ESPN: USC has hired Lane Kiffin away from Tennessee
by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 12, 2010 8:43 PM EST
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PrintI was talking with a high-level confidential source who was trying to get confirmation over what we both considered to be a ridiculous rumor: that Lane Kiffin has accepted the head coach position at USC, when ESPN's Joe Schaad's twitter feed released the same information.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Dominoes:
If true, Ed Orgeron is also likely gone. As is Monte. Who knows who else? And who else is out there to get at this time? Mike Leach? Has that apple bruised?
More as it develops.
[Note by Joel, 01/12/10 8:47 PM EST ] Initial reports -- and these are highly dubious at this time -- are that all coaches are gone except for Kippy Brown, who's now the interim.
Look, things are going to be crazy around here for awhile. How could he do this to us? Why should we have to start over two years in a row? Was everyone right about this guy? I honestly thought he and his excellent staff had things turned around and were ready to push the thing in the right direction this season or at least the next. But what do we do now? So many moves have already been made. Kelly's off to Notre Dame. Charlie Strong's off to Louisville. Who was the guy that Clay Travis said was second in line to Kiffin last year? Some armed services guy, I think.
I'm rambling. But get used to it. It's going to be a long week. And I was looking forward to recruiting. Players, that is.
[Note by Joel, 01/12/10 9:15 PM EST ] It's official: USC has announced the arrival of Kiffin, plus Orgeron and Monte. UTSports.com says there's to be a "briefing" at 9:30 p.m.
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'SC fan here
I don’t understand the move on the USc front. I thought they were suppose to stop the NCAA violations and bring a more cleaner coach…
Perfect coach for you guys
Brings NCAA violations with him. Taught by the best.
Troy HAS fallen...again, again, and again.
by Bruins102NCAA on Jan 12, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
For the moment,
I’d kindly ask that the USC/UCLA barbs be placed on hold for a while. I have a feeling that few people here will be in the mood for them. ;-)
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
It's cool
I just hate to see this happen with all that has gone on. I’m sort of pissed for you guys really.
Troy HAS fallen...again, again, and again.
by Bruins102NCAA on Jan 12, 2010 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
theres nothing I want more than
to beat the living snot out of those scumbags next year, and I really hope you guys get a sincere and loyal head coach this year, you guys deserve better than that piece of garbage.
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
Hooper, does anyone know if this was a pre-arranged thing, as in this was a job
he stated before he was hired he would leave for??….or did he just become the next hot name when Carroll left?
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
I think this was out of the blue.
There was never mention of this before. But then again, there was never mention of Carroll leaving USC before a few days ago, either.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 8:52 PM EST up reply actions
We have no clue what's been going on behind the scenes.
I…heh…..obviously it didn’t take him long to make up his mind. If that’s where he wants to be…fine…but it’s gutting our entire football program.
Cannons... fire them.
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I wouldnt wish this one off on my worst enemy......and you guys aint even close
it’s a lousy thing…..
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
We'll see when the morning comes.
A lot of smoke to clear at the moment. Particularly from the ears of Vols fans.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Kippy Brown as interim coach????
Is that because he is the only one left??……Sounds like Kiffin is taking everyone to USC……
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
Well, to be fair
Very minor, but still. Oh well Ruin, guess we’re still the big cat after all.
by Julio Nievas on Jan 12, 2010 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
I hate it for you guys.....honest.....you didnt deserve this......
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
FML
Once upon a time you dressed so fine
You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn't you?
People'd call, say, "Beware doll, you're bound to fall"
You thought they were all kiddin' you.
-Bob
by titansfan615 on Jan 12, 2010 8:46 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Kiffin a classy guy....
Or so all my Tennessee friends have tried to tell me…. Wonder if this will change their perspective?
As a Texas Tech alumn, and Tennessee fan, you only want Leach if all you want is a football coach. He doesn’t recruit, doesn’t do alumni events, doesn’t get along with anyone in an administrative role, and will troll for jobs each and every year. The dude is Asperger’s personified. He has an awesome offense, but he’s not the guy for a place like Tenn.
