There’s plenty of blame to go around for LSU’s late-season collapse, which has now included three straight losses after starting the season 7-0. The list of problem spots is long – coaching, offensive scheme, quarterback play, overhyped prognostications.

It all adds up to the Les Miles era coming to a swift conclusion, or so it seems based on many media reports.  Let’s take a closer look at whom and what is to blame for the freefall and Miles’ imminent exit, ranked by percentage.

Coaching/Heisman (40 percent): From the moment the media metaphorically parked the Heisman Trophy in front of Tiger Stadium, a change came over the LSU offense. Somewhat subtle in its philosophy, the result was a domino effect that systematically disassembled a versatile and efficient offense, reducing it to a one-man show come hell or high water. Both unfortunately arrived.

The Tigers offense inexplicably self-destructed overnight. Gone were the days of pounding opponents into submission with a power run game that featured Fournette and had help from bruising back Darrel Williams and speedy freshmen future stars Derrius Guice and Nick Brossette. As a group, they gave exhausted defenses different looks and wore them out, giving the Tigers a chance to rack up yards late in games. They also allowed QB Brandon Harris the opportunity to throw based on want rather than need.

Moving away from what worked over the first seven games, the Heisman hype greatly simplified greatly LSU’s plan of attack. It became became Fournette left, Fournette right and Fournette up the middle.  And then, of course, punt. There was no way LSU could succeed simply by banging the ball.

Injuries (25 percent): Injuries have decimated the blocking scheme that was so critical in the LSU running game. By the Ole Miss game, LSU was down to three freshmen starters along the line plus a freshman tight end. In addition, the Tigers’ three-game losing streak coincided with the loss of fullback John David Moore, a crushing blocker in the backfield. The Tigers have been playing with the proverbial hand tied behind their back.

Alabama/Nick Saban (20 percent): If LSU had beaten Alabama once in the last five tries, it’s possible that talk of firing Miles might be moot. Like Charlie McClendon before him, Miles has proven that his teams can no longer beat Alabama. “Cholly Mac” won more football games than any other coach in LSU football history. But like Saban to Miles, McClendon had his own albatross in legendary Alabama coach “Bear” Bryant. It didn’t matter, in either case, that nobody else was beating Alabama, not on a consistent basis anyway. So LSU football, it seems, has come full circle – back to the future, if you will. From all indications, it appears imminent that the two coaches with the most wins in program history will be dismissed for the very same reasons.

Schedule (10 percent): Had these three lopsided losses been spaced out evenly over the course of the season instead of piled one on top of the other they could have been smoothed over in the interim and wouldn’t have become so glaring in their futility and embarrassment.

The hype (5 percent): If the prognosticators hadn’t placed laser focus on LSU, picking the Tigers as preseason favorite to play for a national championship, expectations wouldn’t have been quite so high. After all most thought that 2016 would be the next best chance to make a run at another title. Adding fuel to the fire, the Tigers jumped out to a 7-0 start as fans and administration alike became swept up in a false sense of superiority.

Yes, there is plenty of blame to go around for LSU’s sudden and colossal collapse.