What was Les thinking?
I’m a big Les Miles fan. I think he’s a heck of a coach. Good play-caller. Good strategist. But I have no idea what Les was thinking in the final seconds Saturday night, when LSU beat Auburn 30-24.
LSU trailed 24-23, and with the clocking winding down, and LSU with the ball on the Auburn 22-yard line, the Tigers threw a pass into the end zone. Demetrius Byrd made a diving catch for a touchdown, with one second left in the game. But what could Miles have been thinking, unless he had no confidence whatsoever in his kicker? If that play malfunctions in the slightest — a tip in the end zone, a little bit of pressure that makes quarterback Matt Flynn hesitate — the clock could have expired, and LSU would have been left looking foolish, in field-goal range but no time to try the game-winner.
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