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Lane Kiffin & James Franklin are the same coaches

Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:48 pm
Posted by UTprideofTX
Member since Apr 2013
2656 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:48 pm
Great coaches that most non-blue-blood programs are lucky to have…

But they won’t win championships and they lose high stakes games.

Posted by theCAW
Polk County
Member since Dec 2023
5696 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:48 pm to
Heupel too
Posted by Pimphand
Member since Sep 2021
3604 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:49 pm to
Sark too
Posted by CharlotteSooner
Member since Mar 2016
14079 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:50 pm to
James Franklin and Drinkwitz are the same coaches
Posted by UTprideofTX
Member since Apr 2013
2656 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:50 pm to
I agree actually
Posted by Gator Fever
Member since Sep 2021
4314 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:51 pm to
Kiffin did alright considering it was Ole Miss. Him and Franklin were in different situations.
Posted by jonnyanony
Member since Nov 2020
14685 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:52 pm to
quote:

Kiffin did alright considering it was Ole Miss.


Franklin's tenure at Vandy was similar
Posted by theCAW
Polk County
Member since Dec 2023
5696 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:54 pm to
quote:

Franklin's tenure at Vandy was similar
he was there half the time period. Tough to compare imo
Posted by koreandawg
South Korea
Member since Sep 2015
12532 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 8:58 pm to
So they are both like Sark ?... of course Heupel, too.
This post was edited on 11/14/25 at 9:00 pm
Posted by Shunface
Lafayette County Detention Center
Member since Jan 2013
5190 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 9:03 pm to
James Franklin is 4-21 against the top 10.

Josh Heupel is 3-6

Lame Kiffin is 5-6

Seems like joshy boy is more Franklin than Kiffin.

Posted by UTprideofTX
Member since Apr 2013
2656 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 9:06 pm to
Are those final rankings?
Posted by TrueLefty
St. Louis County
Member since Oct 2017
18218 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 9:12 pm to
quote:

Heupel too

Many coaches are listed just the same as unproven of winning championship(s).
Posted by Gator Fever
Member since Sep 2021
4314 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:15 pm to
He won 10 games at Vandy?
Posted by FlyDownTheField83
Auburn AL
Member since Dec 2021
1351 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 10:21 pm to
No.

Lane has lost some high profile games, but he has won a few too.

I have never seen a Franklin coached team beat any decent college football team,…..ever.
Posted by chkenhawk
Member since Jun 2025
444 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 11:29 pm to
quote:

James Franklin and Drinkwitz are the same coaches
closer to the truth
Posted by Rebbedup
Member since Jun 2021
4004 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 11:40 pm to
Freeze did better at Ole Miss than anywhere else. Kiffin has done better at Ole Miss than anywhere else. Florida and LSU continue to go through coaches and buyouts. Not realizing the world has changed.

Kiffin doesn’t need to win a national title to keep his job at Ole Miss. And he knows the next move will be his last one. Anyone with a brain knows that. It will take more than a blank check to get him. Also defaulting on a coach’s buyout guarantees you are out of the running.
Posted by Rip N Lip
Zambodia
Member since Jul 2019
6903 posts
Posted on 11/14/25 at 11:44 pm to
quote:

Franklin's tenure at Vandy was similar


Hard to compare since Franklin was in the SEC East, which was the easier division, but Kiffin is in year 2 of not having to play a traditional SEC West slate.
Posted by Rzrbackguy
Apalachicola, FL
Member since Jul 2014
2515 posts
Posted on 11/15/25 at 6:14 am to
One dynamic that’s changed in the past 15 years is that any coach can “retire” at any time once they’ve reached Power 4 level.

Kiffin could walk away today and still have generational wealth. He won’t, but he could.

The Pat Dye’s of the past couldn’t do that.

Saw it first hand with Pittman. Hit the jackpot, had fun a couple years…then, most likely subliminally…started talking about the lake house.
This post was edited on 11/15/25 at 6:15 am
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
135123 posts
Posted on 11/15/25 at 6:38 am to
I kige this
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