Lane Kiffin (Head football coach of the University of Tennessee)

[VolsByNature]

Originally Posted by KYVolFan

5 Wins and 15 Losses......? Sure sounds like he has a killer offensive scheme going on, does it not?

Cooleyvol's comparison to Saban is interesting... Is Kiffin a liar?

Who the hell do you want, Tony Dungy?

[rexvol]

supposedly Bruce Feldman was on Finnebaum and stated that Kiffin was interested in Tennessee.

[utvolpj]

Originally Posted by rexvol

supposedly Bruce Feldman was on Finnebaum and stated that Kiffin was interested in Tennessee.

you should like Kiffin since he's used to the black jersey

[volswin08]

Originally Posted by Cooleyvol

Isnt that a higher pct than Saban @ Miami?

satan, had been HC at two major universities before running for the pro money... with a decent winning % at each school.

[armchairvol]

I'm not keen on Kiffin. For one thing, he is VERY young. For another his record at oakland was bad. For another, Davis accused him yesterday of lying on multiple occasions in public comments. Davis has issues but I heard two newscasters yesterday say he's still fairly sharp, so this may raise character issues with Kiffin. I also wonder if Kiffin will like recruiting--I doubt he had to work too hard at it at usc, which pretty gets who it wants to get on the west coast/california, and he did no recruiting in the nfl of course. I would not have kiffin high on my list--though I do like the fact that he's propably got some football smarts, which are in short supply with Fulmer.

[arkyvol]

Originally Posted by volswin08

How about....he had 5 wins and 15 losses as head coach of Oakland...?

correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't pete carroll canned as head coach of the patriots? what was his winning percentage?

[tennrebel]

As a Ole Miss grad and a Tennessee fan, I would ask you to remember another USC coaching product: ED ORGERON. I should not have to say more.

[VolunteerHillbilly]

As a lawyer I will say that much of Davis' comments yesterday seemed to be an attempt to lay out a defense for the impending lawsuit. He was basically trying to explain how he thinks he fired Kiffen for cause.

[orangeandwhite]

Originally Posted by volswin08

satan, had been HC at two major universities before running for the pro money... with a decent winning % at each school.

Exactly what I was thinking. I'm not sure how I feel about Kiffin one way or another, but my problem with the comparison to Saban's failure in the NFL is that Saban won a BCS championship while at a team in the SEC.
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[Rynovol]

It's part of his "firing with cause" agenda. Al's lost his freaking mind, and has ruined the once mighty Raiders.

[volswin08]

Originally Posted by arkyvol

correct me if i'm wrong, but wasn't pete carroll canned as head coach of the patriots? what was his winning percentage?

As the Patriots HC, his record was 27 wins and 21 Losses.....in a tough division.

[rjtenvol]

I went to High School with Kiffin at Jefferson in Minnesota where he was 2 years ahead of me and I graduated from UT in 2001. The guy knows football, especially offense and he would institute his father's Tampa 2 pro-style defense, which was actually the start of the rift with Davis. He may come across a bit arrogant at times, but all good coaches do, think Saban or Richt. And its proven that the guy can recruit--he was the head recruiter at USC for 3 straight classes ranked #1 in the nation. I think this would be the best hire the University of Tennessee could make. The program is stale, Fulmer and his staff have gown old and Kiffin's youth, energy and confidence would actually play well with the recruits--and in my humble opinion, that is where UT has fundamentally lost ground on other SEC programs.

[IBleedOrange]

Originally Posted by rjtenvol

I went to High School with Kiffin at Jefferson in Minnesota where he was 2 years ahead of me and I graduated from UT in 2001. The guy knows football, especially offense and he would institute his father's Tampa 2 pro-style defense, which was actually the start of the rift with Davis. He may come across a bit arrogant at times, but all good coaches do, think Saban or Richt. And its proven that the guy can recruit--he was the head recruiter at USC for 3 straight classes ranked #1 in the nation. I think this would be the best hire the University of Tennessee could make. The program is stale, Fulmer and his staff have gown old and Kiffin's youth, energy and confidence would actually play well with the recruits--and in my humble opinion, that is where UT has fundamentally lost ground on other SEC programs.

I'm not picking on your post here but I always get a kick out of how people talk about "young, energetic coaches" and Saban in the same thought process since he is about 57 years old.

I guess my point is a coach doesn't have to be "young and energetic" to bring new life back to the UT football program.

[rexvol]

Originally Posted by rjtenvol

I went to High School with Kiffin at Jefferson in Minnesota where he was 2 years ahead of me and I graduated from UT in 2001. The guy knows football, especially offense and he would institute his father's Tampa 2 pro-style defense, which was actually the start of the rift with Davis. He may come across a bit arrogant at times, but all good coaches do, think Saban or Richt. And its proven that the guy can recruit--he was the head recruiter at USC for 3 straight classes ranked #1 in the nation. I think this would be the best hire the University of Tennessee could make. The program is stale, Fulmer and his staff have gown old and Kiffin's youth, energy and confidence would actually play well with the recruits--and in my humble opinion, that is where UT has fundamentally lost ground on other SEC programs.

agree completely

[Oracle69]

Everything at this point is pure speculation.