re: Is Miles really overpaid given the new salary ranges?

Where is your credible source to disprove?

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Ok, you win. He's getting offers every day. We're just not hearing about ANY of them.

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Why would you? Are you a confidant of either Miles or his agent?

never said it was my fact did I!! And i noticed you never came up with another name other than the two I mentioned who stated it happened as you say it did.

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I take it back. Go have another egg nog.

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Thanks but I'm having a Chimay Blue. Highly recommended

I do have my source. And as to your 2-0 comment, i'll play along. In 3 hires you have had a President and AD from UM say they passed on him. So that would be 6-2. See how stupid a reasoning i can come up with to match the level of stupidity in your argument?

And if i gave you a name you would automatically know who it was and believe me? Let's say LSU had an alum in coaching that had won Conference and NC. If our admins and AD wanted him as coach dont you think they would do everything to get him? Look at what they are doing with Harbaugh now. Offering him some 8 mill a year. Miles just 3 years ago received a raise to 4.3. If they had wanted him bad enough, dont you think they could have easily topped what Miles was making? Do you really think they wouldnt have given him what he wanted for assistants? Dont you think the University of Michigan could have put a package up to lure him there?? But you are probably right and i am wrong. They offered him the job 3 times and his loyalty and love for LSU made him turn down more money to coach his alma mater. By the way did Miles agent ever get in contact with Bill Martin on his yaught in 07'?

Well, that escalated quickly.

1). Miles would still have not been the coach. Carr faction was too strong and he and Miles are oil and water. AD Martin slow played Miles and his agent and had spiradic communication with them during the process. Pres. Coleman was on board with Miles somewhat but not Martin and Carr who still wielded much stroke in Schembechler hall then.

2). Hoke was not no 1 target but was ahead of Miles in AD Brandons mind and the Carr faction. The trip/convo with Miles was to placate fans when he had no intention of hiring Miles. Differing versions of the Miles dislike from UM dating back to the days on Moellers staff but that dislike is strong and has sunk him all 3 times.

3). Miles best chance was this time with Hackett in place, the results on passing on him the ither two times, and the Carr influence much less. Harbaugh is the slam dunk and Miles never had a shot with him in it. Even if he turns it down Miles will not get a serious look due to some opposition still in place. We will see if what i hear is wrong on this one. If he is hired this time, it means he made up a lot of ground and the Harbaugh turn down would be best smoothed over with him.

So basically what I'm taking from the article, which echoes your sentiment, is that Michigan has screwed themselves out of the best coach available for their program due to politics.

Not sure why that reflects badly upon Miles. It should say something that the AD has to throw his name into the search each time in order to "placate" the fanbase.