Why UK needs Lane Kiffin! And he needs UK?
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Everybody knows Alabama wins with defense and Saban keeps a tight reign on what wonderboy can do . On and off the field .
Everybody knows his resume is a lot better then stoops... Except you apparently
He worked under Pete Carroll before and his dad is one of the best defensive coordinators ever, neither have helped him be a head coach. The age is another excuse.
Kiffin may have learned his lesson, he may end up being a great head coach but there's no way we should risk our program on maybes with him. Been there, done that here. No, we aren't going to take a name coach from a big program but we have the quality to attract better than Kiffin.
I'm not using age as an excuse. I'm just saying he has a lot of experience for a coach in his age range. Kentucky may be able to get a better coach but I'm not so sure about that. Working for Saban will help improve any coach, imo.
Everyone that Mitch interviewed last time was an upgrade to Kiffin except for maybe Stoops and we are seeing the fruits of that.
Mario Cristobal would be a better choice off the Alabama staff. He's a top recruiter from Miami that literally built the FIU program. Despite his record, hes someone that is at least familiar with situations like ours.
Yeah I seen his name as a candidate for the Miami job that mark richt got. Doesn't matter to me who the coach is as long as they put a good product on the field. Would love to see the culture of this program change. It's not impossible to do. Stoops just isn't the answer
Then please tell us how anyone will succeed here. He's an elite offensive mind and great recruiter. But let's here how that won't work and who you think will succeed here.
Don't make excuses for Cristobals record and discount the excuses for Kiffins record
Who were all of the candidates that interviewed last time that were better then Kiffin?
I think Lane would be a good candidate but he's not going to be our coach if stoops is let go. I don't think he would even think about coming here to coach.
This may be true. But he could look at it like this:
Just got a brand new facility, he knows how bad the SEC east, we've recruited well and, most importantly, if he wins 6-8 games a year, he's considered a God here and will never get fired.
I think he would be a great hire if or when stoops is let go. Not sure who Mitch would want. Don't trust him at all to make the right hire.
It depends on how you feel about this, he would use us as a stepping stone for sure but that could mean we might have a couple of good years or it could mean we start over still again.
You would have to have something in his contract to keep him from jumping to another program. His word isn't very good. I think there are better options out there then Kiffin. I want someone who wants to be here for the duration of his coaching career. I'm not sure Kiffin is that person.
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He's 35-21!!! That is far from failing. That's winning almost 2 of 3 games.
USC was on probation when he was there and a lot of people don't factor that in with his record as well. Dang good recruiter, has a decent coaching record, been a good coordinator, gaining experience from working on the Alabama staff. Think he has a lot to offer.
Didn't say he would but if he did I would like it better than what we have now
I haven't put much thought into it because I don't think Barnhart will make a change until after 2017 . And honestly, if it's Barnhart making the hire , I doubt many will be happy. Gun to my head , this year Jeff Brohm. But they won't be able to get him next year . Someone smarter than Mitch will hire him this year .
I like Jeff Brohm to. Good possibility that stoops gets another year as well.
He didn't do to bad considering USC had a two year post season ban, lost 30 scholarships over 3 years, and any juniors or seniors on the team his first season could transfer wherever they wanted to and be eligible to play. He had some extremely tough sanctions left from the Pete Carroll era.
Considering the harsh sanctions on the USC program in his time there the record isn't to bad.
His record "isn't too bad." Ringing endorsement for a guy that left UT in a lurch and failed at USC. USC. As in Southern Cal. Both schools are still trying to recover.
Tennessee recovered just fine. USC was harshly pentalized over the Reggie bush fiasco. That makes a big difference.
He Started out the season 3-2. They fired him. Losing 30 scholarships in three years is tough on any program even if your a historically good school like USC. I just remember him coaching 1 season at UT. Not sure what he did that they haven't recovered from to this day in time?
UT is number 15 in the nation. I don't understand what you mean by saying they haven't recovered?
UT got the benefit of a generous preseason ranking. I know pundits believe they have recovered from the Kiffin fiasco, but they will have recovered when they end the season at 15. Lets wait and see.
I didn't know he left them in that bad of shape 7 years ago in his one season there. I thought the Dooley coaching era is what they were recovering from.
