Originally Posted by Danzig

"But early that Saturday, on ESPN and ESPNEWS and later ESPN.com, the word was out: "Sources have told ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Michigan will announce early next week it has reached an agreement with LSU coach Les Miles to be its next head football coach." As Herbstreit's later remarks would make clear, that information came not from "sources," but from a single, anonymous, uncorroborated source." sourceS?? that's plural. herbstreit made it sound as tho more than one person gave him this info, which later turned out to be untrue. so what else did he concoct?
les miles came out this evening and said AGAIN, he is NOT in the running for the job. this is ridiculous.
i hope michigan hurries up and finds someone, as this is becoming tedious.


"I'm not a candidate for that job and I will not be a candidate for the job," Miles said. "I was only assisting them in their search for a coach. I have a great job at a wonderful place, a place that my family calls home. It's time that Michigan goes on with their search for a football coach. I'll say it again, I'm going to be the coach at LSU next season."--from earlier this evening.

Originally Posted by Mortimer

I and millions of other people heard him say it was from someone directly involved in the contract negotiations.

If you want to hang him on an " 's "...go right ahead.


If you truly have been around in the real world long enough...for you to keep throwing up all the plausible denials from Miles and all the lock tight commitments and can't see what's going on you're a lot more naive than I would have thought ,Dannie.

Speilman made it very clear.

Very,very clear.

If you believe the top people at Michigan are still talking to their number one candidate after he rejected their approaches -----to talk to him about search advice?........................................... .do I have to say it?

Originally Posted by Mortimer

Let me put it this way...if Miles was so outraged about being outted in the first place.....why in the world does he risk even more distraction about this controversial issue by continuing to talk to the TOP guys at Michigan?

What sense does this make?

Originally Posted by Danzig

i dont care what herbstreit said--even the espn ombudsman blasts him in her article. if you want to go ahead and continue to believe something his fellow employee doesn't and that he finally backtracked on a day later, go for it.

miles says he'll be here, if he's just covering up, and even signed an extension just to keep this charade going, and ends up leaving, then i wouldn't have wanted him here anyway.
but in the meantime, i have no reason to disbelieve him. he said he's staying, he signed the extension. if he did all that to keep the team from being distracted, it's not working.
but boy, it sure helps espns ratings, doesn't it?

Originally Posted by Danzig

i love how i get called naive when i have an opposing view. wish i had a dollar....

i just hope that all coaches aren't the same lying snakes in the grass as saban. and of course every one of them gets a sideways look now, due to ol nick. i made the mistake of believing him when he said he was set on staying in miami. so i REALLY hope i'm not wrong again. of course petrino doesn't help the whole coaching and ethics thing either.

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

He signed the extension to keep the team focused on the NC game. Which is naive to think that the media won't figure out the buyout is still in the extension.

I really don't care either way...well...yeah I care. I want him to leave so I can rib you and Cajun to death for all the **** DD and I took for Saban leaving Miami.

Originally Posted by ddthetide

you are RIGHT PP! if miles goes back to michigan, will he get treated like saban has? will the media and everyone else drag him through the mud and call him the devil, like they do CNS???

i still think he is going to michigan. had he lost the SECC game this would be all over by now. i don't think it's about money, it's about playing to win the NC.
these coaching searches have gotten ridiculous. Bama got beat up last year for it. well michigan and arky fans, how's it feel now? don't laugh to hard domers because you'll go through it again next year after weis gets fired.

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I was referring to Miles and his agent being naive if they think the media won't pick up on the buyout that's in the extension.

Really Miles is a whore like Saban and the rest of 'em. They're all a bunch of dirty filthy whores.

Originally Posted by Danzig

i dont care what herbstreit said--even the espn ombudsman blasts him in her article. if you want to go ahead and continue to believe something his fellow employee doesn't and that he finally backtracked on a day later, go for it.

Originally Posted by Danzig

but boy, it sure helps espns ratings, doesn't it?

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I was referring to Miles and his agent being naive if they think the media won't pick up on the buyout that's in the extension.

Really Miles is a whore like Saban and the rest of 'em. They're all a bunch of dirty filthy whores.

Originally Posted by ddthetide

you are RIGHT PP! if miles goes back to michigan, will he get treated like saban has? will the media and everyone else drag him through the mud and call him the devil, like they do CNS???

i still think he is going to michigan. had he lost the SECC game this would be all over by now. i don't think it's about money, it's about playing to win the NC.
these coaching searches have gotten ridiculous. Bama got beat up last year for it. well michigan and arky fans, how's it feel now? don't laugh to hard domers because you'll go through it again next year after weis gets fired.

Originally Posted by Danzig

saban was in louisiana recruiting the other day, they were all over that happening as well. it's amazing.

i wonder tho, if miles is really leaving, how long petrino would wait before calling lsu. he'd bolt arkansas for a better sec opportunity faster than you can say 'contract negotiation'.

Originally Posted by Danzig

they have gotten ridiculous.
it's a shame that the athletes have restrictions regarding transferring, but coaches can do what they want, when they want. they should be made to wait til post season...an athlete has to wait to make a move, or hire an agent, or announce for the draft, etc.
if coaches had to wait to negotiate til the entire season was over, you wouldn't have all this mid season bs going on, or messing up bowl games, etc.
but then, the schools do it, so they suffer when it's done to them as well.
no honor among thieves.

Originally Posted by Mortimer

I think if you really look at this......LSU made it public that Michigan asked for ( and received) permission to talk to Miles about the Michigan job.That'd be the only job mentioned in his LSU contract finding it necessary for Miles to give LSU 1.25 mill. should he jump to Michigan.This is because Michigan is Miles' number one desire as he is Michigans'. This is no news.

No stay with me on this..............is it very hard to connect a line from this sequence of fact and lead it to contract negotiations?


Do you really think Herbstreit just made his report up out of chocolate pudding??

The guy with the million plus dollar sports analyst/game commentater job?