Lame Kiffin FAU head coach!
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Add in the no state Income tax boost, yea he left some on the table leaving Bama and/or not going to LSU but I think we have all been there when working for Satans kin
Alagator
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Other than being an insufferable ass, I don't know why they'd wanna run him off... he's been a damn good OC for them...
In terms of recruiting, I'm not really worried about him. He almost certainly took a pay cut to go there...which tells fans, players, players mommas, and HS coaches that he is not there for very long. FAU is just a way to get his foot back in the door for head coaching jobs. He's there for 1 year, maybe 2 years max. As soon as a better gig comes along...
I do fear Charlie Strong to USF could hurt us in recruiting, especially with some of our "Plan B" types. If we even have such a thing anymore...smh
His only other option was the OC with the Ogre. He's gone from HC of an NFL team, HC at UT, HC at USC to FAU. I'd say this is his last shot.
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
How Lane Kiffin landed at Florida Atlantic after his success at Alabama
https://usat.ly/2hwCJqR
Check out this article from USA TODAY:
How Lane Kiffin landed at Florida Atlantic after his success at Alabama
https://usat.ly/2hwCJqR
Alagator
Senior Member
Interesting article. Basically kiffin is still kiffin, which is why most programs still wanted nothing to do with him.
I don't know about Saban's offense not being good without Kiffin, but I'm sure they wouldn't miss a beat even if Saban hired former UF OC Lynn Amadee to run his offense.
Look, Half Kiff was far better than Nusschump, but lets not pretend that there arent hundreds of other guys who could score lots of points given Bammer's talent.
gatorkev85
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I thought that's what we already had on this team, a bunch of fill in players. This is how Mac recruitsDo you actually want kids who'd rather go play at FIU/FAU? I don't think they'd make much impact on our team and would just likely be filling up roster spots - anyway, it would probably incite you to disparage the kid with something like 'great, he chose us cover FIU/FAU, Mac is so f'kd'.
He threw some shade at UT today as well with a "brick by brick" coment.
Disagree about him being a great OC at Bama. His bonehead playcalling cost them the national championship two years ago. I find it hard to believe that Kiffin would leave for this job if Saban still wanted him there. Also, lets not forget that Nuss won a championship at Bama as their OC. In other words, it does't take a great OC to win with that type of talent. He will be replaced and they will continue to score tons of points without skipping a beat.
Kiffin is an enigma, not a particularly good head coach and open to criticism for his playcalling and yet one very persuasive salesman when it comes to recruiting. This is obviously a transition gig in his mind. He wants back in the game and I'm not sure I'd bet against him either.
Listen,
Everyone sees the nightmare at the flag ship schools: UF, Miami, F$u.... so these coaches are not dumb, they know the recruiting hotbeds in the country and guess what, ITS FN FLORIDA!!!! So now they are car salesman with the best pitch, "I had the best O" " I am a Defensive expert and will get you drafted in the first round"..... yeah mac wishes Oregon would call him back now!!!
Everyone sees the nightmare at the flag ship schools: UF, Miami, F$u.... so these coaches are not dumb, they know the recruiting hotbeds in the country and guess what, ITS FN FLORIDA!!!! So now they are car salesman with the best pitch, "I had the best O" " I am a Defensive expert and will get you drafted in the first round"..... yeah mac wishes Oregon would call him back now!!!
Kiffin is going to continue in rehabilitation school for a couple of years. Bobby Petrino did this with a brief stint at Western Kentucky before stepping up to Louisville. The way Kiffin left Tennessee was horrendous and his Karma caught up with him at Southern Cal. Kiffin is going to have to spend two or three years in Boca Raton and do extremely well before any major power 5 conference will even consider hiring him.
Lane Kiffy isn't a threat to our recruiting yet we will be down in South Florida trying to steal FAU and FIU recruits in four weeks.
Charlie Weis Jr. - this is unbelievable. That goofy ass kid of his, started at UF as a "student assistant"....then followed dad to Kansas....got a "favor" from Nick Saban to come on as an "analyst" at Alabama and now may land a real coaching job at FAU w/ Kiffin. Unbelievable. Talk about "privilege".
Florida Atlantic: Lane Kiffin says it’s definitely a possibility he brings some coaches from Alabama. Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman reports analyst Charie Weis Jr. may be one of them. Asked if Steve Sarkisian could follow, Kiffin said he didn't know where things are at and what Nick Saban might do. Kiffin is also looking at Florida high school coaches.
Florida Atlantic: Lane Kiffin says it’s definitely a possibility he brings some coaches from Alabama. Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman reports analyst Charie Weis Jr. may be one of them. Asked if Steve Sarkisian could follow, Kiffin said he didn't know where things are at and what Nick Saban might do. Kiffin is also looking at Florida high school coaches.
