They were all bad hires but Lane Kiffin was the worst, most destructive hire in the history of Tennessee football. Before Kiffin, the Tennessee job was respected and revered by all. Hamilton could have had his pick of ANY coach in the country; yet he chose an unproven, disrespectful brat that was shamefully fired by his previous employer.
Sure, Kiffin was probably better with X’s and O’s but he was the worst thing to have ever happened to Tennessee football and our program has been damaged goods ever since.