CSU coach Tim Miles expected to get Nebraska job

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Colorado State men's basketball coach Tim Miles met with officials from Nebraska in Lincoln today to discuss their coaching vacancy and according to multiple media outlets, is expected to be the Cornhuskers' next coach, with an official news conference as soon as Saturday.

ESPN.com reported that Miles is flying back to Fort Collins today and still needs to meet with Colorado State officials tonight, as well as speak to his team, before finalizing the deal. ESPN.com reported that Miles has been offered a five-year contract with a rollover for a sixth, starting at $1.4 million a year. The contract would be an estimated $8.7 million over six years.

Miles led the Rams to the NCAA tournament and a fourth-place finish in the Mountain West (8-6) and a 20-12 overall record this past year. The Rams lost to Murray State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

According to the Lincoln Star-Journal, Miles was on the Nebraska campus this morning, touring the school's basketball facilities with athletic director Tom Osborne.

Before taking the Rams to the NCAA Tournament, Miles told The Denver Post: "Here's what I know about coaching: This is the fourth school I've been at, so I know this journeyman-type stuff. You're either coming or going in this business. If you're not doing well, you should be fired. And if you are doing well, they all think you're taking another job. That goes with the territory. We love CSU. I'm happy to build a winner here. We're going to enjoy this journey and try to have a team that can winin the NCAA Tournament. I'm excited about what we're doing now, and I'mexcited about our future."

In five seasons at CSU, Miles is 71-88. In Miles' first season CSU was 7-25 and got better every year since then. Nebraska is replacing Doc Sadler, who was fired March 9, after the Huskers finished 12-18.

When Osborne returned to the campus from taking Miles to the airport on Friday afternoon for a return flight to Fort Collins, he stopped briefly to talk with reporters.

"There's nothing definitive," Osborne told The World-Herald. "Obviously, we're interviewing some people."

Former CSU athletic director Paul Kowalczyk signed Miles to a three-year contract extension last May, complete with an incremental $330,000 pay raise. It extended his original contract through 2016 and has a $250,000 longevity incentive if he stays until then. Miles' pay raise was a two-step process. He had a base salary of $420,000. Last July it was bumped up to $585,000. This July 1, it would increase to $750,000 if he stayed.

Source: http://www.denverpost.com/csu/ci_20242181/csu-coach-tim-miles-meets-nebraska-officials?source=rss

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