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

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fulmermaniac said:
Folks, I agree that the game has passed Fulmer by and a graceful exit would be wonderful bringing in a new head coach that can actually win, but I've heard a lot of talk about that guy that coached the raiders ya know oh what's his name, Lane LOSER! He would not do anything for this program, if he became head coach at Tennessee, we would go 0-12 every year, he couldn't win with the Raiders and he defitnely couldn't do anything here. He sucks, he needs to quit coaching and maybe possibly take the money he made coaching and just manage a CFL team or something.
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This post and the fact that you don't approve simply makes me like Kiffin more.
 
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Kiffin's more of a NFL O-coordinator--he's not big time college head coach material. UT needs to hire a proven winner in college, and not gamble on some unknown commodity. Go after Stoops---he's the man! He vacations and owns condos in florida and would be much happier in TN than OK.
 
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fulmermaniac said:
Folks, I agree that the game has passed Fulmer by and a graceful exit would be wonderful bringing in a new head coach that can actually win, but I've heard a lot of talk about that guy that coached the raiders ya know oh what's his name, Lane LOSER! He would not do anything for this program, if he became head coach at Tennessee, we would go 0-12 every year, he couldn't win with the Raiders and he defitnely couldn't do anything here. He sucks, he needs to quit coaching and maybe possibly take the money he made coaching and just manage a CFL team or something.
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You belong in Georgia. You're just as delusional as UGA fans.
 
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VolsRule said:
Kiffin's more of a NFL O-coordinator--he's not big time college head coach material. UT needs to hire a proven winner in college, and not gamble on some unknown commodity. Go after Stoops---he's the man! He vacations and owns condos in florida and would be much happier in TN than OK.
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You guys need to get off the Stoops bandwagon. He would never leave OU to come here.
 
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I'm not a Fulmerite and I'm not going to pretend I know who the next HC should be but I'd like to know is how replacing a 1-3 coach with a 1-3 is an improvement? Couldn't both coaches easily be 3-1?
 
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turn3 said:
I'm not a Fulmerite and I'm not going to pretend I know who the next HC should be but I'd like to know is how replacing a 1-3 coach with a 1-3 is an improvement? Couldn't both coaches easily be 3-1?
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Read some of the other posts in this thread. I am a Raider fan and can tell you that you CANNOT judge a coach by what he does in oakland. al davis meddles in player selection, coach selection, offensive and defensive philosophy, and probably play calling. Because he had inmates run the asylum 30 years ago and won with them, he thinks he can do it today. But he is saldy mistaken. I admire the man for all he has done for the pro game, but he's completely out of it nowadays. I am not advocating Kiffin for the job, but he would be a good guy to interview. nhe'd bring some youthfulness and enthusiasm. Hell, Maybe his dad will come down and be the DC in a couple of years. Eh? I'm just saying that 1-3 doesn't tell all of the story.
 
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Yeah,He'll set up that California pipeline of kids wanting to move completely across the country and play at a place where most of the people out there think doesnt have electricity
 
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JohnnyBall said:
Yeah,He'll set up that California pipeline of kids wanting to move completely across the country and play at a place where most of the people out there think doesnt have electricity
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Arian Foster, Casey Clausen, Rick Clausen, Kevin Simon, Kevin Burnett, Cody Pope, and Kenny O'Neal had no problem going camping in Knoxville.
 
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VolsRule said:
He'll take some asst coaching job somewhere, and wait for another NFL job to open up.
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It sounds as if he was set to go to Arkansas, but Petrino beat him to the punch by jumping ship midseason. I think he'd be receptive if we offered.
 
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turn3 said:
I'm not a Fulmerite and I'm not going to pretend I know who the next HC should be but I'd like to know is how replacing a 1-3 coach with a 1-3 is an improvement? Couldn't both coaches easily be 3-1?
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Comparing NFL and college records doesn't work. If the Raiders finished 8-8 this year, most people would think Kiffen did a great job. If(when) Fulmer goes 6-6, people will be angry. The Vols were ranked and should have enough talent to win more than half their games. The Raiders are a young team far from the top 1/3 of the NFL, and they don't have the luxury of playing cupcakes like UAB or NIU.
 
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kptvol said:
It sounds as if he was set to go to Arkansas, but Petrino beat him to the punch by jumping ship midseason. I think he'd be receptive if we offered.
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My only question though since i never really kept up with him before his nfl career, is what makes him a guy we'd want. He didnt really do much up in oakland
 
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TrueOrange said:
My only question though since i never really kept up with him before his nfl career, is what makes him a guy we'd want. He didnt really do much up in oakland
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He's got the pedigree, if you put stock into that. He was an integral part of USC's offenses. He really did improve the Raiders. They went from getting destroyed in every game to playing close and then still losing every game. Doesn't sound like much, but I really think he could have done well if given a better situation. Also, he was USC's recruiting coordinator.
 
