re: Miles apparently just assured the team he is coming back.

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We played A&M and Arky played tOSU

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and LSU still played more ranked teams than Arkansas....

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Outside of the ones at top programs at ready, you offer those same guys Rodriguez's contract at $3 million/year and you bet most of them would take it.

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And that was for an unproven guy. Miles is far from unproven. And do you know if RR's contract had the NC clause that guarantees him top 2-3 salary? Also, RR's salary wasn't 50% guaranteed.

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If it's 50% guaranteed of the overall contract? Yes, I would. I am still getting $7.5 Million (4 year contract) or $8.75 Million (5 year contract) if I do nothing and get fired.

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You might sign it, but that's not market value. Even Patterson at TCU just signed a contract last year than guaranteed him $2.5 M and bonuses that push it to $3.5 M....at a small school like TCU where he's almost guaranteed at hitting those bonuses considering the conference competition.

You might not like the contract, but the market determines what kind of contract you end up with to a large degree.

My point is that his contract $2.5 Million/year for 6 years. That means he had $7.5 million left as of now.

Why is he only owed $2.5 million right now?

In the end, LSU has how it works it's contracts. I don't know every detail, but they can adjust his base salary to be 50% of the salary he gets now and the other 50% be awarded upon completion of employment based on being there for one year. Thus, his base salary is guaranteed at half and the secondary salary (other half) serves as basically a bonus.

Obviously, LSU can't do this now, but keep his contract at max 4 years at a time at least. That's partly why I hope Les leaves to UM. LSU can start a little more from scratch with a new coach.

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Les Miles is LSU's winningest coach(win %). Why would we ever fire him? He has basically earned the ability to retire here if he likes. All this whining about his contract is just stupid. His success dictates a top salary.

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Regardless of the rollover condition that was put on his contract, most contracts get extended after good seasons about 2-4 years before the current contract expires. Have you ever heard of a coach getting fired at the end of their contract? No, because it doesn't happen.

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Rollover condition is fine. I am simply against how large the buyout is. Hell, keep the buyout the same every year. Les is guaranteed $7.5M to $8.75M if fired at any time. Then you don't worry about giving him 5 year contracts and then rollovers after each winning season.

Simply, my issue is with the size of the buyout. That is all.

Les Miles' Contract

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Les is not a top 5 coach and almost no one sees him as one outside of some delusional LSU fans

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That's conjecture/opinion on your part and you have every right to it.

What's not conjecture/opinion is that LSU ranks in the Top #5 in BCS schools for winning percentage for the past 6 years, has won more SEC west games than any other school in the west in the past 6 years, is the only school in the SEC to have 4 11 wins in the past 6 years, and is the only school in the SEC to be ranked in the Top 10 4 times in the last 6 seasons.

Thanks Cajun. I just know that's been a huge point of confusion over the past couple of years. I laughed the first time I saw the contract PDF and noticed all the little hand-written notes throughout it.

I guess the main issue that would come up is that if it wasn't rolled over and ends in 2012, Les is currently only guaranteed $7.5 Million. I wonder if you guys and TAF use that number in negotiations.