Never mind people. Move on. There’s nothing to see here.
After a couple of weeks worth of speculation it appeared as if today’s game against Texas A&M would be Les Miles’ last as LSU’s head coach. There were at least two reports, though, that indicated a win would go a long way in helping to save Miles’ job.
With a 19-7 victory over the Aggies in the books, all eyes turned toward Tigers athletic director Joe Alleva. And, in one fell swoop, the A.D. did something that could’ve been done a week or more ago instead of leaving his long-time head coach out to dry -- he came out and publicly announced that Miles will remain on as the program’s head football coach.
“I ant to make it clear that Les Miles is our football coach and will continue to be our football coach,” Alleva stated. “My policy is to wait until the end of the season, and obviously it’s the end of the regular season right now.”
Certainly there’s more back-channel intrigue simmering just below and will likely surface in the coming days and weeks, but Miles will remain at LSU for the foreseeable future. And with a seemingly weakened boss for good measure while his own personal profile among the fan base and his players -- and some boosters, who haven’t appreciated how he’s been treated -- has done nothing but grow stronger.
Like a boss. https://t.co/N82cuyual1
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) November 29, 2015
Simply put, it’d be hard to find a way to screw up a non-firing firing more than LSU just did. And the worst thing about it for the university, it’s done nothing but embolden Miles and his supporters, making it potentially even harder to get rid of him if/when they actually do want to pull the trigger.
The speculation has already begun that Alleva’s job is on the line. Here’s to guessing that his head likely won’t be the only one to roll because of how mismanaged the situation became.