I’d do a full court press for Chris Petersen, Gary Patterson or Gus Malzhan. Someone hungry and aggressive and good in the living room and with alumni.
Gus?
seriously. i hope UT has their sights set higher. They have the money to go et someone. i dont think patterson or peterson will leave for UT though.
2010 Seminoles. National Champions in my heart.
by nolewhacker on Jan 12, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
I realize this is an extremely sensitive site to attacks and cursing
but go screw yourself Lane Kiffin. You’re a piece of crap.
Cannons... fire them.
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As a UK fan, I loveeee that he's gone,
but yeah its pretty low that he gave it a year and ran…
It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
by floundringaround on Jan 12, 2010 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
Why do you love it?
Cannons... fire them.
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this makes me feel terrible...
for defending this d-bag for an entire year
we got exactly what we deserved
i knew there was something i didn’t like about Kiffin but i could never put my finger on it. now i know. somewhere fulmer must be chuckling to himself.
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
I defended him often
only because he was so Anti-Fulmer. After the way he handled defeat and disrespected Coach Beamer, I was done.
Ladies and gentlemen
What’s done is done. I especially feel bad for the underclassmen who bought in and were excited about 2010 and beyond. Sad.
He hasn't told his players yet.
Or hadn’t when someone I know talked to one of them who was with other players. Player texted back “man how’d u no”
Kiffin = west coast Franchione
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
You are the smartest man alive.
Bring Cut home.
Cannons... fire them.
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Scout is reporting Kippy Brown to coach Tennessee.
It came across the feed reader, but nothing on the site yet. TIFWIW.
When I went to Knoxville this year
I said Tennessee was to classy for Lane, and I was right.
He has shown his true colors. You will be very happy in the long run this daddy’s boy is gone and you can hire a real coach.
"when you've seen how big the world is, how can you make due with this?"
by silverlakebruin on Jan 12, 2010 8:58 PM EST reply actions
Well, I guess USC really wanted Prater.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
Fortunately, Mike Leach doesn't need recruits
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
They didn't listen to us, eh Graysnail?
We were on the B Kelly bandwagon. Not that it helps
I only speak the truth.
Although hey, Leach is available. We don’t have any closets off our media room, do we?
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Just don’t let any kid named James on your team.
"I’ve established a reputation for integrity. I have maintained those high standards" - Craig James
Now you know how we felt on Friday. Total shock
by Julio Nievas on Jan 12, 2010 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
See, if we had gotten Brian Kelly like I was saying LAST YEAR, none of this would happen.
I hate being right.
;)
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
Then you coach would be going to Notre Dame
instead of Southern Cal.
The presence of two "Craig T"s in this thread is thoroughly confusing me.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
I'm going to puke
This has been the worst day ever. I joked to a friend that bad news comes in threes—and this was big numero tres.
So Sayth King Zach I
i’m sure #13 was one of them. what was the other bad news?
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
My dad has filed for divorce and my grandmother’s cancer has gone terminal. So I guess losing a football coach isn’t that bad.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 12, 2010 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
And reality strikes.
You’re right on that. Sorry to hear about the other news, though.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
sorry
kingofzachland
okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule reseident broncos fan for ap lol denver will rise again
Appreciate the thoughts
Yeah…it’s been a day to forget. I might be drowning a few of those memories with the help of Mr. Walker or his friend Mr. Daniels.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 12, 2010 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
man I'm sorry to hear...prayers to you and your family
as someone going through the divorce process…it sucks.
And I miss my Grandmother too :( enjoy her while you can, bud. There are many things more important than a game.
You play fast, you play strong, you go out there and dominate the guy you play against, and make his ass quit! That's our trademark, that's our MO as a team, aight, that's what people know us as! - Nick Saban, 2008
by BamaReturns07 on Jan 12, 2010 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
I for one
will cry myself to sleep.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 12, 2010 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
Not Skip Holtz
At this point, the Vols need to reassemble and find themselves a MegaZord or else this recruiting class is doomed beyond doomed.
