No way Les could leave this year

That would make Les much < (les) of a man than Saban. For Miles to orchestrate all these things: press conference, press releases, etc. I believe he is obligated to stay. Saban did not do half of the things Les did. Saban did not organize special events just to announce he was staying. To lie this badly would take a PhD (Piled High and Deep) from THE Nick Saban University (tNSU).