To be fair, Kiffin was doomed at the start at USC with the sanctions and scholarship reductions. On top of that, he was a young, arrogant, and immature prick.
Would have needed a helluva coach to pull them out of that back then.
He seems to have matured quite a bit, did some good things at Bama and FAU.
I think he will get Ole Miss up and running. Get together a group of good to elite recruiters and be the 3rd best team in the west with 7-5 to 8-4 seasons with the occasional upset sprinkled in ala Freeze.