If we tank this year I might do it... I guess the $$$ would play a huge part though. If anything, I'd do it in other ways such as forcing him to hire a ho-hum DC by restricting the staff salary (keep spending on facilities). I'd keep choking down to put more responsibility on Miles and maybe help the powers that be come around. I'm looking for conspiracies when I wonder if that's why we have Steele.
^^ This is reality. When it's time for LSU to make that change, they will. I don't believe they will fire Miles, though. I think the more likely scenario is tell him they have chosen not to renew or extend his contract past the expiration date (which right now AFAIK is 2019). He's 62 and I'm sure he will be looking to retire at some point before too terribly long anyhow...
Bump him up to the AD job. But how long does he want to coach? Les isn't telling anybody. And as long as he wins at least 10 games they are going to extend his contract. After the negotiations in 2010 he gave up the automatic rollover in favor of a long term deal at $4 million per. Now other coaches with lesser accomplishments make more. Sumlin gets $5 million. Bielema gets $5 million this year. Les could legitimately ask for $6 million. He can say he should be the second highest paid coach in the SEC. Not Saban money but more than Sumlin, Bielema, Freeze and Mullen. Despite his faults, barring totlal collapse Les is here as long as he wants to be.
This would be an extremely dumb move. Coaching is like a big fraternity, and they pay attention to how schools treat their coaches. If Miles were to be fired this season, it would difficult, at best, to hire another quality coach. Neither Nebraska, nor Tennessee, have recovered from firing winning coaches.
Hiring Lane Kiffin wasn't the smartest move for Tennessee. How does that guy keep getting these great jobs?
I don't think Les is stupid I think he is just bullheaded and conservative. 2008 still haunts so if he is gonna go down, he is going down his way, running the football like a man, not tossing it like a salad, and fuck it if you don't like it. I imagine that's his motto.
