Schad on Twitter: LSU willing to pay for part of Les' UM buyout
January 10th, 2011 at 7:30 PM ^
Oh great... now I'm going to have nightmares. Thanks.
January 10th, 2011 at 6:41 PM ^
He's trying to sound smart, let him play.
January 10th, 2011 at 6:57 PM ^
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out, Les.
January 10th, 2011 at 7:01 PM ^
Why would Les want to leave this Southern Shangri La every few years?
Work Life...
Home Life...
January 11th, 2011 at 6:26 AM ^
Looks like the gator thinks someone brought their work home with them.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:39 PM ^
Wonder how that benefits them?
January 10th, 2011 at 5:40 PM ^
January 10th, 2011 at 5:46 PM ^
this is just strange, all around.
January 10th, 2011 at 6:08 PM ^
this Miles press conference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7rYywMY6oE&feature=fvwk
(but in a good way... I think)
January 10th, 2011 at 5:48 PM ^
A) Alleva has completely lost his mind
or
B) (More likely). Les is gone, Alleva knows it and he's willing to cut a favor for a guy who had 6 good years and brought them a national championship.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:51 PM ^
I'd consider B, but LSU has some huge budget problems. They can't just ignore a $1.5M asset.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:53 PM ^
Possible, although if Les is making $3.5 million, I'd assume whoever they brought in would be making less. They'd make up that difference in the length of the replacement's contract.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:57 PM ^
Maybe not if they want a high profile hire. It's hard to get somebody to take a job in the middle of january. But you're right, might be a net positive in the long run.
January 10th, 2011 at 8:27 PM ^
is as worthless as the rest of the rumors out there. Even if they knew they wanted to fire Miles..which by the way just the other day they were talking about doing what they could to keep him there, why on earth would they wave his buyout while UofM is banging on their door to "talk" to him. I'd bet money the LSU AD has seen the picures or the UofM jet at BR airport, they know what's going on.
If LSU does wave his buyout, the only logical reason for doing that IMO is to save face. LSU has been a top program for 10 years now, losing their coach to us would have to hurt their pride a bit.
January 10th, 2011 at 6:24 PM ^
It would be interesting to watch them explain it to the legislature while asking for more money.
January 10th, 2011 at 7:07 PM ^
The economics are an extremely serious issue for LSU which is having budget cuts all over the place on the academic side (the actual focus of a university for any mouth breathing SEC trolls)...
An interesting take on the subject...
http://www.ensbsn.com/2010/08/lsu-football-money-why-les-seat-is-hot/
January 10th, 2011 at 5:52 PM ^
C) He knows he can dominate DB as an Athletic Director any day of the week and he is handicapping himself to make it a little more challenging.
January 10th, 2011 at 6:13 PM ^
LSU's AD knows that and wants Meeechigan to come back to glory and will do anything to help!
January 10th, 2011 at 5:40 PM ^
even stranger:
http://twitter.com/ESPN_MobileCFB/status/24592159759929344
he hasn't tweeted it himself, but the espn cfb site says that schad says that miles will take the job if offered.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
Did somebody give Schad his phone back? Has he been Tweeting again?
January 10th, 2011 at 6:26 PM ^
that I miss being able to give an Mgopoint.
January 10th, 2011 at 7:30 PM ^
Schaad always leaves me hanging (wa wa wa).
January 10th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
If this is real (not sure what real is anymore) but if it is, if DB wants him, then he has them.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
What in the hell is going on? Now they're going to pay us to take them off their hands. Shit is getting weird.
January 10th, 2011 at 6:37 PM ^
I might add: as an MSU guy, DB's mere pursuit of Miles is very strange to me.
This alleged LSU willingness to assume some of the buyout is even more strange. If true, it seems to me as though it should be raising more questions in DB's mind. But DB has not appeared to me to be as sharp as billed. Not even close, actually.
January 10th, 2011 at 7:13 PM ^
One good season (I won't remind you about Alabama and the bowl game) and the local Sparty apparently now has the stones to question the Pimp Hand. LSU fans don't cotton to Les Miles...they think they can do better and pay less money.