Skip Holtz would hardly be the Pink Ranger here.
Kirby Smart/Mike Leach. Anyone of a lesser caliber and the administration is selling the program short.
by DougoUConnPlaysFootball? on Jan 12, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
leach would suck at a big program. he can't handle the media. too weird. Smart? yes that would work
2010 Seminoles. National Champions in my heart.
by nolewhacker on Jan 12, 2010 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
maybe i should have said could work. kiffin was 34. of course smart would eventually leave to go back to UGA
2010 Seminoles. National Champions in my heart.
by nolewhacker on Jan 12, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
Never liked the guy
Not during his Oakland days, not during his UT days, and now I hope he loses every single game at USC.
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
Just earlier today
I was thinking “Carroll really screwed over USC” I was wrong, he screwed us over instead.
So Sayth King Zach I
At least Carroll's departure came after a time.
He had a reasonably lengthy tenure at USC.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
hah. now that's funny. I don't care who you are.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
you can put it with all the UA Franchione bobble heads.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
I am so disappointed
someone beat me to this joke
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
zolar
i am happy u won beat texas thinks
okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule reseident broncos fan for ap lol denver will rise again
Just spraypaint it new colors, it's just like new
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
It does explain why it was available on rush delivery only.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
Make sure you have the right ship to address on there
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
c/o Rick Neuheisel
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
Oy.
I’m not even sure where to begin. I guess it’s probably if I don’t even start. Does Coach Fulmer have a job yet?
I feel bad for all Tennessee Fans
This is just not right, you didn’t deserve this. One and done? Kiffin has no honor.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
well, they did hire him. But still, a lot of good people in tennessee suffering.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
monte
i bet his dad retires. can’t be dragged across the country again. this is all nuts.
USC fans? happy? seriously?
be happy with him
i think he’s just scared to coach in the SEC so he goes running the first chance he gets to go back to the Pussy 10
Unbelievable
just unbelievable
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
Will Muschamp?
can we get him from Texas
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
No way.
That cat is locked in at Texas.
Cannons... fire them.
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The only possibility is if he's unhappy with Mack Brown's extension.
He was supposed to take over in 5, but Mack is going to stay longer than that. That’s the only possibility.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, this one's "hold your breath until you pass out" territory.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
It's at least worth asking, even if with such slim odds.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think the odds are that slim
Its a return to the SEC at a top-tier program. It’s a huge raise immediately. And if I am not mistaken, he has no penalty for leaving.
i am sorry guys
i am a ark and fla state fan but i wouild take the tenn job in a heartbeat
okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule reseident broncos fan for ap lol denver will rise again
No doubt.
How’ve you been, J?
Cannons... fire them.
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pretty well
exapt for my arthris
okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule reseident broncos fan for ap lol denver will rise again
This is ridiculous but not surprising.
Lets go get someone who will recruit well and let his coaching do the talking. There are plenty of good coaches out there and TN is a destination job for most everyone.
"GIVE HIM SIX" - John Ward
i wouldn't say most, but i'm sure there are a few great coaches that would settle at UT for 10-15 years
2010 Seminoles. National Champions in my heart.
by nolewhacker on Jan 12, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
If not Muschamp
who else is out there?
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
Jon Gruden?
Cannons... fire them.
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FYI,
Watch the language and don’t make fat references to Fulmer. Like or dislike, some things aren’t relevant to the topic at hand.
Thanks.
Charles Woodson fat jokes are OK.
________________________________
I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Jan 12, 2010 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
My whole extended family is USC fans
Only my dad my brother and I are fans. My dad’s from Tenn.
Help.
Muschamp?
Patterson?
Chris Petersen?
Bill Cowher?
Kyle Wittingham?
John Gruden?
I don’t know.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:11 PM EST reply actions
Dan Mullen?
What about Kirby Smart? Anyone think anything of him as a HC? Or was he just a DC?
