re: Big Vol Daddy weighs in on the Kiffin hire.

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Yea, Im not sure that is a good hire. Last laugh might come to the Tennessee fans on this one.

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I say this in all seriousness: I don't know what the hell Saban is thinking with this one. Kiffin interviews well or wouldn't keep landing jobs but if he sticks around long enough he'll turn everything he touches into shite. As lucky as Lane is to constantly fail into a better job than he deserves, he brings bad luck to everyone around him.

Part of me thinks this is all about the TV money and press the buildup to TSiO will bring with Kiffin the most hated coach in CFB returning to Neyland. Kiffin makes a great fall guy for a rebuild while boosting a rivalry Bama and Tennessee both want to keep.

Bill Battle (a former UT coach who beat Bear and who also happened to have played for Bear Bryant at Bama) becoming AD at Bama is not blind to this nor is UT's AD who was previously a Bama assistant AD. (Yes, UT and BAMA programs have always been as inbred as hell -- that's one of the reasons we're rivals).