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The real story about Les staying and more (long)
Posted on 9/6/16 at 12:59 am
Posted on 9/6/16 at 12:59 am
Look, I just want to say what I am about to say is 100% true. I don't want to come across as that dude who is speculating or lies about his or her connection. But this whole Miles stuff right now has mad and all these joker posters on here making up shite about what they thought happened with Miles, Alleva, F king, and Jindal.
My good friend is friends with F King Alexander and we ran into him after that whole fiasco last November. He told us the following details.
The rumor about Jimbo was 100% true. F King, Alleva, and I think the boosters too got a hold of Jimbo's agent. Jimbo was more than interested in the job if it was available. Jimbo always wanted the LSU job. The negations went back and forth until Jimbo's agent said "If y'all make it $6.5 million per year, he said he will walk to Baton Rouge tonight." LSU was absolutely excited. Jimbo's conditions also included him cleaning out a lot of the staff like Cameron. They had no issue with that. (All this was done with the agent so that's why LSU and Jimbo could say they never talked to each other because the agent was the middle man. Go look at last years FSU press conference, I think Larry Leo had it as a topic, when Jimbo was asked if he talked to LSU about the job and look how bad he lies and just awkwardly shakes his head. He looked pissed just thinking about what could have been).
They go start to crunch numbers with Miles' contract and the coaches it was well over $30 million for the buyout. This was at a time where LSU had been cutting and/or was going to continue to cut professors, classes, etc. Jindal got word of this and was concerned about how national perception would make us look for getting rid of a winning coach for $35 million while we are firing professors and such. Even though Jindal and all the others knew the athletic budget is spectate, Jindal want the negative publicity( I'm not a Jindal hater btw, I voted for him, just telling what I heard). Also, F king had to go before the LSU legislature and review the precious year. With pressure from governor and how legislature and people would react to budget cuts and miles being bought out for so much, he knew said "there's no way I'd still have a job."
Again, even though they know they have the money in the athletic budget, public perception would make F king look like an a-hole. (And he wasn't wrong, remember how the media ripped us a new one about trying to fire our winningest coach and how all he does is win 10 games, so what he doesn't beat Bama, blah blah blah)So basically they keep miles tell Jimbo sorry. Alleva and F king apparently ripped into Miles telling him "SEC championship or bust." Miles agreed and agreed to change the offense. I got the impression they have no issue booting miles after this season if he doesn't come through.
Other fun tidbit. Mark Richt(former coach of Georgia and current coach at Miami) apparently called us asking for the offensive coordinator position. He was shot down as well.
There's also some other story I'm forgetting about Miles being an absolute hard arse to deal with. It was something about us carrying out the French flag for a game or doing a tribute and Les wasn't cool with it. Then we did it, were like the first ones in the country to do it. Army called and asked if they could copy us and said how great of an idea they thought it was and Les basically took all the credit for it even though it was F king and Allevas people's idea.
So, I don't care if you don't believe me. Read em and weep.
Edit: the flag part. Just had a friend remind me.
Edit 2: Spacing the paragraphs and My friend reminded me about Jimbo saying he'd walk to Baton Rouge, not fly, if the $6.5 million a year was set.
My good friend is friends with F King Alexander and we ran into him after that whole fiasco last November. He told us the following details.
The rumor about Jimbo was 100% true. F King, Alleva, and I think the boosters too got a hold of Jimbo's agent. Jimbo was more than interested in the job if it was available. Jimbo always wanted the LSU job. The negations went back and forth until Jimbo's agent said "If y'all make it $6.5 million per year, he said he will walk to Baton Rouge tonight." LSU was absolutely excited. Jimbo's conditions also included him cleaning out a lot of the staff like Cameron. They had no issue with that. (All this was done with the agent so that's why LSU and Jimbo could say they never talked to each other because the agent was the middle man. Go look at last years FSU press conference, I think Larry Leo had it as a topic, when Jimbo was asked if he talked to LSU about the job and look how bad he lies and just awkwardly shakes his head. He looked pissed just thinking about what could have been).
