Miles turned down more money?

This doesnt surprise me.CLM is a stand up guy,, what you see is what you get. We should be proud to have him as a leader of the LSU team. I wish him continued success and I look forward to enjoying his antics for many years to come!

Belowpar said as much last week, but interesting to see it in black and white.

Would like to hear from Brandon about the fact that he wasn't offered....

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he must have gotten something from LSU to ensure himself against being booted out in a couple of years in response to the expected TD meltdown should he lose to Vanderbilt or something.

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Seven year extension with the Championship/top 3 coach pay clause still in vogue.
wwl reported this same story the other day on the radio. A.D.'s always play this "we got our man" bs by not having actually placed a contract on the table. They also offered Harbaugh a substancial raise fwiw.

As I said last week, it was up to a 5 million year deal for 5 years.

Miles really is a stand up guy.

He walked away from more cash and an opportunity to follow his initial dream.

Funny how MI and others tried to play it off like it was for less money which insulted him.

I think it's safe to say CLM doesn't consider the UM his dream job anymore. Apparently his move to the SEC has opened his eyes to what real college football is. And I think only Um fans feel their program is still relevant.

I don't think the extra money would have allowed CLM to do things he can't already do with his current salary. It's not like he has to eat Ramen Noodles now to survive.

Some people don't feel the need to make the most money possible just to boost their own ego. Its obvious there are more important things than money.

We're talking CLM not Little Nicky

I have probably been around longer than most people on this board and have not seen such loyalty since Charlie McClendon and Jerry Stovall coached. Of course they too were/are stand up guys.

Call him The Mad Hatter or whatever you want. I call him an LSU Man.

LES MILES!

ETA: Full story. SHREVEPORT TIMES

I'm in!

No. If you would have read the article you would have realized that they are redoing his contract. The new contract will have a clause that if he is fired he will be paid a flat buy-out rate of $3-5 million instead of his annual salary times the years he has left remaining on contract.

So CLM is not only taking less money now but he is also agreeing to take less money if he is fired later down the road.

Believe what you want, but he WAS offered the Michigan job despite what idiot michigan fans say. common sense says otherwise.

Someone in Miles situation is not worried about money.