2025/2026 Coaching Carousel

[GVF]

But to someone’s earlier post, Kiffin and maybe Drink mitigate the admin issues because they’ll have style football that will be exciting compared to what they’ve had. Freeze just loses in a new painstaking fashion every week

He used to be able to coach that way and put that excitement on the field. Guess he lost that touch with his personal implosion at Ole Miss.

 

[gohogs14]

Did your boosters just not like Pittman or something? I thought he was a very well-liked guy. As you said it is interesting that they open their wallets for Cal.

Everyone loved him as a person just didn’t have much confidence in his coaching ability. He was always meant to be a bridge guy and obviously he didn’t have near the resume or panache as someone like Cal (who was also best friends with John Tyson). Pittman saying things like “I didn’t know what to do” in press conferences didn’t really help either.

 

[RandomUTfan]

Maybe if does not need saying, but anyone that thinks the UF job comes with an Admin Dumpster Fire and Auburn does not.....well maybe more of a major booster dumpter fire....but all in the same bucket. Freeze's struggles there are not 100% of his own doing. He'd have had a far happier life living at Liberty a little longer. The only reason any coach would give AU or UF a shot is to get that life changing buyout package lined up cause they know they'll be done in 3 when they get there.

You're absolutely right. I know there are plenty of legit criticisms we have with Tennessee but look around the country. There are some really bad programs with entrenched ADs who are so corrupt no one wants to fire them because everyone is suckling from that tit.

 

[GVF]

You're absolutely right. I know there are plenty of legit criticisms we have with Tennessee but look around the country. There are some really bad programs with entrenched ADs who are so corrupt no one wants to fire them because everyone is suckling from that tit.

Head on over to the Baseball Forum for today's VN explosion. I'm an open minded 50/50 on that situation I suppose.

 

[RandomUTfan]

Gator fans seriously saw this quote from Lane Kiffin and their interpretation was he's going to be the next head coach at Florida.

'I'm never going to make decisions based on money, I'm going to make decisions based on everyday happiness.'

They are the most delusional fan base in the country. Their delusion is worse than Vandy fans pre-Clark Lea. At least Vandy beat Tennessee every once in awhile. Lane Kiffin is never going to coach at Florida.

 

[JMSqb11]

Gator fans seriously saw this quote from Lane Kiffin and their interpretation was he's going to be the next head coach at Florida.

'I'm never going to make decisions based on money, I'm going to make decisions based on everyday happiness.'

They are the most delusional fan base in the country. Their delusion is worse than Vandy fans pre-Clark Lea. At least Vandy beat Tennessee every once in awhile. Lane Kiffin is never going to coach at Florida.

Lane has finally matured and the fact he and Layla are now living in same city with his kids in an entrenched environment and community is not gonna be easily uprooted by money.

I really could see Lane staying put at Ole Miss until Knox goes to college.

There is definitely no downside for Lane to treat Ole Miss like Petersen did Boise State.

They are literally a defensive front 7 away from being a complete program.

 

[RandomUTfan]

Lane has finally matured and the fact he and Layla are now living in same city with his kids in an entrenched environment and community is not gonna be easily uprooted by money.

I really could see Lane staying put at Ole Miss until Knox goes to college.

There is definitely no downside for Lane to treat Ole Miss like Petersen did Boise State.

They are literally a defensive front 7 away from being a complete program.

What most are saying is that even if all things were equal between the Ole Miss and Florida job, (and they aren't) it wouldn't make sense for Lane to make the move. He's already got a job where they are investing at a top 5 level in terms of spending for a roster and he only has to win 7 regular season games every year to get an automatic rollover of his contract. Florida won't be able to give him anything Ole Miss won't match.

Florida fans are convinced of their own superiority, but unfortunately for them, the rest of us have perspective.

 

[JMSqb11]

What most are saying is that even if all things were equal between the Ole Miss and Florida job, (and they aren't) it wouldn't make sense for Lane to make the move. He's already got a job where they are investing at a top 5 level in terms of spending for a roster and he only has to win 7 regular season games every year to get an automatic rollover of his contract. Florida won't be able to give him anything Ole Miss won't match.

Florida fans are convinced of their own superiority, but unfortunately for them, the rest of us have perspective.

Correct. On one hand, there is no guarantee they are gonna actually make a huge hire that isn’t the same ole same ole.

On the other hand, they could finally turn the corner on making weak hires and are ready to “buy” their homerun hire.

It’s gonna be funny when they wind up hiring Drink and everyone feels like it’s Napier 2.0

 

[JMSqb11]

Petrino schooling Freeze. Surely Freeze gets fired this weekend.