January 10th, 2011 at 7:45 PM ^
most prominent things I learned the first time I significantly travelled outside of the country is that seeing yourself from the eyes of an outsider can be quite valuable.
My comment attempts to be similarly valuable (however successfully or not). I don't think the season MSU had, or the bowl game outcome has anything to do with my comment. In fact, I'd have observed things the same way had MSU not won a single game.
I also don't think it requires "stones" to make said comment. First, I don't think mine is a risky sentiment to express, or my aim a questionable one for that matter; second, even if it was, no one on here is accountable for their sentiments, however unpopular or thoughtless because of anonymity (the triumph and the tragedy of message boards).
So in light of all that, I don't understand your response.
January 11th, 2011 at 4:21 AM ^
Your comment isn't "risky," it's flat-out-stupid. Miles is the winning-est coach in LSU history. Before you try to attribute that to Saban, ponder how Sparty did after Saban left MSU.
January 11th, 2011 at 7:18 AM ^
We at least agree on that. However, the comment I was responding to suggested that it required "stones" to question DB's approach here. I didn't think it did;; I explained why. You agreed with me. Cheers.
I read back through to make sure, and as I read it, my comment made mention of neither Miles' success rate nor Nick Saban. I think you've turned me into a strawman here. (There are worse things to be I suppose).
The sole basis for the comment is the dubious ethical ship that Miles has captained, which is a consideration/concern shared by many on this board (that is, if I've been capturing sentiments accurately).
Do you have a reason why such ethical concerns are "flat-out-stupid"?
January 10th, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
insert confusedcat.gif
January 11th, 2011 at 6:30 AM ^
Is there another picture with the rest of the cat?
January 10th, 2011 at 5:42 PM ^
FUBAR
January 10th, 2011 at 5:42 PM ^
This is why I dont get excited/nervous whenever Joe Schad reports something. That makes 0 sense.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:43 PM ^
I find it doubtful that Joe Schad knows what he's talking about. National beat guys do well in professional sports, where everyone is so interconnected, but in the college game, it's the local beat guys that have the connections.
January 10th, 2011 at 6:09 PM ^
Like Mark Synder?
January 10th, 2011 at 7:13 PM ^
ok, not ALL local beat guys....
January 10th, 2011 at 5:43 PM ^
Has anyone posted on the fact that Pinkel declined be interviewed for the job? WTF ar ewe trying to interview Pinkel for? We are screwed.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:48 PM ^
Yeah, that is bad. It is looking like Miles or Hoke more and more every day.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:51 PM ^
I haven't heard anything about Pinkel from anyone, nor have I heard him saying he was declining any other "opportunities" (or anything vague like that).
Link? Source?
EDIT: Never mind, just saw the link on TigerDroppings to the UM Rivals site. Not sure it's relevant, but I'm glad we at least looked into him, even if he's pushing 60.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:58 PM ^
Not trying to be snide, I just don't have an account.
I mean really, PINKEL?!
January 10th, 2011 at 5:44 PM ^
This is happening, yo.
January 10th, 2011 at 6:47 PM ^
I need to get back to work.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:44 PM ^
Les Miles has very few fans in LSU. HIs clock management and risk taking doesn't sit well with the fanbase down there. If they think they can get someone else to take his place quickly that the fans would like more, I don't see why they wouldn't go ahead and let Les go.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:46 PM ^
down at LSU, regardless of his mishaps with the clock. Also, knowing ESPN's track record with Michigan, we know that Les Miles will not be the head coach of Michigan next year.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:50 PM ^
*cough* Pelini *cough*
January 10th, 2011 at 8:42 PM ^
Wrong. He's popular there. The local polls said something like 70 percent want to keep him.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:45 PM ^
Whoa, I shadt a little bit in my office chair when I read that.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:45 PM ^
Is saying that Gary Pinkel turned down an interview with DB, thank god.
January 10th, 2011 at 5:49 PM ^
I'm with you on that one. Do not want Pinkel.