re: Do you think Miles ever showed real interest in Michigan job?

Oh I am agreeing with you that he was never a serious candidate for that job. EVER!! There is a rift between Miles and certain factions within the UM family. Different stories bout exactly what that is from but suffice it to say that it prevented him from attaining his dream job. If the interest was mutually intense for any of the times it has been open, Miles would be at UM.