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kptvol said:
He's got the pedigree, if you put stock into that. He was an integral part of USC's offenses. He really did improve the Raiders. They went from getting destroyed in every game to playing close and then still losing every game. Doesn't sound like much, but I really think he could have done well if given a better situation. Also, he was USC's recruiting coordinator.
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ok well the recruiting part sounds good....wait, was this the guy that carrol made OC right after Chow left?
 
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TrueOrange said:
ok well the recruiting part sounds good....wait, was this the guy that carrol made OC right after Chow left?
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He and Steve Sarkisian were co-OCs. Now it's just Sarkisian.

Another thing I forgot to mention is that Al Davis is supposedly really good at identifying great up and coming coaches.
 
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kptvol said:
He and Steve Sarkisian were co-OCs. Now it's just Sarkisian.
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ok, i dunno know, kiffin there always kinda just struck me as the he did well with chow's guys and O but wasnt able to make them as good as they should have been...

who worthwhile had he himself actually recruited?
 
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TrueOrange said:
ok, i dunno know, kiffin there always kinda just struck me as the he did well with chow's guys and O but wasnt able to make them as good as they should have been...

who worthwhile had he himself actually recruited?
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Don't follow USC recruiting so I couldn't tell you.
 
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This deserves its own thread..

Today it was revealed by Mr.Davis that Lane was interested in the Arkansas job last year but was stopped by Al.
It's 2008.. And there might be some more coaching positions open soon..

If by chance.. and I repeat.. By CHANCE (0.05% chance) that Fulmer Resigns/Retires/Fired would you still be interested in Lane after all the debacle today..

I would.. He was awesome at USC.. and you started to see alot of potential in Oakland if it wasn't run by a complete mad man...

Your thoughts..

Go Vols!\
 
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Lane Kiffin (born May 9, 1975, in Bloomington, Minnesota) is the former head coach of the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was previously the offensive coordinator for the University of Southern California Trojans.[1] Age 31 at the time of his hiring (32 when he coached his first NFL game), Kiffin became the youngest head coach in National Football League history; he also surpassed the New York Jets' Eric Mangini and the Pittsburgh Steelers' Mike Tomlin as the youngest head coach since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.

He is the son of veteran college and NFL coach Monte Kiffin, who currently serves as defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Kiffin is a 1994 graduate of Bloomington Jefferson High School in Minnesota and a 1998 graduate of Fresno State University. He played backup quarterback for the Bulldogs and gave up his senior season to become a Student Assistant Coach at Fresno State University, where his position coach was current University of California Head Coach Jeff Tedford . He earned his bachelor degree from Fresno State in 1998. where he played football, basketball and baseball. Kiffin also worked as a Graduate Assistant for one year at Colorado State University.In 1999, working with the offensive line, the Rams played in the Liberty Bowl that season. Kiffin's dad helped him secure a job with the Jacksonville Jaguars[citation needed] as a quality control assistant for one year. Lane was then hired by one of his father's former assistant coaches, Pete Carroll, as a tight ends coach at USC.

His wife name is Layla. They have two daughters: Landry, 3 and Pressley, 1. His brother, Chris, was a defensive lineman at Colorado State (2001-04) and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Mississippi .

University of Southern California

Kiffin joined the USC staff in 2001 as a tight ends coach and became the wide receivers coach in 2002. In 2004, he added the duties of passing game coordinator and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2005. Kiffin also took the reins as recruiting coordinator that year, after offensive coordinator Norm Chow left USC for the same position with the NFL's Tennessee Titans. Along with these duties, Kiffin continued as the wide receivers coach.

During Kiffin’s tenure with USC, he was instrumental in the development of several wide receivers and tight ends in the program. While he was there, USC produced noted talents such as NFL draftees Mike Williams, Keary Colbert, Kareem Kelly, Alex Holmes and Dominique Byrd. In addition, Steve Smith and Dwayne Jarrett of the 2006 USC Trojans football team were both selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft by the New York Giants and the Carolina Panthers, respectively. Patrick Turner, Fred Davis and several other young new recruits such as Vidal Hazelton, Travon Patterson and Jamere Holland seem likely to continue the trend of excellence at this position. Notably, Lane Kiffin also helped amass the number-one recruiting class in the nation, the past several years (as evaluated by organizations such as Scout.com and Rivals.com).

