The Kiffin Debate

by kleph on Jun 11, 2009 9:10 AM CDT

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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He's a douche

Got any more pictures of lady douche?

by CousinEddie on Jun 11, 2009 9:21 AM CDT reply actions

From a very respectable Vile forum...

“I admit it up front: I no longer believe anything can be done to stop Saban. Bama just reeled in another 5 star commit today, heading for at least another top 3 class, and the rich continue to get richer. A huge part of this is my belief that Auburn is no longer even a threat to Bama for the next decade…they’re done until Saban exits. So, the question becomes, can LK catch up and match him step for step on a continual basis? The answer to this question can’t be found just yet, but here is the fear:

For anyone who lived through 1971-1981 and/or 1986-1994, you will understand this. Bama is literally within an eyeleash of unleashing a 3rd such streak on UT. Winners of the past 2 games (by 44 combined points, I might add), and certain to be heavily favored in Tuscaloosa this year, Bama will probably return to Neyland in 2010 with its most talented team in over a decade. If they win these next 2, I don’t think LK can stop them from running off about 7-8 in a row in the series.

LK really needs to literally stem the Tide in 2009 or 2010, or he and Volnation may be SOL for awhile. Just look at the talent assuming Saban stays. Can anyone handle this for a THIRD time? "

After spending seven wondrous years in the state of Alabama, never in my life have I seen fans, who claim to be loyal to one team, spend more time AUbsessing over the other more so than they do their very own.

by SanFranDude12 on Jun 13, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Geez

she is hot. I propose that whenever discussing kiffin, instead of his picture you should use his wife. Thoughts?

"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum

by GumptownTiger on Jun 11, 2009 9:28 AM CDT reply actions

Smartest

thing I’ve ever heard you say!

"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken

by Bens4vcobra on Jun 11, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions

Is she really...

…that hot? I can’t really see past her shiny, shiny hair…and that one big boob she has (the one sitting near her in the photo who keeps racking up all those secondary violations ‘for the publicity’).

by NiceLittleSaturday on Jun 11, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Wait a sec,

I didn’t know she was a tranny, because that sure looks like a “dick” sitting next to her.

by CousinEddie on Jun 11, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

That whole 5 year-old-boy, Andy Richter looking bowl-haircut he has looks retarded. Lane, you’re in Tennessee, now! Time to grow a mullet!

by rolltidefromaz on Jun 11, 2009 9:55 AM CDT reply actions

I

thank God for Lane Kiffin. Fulmer became a joke, it wasn’t even a challenge anymore. Kiffin may not win on the field to back up his ego, but he is going to make beating UT more enjoyable with his presence (is that even possible?). And for that, I say thank you.

"A demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots." -H. L. Mencken

by Bens4vcobra on Jun 11, 2009 10:00 AM CDT reply actions

God she is HOT

But he is such a tool.

"When people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears their people, there is liberty" - Thomas Jefferson

by BamaReturns07 on Jun 11, 2009 11:54 AM CDT reply actions

A tool + money = ability to get hot wife…especially if said tool spends more than 5 minutes in California…

‘When you build a house and you make it hurricane-proof by putting certain kinds of windows in it, and use cement instead of stick construction and all that kind of stuff, you’re getting prepared for what? A hurricane that may or may never every come." ’We’re going to have 12 hurricanes next year, we know they’re coming.’
- Coach Nick Saban

by bammer on Jun 11, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions