re: This whole Chavis thing indicates

I'm not so sure.

on Dec 11th Chavis got his new contract. It had the Miles clause.

Miles was a candidate for the Michigan job and it is likely if he was offered he would take it. Meaning that in Chavis mind on dec 11th the contract that was given to them was very risky. He wasn't willing to sign. This Miles clause moved him to be willing to leave for a division rival.

This is a guess on my part, but it has been confirmed that he didn't like the miles clause. You guys think it has to dow with Miles being on the hot seat. I think it's more logical to think it had to do with the Michigan situation and the fact that if Miles was offered he would likely go there. Chavis didn't want a contract that could be worthless within a month of Miles to Michigan ever got serious. There was a decent chance.

Again these are just guesses but they are educated guesses.