They go start to crunch numbers with Miles' contract and the coaches it was well over $30 million for the buyout. This was at a time where LSU had been cutting and/or was going to continue to cut professors, classes, etc. Jindal got word of this and was concerned about how national perception would make us look for getting rid of a winning coach for $35 million while we are firing professors and such. Even though Jindal and all the others knew the athletic budget is spectate, Jindal want the negative publicity( I'm not a Jindal hater btw, I voted for him, just telling what I heard). Also, F king had to go before the LSU legislature and review the precious year. With pressure from governor and how legislature and people would react to budget cuts and miles being bought out for so much, he knew said "there's no way I'd still have a job."
Again, even though they know they have the money in the athletic budget, public perception would make F king look like an a-hole. (And he wasn't wrong, remember how the media ripped us a new one about trying to fire our winningest coach and how all he does is win 10 games, so what he doesn't beat Bama, blah blah blah)So basically they keep miles tell Jimbo sorry. Alleva and F king apparently ripped into Miles telling him "SEC championship or bust." Miles agreed and agreed to change the offense. I got the impression they have no issue booting miles after this season if he doesn't come through.
Other fun tidbit. Mark Richt(former coach of Georgia and current coach at Miami) apparently called us asking for the offensive coordinator position. He was shot down as well.
There's also some other story I'm forgetting about Miles being an absolute hard arse to deal with. It was something about us carrying out the French flag for a game or doing a tribute and Les wasn't cool with it. Then we did it, were like the first ones in the country to do it. Army called and asked if they could copy us and said how great of an idea they thought it was and Les basically took all the credit for it even though it was F king and Allevas people's idea.
So, I don't care if you don't believe me. Read em and weep.
Edit: the flag part. Just had a friend remind me.
Edit 2: Spacing the paragraphs and My friend reminded me about Jimbo saying he'd walk to Baton Rouge, not fly, if the $6.5 million a year was set.
This post was edited on 9/7/16 at 12:04 am
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:04 am to Albino Potato
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:05 am to Albino Potato
You're drunk, or you just can't type. Go to bed.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:07 am to lammo
Wow. And there it is. The reason I didn't want to do it. I guess if I waited till I woke up for work in the morning it would be ok? Sorry, but totally sober just trying to fall asleep buddy.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:09 am to Albino Potato
quote:
Jindal got word of this and was concerned about how national perception would make him look during his presidential campaign
FIFY
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:09 am to Albino Potato
I'll never forgive that piece of crap Jindal for that. We should have told him to get lost. We had Jimbo until he got in the way
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:11 am to Albino Potato
I've heard variations of this story before. I think that there is enough smoke here to know there was fire burning behind the scenes. It was all centered around some bullshite public perception, which is pathetic.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:11 am to Albino Potato
Nah man. I really appreciate you posting this. Don't listen to hardasses like that.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:12 am to TigersSEC2010
The real question is what happens if we go back after this season? Is the Jimbo bridge burned?
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:13 am to Albino Potato
quote:hope this part is true
ripped into Miles telling him "SEC championship or bust." Miles agreed and agreed to change the offense. I got the impression they have no issue booting miles after this season if he doesn't come through
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:13 am to Albino Potato
Isn't this exactly what we all know? I'm trying to figure out what the variation is in this version
Nm- the Jindal is the real culprit part is different
Nm- the Jindal is the real culprit part is different
This post was edited on 9/6/16 at 1:15 am
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:13 am to Bad Medicine
He got an extension and more money...I'm guessing that ship has sailed
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:14 am to Bad Medicine
Or what happen in the lockerroom at halfitme...
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:15 am to Albino Potato
Why are we still talking about shite from last year. We don't care anymore!
I'll take Fisher or Hermen.
I'll take Fisher or Hermen.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:18 am to Albino Potato
quote:
My good friend is friends with F King Alexander
Yeah buddy we all got friends that have important friends.
And these important friends of our friends love to tell us the deep dark details of something that made the import friend of my friend look like a fool.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:18 am to Albino Potato
This all makes sense to me. It was too late by the time Jindal dropped out of the Presidential election
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:20 am to Albino Potato
No, I actually believe you.
You type for shite, though.
You type for shite, though.
Posted on 9/6/16 at 1:21 am to Bad Medicine
quote:
The real question is what happens if we go back after this season? Is the Jimbo bridge burned?
The three-ringed circus this turned into? Bridge burned, and once again, we can thank our politicians for getting involved in things they need to stay out of…
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