Screw the haters: Emotional LSU fans take to Twitter to thank Les Miles

Like many areas of life, sometimes the loudest in the room are often the complainers and the haters. For months and even years, there’s been a loud segment of LSU fans calling for Les Miles to lose his job.

Well, after he lost his job, we got to see that the vast majority of LSU fans have nothing but love for Coach Les Miles, and they took to Twitter to show their support and appreciation for everything Miles did during his time at LSU.

Here’s a sampling of what LSU fans said on social media today:

Thank you, Les Miles, for being a great coach and even better person. #LSU #longlivethehat

— truerjulie (@truerjulie) September 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/gabesoto14/status/780159344423809024

Thank you Les Miles for all you have done over the years for LSU and Louisiana! Wish you all the best! #ForeverLSU #MuchLoveLes ?

— Jessica Busada Davis (@JessicaBusada) September 25, 2016

Thank you Les Miles…it's been a wild, wild ride and you always represented #LSU with class and dignity

— Eric Engemann (@ericengemann) September 25, 2016

Thank you Les Miles…it's been a wild, wild ride and you always represented #LSU with class and dignity

— Eric Engemann (@ericengemann) September 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/PeterBurnsESPN/status/780147839833927681

I wish nothing but the best for Les Miles. Thank you for everything you've done for the LSU football program.

— Hunter Lovell (@hunter_lovell23) September 25, 2016

Sad to see the Les Miles era at #LSU come to an end. He is an all-time great. Thank you @LSUCoachMiles for the #MadHatter memories.

— The Golden Greek (@MeechTheGreek) September 25, 2016

Damn Les Miles is gone tomorrow. What a run for that man. I love you @LSUCoachMiles thank you for so many great memories.

— Brady Resch (@LilDanBord) September 25, 2016

https://twitter.com/Lil_Jodyyy/status/780145630484193281

Thank you Les Miles. I wouldn't trade all the heart attacks for anything.

— Michael Mitchell (@Mtothe2nd) September 25, 2016

Thank you Les Miles for all of the years you've dedicated #GeauxTigers #LesMiles

— V. ✨ | Dreamcon ‘24 (@misshuxtable) September 25, 2016

Thank you for all you've done for the program Les Miles #ForeverLSU

— BIG GENERAL ©️3️⃣3️⃣7️⃣™️ (@ZKG380) September 25, 2016

Kevin Duffey

A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.