Started By
Message
An honest assessment of Kiffin from a UT fan
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:47 pm
I do wish that Lane would be a bit more low-key in his beginnings as an SEC coach. I'm not a big fan of giving other teams bulletin board material.
That being said, what he is doing is a big shot in the arm for UT. We have gone from being a proud program to being almost irrelevant in the SEC over the last 5 years. Fulmer got complacent and started losing to Florida and Bama all the time over the past few years.
He has put together a good staff and got a nice recruiting class considering it was assembled in less than 2 months. Will he be successful? I don't know, time will tell. But he is starting to put UT back on the map, and I thank him for that.
Now please bring all the Bammers and LSU fans talking about how he is doomed for certain failure...
19
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:50 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
that's sad when your program is so low that you'll accept being on the map for the wrong reasons as long as you're just on the map.
This post was edited on 2/5/09 at 9:51 pm
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:50 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
I used to defend you tenn. guys from the gumptards but after this (skullfricking ) he has done forget it ! I hope everybody eats his eyes out.. just sayin
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:51 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
quote:
I do wish that Lane would be a bit more low-key in his beginnings as an SEC coach.
too late.
quote:
I'm not a big fan of giving other teams bulletin board material.
you're not, but he is apparently.
quote:
He has put together a good staff and got a nice recruiting class considering it was assembled in less than 2 months.
alll things considered, he did. hats off to Auburn and Moo St. too...they were in similiar boats and did a pretty good job signing day, imo.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:52 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
Letting it be known that this years class and players aren't up to standards(thus alienating potential high school coaches),
Telling a kid to keep announcing he is commited to a place he isn't,
Falsely accusing other coaches of cheating,
Pretending to be a recruit on a recruits phone to another school's coach and bragging about it,
Bragging to a veteran coach about knowing the rules when first hired and then getting reprimanded by the SEC office for not knowing the rules,
Getting blasted nationally for this,
does not bode for a bright future for Mr. Lane Kiffin.
Telling a kid to keep announcing he is commited to a place he isn't,
Falsely accusing other coaches of cheating,
Pretending to be a recruit on a recruits phone to another school's coach and bragging about it,
Bragging to a veteran coach about knowing the rules when first hired and then getting reprimanded by the SEC office for not knowing the rules,
Getting blasted nationally for this,
does not bode for a bright future for Mr. Lane Kiffin.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:53 pm to loustuni
quote:
I used to defend you tenn. guys from the gumptards but after this (skullfricking ) he has done forget it ! I hope everybody eats his eyes out.. just sayin
I understand while people feel this way.
But I'm tired of losing to the good teams in the SEC. So if Kiffin brings the program to where it should be, I certainly don't mind if he pisses off a few rival fans/coaches in the process.
Last time I checked Saban and Meyer aren't regarded as the nicest guys...and they seem to be doing pretty well.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:53 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
quote:
We have gone from being a proud program to being almost irrelevant in the SEC over the last 5 years.
Wasn't Tenn in the SECCG last year?
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:54 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
quote:
Last time I checked Saban and Meyer aren't regarded as the nicest guys...and they seem to be doing pretty well.
Read alahunter s post
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:56 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
Somebody get this boy some cookies and milk, it is way past his and kiffins bedtime.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:56 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
I understand about bringing back excitement. Is this the kind of excitement that you want, though. The guys hasn't accomplished anything as a head coach nor has he blown a whistle in practice at UT, yet.
I think that you have three assistants in Monte, Ed O, and the guy from Stl Rams that are far more qualified than Lane to be your head coach.
You should be celebrating a nice close to your reruiting class today. Instead, the media and everyone interested in college football is talking another Lane blunder.
He needs to settle down until he accomplishes something on the field in the toughest conference in the country. UT is not USC in the Pac-10.
This is not SEC football. Maybe USC punked other Pac-10 schools, but this is different. The coaches hand-shake will be interesting after your conference games next season.
Good luck to you and your team. The conference is better when the traditional programs are strong.
