Source: USC to Hire Tennessee Head Coach Lane Kiffin
by Jimmy on Jan 12, 2010 7:57 PM CST
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PrintMultiple sources are reporting tonight that Lane Kiffin will leave the University of Tennessee after just one season to become the head coach of the USC Trojans. His dad, Monte Kiffin, is apparently going with him. We have been following this story because of the reported interest in Jeff Fisher, and now it takes an interesting turn as many of the readers here are Tennessee fans.
As a fan of a team (Alabama) who has been screwed over by a coach like this (Dennis Franchione) I can only say I know how much it sucks to be in your shoes right now.
Now we get to wait and see what Tennessee's move is.
(h/t to socaltitan for posting it here)
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translation:
some guy named Kippy Brown will the interim. he was coming into be an assistant, now he looks to be the only guy left. ut football, for all intents and purposes, is a smoking hole in the ground.
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Wow.
What a dick move! I mean, that’s just unbelievable, and all the moreso because Kiffin hasn’t even done anything yet! I grant you, it seemed like his first season was a reasonable success, but it’s not like they beat anybody good.
Wow. Can we get Phillip Fulmer back now?
DannoE
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So a guy who played for Memphis State
is now the Head Coach at Tennessee? ROFLMAO
Im sorry guys, but it is kinda funny. However I think Kiffin is a douchebag for ditching Tenn like that.
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by Jonathan Loesche on Jan 12, 2010 8:13 PM CST reply actions
they should hire Fisher!!!!1!!1!!!!!!!11
seriously, with all that’s gone on in his 1 year a Tennessee, Kiffin should fit in perfectly at USC
Do you mind if we dance with your dates?
Get
MIKE LEACH, made tech look bad ass making the most of his recruits. imagine what he could do with the better athletes Tenn. gets . He also took tech to a bowl game every year as well.
i disagree
i wouldn’t want him. im sick of thugs on our sidelines as it is, we don’t need a psychopath calling the shots around here.
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by danielreese05 on Jan 13, 2010 5:21 PM CST up reply actions
WHOA.
Damn, that sucks for UT.
And the weird thing is, I had pegged Kiffin as being NOT an asshole coach.
yeah dude even al davis said he was an ass
this was a guy who then turned around and hired tom freaking cable.
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by danielreese05 on Jan 13, 2010 5:20 PM CST up reply actions
We (UT) need a miracle
We have to get a big name coach to save this recruiting class or we are screwed.
It is official, but not because ESPN says so.
These days, I barely trust them more than Mike Florio @ profootballtalk.com.
It’s official because USC has issued a press release.
I know what you mean
To clarity, a read in their web site that USC made the announcement
I'm not a VY fanboy, I'm a VY supporter
Why am I not surprised?
It would figure that Kiffin would come in to K-town, run his mouth about everyone else in the SEC and piss them all off at UT, and then he’d run the first chance he got. rolls eyes I actually feel a wee bit sorry for UT, just a wee bit though. Roll Tide!
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by Aditya T (smashville) on Jan 12, 2010 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
So, they WERE after a Tennessee coach.
We just assumed the wrong one.
"And with the 15th pick, the Tennessee Titans select..."
Steve spurrier or tony dungy should take over at utk, then when peyton is done playing in the league he can take over at ut
steve spurrier coaching the vols
is like inviting Mel Gibson to a bar mitzvah
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you.
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by titansfan615 on Jan 13, 2010 6:35 AM CST up reply actions
FML
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you.
-Bob
There ought to be a season cool down period
If a coach wants to leave before the end of his contract he must sit out a year.
I have been saying he was a sleez bag all along
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by T--Rac's Posse on Jan 13, 2010 8:54 AM CST up reply actions
Let me be clear
I don’t care for Saban at all as a person, but he is a heck of a coach. No doubt he will screw us eventually, but we will take the championships until then.
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i can respect that. I'd take the championship too
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by T--Rac's Posse on Jan 13, 2010 9:01 AM CST up reply actions
For now
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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.
Yeah. I was just joking, anyways.
Like I told a guy after the game, 5-10 years from now, no one will remember Colt McCoy’s injury. Congrats, BTW.
I will
But I hate Alabama with a passion.
Now, Will Muschamp is gonna look great in a lighter shade of orange.
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Not happening. I just don't see Muschamp leaving.
He’s just years away from taking over arguably the best coaching job in the country. He’s making ~$1mm/year, gets to live in Austin, and his wife is sick of moving. My view is obviously skewed, but I’d be surprised if he leaves.
Hey I'm wishing in one hand here
I am not sure, though, that I am going to numbertenox in the other. But at this point, I don’t know what the heck is going on.
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why do people keep saying
he is so close to being a HC? mack’s contract goes til 2016. that’s an eternity.
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If I were Muschamp I'd be gone in a heartbeat to UTK
As you said, when is Mack Brown really going to retire? That whole “we promise you will be the next head coach” thing is a crock of shit. They just say that to keep him at Texas. If they felt a better guy was available if/when Mack Brown retires, they would oust Muschamp in a heartbeat.
Take the job that’s in front of you, Muschamp.
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by T--Rac's Posse on Jan 13, 2010 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
Tennessee isn't the job to take.
IMO, if Muschamp intended on leaving, he would have taken the Auburn job which is in a better position to win immediately.
Sorry, Tennessee fans, I mean no disrespect, but I think Kiffin left ya’ll in a really bad spot. It’s going to take some time to pick up the pieces and rebuild.
Auburn over UTK?
You really aren’t plugged into the SEC then, no offense. Auburn is a step below UTK on the ladder for jobs in the SEC. Especially with Nick Saban coaching your archrival that is 200 miles (probably less) away from you, that’s not a good job. UTK has more money, more tradition, and several natural recruiting grounds Auburn doesn’t have at all.
It’s not a coincidence that Auburn started declining the second Alabama got off probation.
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by T--Rac's Posse on Jan 13, 2010 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
I thought the same thing.
And, I agree that Tennessee has a better ring to it. I just think that the ability to win considering resources, etc. is very close between the two. So, then you have to look at the things in place now. And, coming in to a new school on January 13, with the entire staff gone, and the recruiting class in shambles, well, it’s difficult. I mean, who’s Muschamp going to hire? It’s just a different situation than what he would have had at Auburn last year.
Again, no disrespect to Tennessee. It’s a great program. It’s just going to be difficult for a few years for whoever they hire.
Hey, no disrespect here, I'm an Ohio State fan
But I’m just saying. Tennessee’s resources are much more extensive than Auburn’s. Better natural recruiting grounds, no giant in-state rival to contend with, and tradition that crushes Auburn’s.
The analogy I give is if Texas had a decade-long stretch of mediocre football and during that decade Oklahoma State won a lot and even had an undefeated season, Texas is ultimately still the better job.
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by T--Rac's Posse on Jan 13, 2010 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
I agree in principle.
Just not right now. A year ago, I’m with you. I just don’t like the idea of being one of the top 5 up and coming coaches in the country and leaving for a school where 2010 is basically out the window.
He can retire whenever he wants, though.
Not that anyone knows for sure, but the speculation is that Mack is done in 3-4 more years.
It’s all about perspective, I suppose. Life is good for Muschamp right now. I just have a hard time believing that it makes sense for him to take any job other than USC (if they aren’t on probation), or Florida. It would take longer than 4 years to build the recruiting framework that Mack will leave behind.
I’m obviously biased. I just think that if you have possibly the best/easiest coaching job in the country lined up, then 4 years is worth the wait. Any other opportunity, outside of fluke circumstances like what happened at USC and Florida, are probably going to be programs that need to be seriously rebuilt. To get to the national title picture, you’re looking at 2 years minimum to turn a program around. And, that’s only if you’re one of the best like Saban (I can’t believe I just typed that).
but at Texas you are going to replace a legend who will retire on top of the world
at UTK, he’s the savior. And while it isn’t as good as Texas, it isn’t a job to sneeze at either.
You never want to be the guy who replaces a legend. You always want to be the guy replacing a hated asshole. Entry point is important.
You even mentioned the recruiting he’d be stepping into. Keep in mind though that what comes with that is the need to win right away. If he has an 8 game season, he could be gone. At UTK, he’d be given time to build.
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by T--Rac's Posse on Jan 13, 2010 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
The door swings both ways, though.
You can come into a place with elite recruiting already in place, and high expectations. Or, you can go to a school with average-above average recruiting, and low expectations.
If he can’t handle the high expectations of an elite program, he’s probably in the wrong business anyways. And, I don’t think Deloss Dodds would fire Will after just 1 year.
and who says Deloss Dodds will be the AD?
Why is there this guarantee of amazing stability at Texas? ADs leave and move around all the time.
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by T--Rac's Posse on Jan 13, 2010 11:19 AM CST up reply actions
Who knows?
Why did the athletic director at USC leave recently?
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by T--Rac's Posse on Jan 13, 2010 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
I'm a moron.
My bad
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"What if I was Peyton Manning?"- CJ to the ref after they picked up a personal foul flag for a late hit on him.
he's gonna just walk away from 5 mil a year?
i dont know if muschamp is the right guy or not, but i seriously doubt his reason for staying will be because the HC job is just around the corner. because it doesn’t seem to me like it is.
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At this point, I don't think money is that relevant to Mack. He's already rolling in cash.
That aside, at some point, the stress takes it’s toll.
And, I disagree. The move to Texas from Auburn was somewhat lateral. It was certainly comparable to the job he held at LSU.
Anytime a HC job comes up, Muschamp seems to be in the discussion. I just don’t think he would be at Texas unless he got the “Jimbo Fisher” deal. He would have waited it out at Auburn and taken a HC job by now.
Only thing iwill say is
Never, ever underestimate a coach wanting more money. It isn’t just the money thing. It’s the ego thing. They want to be the highest paid because of their ego.
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by T--Rac's Posse on Jan 13, 2010 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
Nobody in Texas
thinks that Mack sticks around for more than 3 years. Especially if Texas bags another title. As for Muschamp, he turned UTK down last year, why is it a better job now?
I’ll eat my hat if Muschamp takes the UTK job.
We will require pictures
if it happens.
And, it is a better job now because Kiffin said so. He made that place better in 14 months.
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cuz mack just got
2 million more reasons per year to stick around
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Mack has already said that he will not be like Paterno or Bowden
Texas fans will want Mack to take however long he wishes, but it is unlikely he coaches well past 60 (he’s 58 right now). That is well-known in Austin.
by TheElusiveShadow on Jan 14, 2010 12:23 PM CST up reply actions
i think saban's a much better person than kiffmiester.
he screwed over the dolphins, who cares, the pats win that division nearly every year anyway, the vols could’ve competed for a spot in the SEC championship game this year considering how great, a.) the recruiting was and, b.) how great they played against bama and florida last year. plus, saban had success, kiffin’s gonna blow this program sky high, just you watch.
congratulations lane kiffin, you just made al davis look smart.
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by danielreese05 on Jan 13, 2010 5:20 PM CST up reply actions
nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey...
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by stetix01 on Jan 13, 2010 9:28 AM CST reply actions
"yooouuu suuuuck..."
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by danielreese05 on Jan 13, 2010 5:16 PM CST up reply actions
well he's obviously a douche-cano
good riddance. 4 things that make this bad however.
1.) he’s taking monte
2.) he’s taking one of the best recruiting classes in the nation and scattering it.
3.) bryce brown, last year’s number 1 overall recruit, may be following
4.) he’s taking his smokin hot wife.
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he's also taking his lack of character. and ps. lets not get personal. cuz i will.
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by stetix01 on Jan 14, 2010 9:40 AM CST up reply actions
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