The Lane Kiffin Thread

Kiffin: Yes or No

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#503
#503
Fightmaker said:
That is not the reason I don’t want him. I want someone who can take our program to an elite level. He won’t stay long enough to do that, even if he had the ability. I have all the evidence in the world to suggest that he won’t. You have none to suggest that he will.
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There is no evidence to suggest any other HC that we might go after has the ability or will stay long enough to take us to the elite level either.
 
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#504
#504
He did well in his first season here. That may have been more because of the staff he hired than his coaching but I liked him while he was here. Obviously we wouldn’t want to forget how it ended and the fact that he would be doing the same thing to Ole Miss, not that I care about Ole Miss but it shows something about his character. If we were to hire him you gotta make him prove that this is the job he really wants long term and that could be done in his contract buyout clause. Basically make him agree to our terms to show his loyalty otherwise give him das boot!
 
#505
#505
If he'll get back with Layla I'll vote yes. They really projected a Hollywood type image on K-Town,imo. Joey took a while to sow all his wild oats and a sign of immaturity then. I honestly think he's grown up some since and would welcome him back to town.
 
#507
#507
mad4vols said:
Tennessee is on no position to pull a caliber coach like Kiffin. 👍TENNESSEE IS IN NO POSITION TO PULL A CALIBER AD LIKE WHITE --- oh wait.
Hell three years ago we thought we were too good for Schiano. Today he wouldn’t even give us a second look.
Vols football is dead, it’s going to take years to recover from this mess.
Expect a Google coach this time around.
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#508
#508
Going to be surprised if the new AD goes after Kiffin. I believe that he will understand the pain the program and fans have been through and part of that pain was caused by Kiffin. Kiffin left here after one year and would leave Ole Miss after one year??? Believe ADDW will be seeking stability and a solid coach is isn't off to a perceived bigger program that comes calling.

Kiffin simply does not offer that. If Saban gets run over by a log truck next year and Kiffin has ramped our offensive production up and the Tide, for some crazy reason, came calling, Kiffin is gone just as fast as he left for USC and Ole Miss for us. He's a good coach and exciting, but the hinting of willingness to leave Ole Miss after one year is a huge red flag. This is not the be-all, end-all job in CFB in perception right now. I wouldn't touch him.

I think it will be someone who wants to build their program here and be identified with a great Tennessee football program that someone built, not with an eye half cocked elsewhere and using Tennessee only to polish his resume.
 
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I came here ready to count the number of times of I see "Gruden would take the job" and laugh.. .but we've replaced his name with Kiffin now huh? Not as silly, but close.
 
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Volsj11 said:
He did well in his first season here. That may have been more because of the staff he hired than his coaching but I liked him while he was here. Obviously we wouldn’t want to forget how it ended and the fact that he would be doing the same thing to Ole Miss, not that I care about Ole Miss but it shows something about his character. If we were to hire him you gotta make him prove that this is the job he really wants long term and that could be done in his contract buyout clause. Basically make him agree to our terms to show his loyalty otherwise give him das boot!
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If we were to offer him you can bet it's going to be on our terms! Hell I'd even work in that he must embark on a one month long apology tour around the state! Lol.
 
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Fightmaker said:
It should also be noted when discussing Kiffin that his turnover gimmick at Ole Miss this year was a bag of money. The irony alone is just, I mean, you can’t make this stuff up.
But seriously folks, leave the man alone. They’ll build a statue of him down there if he wins the East once and averages 8 wins over 5 years. It’s laid back and out there far enough for nobody to care much about whatever shenanigans he decides to get into. He is not built for turning around a program on fire, as he plainly demonstrated at USC. Just let the man enjoy his pressure free life until some school with a beach has another opening.
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I don't think the vast majority of people realize what he did there, under very difficult situations. He was recruiting top 50 kids right and left, while under major probation, and winning games with a greatly reduced roster. What more was he supposed to do?
 
#518
#518
GroverCleveland said:
Going to be surprised if the new AD goes after Kiffin. I believe that he will understand the pain the program and fans have been through and part of that pain was caused by Kiffin. Kiffin left here after one year and would leave Ole Miss after one year??? Believe ADDW will be seeking stability and a solid coach is isn't off to a perceived bigger program that comes calling.

Kiffin simply does not offer that. If Saban gets run over by a log truck next year and Kiffin has ramped our offensive production up and the Tide, for some crazy reason, came calling, Kiffin is gone just as fast as he left for USC and Ole Miss for us. He's a good coach and exciting, but the hinting of willingness to leave Ole Miss after one year is a huge red flag. This is not the be-all, end-all job in CFB in perception right now. I wouldn't touch him.

I think it will be someone who wants to build their program here and be identified with a great Tennessee football program that someone built, not with an eye half cocked elsewhere and using Tennessee only to polish his resume.
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GroverCleveland said:
Going to be surprised if the new AD goes after Kiffin. I believe that he will understand the pain the program and fans have been through and part of that pain was caused by Kiffin. Kiffin left here after one year and would leave Ole Miss after one year??? Believe ADDW will be seeking stability and a solid coach is isn't off to a perceived bigger program that comes calling.

Kiffin simply does not offer that. If Saban gets run over by a log truck next year and Kiffin has ramped our offensive production up and the Tide, for some crazy reason, came calling, Kiffin is gone just as fast as he left for USC and Ole Miss for us. He's a good coach and exciting, but the hinting of willingness to leave Ole Miss after one year is a huge red flag. This is not the be-all, end-all job in CFB in perception right now. I wouldn't touch him.

I think it will be someone who wants to build their program here and be identified with a great Tennessee football program that someone built, not with an eye half cocked elsewhere and using Tennessee only to polish his resume.
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That's where we differ, I think if Kiffin comes here it's too put down long time roots. He bolted us for his childhood dream job, and yes to come here he would have to bolt Mississippi after 1 year. But he hasn't did that to date to nobody but us, and if he comes back to us it's not to bolt again. It goes against logic and it would be the nail in career suicide. In fact, if he did indeed leave Mississippi for Tennessee it would pretty much put his career on the line. Would make no sense to come back here unless it was to finish what he started 12 years ago. GBO!!!!
 
#521
#521
The absurdity that so many are displaying in the delusional idea that we could just go and get Kiffin if we want him is astonishing. He is becoming the new Gruden.

We might as well start saying he owns land in East TN, claiming he’s on planes to Knoxville, that he’s enrolled his kids in school, etc.

There’s absolutely no chance Kiffin would take this current disaster of a job, especially considering the penalties that are coming. Especially when far better jobs are right around the corner.

We’re making ourselves look pathetic. Kiffin left here after one year and now many are desperate for him to come back. It’s like begging your ex-wife who very publicly dumped and humiliated you to come back.
 
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#522
#522
So Kiffin leaves Tennessee after one season all fans are mad and thinks he stabbed us in the back. Tennessee needs a coach hey Kiffin why don't you stab ole miss in the back after one season and come home.
 
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#523
i2amavol said:
I don't think the vast majority of people realize what he did there, under very difficult situations. He was recruiting top 50 kids right and left, while under major probation, and winning games with a greatly reduced roster. What more was he supposed to do?
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My man, he got fired in the most epic fashion ever because he ran nothing but bubble screens and was having a disaster of a season. He’s just not a great coach. Pretty good coach, yes. Better than average coach on some days, yes. You people act like he is Urban Meyer. I just don’t understand the obsession.
 
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#524
I had heard back when he was here that he had put up posters of USC players and refused to embrace any sort of UT traditions. Is that true?
 
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