Here’s an interesting piece of video from the end of the LSU-Ole Miss game.
If you don’t know how badly the Tigers botched the final minute of the game, go here and then come back. If you do, watch LSU Coach Les Miles‘ lips at the :19 mark:
That was recorded as live video of Miles and the game clock, it is not a replay.
After the game was declared over and the clock ran out, Miles clearly says “timeout” and then abruptly looks around. Does that indicate that he didn’t realize the Tigers had no more timeouts? And why would he even be bringing it up at that point, except to scold quarterback Jordan Jefferson or an assistant coach?
Miles’ reax to the end of the game was perplexing to say the least. His demeanor and body language indicates that he didn’t think the game was over despite the clock running out. Did he think LSU had called a timeout (which they didn’t have) before the Jefferson’s spike - so the game wasn’t over?
It appears that Miles completely delegated the whole thing to Offensive Coordinator Gary Crowton, who incidently was helpless in the press box as the debacle unfolded. Safe to saw Crowton will be on the field for LSU’s next game.
Finally, in his postgame presser, Miles was not asked if he personally had lost track of timeouts. Hopefully someone will bring it up tomorrow or Monday and we’ll get the truth.
If you have thoughts what Miles actually said in the video, leave them in the comments. I’m sure there are some lip readers out there who are much more adept at the art than me.
11:41 pm on November 21st, 2009
Very poor coaching and prep by LSU not having an immediate signal for the fg team to be on the field but nothing, I mean NOTHING, is more ignorant than what the Yale coach did today. 4th and 22 on your own 28 or so and you call a fake punt? Can you imagine the 11 i.q.’s of 150 going on the field to run this play thinking what an idiot he is?
11:45 pm on November 21st, 2009
And further…Yale was AHEAD 10-7, 2 minutes to go, and their punter had netted 40+ on his kicks today but the Yale coach fakes a punt on 4th and 22. Dumbest coaching decision, pro or college, this year.
11:52 pm on November 21st, 2009
Harbaugh’s 4th down call late in the 4th against Cal forced Stanford to score a TD on its final drive, taking Gerhart out of the game.
Lotsa Belichick-esque calls Saturday.
11:53 pm on November 21st, 2009
My wife was in the room while I was watching the end of this game and even she was surprised that LSU didn’t send the FG unit immediately after the long pass play was completed. Les Miles makes millions per year and my wife barely watches football. The taxpayers of Louisiana are being ripped off.
11:54 pm on November 21st, 2009
Hotty Toddy
Les Miles = Larry Coker
12:00 am on November 22nd, 2009
Tony, your Senator just got paid 300m. Maybe she’ll give ya’ll some for a new coach.
7:25 am on November 22nd, 2009
Miles makes $3.75 MILLION a year and he is definitely not smarter than a 5th grader.
“Or, as a caller to the LSU Radio Network asked before he was abruptly hung up on by the host after the game, “Do they drug test coaches?”"
http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20091122/SPORTS/911220338/Miles-lead-dog-in-mismanagement-that-sunk-Tigers
He needs to go back to Michigan as there are plenty of Tiger Fans willing to take him on a one way Atchafalaya swamp tour.
3:01 pm on November 22nd, 2009
Les is about as smart as Darrelle Revis,,whom got a 580 on his SAT!!!!!! as this link will show you, and he runs his mouth with about as much sense http://rivals.yahoo.com/pittsburgh/football/recruiting/player-Darrelle-Revis-12708
1:15 pm on November 24th, 2009
This was truely a multi-million dollar screw-up, (never have been that impressed with this coach).
Chuck