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mlive.com - 12/2/2007
The Miles deal that never was - Michigan Wolverines
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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.

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What Happened?
mgoblog — The easy answer is "we'll never know." But that's not particularly satisfying, is it? Carty: What happened, considering Miles' earlier indications that he wanted to return home to the school he played at and was an assistant coach under Bo Schembechler? A source close to the situation said what was always a close call was pushed the breaking point by the two-week interval between Carr's retirement and the SEC title game, and the combination of LSU's hefty contract offer and the ESPN report on game day made Miles opt to stay. The source would not ...

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