lots of talk about "missed opportunities" by Bama out there.
they missed some long FG last night.
why aren't more people questioning Saban after that game?
for years now, LSU fans have had to listen to all sorts of criticism of Miles.
if Les had continued to try FGs that were apparently out of range rather than punting and pinning them deep, ESPN would be all over him.
if Les had called for his 1 legged WR to throw a pass when his Heisman candidate RB was starting to gash the defense, he would have been roasted pretty heavily.
even sending in a hobbled Maze to return that punt was questionable.
him not fielding it was HUGE, but even if he had caught it, how effective could he have been on the return when he was noticeably limping?
Bama also got called a couple of times for breaking the huddle with 12 men.
The last one in overtime that forced Bama to change up their play calling in OT.
Saban is without a doubt a great coach.
But "mistakes" like the ones I listed above are the types of decisions/plays that the entire country has used as "evidence" of Miles' incompetence for years now.
last night, the "mad hatter" did not call a single "trick play". nothing that could be considered a "gamble". no "lucky fluke" calls.
just straight up football.
while the midget genius on the other sideline had a couple of noticeable gambles fail miserably.
I'm not suggesting that Les is a better coach than Saban, but i really think it is time to give the man some respect.
He now has a winning record head-to-head against Saban.
He is also the 1st coach since Spurrier in '00-'01 to beat Saban in back to back games.