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
Smart
He’s potential HC material, but he’s very young and inexperienced (sound familiar), and would be a huge flight risk (UGA alum) if he has success and Richt gets fired. And since UT and UGA will be competing directly, the only likely alternative would be him not having success.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
I hear ya
But Cutt was a ’Bama alum. The inexperience is a big factor though.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Locked in, just signed an extension, meh, intriguing, meh
Of course, I also think Brian Kelly is perfect for the job, so take that with as many grains of salt as you like.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
Gators Fan Here.
For whatever reason, I’ve always “hated” Tennessee the most out of our rivals and I never liked Lane Kiffin at all, but this goes beyond the pale. I feel badly for you guys and can only hope karma kicks in sooner rather than later. Good luck with your coaching search, though I kind of hope it desn’t go all that well…
"A player who conjugates a verb in the first person singular cannot be part of the squad, he has to conjugate the verb in the first person plural. We. We want to conquer. We are going to conquer. Using the word 'I' when you're in a group makes things complicated." ~ Wanderley Luxemburgo, 1999
Same Here
From a Tide fan, that’s just crap.
by Bobby Briggs on Jan 12, 2010 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
To be honest, I'm happy for you guys
From my dealings with Vols over the past two years, here and at the games, I’ve grown to really love what you guys have. I’ve always detested Lane though and thought he was a walking NCAA-sanction so from my perspective, I’m glad to see him gone from Tennessee. I like that I can root for Tennessee without Lane hanging over my head. With everything you guys have going for you, I think you’ll get yourself a better coach now anyways.
Formerly ryebreadraz
by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 12, 2010 9:12 PM EST reply actions
BEST case scenario
UT tightens their belt, says “Hey USC, ’scuse me while I whip this out,” turns around…and hires PETE CARROLL.
by DougoUConnPlaysFootball? on Jan 12, 2010 9:12 PM EST reply actions
Obvs...
Will. Not. Happen.
It sure would turn this into a soap opera in a hurry.
by DougoUConnPlaysFootball? on Jan 12, 2010 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
it's official
http://www.usctrojans.com/blog/2010/01/breaking-news-lane-kiffin-named-new-head-coach.html
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No way Cowher or Gruden come
and I know this won’t happen, but what about Cutcliffe.
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
Hmmmm.
I like this.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
I don't
He can’t recruit. We can’t win without recruits.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
But you can get guys who can recruit.
It’s not just the HC, it’s what the staff looks like.
(Of course, since I’m also pirating the Orange Pearl I don’t particularly care too much about recruiting at the moment.)
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
Make sure to cue up "Trapped in the Closet" in the background just loud enough so they can hear it for the entire thing.
Subliminal hint and all that.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Worst week ever Season Two
starring Hooper
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
Well that ruins my day
Somebody get Nu’keese, Tyler Smith, and Brandon Williams on the line. Tell them to get their guns and rental cars we’ve got a coach to lynch.
Easy cowboy
Leave Brandon at home. We don’t need any DUIs tonight.
According to Clay Travis, Calhoun was probably the #2 option for Hamilton last time.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
ditto
okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule reseident broncos fan for ap lol denver will rise again
Think about what Hamilton is going through
first the Nu’kesee thing, then the basketball arrests, and now this. I don’t envy him.
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
As a Gator
Obligatory “I am no Vols fan”. But you guys are way too classy for this to have happened. First thing, Kiffen comes in and ticks off half the SEC coaches. Then the secondary violations. And on top of it all, he sucks millions of dollars out for himself and staff for one mediocre season, even though it held promise for the future. You looked like you might in fact be on the way back in the SEC. After this, my guess is that he’ll get canned in three years at USC, and after his behavior, he’ll be lucky to get a Division 2 school to hire him. For whatever it’s worth, better luck with your next coach, whoever he might be.
I wonder
If the admin weight the alumni factor higher on the scale for the next hire. Are there any good former Tennessee players who are coaching now that would see this as their dream job?
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Peyton?
