miles in a heartbeat. No, he isn't the best out there by any means, but we've shown no signs that we'll do what it takes to get even the lowest man on most wish lists. If it's between Miles and another gutless, soon-to-be-flameout (as is our norm), I'll take Miles every day of the week. At least he's shown some ability to recruit and win.

[uglyduckling]

I would hire Miles today if it were possible. As long as Cam Cameron didn't follow him here as OC.

[UK39]

Another name to consider at this point would be Strong.

[Matt Dillon]

Another name to consider at this point would be Strong.

I'm not sure Strong would be the answer either.

[johnkyblue]

I'm not sure Strong would be the answer either.

There is no coaching messiah. NONE.

[Blue Heaven]

There is no coaching messiah. NONE.

Yes there is. Nick Saban. But he is the only one.

[Lighthouse]

Yes there is. Nick Saban. But he is the only one.

I keep seeing this and I somewhat agree as long as he's at Alabama. But there's no way he could recruit or have the success he's having, if he were at most any other school.

[George]

I keep seeing this and I somewhat agree as long as he's at Alabama. But there's no way he could recruit or have the success he's having, if he were at most any other school.

Once you dip below a certain tier, maybe. But Saban could succeed at A LOT of schools:

USC
OREG
STAN
TEX
BU
OU
OSU
UM
MSU
LSU
UF
UGA
MIAMI
FSU

I could see Saban stepping into any one of those programs and getting them to a national championship within three years, tops. After that you look at UofL, PennSt., TCU and he'd still probably do fine.

[KCKUKFan]

I keep seeing this and I somewhat agree as long as he's at Alabama. But there's no way he could recruit or have the success he's having, if he were at most any other school.

Disagree.

Nick Saban would win and win at the highest level anywhere he went, barring a place like maybe Kansas or other complete cellar-dwellers. He's arguably the best college football coach of all time.

[surveyor]

Exactly...If he can't win at LSU what makes anyone thing he could win here

He averaged 10 wins a season at LSU. If that equates to "if he cain't weeyun at LSYew", I don't know how one defines winning.

I've got some friends I chuckle at, who, in one breath say they'd just be happy with 7-8 wins a season, a bowl game every year or so and a 9 win season here and there. Then when Miles is suggested, that bar is suddenly raised to where he's unacceptable.

[KevinHall]

Yes there is. Nick Saban. But he is the only one.

Urban Meyer is right with him IMO.

Saban did win at LSU. He could at just about any power five school if given the resources to do it.