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The Kiffin Debate

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Layla. The one thing about Kiffin we all agree on.

It seems a debate on the merits (or lack thereof) concerning one rookie coach at the University of Tennessee has recently broken out among the pundits of various SB Nation blogs.

On Monday, the always erudite King collected a number of analyses of the Kiffin hire from around the College Football blogosphere and found the kid coach in Knoxville wanting. Basically he argues that relying on a non-existant track record and recruiting prowess as a defense of your coach is a recipe for disaster.

If what he’s bringing the Tennessee fan base is fun, I wish them well; when the fun part of football is the offseason, you’re in for a long fall.

This sparked a healthy debate in the comments and a fanpost on Rocky Top Talk followed soon after. Commenter KidBourbon vowed he would stake his life on Kiffin's success. His conviction being based on Kiffykins track record as OC at USC. Joel himself didn't go quite as far but offered a reasonable three-point rebuttal soon after.

And yeah, we can fuss about the degree of proof, but to say that there is "simply no basis" for believing we can succeed with our new coach -- along with the logical inference that anyone who believes he can is foolish -- not only grossly overstates the matter but understandably offends Vol fans looking forward to the future.

Finally, cocknfire over at Team Speed Kills weighed in this morning with a roundup on the furor and his own assessment of the debate in the light of his own criticism of Kiffykins in posts past.

If Kiffin is a great coach, I'll acknowledge it when he proves it. I've never been scared to be wrong -- if I were, it would be time to get out of the blogging business. And I've never been scared to admit when I'm wrong -- if I were, I'd apply for a job on College Gameday.

All in all, it's a rather insightful examination of the relative pros and cons of the Kiffin hire and worth a look.

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