(sorry)
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
so is
larry blackey of troy but he is old through
okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule reseident broncos fan for ap lol denver will rise again
I think he's pretty happy
at Auburn. He has a good gig and an awesome recruiting class.
Trooper would be interesting
but has no head coaching experience
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
I'm sure USC had to give us a crapload of money for the buyout
Which means WE probably have enough money to buy out anyone who’s willing to go. That may open up some options that were otherwise closed (Muschamp, Mullen).
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:21 PM EST reply actions
No.
$800K.
________________________________
I will give my shirt for Tennessee today.
by Holly Anderson on Jan 12, 2010 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
ouch
Lee Corso: How would you describe tailgating at Alabama?
Kirk Herbstreit: Barbecue and Ralph Lauren
by animalcracker on Jan 12, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
3rd and Chavis?
No thanks.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 12, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
those were some damn good defenses and you know it
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
HIRE JOHN CHAVIS!!!!!!!
Give him the KEYS!!!! He recruited 20 defensive players who went on to be NFL stars(21 when Eric Berry gets there). Need I remind y’all that 6 of the last 8 super bowl winners were teams coached by former defensive coordinators(e.g. Belichick, Dungy, Cowher, Tomiln)? He might bring some guys he’s recruiting now for LSU too. He kept us in games that should’ve been blowouts and save Fulmer’s job for years
Honestly
I think you all got off lucky, before Kiffin could get you all put on probation. This is good for the Vols.
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
There's no guarantee
we’re not already there.
true....but....
This guy had no regard for NCAA rules……..I’d say this is a great day for UT…Kiffin was/is garbage
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
But it's late in the season
The guys we wanted have already been snatched up. Brian Kelly, Turner Gill, Charlie Strong.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
I agree that the timing sucks
What about Leach?
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
No.
I don’t want someone with that crappy an image brought to this university.
Tennessee Fans: We win at teh Internet!
by bobo_the_vol on Jan 12, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
+1
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
please please please
bring leach to the SEC. we implore you.
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
was already here at Kentucky
under Mumme
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
I think you have to go for Gruden
He may not come, but he has to be #1
First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...
To be fair, ESPN hates us anyway if you listen to most people.
This really woudn’t change that.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
"No regard for NCAA rules"
USC got their guy.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Jan 12, 2010 9:24 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
and...
The “traitor” remark is already gone.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 12, 2010 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
I say
throw the money at Muschamp, that’s my first choice
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
meh.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
Nope.
"We've gotta execute! We've gotta have fun out there!" - Ed DeChellis
by ReadingRambler on Jan 12, 2010 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
but just think: he will DOMINATE the SEC with his system, once he gets his players in there it’s all over. /michiganfan’d
I know about your diabolical plan.
Our basketball game sucks, doesn't it?
"We've gotta execute! We've gotta have fun out there!" - Ed DeChellis
by ReadingRambler on Jan 12, 2010 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
Travel travel foul missed shot travel foul missed free throw
"We've gotta execute! We've gotta have fun out there!" - Ed DeChellis
by ReadingRambler on Jan 12, 2010 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
Is it safe to say
the entire Southeast just found a reason to root for UCLA?
Reporter: Can I ask you something without making you mad?
While you're at it
You could root for the Bears when we play U$C. We’re not picky.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
The whole rest of the Pac 10 it is.
Drawing the line at Notre Dame.
Reporter: Can I ask you something without making you mad?
I always love the Cal Bears
until I remember they’re in Berkeley.
Lee Corso: How would you describe tailgating at Alabama?
Kirk Herbstreit: Barbecue and Ralph Lauren
by animalcracker on Jan 12, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
What’s that supposed to mean?
Go Bears!
by RollOnYouBears667 on Jan 13, 2010 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
That's it?
That can’t be right. Why on earth was the buyout not higher?
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
Needs Mike Hamilton's head, but good concept.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
i guess cuz he only made 2 mil in the first place
and his agent is awesome
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
Hamilton's job
might be on the line with this hire.
