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re: Consider this situation regarding this whole Miles/Alleva fiasco...
Posted on 12/2/15 at 12:40 pm to beauchristopher
Posted on 12/2/15 at 12:40 pm to beauchristopher
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I wouldn't care if Alleva lied and then fired Miles. Not sure what else you are asking. I would be fine with that. I think Alleva should have came out no matter what and said Les was going to be the coach.. even if lying.. and the media would have went away.
This.
All the "lie" talk is stupid. I never blamed Saban for denying the rumors about Alabama while still coaching Miami. Of course you keep negotiations behind closed doors and put on a business as usual face to the media and public.
That's how this works. It's how Georgia handled it and without question how we should have.
They killed their own deal by being completely incompetent. And people say Miles is stubborn. Alleva's handling of this mess was suicidal.
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Posted on 12/2/15 at 1:16 pm to Tiger Voodoo
I think what really happened is that Alleva wanted to fire Miles and that his main, indeed only, focus was the size of the buyout. Once he got an indication that it could be raised by private sources, remember that that is the first thing that came out, he went full bore with leaks etc. I don't think that there was ever any chance of landing Jimbo, so the whole thing blew up in his face. Now he can't stay because he has definitely poisoned the well with Miles and what coach would want to come to work for him as AD?
Posted on 12/2/15 at 1:18 pm to Tiger Voodoo
I think there would have still been a huge fallout and a bunch of legislators on the floor of the Capital saying: "We can pay Les Miles $15 mil not to coach, but we can't pay our teachers". I can't tell you how many conversations I had with people who have no idea how the athletic department generates funds. I think that was a large portion of the public outcry and what brought on the political aspect.
I still have people at work saying the State can't afford to pay $15 million to Miles. It is just ridiculous that people will not understand or cannot understand how the Athletic department gets it funding. We spoke to people before the game and it was the same thing.
If Alleva never gives Miles the extension in 2012 or rewrites the contract correcting the massive buyout, he gets his coach. So don't be mistaken, this is still Alleva's fault, but the "poor LSU" facade plays all across the State when we are threatening to do away with 4-year Universities. Alleva has made every single problem he is currently having and the political climate where now the left is emboldened does not help. It shouldn't matter but it does.
I still have people at work saying the State can't afford to pay $15 million to Miles. It is just ridiculous that people will not understand or cannot understand how the Athletic department gets it funding. We spoke to people before the game and it was the same thing.
If Alleva never gives Miles the extension in 2012 or rewrites the contract correcting the massive buyout, he gets his coach. So don't be mistaken, this is still Alleva's fault, but the "poor LSU" facade plays all across the State when we are threatening to do away with 4-year Universities. Alleva has made every single problem he is currently having and the political climate where now the left is emboldened does not help. It shouldn't matter but it does.
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