vegasvolfan
Do what you have to until you can do what you want
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First of all, no one has confirmed that he slept with students. Second of all, predatory is a label that should be assessed with the Epstein circle. The ones running free and that I hope are exposed, commit suicide or die. We cannot afford to not know the difference between allegations of a coach sleeping with promiscuous, young students and a ring of wealthy men and women luring and paying for sex with lost, underaged women—some as young as 11… and then IMO ruining the life of the bravest of those victims.
Second, Lane Kiffin coached in a much tougher division and has had a much tougher schedule, he achieved three ten win seasons in that tougher schedule within his first 5 years to Josh’s 2two and just got his second 11+ win (Josh willl be here next year, so you can come back and compare his results next year to Kiffin’s results this year if it matters that much to you)), he has beaten Tennessee head to head and he did it with a lower NIL budget and at Ole Miss—a team that has historically had a weak brand in college football, a weaker team than Tennessee and has been bottom of the barrel in the SEC. He HAS done more than Heupel.
Also, we are watching first-hand the impact Golesh had on Huepel’s success. I do not think we are the same team without Golesh, and I would not be surprised if Golesh beats TN next year. He knows both offense and defense—unlike Huepel AND Kiffin, and our offense was much more creative than what we have seen since he left.
My point? I’m not sure what we saw was Huepel’s impact as much as it was Golesh’s.
When you consider all the variables and nuances, Kiffin has done more with less and he will do far more at LSU than anyone has to this point and than Josh would be able to.
I have always been in Josh’s corner and have argued with plenty of people in his favor, but I also have always known Kiffin was the better hire. Tennessee would have won a national title by now, had it hired Kiffin—who has changed and has grown up.
Firthermore, all of this ridicule of Kiffin and how he handled the LSU situation is ridiculous if my understanding of the events that unfolded are true.
Kiffin, unlike many other coaches, did not lie about his interest. Kiffin wanted to coach his players, they would not let him and for understandable reasons. Kiffin let Ole Miss have the last word. They had 6 years under Kiffin. I’m sure a lot of people made a lot of money they weren’t making before him. They wouldn’t match LSU’s NIL, or their salaries. They aren’t LSU and are tougher to recruit to—which is what any coach prefers to do sans mastering the transfer portal. So, he left and took coaches with him JUST LIKE DANNY AND HUEPEL did to UCF.
The reality is, there is no way to leave for a rival without ridicule in this sport.
I appreciate your backing Huepel as I have for so long. I also thought we made a mistake in letting go of Fulmer, but until something changes, I am reverting back to my original assessment that Huepel I would help us rebuild our program to point of stability and achieve some success, but he is isn’t looking like a guy who will get us to the promised land. He isn’t making proper staff adjustments. He lost his best coach fast who was a big part of that and replaced him with Halzle for crying out loud. We would never have seen the success with Hooker had Milton not gotten injured, and we never would have had the playoff birth last year had we not benefited from one of the easiest schedules in the SEC.
Do we fire him, and without a plan, like we did with Fulmer? For God’s sake, no. But when I look at the facts more closely, he is no Kiffin. Higher character? Sure. But I don’t think Kiffin is a predator either.
