re: Now Detroit Press guy is going as far as saying it is

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I think he will be worse than Saban if he leaves.


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I think people who think like this are fricking stupid and horribly insecure. Les Miles could literally spit in my face in exchange for an SEC and National championship. I have absolutely no problem with him lying right to my face either if the end to his means was to avoid distraction so his team could go win these championships. Knowing the backlash he would inevitably receive, I'd argue that it's noble even. A lot of people need to get over themselves. We're about to win the national championship and y'all are crying because a man you've probably never met--who is in the coaching business--somehow personally offended you.

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I think this is spot on.

That said, you can't blame people if they wind up irritated if Les *does* leave. Why? Because it would mean that he said things he didn't have to, like this:

“I’m thrilled to be here. I’m thrilled to be LSU’s head coach. I’m thrilled to be on the campus,” Miles told the LSU Board of Supervisors before signing the deal. “I look forward to many years as the LSU head coach.”

All that said, I'm not sure exactly how I'd play my cards if I were a coaching dying to return to my alma mater *AND* dying to win the BCS title game that is coming up in a few weeks. I think I'd "talk friendly" to my alma mater but make it clear that this is the last conversation until Jan 8th. And, if my alma mater needed to go hire a coach because they couldn't wait until Jan 8th, I'd say I understand and wish them luck.