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Originally Posted by COTiger
Clock management and time out management are two valid criticisms. We led the SEC in penalties by a wide margin. Lots of delay games as a result of the play getting in late or not having the right personnel on the field for the play called.
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This is where this conversation should have went originally. Anyone can manipulate numbers to look however they want them. Plus alot of numbers are skewed due to the overall talent each coach is playing with.
But back to Tressel v Miles, this is about gameday coaching as I believe Miles as shown he can get talent and coach up his talent to their potential. But to me it seems like on the field he does not get the most out of that talent.
Penalties and clock management are issues. But I want to point out the feel of coaching. At anytime since Miles has been at LSU has he clearly "outcoached" his opponent? Or has the talent edge made up for poor coaching decisions? I mean seriously what was up with that weird play he did against Alabama when they simulated the snap to try to get the defense to go offsides?
That I think is the major opinion of Ohio State fans. They look at Miles as winning in spite of his coaching decisions. So when you get down to deciding who is the better coach Tressel would get the nod. And most of America would agree.
How big will those coaching decisions play on January 7th? That is the million dollar question. As Miles could make some bad decisions but the talent that LSU has might overcome that like that have this season. Or Miles could coach a great game but still lose.
But all coaches can make bad decisions, but I believe that if you would put a poll up for college football fans they would believe that Miles would be the most likely coach to make that one mistake more often than Tressel.