re: Would Les be at Michigian Now had LSU not offered Job?

so you're telling me this article is all bullshite?

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Bertman, Jacobs and Weems had already interviewed Louisville coach Bobby Petrino in Memphis while his team was at the Liberty Bowl, Arkansas coach Houston Nutt in Orlando, and they had attempted to talk to then-NFL head coach Jack Del Rio of the Jacksonville Jaguars. But Del Rio pulled out and pulled over at the last minute while driving to Orlando when he learned his contract barred such interviews. And Weems and the late Richard Gill, a former president of the Tiger Athletic Foundation and president of the Shaw Group engineering company in Baton Rouge, interviewed LSU offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher in Orlando. But Miles was LSU's last choice. "He gave the perfect answer to a question I asked," Weems said.

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Weems and LSU's search committee were concerned with the Michigan factor. Miles had played offensive guard at Michigan under legendary coach Bo Schembechler and coached under him and under Schembechler's successor Gary Moeller. Miles even talked like Schembechler. Weems asked him if Michigan – aka Mama – called after he was at LSU.

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"I'll never forget what he said," Weems said. "He had that twinkle in his eye as he often does and said, 'Why would anybody leave LSU to go to Michigan?' I knew we had our guy."

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"Les knew what we all expected and what Nick's performance in five years had proven," Weems said. "And that was if a coach did what he needed to do in recruiting and coaching, LSU could be a monster. Les had seen what Nick had done and thought he could continue to win big, which he has. We just saw him as a great fit." Miles went 11-2 in each of his first two seasons, then won the national championship at 12-2 in the 2007 season. And along the way, he turned down interest from Michigan, canceling an interview that had been set up for the week after the Tigers' victory over Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game. Michigan later hired Rich Rodriguez. After two seasons of 8-5 and 9-4, Miles was back at 11-2 in 2010 and turned down an offer to coach Michigan following that season, according to LSU board member Stanley Jacobs and other sources. Michigan then hired Brady Hoke. Miles reached another national championship game as the 8-0 SEC champions in 2011 at 13-0, but lost to Alabama and Saban, who had left the Dolphins after two average seasons.

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1) Kirk Herbstreit doesn't go on national television and say Miles to Michigan unless his information is rock solid. The job was his.

2) They hired Brady fricking Hoke and you think they wouldn't offer Miles?

ETA: why didn't he leave and why won't he leave when they offer again after this season?

1) kids still growing up here

2) LSU is a better job