You can be aggressive without embarrassing UT on ESPN...Win , just win, let that do your talking...
Right now, the entire world is eager to watch Kiffin fall on his face... People don't like arrogance and cocky mixed with a bunch of folly...he is a good looking guy, rich and has the UT job at age 33...largely in part because of his dad's success...let's be honest here.. he hasn't done jack, but run his mouth so far. People don't respect that kind of leadership
You can't be writing that with a straight face considering the egos of Miles, Spurrier, and Saban and the outright narcissism of Meyer.
Yes, CLK is cocky... but he does it with a smirk, a laugh. It is a game to him to play with people's heads. Meyer takes himself THAT serious. CLK suspected then drew him out and proved it. Now we'll see if he, and others like LSU for that matter, can use it against him.
I hate that he made the mistake about the phone call rule. It would have been more effective if he'd just said "A certain coach was calling like an immature jealous girlfriend"... or something along that line. Meyer would have reacted just as badly without it reflecting badly on CLK.
He has to learn not to say what he is thinking
Why's that? His players are more excited than they've been in their UT careers. He just signed the #1 recruit and finished a top 10 class in his first year (like Saban did). UT is getting attention... and yes, recruits like schools that get hated on.
Right now the entertainment value just went thru the roof when UT and UF play, as well as BAMA and LSU...and UGA...oh man, it's going to be awesome
Well think about that apex... Had CLK come in like you apparently think he should have, what are the chances that ESPN/CBS would have considered the "entertainment value" worth televising with UT coming off a 5-7 season?
The veteran coaches are going to enjoy the opportunity to give out some humble pie..
Why do lions kill the offspring of the previous pride male? To eliminate potential rivals before they grow up and become dangerous. They were going to do all they could to destroy him anyway.
It' s the new kid on the block calling out the bullies at school. These bullies have great resume's, can Kiffin back it up? Or is he going to get run?
I don't know if he'll win or lose but what he's done HELPS, not hurts, his chances.
And those bullies in the backs of their minds have to be wondering if he can back it up... again, that's after not thinking of UT as a serious threat previously.
Kiffin has successfully become the most hated coach in the SEC, with zero victories and in 3 months..
He is a success already :dance2:
You say that like you think it is a bad thing for UT. The Yankees are at once the most loved and hated team in America.
1) All the great players still want to go through NY to get their World Series championship.
2) They are still a media focus.
3) They are still the most successful financial team... and the biggest draw at opponents stadiums.