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
It shouldn't be
He made two great hires (Pearl and Kiffin)—Kiffin would have worked out, had he stuck around. No one could have predicted Carroll leaving USC.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 12, 2010 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
It was on the line with the Kiffin hire...
If you fire a national championship winning coach after 17 years (regardless of whether or not it was probably time, totally different discussion) but you better hit a home run. I’d be surprised if Mike Hamilton survives this.
by Getoffmyvols on Jan 12, 2010 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe
But is that fair? How could he foresee Carroll going back to the Pros? I thought it would never happen.
Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?
Carroll is running
I never thought Kiffin would jump into that when he had all he could ever want in Knoxville.
This was the make or break
selection for Hamilton. He knew. If it weren’t for his ability to bring in big donations, he’d be gone yesterday.
I want to vomit.
I can envision no way in which we recover from this for several years. Short of announcing a hire tomorrow morning that blows people away, you write off 2010 and probably 2011 too.
Kippy Brown is interim.
C’mon kids. He’s been in the NFL.
That was sarcasm on my part.
I highly doubt it. Been out of the game too long.
From a Tide fan
Good riddance to that egomaniac.Your school deserves a lot better than that.Whoever ends up coaching will still be fielding a competitive and dangerous UT team.
Ditto from a Bruin
The Vols have class. He has none. The longer he stayed with you, the more tarnished you became. Be happy the cancer has been excised.
If
Our recruiting class doesn’t dissolve. Big freakin if.
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by bobo_the_vol on Jan 12, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Only if we keep a lot of this year's recruits
Particularly on the offensive and defensive lines. We should have enough at WR and RB to get us through another year.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
This is wishful wishful thinking...
Geez the timing after Urban’s flop, Carroll’s jump, Leach fired, Kelly to ND….ARGH
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
hire
the hire literally has to be tomorrow and a BIG name. i understand the early commits can leave if they do it within a day or two. anyone know about this timing situation?
You're right.
We need a name yesterday so we don’t lose the recruits for next year.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 12, 2010 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Only quick hires could be ones we interviewed last year
But I doubt they’re flashy enough to right the ship.
I hope your right Crimsoncaller
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
Et tu Kiffin
If the buyout for Kiffin was only 800k he made the big money by pulling the wool over our eyes.
Yeah ......
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by bobo_the_vol on Jan 12, 2010 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
Sooooo
I hear there’s a guy named “Fulmer” who’d like to coach again. And I’m sure there’s a different Athletic Director who can make it happen. Just sayin’.
Tennessee Fans: We win at teh Internet!
NO NO NO!!!
He was a great man for the University, but no
Agreed.
We need to move forward…not back
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
No
We can’t let him compete against his own reputation.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
Just an aside...
Does Kiffin know he was USC’s second choice behind Jack Del Rio?
by DougoUConnPlaysFootball? on Jan 12, 2010 9:34 PM EST reply actions
Oh, fun
The radio is sponsored by “Lane Kiffin, head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers.” Refund?
Rocky Top Talk
by Joel Hollingsworth on Jan 12, 2010 9:34 PM EST reply actions
I am absolutely blown away, Dad just called to tell me the news, Im extremely upset now
Fulmerizer is working overtime tonight. I better stop typing before Im never welcome here again. Im off to burn my “ITS TIME” shirt.
ITS TIME to stab me in the back. ITS TIME to show your true colors. ITS TIME to destroy my program. ITS TIME to burn.
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 9:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Hey, how about Tommy Bowden????
*DODGING FLYING TOMATOES"
Cannons... fire them.
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Lee Corso: How would you describe tailgating at Alabama?
Kirk Herbstreit: Barbecue and Ralph Lauren
by animalcracker on Jan 12, 2010 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
Has the KPD...?
Put out a “Bridge and Tall Buildings Watch” tonight? As in, make sure people aren’t jumping off of them?
So Sayth King Zach I
ESPN News is saying keep an eye on Will Muschamp
Please, please, please, please, please.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:36 PM EST reply actions
Also mentioned Randy Edsall
Dunno about him.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
NO!
