Who renegotiated the extension? Whoever it was needs to

find a new job.

I've never seen anything quite like this. We
renegotiate a contract and get NOTHING out of it, except to commit to up the termination clause by $5 Million (Miles gets $15 Million dollars, if we let him go) and pay up to $250,000.00 a year more for assistants (any raise Miles gets was already a part of his contract). The extra 2 years means nothing in the real world.

The value of a contract is based upon the type of penalty incurred, if the contract is breached; using the this as a barometer of LSU's value, the contract is worthless.

The buyout stays the same and we find ourselves in the same exact position that we were prior to all of the charades that have taken place over the last week. If Miles wasn't willing to accept a "Tuberville" type of buyout, we should have never upped the termination penalty. It should be obvious to everyone that the $6 Million buyout in Tuberville's contract will keep all of dogs off that bone; $1.25 Million won't keep any BCS school off Miles.

This is what we term a "unilateral" negotiation, which means "it goes one way". It bothers me that the LSU administration thinks so little of our university that it agreed to be held hostage. If Miles wants to go, let him go. Miles, contrary to some opinions, isn't the greatest coach in the land; he's a good coach who happens to have great talent. He is starting to make LSU look like the dud who can't get a date for the prom, and I, for one, don't believe our school should play second fiddle to anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Skip needs to stop all of his hyperbole concerning the extension, it really makes us look stupid.

Sorry for the long post; it makes me feel better!