re: Letter to Alleva (ok, I scratched the word "open", sensitive types)

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Miles getting a raise upsets so many people and I honestly have no idea why. Do you think LSU can't afford it? Do you think he has no business getting a raise?

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8-4, one of the worst offenses in the country, and a trip to the Music City Bowl (one rung above the Independence Bowl, IMO) says he has no business getting a raise.

I couldn't care less if Miles gets a pay raise. I just don't think he deserves an extension at this time. Why would LSU handicap itself anymore than it already is. Miles has a huge upper hand right now against the university.

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Dear Sir:

Coach Miles is a brand unto himself, and has a 10-year record that is to be applauded.

At the same time, he does not deserve any additional raises if he decides to consider the Michigan job.

Since this is the third dance with the Michigan position, and since the first two dances yielded He and his agent with extensions and notable increases in salary, that game should not be played a third time.

Please call the bluff, or relent and let him go, if this occurs again.

If he loves LSU, his current salary is perfectly suitable, and he should be perfectly happy with staying based on his current contract.

If he chooses to go to Michigan, lets be understanding and thank him for being a great representative of LSU, and wish him the best as he moves back "home" to where it all started for him.

If he stays, great. If he leaves, good luck.

In either case, please do not change his contract.

Thanks for your consideration.

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Who cares how much Miles makes? It affects nothing.

The real issue is the buyout. What Alleva should be doing is negotiating a raise with Miles in the short term while taking back years off the contract buyout. That way, should LSU decide its in the best interest of the program to move on 2-3 years from now, it won't be impossible.

"Why do you care what someone else makes?"

A little differnet here. Many of us on this board purchase season tix or in other ways support the program monetarily and that includes coachin salaries. A portion, albeit small, of Miles' salaray is paid by the taxpayers. These are different than normal private sector considerations that would cause me never to care "what someoen else makes." Coach Miles' salary is a little different.

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I would have no problem upping his salary to 5M if the buyout was removed.

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I agree, but Miles will never sign such a contract.

LSU can barely make ends meet as it is with the restraints the Athletics budget has in place. Football money, bayou country fest money, etc...and once LSU gives academics 7.5M/yr its down to basically pennies.

Our recruiting budget is severely lacking and its showing. Facilities are aging and in need of upgrades to keep up with the rest of the SEC.

I hope for your sake you put as much time and effort into your own life and career as you do a man making $4.5 mil to coach amateur football.

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A case can easily be make that in comparison to most of the highest paid coaches today for the results they have achieved, Miles is under paid.

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He is paid well - I think it evens out. Urban Meyer makes a few hundred thousand more than Miles and he has 2 NCs and like 7 12+ win seasons in his career (three 13 win seasons at UF and three 12 wins seasons already at Ohio State). Jimbo Fisher is paid less and he has an NC, two undefeated regular seasons and is 4-0 in bowls there. Spurrier is paid less as well and he is the winningest coach ever at two schools. South Carolina might have even had a losing record all-time when he got there and he managed to get them to the SECCG for the 1st time ever and win a school record 11 wins three straight years to go with their highest ranking ever at the end of a year.

Penn State has to pay a lot of $ to draw a decent coach after what went on there. Texas is overpaying Strong, but they have it to throw away over there. Some of the others are getting paid a lot because they have coaches that have won for stretch of time at places that aren't known for winning or attracting the best athletes.

6 years

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Because I buy the product and pay a substantial TAF fee each year. Do the math. A Miles increase directly relates to TAF/Tradition fees and ticket prices. Always has and always will correlate. For those who watch on tv or are given tickets or buy single game tickets occasionally, well...they probably share your perspective and question. The others don't have to ask the question, and they are the ones who fund his salary to begin with.

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If you dont like it, dont buy the product. I know for a fact there are thousands of people standing in line to take your spot without complaining. You are not irreplaceable.