I think that you have three assistants in Monte, Ed O, and the guy from Stl Rams that are far more qualified than Lane to be your head coach.
You should be celebrating a nice close to your reruiting class today. Instead, the media and everyone interested in college football is talking another Lane blunder.
He needs to settle down until he accomplishes something on the field in the toughest conference in the country. UT is not USC in the Pac-10.
This is not SEC football. Maybe USC punked other Pac-10 schools, but this is different. The coaches hand-shake will be interesting after your conference games next season.
Good luck to you and your team. The conference is better when the traditional programs are strong.
This post was edited on 2/5/09 at 10:00 pm
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:56 pm to lsu31always
quote:
Wasn't Tenn in the SECCG last year?
No it was 2 years ago, and we had to back in by everyone else in the East losing a couple more games.
Fulmer had a losing record in the SEC over the last 5 years.
Fulmer had a losing record against top 25 teams in the last 5 years.
Fulmer had losing seasons 2 of the last 4 years.
Fulmer lost 5 of his last 6 games against Florida and Bama.
I don't think backing into 1 SECCG (and losing, by the way) removes our recent "irrelevant" status
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:56 pm to Carter
Blood,as a Bama fan,he's your coach and I am not going to speak badly of him. But I will say this,CUM and the other coaches in the SEC who feel dissed will have long memories. If the gators can hang 60 on you they will. Just ask Ga.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 9:58 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
so the bottom line for you is LK brings the change you can believe in?
Posted on 2/5/09 at 10:01 pm to Smoke Green
quote:
so the bottom line for you is LK brings the change you can believe in?
The bottom line is we needed a change. We were formerly a proud program and fell from that status.
As I have said, I honestly don't know how Kiffin will do. His head coaching ability is certainly an unknown quantity, I'm not going to try and argue that.
But yes, I am excited about the energy he is bringing to Knoxville.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 10:03 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
quote:
We were formerly a proud program
And his actions so far have made you proud?
Posted on 2/5/09 at 10:04 pm to Dribble
quote:
And his actions so far have made you proud?
This coming from a guy who shouts "count" on every thread he posts in.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 10:06 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
Please tell me why you guys "believe" in Lane Kiffin so much???
Lay down his track record for me. All I hear is that he has put together a staff full of "great recruiters".
He put together a staff because without experienced, knowledgable assistants, he'd be lost. He may get credit, but it'll be Ed O, Monte, and Stl. Rams guy that do the coaching. If you're lucky.
Lane makes Al Davis seem like the victim.
Lay down his track record for me. All I hear is that he has put together a staff full of "great recruiters".
He put together a staff because without experienced, knowledgable assistants, he'd be lost. He may get credit, but it'll be Ed O, Monte, and Stl. Rams guy that do the coaching. If you're lucky.
Lane makes Al Davis seem like the victim.
This post was edited on 2/5/09 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 2/5/09 at 10:07 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
Kiffin fired by Al Davis, Kiffin will get fired by UT, Kiffin takes job as HC at Hargrave Military Academy, starts winning and Bama fans claim his success is the resultant of coaching Sabans players.
This post was edited on 2/5/09 at 10:10 pm
Posted on 2/5/09 at 10:11 pm to True Bengal
quote:
Please tell me why you guys "believe" in Lane Kiffin so much??? Lay down his track record for me. All I hear is that he has put together a staff full of "great recruiters". He put together a staff because without experienced, knowledgable assistants, he'd be lost. He may get credit, but it'll be Ed O, Monte, and Stl. Rams guy that do the coaching. If you're lucky. Lane makes Al Davis seem like the victim.
You people never listen. I never said I "believe" in Kiffin, I said I was excited by his energy. Big difference there.
I also never claimed that my excitement was because of his track record.
Siiigghh....please see above posts.
Posted on 2/5/09 at 10:11 pm to My Blood Runs Orange
I will be in K-town next week proudly sporting the P&G. 
Page 1 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow SECRant for SEC Football News