Yeah, I think the deal is that Michigan doesn't want to pay more than $3million/yr and LSU is offering 4 or more. It's tough to pass up an extra million+ a year.

Coaching Changes

Jump to Post View Topic

re: Newspaper report: Miles has signed extention (link)

Posted by MichiganWolverine on 12/1/07 at 11:02 am to MichiganWolverine

Extension that is.

Coaching Changes

Jump to Post View Topic

Newspaper report: Miles has signed extention (link)

Posted by MichiganWolverine on 12/1/07 at 11:02 am

LINK

Coaching Changes

Jump to Post View Topic

Rivals is saying basically that Miles is staying

Posted by MichiganWolverine on 12/1/07 at 10:44 am

"Several news outlets are now preparing their stories to say that Miles is staying". Take that FWIW.

Coaching Changes

Jump to Post View Topic

re: This is what appears to be going on:

Posted by MichiganWolverine on 12/1/07 at 10:39 am to BigMC

The idea seems to be that Martin only plays by the book and since he promised he wouldn't talk to Miles till after the SECCG then he won't. But this, IMHO, is BS. Martin made $50 million as a business man. If he allowed himself to lose his guy because of some ridiculous "principle" rather than some real legal issue, especially if Bertman is railroading Miles, then he wouldn't have made $50 million in business. Plus, clearly Miles and his agent have been contacted through intermediaries and the deal can be sweatened if necessary. But we'll see...

Coaching Changes

Jump to Post View Topic

This is what appears to be going on:

Posted by MichiganWolverine on 12/1/07 at 10:30 am

1) Herbstreit MUST have confirmed this info with a good source, i.e. Desmond Howard who is not only his colleague at Espn but ON THE MICHIGAN SEARCH COMMITTEE
2) So the deal was ready to go through but LSU has tried to make Miles "an offer he can't refuse", i.e., Here's some absurdly lucrative contract (highest paid coach in football or something) if you sign the dotted line before 4pm. If you don't you're fired effective immediately.

Coaching Changes

Jump to Post View Topic

re: ESPN, Herbstreit: Miles to Michigan, Tenuta to be his DC

Posted by MichiganWolverine on 12/1/07 at 9:52 am to MichiganMan

FWIW, the premium Michigan board moderator is having a meltdown saying that this leak might undermine the whole deal. He is suggesting that LSU has "upped the stakes" and given Miles an extremely short timetable to say yes or no while Michigan will not, apparently, be ready to finalize the deal till after the SECCG. He's saying the deal could fall apart. Not sure what to make of that.

Coaching Changes

Jump to Post View Topic

Ok, serious question

Posted by MichiganWolverine on 12/1/07 at 12:54 am

I know everybody is pissed off around here and all, but serious question: How will all of this coaching business, especially now with Pelini gone, affect the team? It seems to me that it's definitely in both Miles' and Pelini's interest to kick some major league arse in the SECCG tomorrow. For Pelini to jump start recruiting for Nebraska, for Miles to jumpt start recruiting for either Michigan or LSU. It's HUGE whether Miles leaves or not. Plus he's an emotional guy. He loves his players. He wants them to win desperately. Both he and Pelini (I can't call him "Bo") have an extremely high incentive to get the team focused and ready to play the game of their lives. But how will the players respond to all of this? Win one for the coaches? Or screw the coaches?

We're all rooting hard for LSU and a big blow out up here. :cheers:

Coaching Changes

Jump to Post View Topic

Popular