Has Kiffin really done that great of a job at Bama? It's the same offense they've had for years before he got there, including under Mac. They have the best OL in the nation, as always. There's absolutely nothing difficult about that job.
(as I was saying....)
From Lane's press conference today:
Kiffin said that if he didn’t take a head coaching job, he would have returned to Alabama. His contract at Alabama was set to expire, and many reports indicated a return was not on the table.
“Yes, I was planning on being back there. We’re in a great run. That’s why I don’t read what’s out there. Coach Saban and I have a great relationship, regardless of what people may think. As he says, I get my ass-chewings from time to time. I’ve learned to accept those. It’s been a great run. We signed three years ago and talked about the offense and program and where it’s at.
Coach wanted to make a change on offense. He wanted to go a different direction, and I give him credit for that. People have this assumption Coach Saban is stubborn and will do things a certain way.
“I get the credit for the offense, but I give it to him. He’s the one who wanted a change. He said, ‘We’re not going in the right direction. This is not where college football is going.’ As much as he could not stand where it was going and as much as he dislikes it, he was not going to be stubborn. We’ve seen other coaches around the country be stubborn and try to prove that style still works, and it doesn’t. We changed, and it’s been great for me.”
