Lane Kiffin on ESPN's Outside the Lines

by Joel on Jun 7, 2009 2:17 PM EDT in Tennessee Volunteer Football Comment 12 comments

Complete with another secondary violation, according to GVX.

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I'm so freaking pumped!

by BigBeefe on Jun 7, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If Wendy Nix baited UT into allowing her in the room when a recruit was present and if she knew that was a secondary violation, then that’s some pretty dirty reporting. We might expect that from the National Enquirer but not our beloved ESPN.

Journalism. Ethics? Say it ain’t so, ESPN.

by memphispete on Jun 7, 2009 3:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It is not ESPN's job to help Lane Kiffin follow the rules

I happened to be watching OTL this morning, which is probably one of the first times that has ever happened. I didn’t know a Kiffin profile would be on, but I was very interested in seeing it. When they brought that kid into the office, my thoughts were a) this is a regular UT student posing as a recruit for theater purposes, b) it was a 2009 recruit rather than a 2010 recruit and the footage was old, c) Lane Kiffin is a very dumb man, or d) Lane Kiffin just doesn’t care about the recruiting rules.. If I am smart enough to know right away that I’m watching a recruiting violation as it happens, Lane Kiffin should be able to know it too.

If Wendy Nix said, “Hey coach, can we film you meeting with a recruit?” the only correct answer is, “No. That’s against the rules and the program could get in more trouble.” If Kiffin asked if they’d like to film the event, it is not Wendy Nix’s job to tell Kiffin it’s against the rules. ESPN has NO RESPONSIBILITY in that situation. In legal terms, they have “no duty” to protect Kiffin from his own mistakes.

Richard Pittman

by Richard Pittman on Jun 7, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just so I am clear on your position

In your view, it is perfectly within the realm of journalistic ethics for ESPN to bait Kiffin into a recruiting violation for their story on recruiting violations and then criticize him for the recruiting violation?

On film, it didn’t look like Wendy had time to ask Kiffin whether they could record or not. Monte brought the recruit in. Introductions. Cut to another scene. Did Lane or someone else say, “we better not go any farther, could you turn that off?” What happened beyond that innocent-looking greeting? You are being charitable in defending Nix and I am being charitable to Kiffin in assuming he was caught off-guard and stopped it later. Neither of us knows.

My point was: if Wendy Nix or ESPN researched the violations angle in advance and decided to bait him into a mistake, then that is dirty pool.

by memphispete on Jun 9, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Secondary-schmecendary

ANOTHER secondary violoation? So what. At least none of our players have been tazered while trying to flee the police.

by Aerobab on Jun 7, 2009 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

But he was able to get away for a little bit.

That’s some ESS-EEE-CEE SPEEEEED right there.

by Graysnail on Jun 7, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

DOGPILE!!!!

by rblakeh on Jun 7, 2009 7:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What did Kiffin say about Richt/Georgia?

I don’t recall.

by rblakeh on Jun 7, 2009 8:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmm

I think it was just that he was trying to hire Rodney Garner.

Rocky Top Talk

by Joel on Jun 7, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was regarding Marlon Brown, something about him wanting to go to UT but his grandmother not allowing him to do so. See this.

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by Year2 on Jun 7, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Al Davis

Immortal… in madness you dwell!

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Jun 8, 2009 7:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

As a Denver fan,

I wholly endorse Al Davis running the puppet show at Oakland until he hits the grave. And then I endorse letting him run it from beyond! Surely he’s considered hiring a medium to speak through once he passes…

(And that should tell you all you need to know about Davis’s competence.)

by Hooper on Jun 8, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs