I'll say this about kiffin. He has learned a lot under Saban and probably has grown up a lot as well. He needed a mentor to succeed as a head coach and he got one. I think where ever kiffin ends up, he will be a good head coach now... Tennessee probably will never hire him.
Pete Carroll wasn't a good enough mentor? You certainly know more about football than anyone else on VN ever could but we really don't know if Kiffin has matured or not because Saban doesn't allow his assistants to speak to the media. "Joey Freshwater" rose to fame from his time in Alabama after all.
Call me crazy if you want but this guy can recruit & coach. So he left Tennessee for his dream job, I can't blame him for that. Like him or not he is a winner. Lets kiss and make up & hire a real coach Lane Kiffin. Look at him at Alabama, taken the offense to a different level. You want to win hire Lane. JMO
He went 7-6 with losses to terrible UCLA and Auburn teams and that depleted roster included the Thorpe award winner... but your immature and inappropriate use of the "r" word is noted.