Les back in the mix

As I've thought all along, things with Les might not be done yet. It appears that Mary Sue Coleman has stepped in and began a dialogue with Miles or

Mgoblog:

The set of things that seem most likely to be true at this time:

• Miles has an offer for $2.5 million a year.
• He's got a few days to consider it.
• The main hangups appear to be assistant pay and the role of Carr in his program.
• Martin has been at least partially usurped.

This is a good thing, but probably nowhere near bankable yet. The longer we go without a coach, the more it would seem to favor Miles taking the job. But with the National Championship game still a month away, this thing will probably twist and turn a bit more before anything definitive plays out.