Toledo Talk "Les Miles and the University of Michigan" id 8839

I don't care how many LSU contracts Les Miles signs or how many press conferences he holds where he says he's not going to Michigan, until the Wolverines hire a new football coach, I believe Miles is still vying for the Michigan job. Big time college football coaches are a lot like politicians. Big bullshitters with big egos.

They talked on the phone! Miles is a Michigan alum. He's going to take the call. That doesn't mean he's a candidate again. Before Miles' statement later Tuesday that said he was talking to Michigan about other candidates, I told a national reporter that could be one of the things they were talking about.

Apparently, the University of Michigan does not have enough people on campus nor enough alumni around the country who can help the Wolverines find a new coach.

LSU head football coach Les Miles signed a contract extension to keep him at the university through 2012. The contract doesn't change Miles' salary. An SEC championship win requires Miles' salary to be at least the third highest in the conference.

If LSU wins the national championship, the contract provides Miles would become among the nation's top-earning college football coaches. University officials estimate that would put his annual earnings somewhere between $3.2 million and $3.5 million.

Also remaining unchanged is the $1.25 million penalty Miles must pay to LSU if he leaves for Michigan, a contract clause that college football fans became well acquainted with after Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr announced his retirement in November.