Glenn Guilbeau on: LSU's Les Miles definitely on the hot seat

National writer Matt Hayes of The Sporting News wrote, "Quick update for those nuts on parade: Saban won 48 games in his first five seasons at LSU, Miles has 51." Quick update for Matt and any other uninformed persons, Saban won 48 games in his five seasons at LSU after inheriting a program that had gone 7-15 with a 3-13 SEC record the previous two seasons with very average recruiting classes from his predecessor. Miles won 51 games in his first five seasons at LSU after inheriting a program that had gone 22-4 overall and 13-3 in the SEC with a national championship and an SEC title the previous two seasons with elite recruiting classes from his predecessor. Miles was 34-6 and 19-5 when the majority of the roster was recruited, signed and developed by Saban, including more than 30 on the 2007 national championship team. Since the roster turned over to players recruited, signed and developed by Miles in 2008, LSU is 17-9 and 8-8. Miles inherited an elite program and has made it average. He will have another season or maybe two to return the program to where it was. But athletic directors and the other power brokers at major schools are paid the big bucks to see things slipping before they completely reformulate. This is why Miles is indeed on the hot seat this season regardless of what he or anyone else says. "Let me tell you about the hot seat," Miles said Friday. "We've been on the hot seat since the day we got here." No, sorry, Miles, in your first three years, you were on Saban's seat. It was very cool and comfortable, and you did very well by going 34-6. Even the games you did lose, you benefitted from a favorable media. Although even a bad coach could have won 25 games with all that well-coached talent in the upper and lower classes. Most realize this now, and that it is indeed Miles who put himself on this hot seat.