re: Miles and Mathieu talked via telephone last night

Appeal? Are you kidding with this. What evidence if even just insider rumor mill is that there is or was any type of appeal?

It seems pretty obvious what happened imho. TM failed his drug test for the second time and was punished for it to the minimium allowable punishment.

Now he failed another and rules dictate a mandatory 1 year suspension from playing in any football games among other penalties that we aren't interested in.

Les Miles and admin had a meeting and TM decided to take his talents elsewhere. Maybe (pure speculation) he got a bit... mouthy.

Now it hits home and he realizes what he faces. Swallows his pride and returns to see if LSU will take him back, which is what was probably offered initially.

Now administration doesn't want him back and wants to wash their hands of his attitude and disrespect.

Les Miles wants him back but right now emotions are to high for someone in administration to OK it.

The ban for a year is required by LSU rules which LSU can't violate or sanctions for violating them would be enforced by NCAA.

The permanent ban is a decision not required by LSU rules at this point. It was imposed by someone higher than LM if it has been imposed at all.... we don't really know despite people saying they do.

If it is a permanent ban all that has to happen is for whoever decided that to change their mind. Maybe time will heal some of their wounds. If the answer had to come today then TM would probably be history. If TM sticks around and does all the right things then maybe the hate will wear off and admin will succumb to others to let TM return.

That is what I think is probably going on. Unlike all the a-hole reporters that have their thoughts but I am not passing mine off as fact like they are.

These thoughts are based on facts, direct quotes and the rules.

All talk of 4th, 5th etc drug violations are based on NOTHING and are actually contradicted by some of the evidence.