Offensive struggles brought down successful, entertaining Miles era at LSU

For all of Les Miles' good qualities, the way he related to his players, the way his players swore by him and the way he made college football fun with his quirkiness, it was his stubbornness that brought about his demise. LSU athletic director Joe Alleva told Miles on Sunday morning that he was going in a different direction. Only hours earlier, LSU had lost 18-13 at Auburn -- the third time in four games that LSU had failed to score more than 23 points -- and Alleva told Miles the decision was made late Saturday night.