Miles' agent to Michigan AD: He's staying

 
Michigan athletic director Bill Martin said Sunday night he did not directly contact LSU coach Les Miles about the coaching vacancy left by Lloyd Carr. "We asked LSU for permission to talk to Les Miles last week and we were given permission to talk to Les but not until after the SEC Championship game on Saturday," Martin said in a statement. "Les Miles was one of our candidates. [link]

Tags:

Related Stories
2

DREW SHARP: Miles fiasco is M-barrassing

The block M currently stands for "mess." Michigan showed its inexperience in high-profile coaching searches, getting blindsided when the rules of engagement promptly changed without the Wolverines' knowledge.
0

Carty: U-M takes a big hit, but it'll recover - Michigan Wolverines

He could sign a huge contract and stay at Louisiana State, where he has won 33 games during the last three seasons, where his family was already settled, where this season he was two triple-overtime losses from a perfect season and playing for a national title. Or he could take less money to return home to the University of Michigan, where he played for Bo Schembechler, to a program with ...
3

The Miles deal that never was - Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Man no more It's a whirlwind day for all involved in U-M's head coach search, but Jim Carty breaks down Saturday's events.
3

Kirk Herbstreit Stands Behind His Miles Source

I think for about a brief second I didn't believe Herbstreit's report yesterday, and that wasn't really the point of the post in the first place. Whether he was right or wrong it was still sketchy in how ESPN brought the information to us. Anyway, ...
2

U-M COACHING SEARCH: Bill Martin contacts Miles on Sunday, will move on

December 3, 2007 BY MARK SNYDER FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER Despite Les Miles' affirmation Saturday that he would remain Louisiana State University's football coach, Michigan athletic director Bill Martin placed a phone call Sunday to Miles' agent -- ...
Related Blog Posts
Bleacher ReportKeeping a Coaching Staff is Hard to Do
I read this morning on ESPN and across message boards that Les Miles was going to be named Michigan's head coach. Some reports even named which assistants would follow him to Ann Arbor. Two hours before his team played for the SEC Championship, ...
Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And FootballGet Your Bowl Season Groove On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AnU2LEpkB0 LSU fan at Superdome earlier this season. It’s official. Purdue to the Motor City Bowl . Admit it, you secretly wanted OSU-LSU in the BCS title game. As a bonus, Bucks’ fans get to root ...
Third Saturday in Blogtoberflabbergasted and frustrated
Well, y’all, our blog has stunk it up the past couple days because nobody’s posted anything about the game, and, honestly, I don’t feel like posting anything right now. I’ll probably post something about the SEC matchups in ...
College Football ForumMichigan vs. Florida: First Thoughts
Don't be fooled - there's a lot more on the line when Michigan squares off against Urban Meyer and the Florida Gators on January 1st in the Capitol One Bowl in Orlando than sending Lloyd Carr off with a victory. Much more. Like Ohio State's chance ...
The Barkan DawgMiles Decision Was Bottom Line Driven
Do not mistake what happened this weekend with Les Miles. He can spin it anyway he wants, but the bottom line is that it was all about the Benjamin's . Miles sounds great talking about his love for LSU and the people and life down in Baton Rouge, but ...
Related News Articles
Michigan AD confirms that Miles will remain at LSU
Michigan athletic director Bill Martin said Sunday night he did not directly contact LSU coach Les Miles about the coaching vacancy left by Lloyd Carr.
Michigan AD confirms Miles will stay at LSU
Read full story for latest details.
Carr's final game comes against Florida
Lloyd Carr's final game will be against last season's national champions. Michigan and its retiring coach will play No. 9 Florida in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando on New Year's Day. The Gators (9-3) won four consecutive games to end the season and ...
LSU earned the voters' respect
They really like you, Les Miles. LSU leapfrogged several teams to join Ohio State in the title game. Pete Fiutak breaks down how it happened.
Chain of events helps LSU into BCS title game
LSU was thrilled Sunday to be No. 2. When the Tigers learned Georgia was going to the Sugar Bowl, leaving LSU to play top-ranked ...