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!

we don't know the terms or anything. I see Les wanting to retire after 2017. Don't you? And why not stay in BR where his family wants to be? He wants stability and wants to be done with college football when he is aboutmid 60's from what I understand. The extension takes him there.
I do think he would be an awesome gameday type host. Better than a couple of those on there now.

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 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

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We were all so pod when he got hired in jan 05 that we forgot Okie St offered him more money than LSU to retain him.

He didn't ask for more money or fudge on his agreement with LSU.

If you like integrity, you will love Miles.

Miles moved he and his wife's parents down here. His kids grew up here. He is guaranteed another 18 million even if he doesn't win another game. He looked at these family factors and the state of both football programs and made an obvious decision. It was the best choice for him and his family as I said before. I don't think it was anything more than that. I do believe he has become attached to LSU and that made the choice easier, but wasn't the deciding factor. It was a slam dunk. Best choice for him. He is a family man before an LSU man. That's how it should be.

He's a man of his word. He told us 3 years ago that Michigan would always be in his heart, but he'd never be the coach there; he already had a job.

In today's world, it's hard to find a high-character man like we have here at LSU. I couldn't be happier that he- once again- put his critics under the knife, and gave us another 11-win season when nearly everyone said "NO WAY".

Thanks, Coach. I'm glad you're here.