So it was just a coincidence that Fisher comes out and says he's staying at FSU, and then all of a sudden the LSU AD speaks? So they left Miles twisting in the wind all week, yet there was nothing to the rumors?
Don't be so naive. They believed they were getting Fisher. It fell through, they looked around, saw a bunch of other openings, concluded getting an upgrade wasn't a lock, and decided to stand pat. It may have also been a case of a booster (or boosters) being overzealous and thinking they had more of a shot at Fisher than really existed.
But to think this was all made up and they didn't make a huge run at Fisher is naive.