In 2005, USC head coach Pete Carroll selected Kiffin to replace Norm Chow as offensive coordinator. Despite being new to the role, Lane Kiffin helped guide USC to a 23-3 win-loss record during his tenure in this capacity (an 88% win percentage). During the previous four years under Norm Chow’s play calling, the Trojans achieved 41 wins and 9 losses (82%). Under Kiffin in 2005 the USC offense produced school records in virtually every dimension, averaging 49.1 points and 579 yards per game. USC’s potent offense that season became the first in NCAA history to have a 3,000 yard passer (Matt Leinart), two 1,000 yard rushers (Reggie Bush & LenDale White), and a 1,000 yard receiver (Dwayne Jarrett). Steve Smith fell a few yards short of also surpassing 1,000 yards in receiving. With an all new offensive cast at the skill positions and in what was generally viewed as a rebuilding year for USC the offensive totals fell off to 30.5 point, and 391 yards per game, and 11 wins overall, he was promoted to offensive and recruiting coordinator while continuing as the wide receivers coach. In Kiffin’s three years as recruiting coordinator at USC, the Trojans had the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in college football every year. Under Kiffin leadership in 2006, the Trojans finished first in the Pac-10 in passing efficiency by averaging 142.8 yards per game, produced two, 1,000-yard receivers , Dwayne Jarrett (1,105), Steve Smith — 1,083) and a 3,000-yard passer John David Booty with 3,347 Injuries affected the team all year as three fullbacks went down to major injury by the third game of the year, several freshman running backs rotated as starting tailback, and wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett missed parts of the mid-season due to injury. Despite these losses and key injuries the team produced top 20 statistics in most NCAA offensive categories and concluded with an impressive 32-18 win over the then #3 ranked team the University of Michigan in the Rose Bowl.

Despite all the teams achievements, Kiffin's work with the Trojans over his two-year period as offensive coordinator is sometimes harshly judged for what it did not accomplish – win national championships – as compared to the previous two seasons in 2003 and 2004.[original research?][citation needed] Furthermore offensive play-calling responsibilities for USC were shared during this period with QB coach Steve Sarkisian having on-the-field approval for Kiffin’s suggestions and head coach Pete Carroll maintaining veto power. Lack of clarity and final say over play calling responsibility has left some controversy over how much decision making power Kiffin wielded versus Sarkisian and Carroll during his two-year tenure as offensive coordinator.[original research?][citation needed]

After an upset loss to the UCLA Bruins to close the 2006 season, eliminating USC from the 2006 BCS title game, there were reports in the news media that previous coordinator Norm Chow publicly criticized the young coordinator along with quarterbacks coach Steve Sarkisian. He was interviewed by the Orange County Register.
“ I know DeWayne Walker may be better than both of those guys, DeWayne Walker is a heck of a football coach, which is why I wasn't too surprised he did what he did at UCLA.[2] ”

Other sources however point out that Chow's comments were taken out of context in this regard and did not reflect his intended meaning. These reports indicate the following conversation ensued over the airwaves.
“ Host: Coach, here back in Los Angeles, USC, a couple of your proteges in Lane Kiffin and Steve Sarkisian, taking over as offensive coordinators for the Trojans, they've uh, taken a lot of heat, and Joe mentioned especially after the UCLA game. Any thoughts on those two guys and the job they've done since you left? Norm Chow Reply: Nah, you know I don't get a chance to follow much, you know we're so busy doing what we're doing, um, you know LenDale keeps me informed of all that but I really don't, don't know. You know I know DeWayne Walker maybe better than both of those guys and DeWayne's a heck of a football coach and that's why it wasn't too surprising when DeWayne did what he did with UCLA.[3] ”

The contents of the interview are available for download at KLAC 570AM radio's website[4] Kiffin, Walker and Chow were all coaches on the 2001 Trojans team.

[edit] Oakland Raiders

Raiders' owner Al Davis hired Kiffin on January 23, 2007, making him the youngest head coach in Raiders history, and the youngest head coach since the formation of the modern NFL.Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach John Madden was 32 when he was elevated to the head post by Davis in 1969. [5] Davis has been known to select young, up-and-coming coaches in their thirties; those hires who fared well include Tom Flores, John Madden, Mike Shanahan and Jon Gruden. All have won Super Bowls, though Madden and Flores are the only ones to win a championship with the Raiders.

On August 12, 2007, in his NFL head coaching debut, Kiffin and the Raiders won their preseason opener 27–23 over the Arizona Cardinals.

Lane Kiffin recorded his first regular season win as a NFL head coach on September 23, 2007; the Raiders defeated the Cleveland Browns 26–24 when defensive lineman Tommy Kelly blocked a late Cleveland field goal.

At his end-of-the-season press conference, Kiffin told the media and his players that he had many plans and changes he was going to make in the 2008 offseason. When asked by his players about rumors that Kiffin was interested in open coaching positions in college football, he told them he never thought the rumors were important enough to address because he was never planning to leave.[6]


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