Lane Kiffin just might get the last laugh

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Didn't see this posted anywhere. Sorry if it was. :)

Just ran across this article and I thought it was great.

Lane Kiffin may get the last laugh | College Football Recruiting

The Kiffin PR Test:

To test our Lane Kiffin-is-smarter-than-you-may-think theory, we randomly called one of the nation’s top juniors, or 2010 prospects. Tailback Mack Brown of Atlanta’s M.L. King High has around 15 early scholarship offers, including Florida, Alabama, UGA, Auburn, Clemson, and Tennessee. He is a candidate to be the state’s No. 1 recruit for next year.

Brown was asked if he knew the name of Tennessee’s first-year coach? “Lane Kiffin, and I talked to him Wednesday,” Brown said without hesitating.

How about Clemson’s new coach? “They offered me yesterday [Thursday.]” Brown paused. “No sir. I talked to the running backs coach. I’m not sure about the head coach. Sorry.”

What about Auburn? They have a new guy, too. Brown momentarily paused and said, “That’s Coach Chizik, yes, Chizik. Is that right?” Correct. Brown was asked if he knew Chizik’s first name like he did with Kiffin. “No sir. But I can call my coach and find out.”

Regarding recruiting, Lane Kiffin may get the last laugh on everyone.
 
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good press??? no way...


333 will probably have some things to argue about in this article...
 
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333 is a TOOL... He's the feller we wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley... haw haw haw
 
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Heh. Good read - thanks for posting that Springbok! Guess it's true what they say - no such thing as bad pub (just so they spell the name right)!
 
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Good article...and I like the positive outlook, but I highly doubt that every single statement he made were part of a diabolicle, measured PR campaign. I mean, he could have made himself at least look a little better than an imbecile. I'm 100% behind CLK, but I hope he is more careful with his public statements. By the way...I think we have a heck of a shot with Mack Brown, and he is one hell of a back.
 
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Kiffin's generating a lot of national pub for UT---this should help big time with recruiting next year!
 
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IMO, Kiffin is smarter than we give him credit for and I really think he is a workaholic. With all of the CPF homers still hanging on and trying to dog CLK into the ground my advice is lets give him a few years and think and hope that we will all be pleasantly suprised...if not this year then next we should really see some great steps foward.
 
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Certainly, the national press is a positive for Kiffin's "name recognition."

But I think this 2010 recruit knows his name because Kiffin's doing what he said he'd do -- he's rolling up his sleaves and he's outworking other head coaches on the recruiting trail. The kid didn't know Dabo's name because Dabo has his RBs coach calling.....It doesn't sound like Chizik's personally recruited this kid yet either. Kiffin's staff is the finest collection of recruiters in the country, and he's leading that group by example.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
Certainly, the national press is a positive for Kiffin's "name recognition."

But I think this 2010 recruit knows his name because Kiffin's doing what he said he'd do -- he's rolling up his sleaves and he's outworking other head coaches on the recruiting trail. The kid didn't know Dabo's name because Dabo has his RBs coach calling.....It doesn't sound like Chizik's personally recruited this kid yet either. Kiffin's staff is the finest collection of recruiters in the country, and he's leading that group by example.
Click to expand...

Great points, although you made it sound kind of like a bad thing that this is happening. It is a very good thing.:good!:
 
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CLK has no fear and he has accomplished his goal of getting his and UTK's name out there. Has he cracked a few eggs and got some yoke on his face, sure. However, he had to go to extreme's to breath life into the recruiting program. I think his "missteps" are done and I would be very surprised to see him put his foot in his mouth again.
 
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