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ENGSTER: What does year 3 hold for Miles?
Les Miles
By Jim Engster
Featured Columnist
Posted Jul 3, 2007

As Les Miles preps for his third season at LSU, expectations are spectacular after 44 wins in the last four seasons for the Tigers.

Miles is certainly aware that his season could be spoiled on Nov. 3 at Alabama. Look for Miles to take a page from Dale Brown’s playbook and try every motivational method possible when the Tigers trek to Tuscaloosa to face Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide.

Saban went 8-5 in his third season at LSU. Historically, year three has been a mixed bag for LSU football coaches.

Here is a look at the past 10 coaches in their junior campaigns at LSU:

Nick Saban 8-5 2002

Gerry DiNardo 9-3 1997

Curley Hallman 5-6 1993

Mike Archer 4-7 1989

Bill Arnsparger 9-3 1986

Jerry Stovall 8-2-1 1982

Charles McClendon 8-2-1 1964

Paul Dietzel 5-5 1957

Gaynell Tinsley 4-5-2 1950

Bernie Moore 9-2 1937

The pressure is on Miles to become the first LSU coach to lead the Tigers to at least 10 wins in his third season. Anything short of SEC honors and a run at the BCS title will be considered less than satisfactory by many of the LSU faithful.