Originally Posted by
UNO Gracias
I think LSU fans (of which I am not one) see Les as less than impressive because 10 win seasons are the norm now, and they have been since the Saban years. A 10 season for a Michigan, Tennessee, or Texas is like finding water in the desert. For a team like LSU, those 10 win seasons were impressive at first, but have since lost their luster. People now want a win over Saban and another National Championship. Those are the boxes that people now want checked off maybe even more so than a 10 win season. Saban hurt LSU's pride, and those people want blood. 10 win seasons show that you are good, but why can't you get an 11th win, and get into the title game? People get tired of the norm, even when the norm is something others would kill for. If LSU doesn't win a title in 2 years, Les will be gone.
I feel much the same with Sean. He has been impressive his entire time here, but unless things take a break from the norm, and get into a more impressive state, even he will be run out of town by the same people who lauded his name during Lombardigras. "Nothing gold can stay" isn't just a catchy poem people know about because of the Outsiders, it's a fact of life.
Monty is Monty, and doesn't belong in this conversation. He is the definition of mediocrity.