This sounds like a reasonable explanation for the situation. All I have heard is "screw Miles", "fire Miles" and nobody has even considered that some of his assistants are also to blame.
From Tigerdroppings.com.......
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Hey lynch mobsters, please consider this scenario....</font><font class="PostInfo"> (Posted on 11/22/09 at 5:48 p.m.)
</font> _________________________________________________ <font class="PostDisplay">Before the hail mary, an assistant coach tells Miles the timeout was called, but he was mistaken. We lose 15 or so seconds before we correct the situation.
During that last timeout, everybody gets on the same page. If we get a first but not a TD, we either spike or kick, depending on time left. Kicking team on the ready, if necessary.
Then the hail mary is caught by TT for a first, but an Ole Miss defender steals the ball from TT on the ground. Coach Miles storms toward the ref motioning downward with his arms that TT was down and in possession, in an effort to make sure they don't give the ball to Ole Miss, which would mean game over.
The LSU signal caller sees Miles arm motions at the ref and mistakenly thinks Les is calling for a spike, so he relays that to the players.
Miles turns back around from the refs, sees no kicker on the field, and starts motioning with his leg that we have to kick. But it's already too late to get the field goal unit out. Confused, JJ spikes the ball, but game is over.
Then, just seconds later in the immediate post-game interview, Miles is completely baffled as to why the field goal team wasn't on the field. He has no idea who called the spike or why, therefore has no explanation to offer. He just has to say the obvious - we ran out of time. He is covering for his assistants, who he suspected screwing up, because he had not had any chance yet to find out where the confusion originated.
It was simply an honest mistake that occurred from a strange circumstance - some of his coaches and players mistaked Miles arm motioning at the ref, about TT being down and in possession, when the Ole Miss guy tried to claim an INT. They thought their head coach was calling for a spike, and that call was then sent to the players.
After viewing all the videos several times, that is exactly what I think happened. Even Coach Miles had no way of knowing what had happened, before talking with his coaches and team.
So.... please open your minds, look closely at all the vids, and give Coach Miles a little respect how 'bout, before you jump to conclusions and just string him up, based only on raw emotion.
It was simply a weird circumstance that created an unforced error, and it cost us a chance for a miracle W.
But it was not due to Coach Miles being clueless about the situation within the game.
If the Ole Miss defender had not tried to claim an INT (and end the game), Miles would not have felt he had to point out to the refs that TT had been down and in possession. Miles may have also been hoping for a second or two being put back on the clock, by pointing out that TT had been down as soon as he caught the ball.
Unfortunately, Miles motioning down with his arms to the refs looked a lot like a spike call, and I think it was misinterpreted as such by some LSU coaches and relayed to the players.
Coach Miles is a great man and a great coach. I think next year he will guide us thru a great season and possibly even another run at a BCS title.</font>
From Tigerdroppings.com.......
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Hey lynch mobsters, please consider this scenario....</font><font class="PostInfo"> (Posted on 11/22/09 at 5:48 p.m.)
</font> _________________________________________________ <font class="PostDisplay">Before the hail mary, an assistant coach tells Miles the timeout was called, but he was mistaken. We lose 15 or so seconds before we correct the situation.
During that last timeout, everybody gets on the same page. If we get a first but not a TD, we either spike or kick, depending on time left. Kicking team on the ready, if necessary.
Then the hail mary is caught by TT for a first, but an Ole Miss defender steals the ball from TT on the ground. Coach Miles storms toward the ref motioning downward with his arms that TT was down and in possession, in an effort to make sure they don't give the ball to Ole Miss, which would mean game over.
The LSU signal caller sees Miles arm motions at the ref and mistakenly thinks Les is calling for a spike, so he relays that to the players.
Miles turns back around from the refs, sees no kicker on the field, and starts motioning with his leg that we have to kick. But it's already too late to get the field goal unit out. Confused, JJ spikes the ball, but game is over.
Then, just seconds later in the immediate post-game interview, Miles is completely baffled as to why the field goal team wasn't on the field. He has no idea who called the spike or why, therefore has no explanation to offer. He just has to say the obvious - we ran out of time. He is covering for his assistants, who he suspected screwing up, because he had not had any chance yet to find out where the confusion originated.
It was simply an honest mistake that occurred from a strange circumstance - some of his coaches and players mistaked Miles arm motioning at the ref, about TT being down and in possession, when the Ole Miss guy tried to claim an INT. They thought their head coach was calling for a spike, and that call was then sent to the players.
After viewing all the videos several times, that is exactly what I think happened. Even Coach Miles had no way of knowing what had happened, before talking with his coaches and team.
So.... please open your minds, look closely at all the vids, and give Coach Miles a little respect how 'bout, before you jump to conclusions and just string him up, based only on raw emotion.
It was simply a weird circumstance that created an unforced error, and it cost us a chance for a miracle W.
But it was not due to Coach Miles being clueless about the situation within the game.
If the Ole Miss defender had not tried to claim an INT (and end the game), Miles would not have felt he had to point out to the refs that TT had been down and in possession. Miles may have also been hoping for a second or two being put back on the clock, by pointing out that TT had been down as soon as he caught the ball.
Unfortunately, Miles motioning down with his arms to the refs looked a lot like a spike call, and I think it was misinterpreted as such by some LSU coaches and relayed to the players.
Coach Miles is a great man and a great coach. I think next year he will guide us thru a great season and possibly even another run at a BCS title.</font>