Edsall is ours.
We don’t have much here, in the way of football, and I’ll be damned if it is taken from us.
by DougoUConnPlaysFootball? on Jan 12, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know much about him
Except that we have a women’s basketball rivalry with his team. And that he brought UCONN from nowhere.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
There you have it...
Look at all of those shiny draft picks he’s produced recently.
And he drove a lovely little nail in Weis’ coffin.
by DougoUConnPlaysFootball? on Jan 12, 2010 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
This
Would make me happy. This would be good.
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by bobo_the_vol on Jan 12, 2010 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
I keep an eye on him anyway.
Dude’s crazy. I don’t want to lose a lung because he came at me from a weird angle.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
Although you could probably play some crowd noise for him, since he hasn't heard that at a home game in years.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
Ironically...
Texas’s Burnt Orange is roughly the same color as my vomit tonight. Maybe it’s an omen.
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 12, 2010 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
KPD
is probably tied up at the front of kiffikin’s neighborhood. keepin the country folk from lookin for justice.
So I hear Tyler Smith
Has a gun, and is trying to get back into our good graces. Just sayin’ … ;-)
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by bobo_the_vol on Jan 12, 2010 9:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'd let him back
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 12, 2010 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
BTW!!!
Thank you, Kippy Brown. True Volunteer, if he’s still staying.
Tennessee Fans: We win at teh Internet!
He's staying only because
Kiffin doesn’t have a place for him.
Just pray you don't get...
Bill Stewart’d
by DougoUConnPlaysFootball? on Jan 12, 2010 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
He is a true Vol
He may stay with the new staff, and I’d love him to.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
Bama fan here….but I don’t even know what to say. Just wow. His smart-@$$ attitude never set well with most folks down south anyway. But he did give everyone else in the SEC a reason to dislike Tenn. This may be a blessing in disguise for you guys. Just unreal.
The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. ~General George S. Patton~
From a Dawg Fan...
I am sorry for ya’ll. It’s a cold wind on Rocky Top tonight, but it has to be the coldest of the year. It will get better.
Wow...Muschamp
You guys would be doing a lot better with Muschamp. He’s an awesome coach and he’ll do great. If you get Muschamp you’re better off.
I Really Hope WE Go Hard AFter Him
Last year, I thought he would be overrated as a HC, but I saw a composed leader on the sidelines for the Horns this year. I say throw the house at him. It is so late for this too happen that most of the upper tier coaches are gone, so go for the next best thing
Luck O' the Irish
THE Miami Dolphins
just remember
we are a basketball school. just ask kansas.
Speaking of Kansas...
Mark Mangino promises he’ll play nice…
by DougoUConnPlaysFootball? on Jan 12, 2010 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
Red Raider fan here…..do you guys go for the Pirate (Mike Leach)? If so, I’ll be a fan of Rocky Top as well!
Too many image problems
After Kiffin and the guns with the b-ball team, we need a guy who the media likes (Leach’s image problems may not be his fault, but they remain). Also, he can’t recruit.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
I agree….he was super hot a year ago and I heard much from Vols Nation about really wanting him.
by WreckerRaider on Jan 12, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
Many wanted him
Although I wanted Muschamp
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
Please let Muschamp come
please please please
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
Unfortunately I drank myself sick last night, looks like were going for 2 in a row
I have lots of nasty messages to send him on twitter
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 9:40 PM EST reply actions
Facebook is crazy right now
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
PLEASE TELL ME HIS TWITTER NAME.
I dont even know how to twitter, but i will now.
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
by Jeff Junstrom on Jan 12, 2010 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
@CoachLaneKiffinUT
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
oops sorry
@LaneKiffinUT
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
true
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
I couldn't help but post.
To be honest, I’m a Penn State guy, through and through. But being in the Big 10, you get exposed to certain doucheabag coaches (see Michigan, Notre Dame). That being said, this one takes the cake. I don’t even like Tennessee (I don’t NOT like you either), but this is some serious douchebaggery. This man will forever be hated in Big Ten country, FWIW.
