Remember this?
Lane Kiffin is 34 years old and if I had to compare him to someone it would be a Wall Street prick of a salesman who really doesn’t give a rats ass where he is so long as his status is high. Just in case you guys haven’t read it by now…
Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin is the surprise choice of Southern California to replace Pete Carroll as football coach, leaving the Volunteers after just one season. The hiring was announced by USC on Tuesday night, hours after Carroll was introduced in Seattle as coach of the NFL’s Seahawks.
Kiffin, 34, is a disciple of Carroll, serving on his staff from 2001 to 2006. In Kiffin’s last two seasons at USC, he was offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator.
“This was not an easy decision,” Kiffin said at a brief news conference in Knoxville. “It happened very quickly.
Is it me or does it seem like just yesterday this guy was hooing and haaing about how Tennessee was going to beat Florida. A “tradition” and “things to come” were some words I distinctly remember hearing him say.
Don’t worry guys. I’m not missing the point in knowing that a coaching job at USC would be a tough thing to turn down. I’m simply saying that this is ridiculous and while I don’t know Kiffin personally I’m willing to bet that he was probably the one that initiated this whole thing.
“This was not an easy decision?” My ass. Tough decisions come when you’ve been somewhere for a very long time and you’ve built up personal relationships. Tough decisions come when you’ve worked hard to build something. When you’ve been somewhere for one season and take off to a better program, well then that’s just obvious that you really don’t care.
There’s a reason Kiffin is 34 and moved up the ladder so quickly. Obviously he’s a better talker and salesman than most NCAA coaches and clearly this guy has weasled his way into his spots. I mean has he really proven himself as a coach? Not in my eyes. Not even remotely and hopefully not in yours. 3 Seasons. 5-15 for the Raiders and 7-6 for the Vols. Give me a break. There are plenty of proven coaches out there that could have had this job.
Plus he has a hot wife which means he’s obviously got some decent game. Still though, this move reassures me that Kiffin, at heart, has got to be a slimeball.
[Via USA Today]
