Tennessee to Hire Al Davis Reject

by srr50 on Nov 28, 2008 3:46 PM CST in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

That's what ESPN is reporting. Lane Kiffin, who was 5-15 in a year and a half as the head man at the train wreck known as the Oakland Raiders, is slated to take Phil Fulmer's place at Tennessee. Kiffin, who is just a year older than Peyton Manning, supposedly will be announced as the Vols head coach early next week.

At least one Tennessee writer thinks it is a horrible hire, because it is essentially tossing a goldfish into a pool of piranhas.

Aside from his disastrous stint with the Raiders, Kiffin's claim to fame is as the Offensive Coordinator at USC in 2005 and 2006 where he shared the play calling duties with Steve Sarkisian.

Kiffin reportedly has already talked to his dad, Monte Kiffin, the Defensive Coordinator with the Tampa Bay Bucs, about taking the same job at Tennessee. Oh and wildman Ed Orgeron, fired at Ole Miss, is considered to be a likely assistant hire as well.

Yeah, this sounds like a good idea.

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NFL experience will be a real positive for Lane.

by Bill Callahan on Nov 28, 2008 6:05 PM CST reply actions

Strategics. That’s the name of the game. And film study.

Strategics and film study.

by Charlie Weis on Nov 28, 2008 6:07 PM CST reply actions

Got “failure” written all over it.

by Bob in Houston on Nov 28, 2008 7:00 PM CST reply actions

Bill is absolutely right. I think Charlie is right, too, but I’m not sure what he said. But Charlie is a genius, so I’m sure he’s right.

by Mike Sherman on Nov 28, 2008 7:35 PM CST reply actions

Brilliant!

by ATXHornsFan on Nov 28, 2008 8:10 PM CST reply actions

With all the coaches in the SEC, it’s like bringing a knife to a gunfight. And try teaching Tampa 2 in college.

by 13ev0 on Nov 28, 2008 9:49 PM CST reply actions

Why don’t all of you doubters of Lane Kiffen drink a big glass of STFU? Every moron knows that the NFL prepares a man to be a great coach in the college ranks. Come on, how hard can it be?

by Bill Callahan on Nov 29, 2008 6:22 AM CST reply actions

I’m living proof that NFL experience translates to immediate success in the college ranks.

by Mike Sherman on Nov 29, 2008 8:30 AM CST reply actions

Makes sense to me.

by Bill Byrne on Nov 29, 2008 9:11 AM CST reply actions

Don’t you wonder about hiring a guy that was immediately interested in the Washington and Clemson jobs? Both of those teams passed and then he gets Tennessee? odd.

by Texasholdem on Nov 29, 2008 9:38 AM CST reply actions

The reverse is also true.

by Norm Chow on Nov 29, 2008 9:50 AM CST reply actions

You idiots just went about it all wrong. All wrong, dude. The key is to suck & be overwhelmed in the NFL. Then get the kind of alumni support that’ll pay your guys 6 figures.

That way, even though you’ll be completely outcoached in every close game you play, you can still talent your way to enough 11-1 seasons to make people forget what an airhead you are.

Wait, what was the question?

by Pete Carroll on Nov 29, 2008 9:51 AM CST reply actions

I’m not willing to blame Lane Kiffin for the Oakland debacle primarily because anyone with any sort of brain knows that whole nightmare was solely the doing of Al Davis.

That said, this is STILL a terrible idea. Kiffin needs to be a head coach somewhere a bit less high-stakes than Tennessee.