Lane Kiffin Trolls Tennessee on Twitter...Again

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Rudy123 said:
First of all, things are not good for Kiffin now. His wife divorced him and "to our knowledge" he hasn't gotten any interest from other NCAA teams as a head coaching job.
No one is interested in him. He messed up the Raiders job. He bailed on U.T. and he wasn't able to keep USC up to standard, due partly because of their reduction of scholarships. None the less, he has not faired well in any head coaching job.

As far as last years game vs. Bama, remember, Bama had not had a bye week until after they played us and they were burned out an injury ridden. We lose by 4 points in a good game, but last season was the best chance we had to beat them in a long time.
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Ok, but there are advantages that Tennessee has this year, that it didn't in last year's game. The game is in Neyland this year and there isn't a Derrick Henry on their roster. Yes, they have 5-star replacements, but to just automatically say that they will be as good or anywhere close to as good as Henry, is a stretch.
 
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The Artful Dodger said:
Ok, but there are advantages that Tennessee has this year, that it didn't in last year's game. The game is in Neyland this year and there isn't a Derrick Henry on their roster. Yes, they have 5-star replacements, but to just automatically say that they will be as good or anywhere close to as good as Henry, is a stretch.
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A number of our tandem tailbacks have both ended up well over 1000 yards for the season. Henry didn't have the options we normally enjoy. He is a freak of nature in that his 30th or 40th carry looked like his first.

We will be back to dual-beast mode this season.
 
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The Artful Dodger said:
Ok, but there are advantages that Tennessee has this year, that it didn't in last year's game. The game is in Neyland this year and there isn't a Derrick Henry on their roster. Yes, they have 5-star replacements, but to just automatically say that they will be as good or anywhere close to as good as Henry, is a stretch.
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I tend to agree with you. The one major advantage is that Bama's schedule is much easier heading into the TSIO than it was last year. 2015 Bama may have had one of the most difficult Octobers in recent memory. Not so this year. Tennessee has a tougher set of opponents before Bama, and they don't have the luxury of a bye week like they did last year.
 
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bamawriter said:
I tend to agree with you. The one major advantage is that Bama's schedule is much easier heading into the TSIO than it was last year. 2015 Bama may have had one of the most difficult Octobers in recent memory. Not so this year. Tennessee has a tougher set of opponents before Bama, and they don't have the luxury of a bye week like they did last year.
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They still have six in a row before UT. And road games at Arkansas and Ole Miss aren't something to sleep on. Additionally, USC will want to prove they are "back" by making a statement at Jerry World.

I'd say the schedules are somewhat close to even when it comes to TSIO.
 
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Grand Vol said:
They still have six in a row before UT. And road games at Arkansas and Ole Miss aren't something to sleep on. Additionally, USC will want to prove they are "back" by making a statement at Jerry World.

I'd say the schedules are somewhat close to even when it comes to TSIO.
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It's the immediate lead up that gives Bama an advantage. I'll take Kent St, Kentucky, @ Arkansas over Florida, @ Georgia, @ A&M every single time.
 
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Grand Vol said:
They still have six in a row before UT. And road games at Arkansas and Ole Miss aren't something to sleep on. Additionally, USC will want to prove they are "back" by making a statement at Jerry World.

I'd say the schedules are somewhat close to even when it comes to TSIO.
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I do too. That is why depth and plenty of it will matter like no other time of the regular season schedule. A physical slobber knocker is going to break out style wise. The 4th quarter will matter in Neyland.
 
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A competitive TSIO is good for both teams. Making the game matter is good for CFB.

And no one not wearing crimson or Rebel red should care what anyone named Kiffin does.
 
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TUSKtimes said:
You do realize, if folks keep using "TROLLING" for every event in life, pretty soon no one is going to get it's very special meaning...................................like now.

I would like to mandate that we only use the word "trolling" when we actually understand why we're insulted.
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You are not we to us.
 
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This guy went from being a head coach at two traditional powers, one in the SEC, to being an offensive coordinator. Why would anything this guy says bother anyone...? He's not the one running things at Bama. The dude is a freaking OC. That is a far cry from being a HC at Tennessee. The real joke is on him and the path his career has taken.
 
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Lane there's a reason you've been fired everywhere you've gone, your Dad doesn't even want to work with you and your wife left. I mean does your dog even like you dude? Its time to give up that Frat Boy persona and grow up...or maybe not and just die old, broke and alone. The latter works for Vol Nation, just sayin'..
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
This guy went from being a head coach at two traditional powers, one in the SEC, to being an offensive coordinator. Why would anything this guy says bother anyone...? He's not the one running things at Bama. The dude is a freaking OC. That is a far cry from being a HC at Tennessee. The real joke is on him and the path his career has taken.
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A great philosopher once said: "A man has got to know his limitations." Perhaps that is the lessons learned. But as we speak, he has been making 3.4 million a year to not coach at USC and another half million to be our OC. He has 2 SEC titles and a NC as OC on his resume if and when he forgets his limitations again. Life can be a lot of things, but, a joke, may not fit all his career decisions.
 
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TUSKtimes said:
A great philosopher once said: "A man has got to know his limitations." Perhaps that is the lessons learned. But as we speak, he has been making 3.4 million a year to not coach at USC and another half million to be our OC. He has 2 SEC titles and a NC as OC on his resume if and when he forgets his limitations again. Life can be a lot of things, but, a joke, may not fit all his career decisions.
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Oh, I wish I had a joke of a life like Lane's.
 
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ITSGR82BATNVOL said:
As would anyone else with the brains required to recognize a good OC.
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You would need another Saban type as HC to keep him from sayin' somethin' stupid every time he got near a mic. The guy is a talented offensive mind but he' s negative sound bite waiting to happen.
 
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TUSKtimes said:
A number of our tandem tailbacks have both ended up well over 1000 yards for the season. Henry didn't have the options we normally enjoy. He is a freak of nature in that his 30th or 40th carry looked like his first.

We will be back to dual-beast mode this season.
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I can see that happening. But another interesting article I read pointed out the fact that this will be the first year since before Glen Coffee was the RB that the new starter will not have at least 500 yards rushing as the backup. Neither Scarbrough or Harris (or Emmons) have had much experience at all thus far. The leading returning rusher Scarbrough has less than 130 career yards. Now the question is, Did Saban not give Scarbrough a chance because of how much he liked Henry or didn't trust Scarbrough? And like I said before, Saban has had Heisman trophy RB's but he still used the backup extensively no matter how good the starter was. So why did he not do this with Scarbrough?
 
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The Artful Dodger said:
I can see that happening. But another interesting article I read pointed out the fact that this will be the first year since before Glen Coffee was the RB that the new starter will not have at least 500 yards rushing as the backup. Neither Scarbrough or Harris (or Emmons) have had much experience at all thus far. The leading returning rusher Scarbrough has less than 130 career yards. Now the question is, Did Saban not give Scarbrough a chance because of how much he liked Henry or didn't trust Scarbrough? And like I said before, Saban has had Heisman trophy RB's but he still used the backup extensively no matter how good the starter was. So why did he not do this with Scarbrough?
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Bo was coming off a knee injury and was suspended the first 4 games of 2015. He was behind Harris in the pecking order. You saw him a little if you looked closely at mop up against MSU in playoffs.

If you missed him, Bo's on left, DT on right:
 

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TUSKtimes said:
Bo was coming off a knee injury and was suspended the first 4 games of 2015. He was behind Harris in the pecking order. You saw him a little if you looked closely at mop up against MSU in playoffs.

If you missed him, Bo's on left, DT on right:
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He's big, no doubt. The few carries I saw him have I wasn't really blown away. Of course that was in mop up duty with 2nd or maybe even 3rd team offense. I have heard from some Bama fans that he might not be the brightest bulb either. Maybe hasn't picked up the offense as quickly as Saban would have liked. I don't know that to be true other than I know he had academic troubles which certainly isn't exclusive to him in college football. He has some big shoes to fill. Should be interesting to see how well he does.
 
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VonVol said:
He's big, no doubt. The few carries I saw him have I wasn't really blown away. Of course that was in mop up duty with 2nd or maybe even 3rd team offense. I have heard from some Bama fans that he might not be the brightest bulb either. Maybe hasn't picked up the offense as quickly as Saban would have liked. I don't know that to be true other than I know he had academic troubles which certainly isn't exclusive to him in college football. He has some big shoes to fill. Should be interesting to see how well he does.
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You can be grease lightning in a bottle you're not getting on the field if you don't pick up blocks and fundamentally
know your stuff as a freshman at Bama.

Henry seldom got on the field as a freshman for that very reason. He said my HS coaches never ask me to block. My job was to run the ball. That second year never looks like year one for a reason.
 
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TUSKtimes said:
Bo was coming off a knee injury and was suspended the first 4 games of 2015. He was behind Harris in the pecking order. You saw him a little if you looked closely at mop up against MSU in playoffs.

If you missed him, Bo's on left, DT on right:
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If you are trying to impress us with the size of your RB, then you picked the wrong team.
 
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VersaceButch said:
Well, I've always been in the minority but I don't blindly hate Kiffin like most people here. He is a fantastic coordinator and calls some great plays. I truly do believe as well that if the USC job had not come calling he would have stayed at TN and done a very good job.

USC was his dream job. The way I look at it, it's the same as if I am coaching at USC and my alma mater Tennessee comes calling and asks me to put them back on top. I would bolt from Southern California in a heartbeat.

Yeah, Kiffin failed over there. He went into a messy situation and did a horrible job at managing it and made matters worse in some areas. But people that act like he has some blind hatred for us are just naive. I would have loved to see what he could have done here with a few more years to recruit and build a serviceable roster.

Hindsight is 20/20. We can all sit and be an arm-chair coach and discuss how his hire led to Dooley and the downward spiral of our beloved program, but at the time most loved the hire and for good reason. I know I would be more than happy to have him back here calling plays, but I understand I am in the minority.
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I dont hate Kiffy either. BUT he is an average to inconsistent coordinator. Im not sure why he has been labeled as a an offensive guru. Maybe because he is young and wears a visor. The national title game success was more about Clemson not knowing how to cover an inline TE than him calling plays.

At USC he had elite talent on offense and had dreadful offensive numbers. He didnt have depth but he had some darn good talent.

At Tennessee outside the UCLA and Aubie game I thought he did do a good job with the worse line in the SEC.

In fact at UT outside the UCLA
 
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