Well imo, that LSU offense was deadly especially the passing game. They could and did score from anywhere. Their D was ok which was good enough to get that ball back to that scoring machine. All that being said, you were asking for a pick throwing into that '01 secondary, even throwing to the backs out of the backfield, you had to deal with Clark, Vilma, and CC(RIP). On offense LSU D being ok just wasn't good enough to stop Dorsey, AJ, Shockey, and the greatest set of RB, probably in history. But hey, everyone has their opinion.
As far as Miami destroying itself, we have discussed so many times over the years that's it's been ingrained in my DNA. We know the admin could give a flea **** about the FB program and made meh coaching hires. No need to go any further.