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re: When Les left Okie St to come to LSU
Posted on 12/12/07 at 9:23 am to Port City
Posted on 12/12/07 at 9:23 am to Port City
Les did sign an extension, sometime within the month before he left for LSU, but apparently at the time he signed, the LSU job was not open because Saban didn't announce until Dec. 25.
LSU contacted Miles around December 26 or 27th. Miles never said anything other than I love it at OSU. He did not seek LSU out; LSU sought him out. He did not have an offer from LSU until Jan. 1 or Jan. 2. LSU spoke with him in San Antonio, where OSU was playing in the Alamo Bowl. He returned to Stillwater on Dec. 31, but he did not have an offer from LSU at that time. Once discussions began with LSU, he never denied interest in the LSU job nor affirmed his interest in the job during any press interviews or statements. He simply did not address questions about the issue. But because he did not have an offer before Jan. 1, and probably not formally until Jan. 2, there was nothing to say but what he said at the time.
But he never said "I am staying at OSU, I have no interest in the LSU job, I will be the coach at OSU next season." At least no press reports I can find from that time said so. They all indicated that he did not deny or affirm his interest in LSU.
LSU contacted Miles around December 26 or 27th. Miles never said anything other than I love it at OSU. He did not seek LSU out; LSU sought him out. He did not have an offer from LSU until Jan. 1 or Jan. 2. LSU spoke with him in San Antonio, where OSU was playing in the Alamo Bowl. He returned to Stillwater on Dec. 31, but he did not have an offer from LSU at that time. Once discussions began with LSU, he never denied interest in the LSU job nor affirmed his interest in the job during any press interviews or statements. He simply did not address questions about the issue. But because he did not have an offer before Jan. 1, and probably not formally until Jan. 2, there was nothing to say but what he said at the time.
But he never said "I am staying at OSU, I have no interest in the LSU job, I will be the coach at OSU next season." At least no press reports I can find from that time said so. They all indicated that he did not deny or affirm his interest in LSU.
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Posted on 12/12/07 at 9:39 am to tigerinridgeland
quote:
Les did sign an extension, sometime within the month before he left for LSU, but apparently at the time he signed, the LSU job was not open because Saban didn't announce until Dec. 25.
LSU contacted Miles around December 26 or 27th. Miles never said anything other than I love it at OSU. He did not seek LSU out; LSU sought him out. He did not have an offer from LSU until Jan. 1 or Jan. 2. LSU spoke with him in San Antonio, where OSU was playing in the Alamo Bowl. He returned to Stillwater on Dec. 31, but he did not have an offer from LSU at that time. Once discussions began with LSU, he never denied interest in the LSU job nor affirmed his interest in the job during any press interviews or statements. He simply did not address questions about the issue. But because he did not have an offer before Jan. 1, and probably not formally until Jan. 2, there was nothing to say but what he said at the time.
But he never said "I am staying at OSU, I have no interest in the LSU job, I will be the coach at OSU next season." At least no press reports I can find from that time said so. They all indicated that he did not deny or affirm his interest in LSU.
tigerinridgeland-
thanks for the recap...this is as good of an overview of that situation as I've seen.
Everyone wants to try and draw parallels between this current situation and the OSU situation and say they're exactly the same.
They're NOT! thanks for giving solid examples of the differences...
Posted on 12/12/07 at 9:55 am to tigerinridgeland
keep in mind that T Boone Pickens did not like Miles (Miles was resistant to Pickens infleunce on the program) and T Boone Pickens loved Gundy (a HC he knew he could control with his wallet) so once Pickens said it was ok to let Miles go to LSU, as far as OSU was concerned it was over with anyway.
Pickens donated $70mm in 2003 but he donated $165mm on December 30, 2005 but it was placed in a hedge fund that Pickens controlled through his BP Capital Management.
Read into that what you will
Pickens donated $70mm in 2003 but he donated $165mm on December 30, 2005 but it was placed in a hedge fund that Pickens controlled through his BP Capital Management.
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On ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, Michael Wilbon said that after these gifts, Pickens "is now the owner of Oklahoma State athletics", and remarked that "no coach should dare run afoul of Pickens now...He's got everyone in Stillwater in his pocket, which is dangerous."
Read into that what you will
This post was edited on 12/12/07 at 12:17 pm
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