Calm down people, a little context to the raise situation

tl,dr: Miles is actually getting a raise for last season, not because of Arky

I can understand how some of you can be pissed looking at today's developments in the context of the last week or so, but take a step back off the ledge for a second.

The most important thing to realize is that, despite the today's battle cry, Les did NOT just get a raise last year.

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Alleva said. "Les has not received a pay increase since his salary was automatically elevated following our national championship in 2007 and he has continued to keep LSU on the national stage."

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This was in the press release, and I looked into it. The extension that Les signed at the beginning of the 2011 season didn't give him any extra base salary, just a three year extension, more post-season incentives, and "stronger job protections."

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Immediately following that, Les went 13-1 to win the SEC, took numerous Coach of the Year Awards, sat with a Heisman finalist in New York, and had people asking if that year's LSU team was the GOAT. He came up short in New Orleans. Rather than see a huge 2008-esque dropoff, the team played hard all season and got to 10 wins, and another top five recruiting class set to sign in January. The future looks really bright to me.

This was not thrown together in the last three days in response to Arky, or a resulting money grab by Miles. Coaches renegotiate when they have a good season. Saban did the same thing, and justifiably so, when he wasn't due for a new contract to the tune of $5.5M base. I know haters are gonna hate, but at least get the facts right.