What the Hell is going on?

Did Herbie cost Michigan the head coach that they wanted? Look at today's events:

• 10:00 - ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit reported that Miles had accepted the job at Michigan. Herbstreit also reported that Georgia Tech defensive coordinator and interim head coach Jon Tenuta would go with him
• 1:00 - Les Miles tells the media he is the coach at LSU and will be the coach at LSU
• Also the AD at LSU says that they have agreed in principal to a contract extension. John Wrangler Miles BFF is shocked at the news.
• 3:35: Les tells CBS lackey that he is staying at LSU and will be the coach there next year.
• 4:00: LSU tells CBS that they have been negotiating with Les's agent all night and into Saturday morning. If that is the case why is Les making a decision before the SEC Championship game?

I think Les isn't coming to Michigan but he should at least meet with Bill Martin. If Les loves Bo so much he should not have been thinking about new jobs or new contracts the week of a Championship game. All of this should have been done next week. Whether it's a new contract or a new job. Shame on everyone in this process. You all suck.

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So now what? Is this deal dead? Did he commit at some point to be the Michigan head coach? Has Bill Martin even talked to him? Did the news get out too early? Did Michigan low ball an offer?

Is this Brian Kelly's job? This is a crazy and stupid process.

Detroit News lists the follow candidates: Rutgers coach Greg Schiano, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel, Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe, N.C. State Tom O'Brien and Cal coach Jeff Tedford.

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My Take:

Here is what I think that happened:

• Michigan contacts Miles through a 3rd party. They discuss interest in the job and salary.
• Michigan asks LSU AD for official contact this week
• LSU gets nervous on what the blogs and Internet rumors are saying and they go against their word and start negotiating a new contract with his agent this week. Please note they stated in the past they wanted Les to focus on the SEC championship game this week and not on new contracts or new jobs at Michigan.
• LSU gets real nervous on Friday and does an all nighter with Les's agent on a new deal.
• The report from ESPN comes out this morning that shakes LSU and Les to their core. They get mad and announce a deal that is not signed.

I'm not a big fan of Lou Holtz at all. I think he does a pretty poor job on ESPN. With that said, he made a great point. Les should not be making a decision the eve before the SEC championship game. Take some time, meet with Michigan and then make the best decision. Making a decision in the heat of the moment is not a smart move. Lou is exactly right, we don't know if there was an offer from Michigan on the table but he may regret making a decision on Saturday morning that could effect the next 10-15 years.