Miles officially contacted; dipshit athletic department sure to mess it up

From the Freep:

Louisiana State coach Les Miles appears to be a Michigan coaching candidate again.

Miles had a phone conversation Friday morning with Michigan athletic director Bill Martin and school president Mary Sue Coleman, according to several people with knowledge of the call.

So, I guess this is good for the pro-Miles folks because, obviously, there has been more contact. Les seems to want the job still based on his radio comments the past few days.

HOWEVER (and this is a big deal), I'm still not convinced that Michigan wants Les as the coach. As this search drags on, it's more and more apparent that Les is the ONLY top-tier coach that is interested in the position. There is a laundry list of good coaches that might be available, but EVERY SINGLE ONE has already said they're not interested in the Michigan job. (Seriously, when's the last time a search like this went on where EVERY coach asked said he isn't interested: Schiano, Ferentz, Cam Cameron, Payton, to name a few; and those who might be interested aren't on the list, like Kelly, Tedford, Peterson).

So, knowing that Les is the only top-candidate left, and also knowing that he would make about 90% of alumni and former players happy, you'd think that, if they REALLY wanted Les, they'd make him an offer he'd have no choice but to accept - remember how much cash Alabama threw at Saban last year? Don't get me wrong, $2.5M/year (reported offer out to Les) is a decent offer, and Les would probably take it since he says money isn't a factor. But at a University that's about to spent upwards of a quarter-billion dollars on a stadium renovation, it's hard to believe that the department couldn't come up with an extra $1m per year to entice the ONLY coach who makes sense for this job, if Miles were truly the guy they wanted for it.

Conclusion: Miles isn't necessarily their guy still. I'm not sure what type of symbol from the heavens they are looking for on this one - it's pretty obvious to everyone else. But until they make up their mind that they WANT Les - and really, what choice do they have at this point? - this thing will continue to drag on and/or it WILL END BADLY.