"Have I ever told the story of when I met Miley Cyrus?"
All I know is if he doesn't change the name of his kid that's going to be one hell of an ironic name.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
So about Kiffin's kid
Is he going to change his name to Cal now?
Peace Out, Y'all
I have a long conversation ahead of me with Mr. Johnny Walker. I’ll be back on when I sober up…next week is looking promising.
So Sayth King Zach I
Sooo
Time to break out the most orange you’ve worn all year, people. Because you aren’t a true fan unless you represent during the crappy moments. FML.
Tennessee Fans: We win at teh Internet!
GET
MIKE LEACH, proven winner did it at tech without the high rated recruits. His only good recruit was Crabtree and look what we did. Imagine that system with the more talented athletes Tenn. can recruit. Even though some ppl may not like his persona, the guy knows how to win ball games. Tech has been a bowl game every year he was at our school.
As I said earlier: too many image problems
“After Kiffin and the guns with the b-ball team, we need a guy who the media likes (Leach’s image problems may not be his fault, but they remain). Also, he can’t recruit.”
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
k
but im sure he can recruit in Tenn. Yall are the only major university with a football team, so he can get the top instate players. at tech he had to compete with Texas, Texas A&M, TCU. also our program wasnt even on the map at the time and he jus put us on the map last yr then gets fired…….
"Get Instant Players"
Is a problem when there’s so few in-state players. You have to recruit Nationally at UT.
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by bobo_the_vol on Jan 12, 2010 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
We're not in Texas though
We get most of our players from Georgia and Florida.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
I dont think Muschamp is going anywhere
Being the coach in waiting for an always stacked Texas team.Of course money talks.
But the HC has a five year contract
Five years is a long time to wait. Also money talks.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions
stunned
but joel, this will be a great spike for traffic in the first off week!
good riddance kiffin
Keep in mind though Leach won zero big 12 south titles and had a losing percentage against UT and OU. I guess that would be equivalent to Florida and Alabama each year.
I say the Vols alumni come up with some way to buy Muschamp out and get him out of Big 12 country.
by WreckerRaider on Jan 12, 2010 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD.
It is not in my DNA to hate, but I truly do abhor this individual now. You do not do this to a school with as much pride, tradition and success as Tennessee. I am just amazed at the state of athletics at the University of Tennessee right now.
I hope his haste in making such a decision bites him in right in the buttocks at USC.
Generally speaking regarding the business of sports, I always think that I cannot be shocked by the sheer lack of loyalty among coaches at the collegiate level and players and coaches at the pro level. The business of sport has become the sport of business.
Utterly disgusted!
by OVERALLSPORTSFAN on Jan 12, 2010 9:45 PM EST reply actions
Gotta give it to CLK
He can bring them in…although rumors of his return were everywhere.
Yikes.
Um, the Trojans better hope they steer clear of the NCAA.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
It won't be Leach, no matter the qualifications.
When one guy leaves under controversial circumstances, the next guy won’t come in with baggage. Kinda like how ’player’s coaches’ are always hired after ‘taskmasters’ and vice versa.
John Calipari?
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
We need some way to tell who's going to be the next coach of this team. I know the way.
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
I bet he comes out of here:
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
Kiffin is making Calipari look like an upstanding guy.
At least Cal was at Memphis for more than a year…
by Getoffmyvols on Jan 12, 2010 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Jay Paterno. Brilliant young offensive mind looking to prove himself.
Yours for the cheap!
"We've gotta execute! We've gotta have fun out there!" - Ed DeChellis
by ReadingRambler on Jan 12, 2010 9:48 PM EST up reply actions
I'm new to this party and still digesting info
but a friend of mine pointed out that Al Davis said he was a flat out liar and nobody listened to him. What world do we live in where Al Davis might be the beacon of truth?
I defended CLK on that issue
from the start. Meh.
Well..
I still think Al Davis is effing crazy.
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by bobo_the_vol on Jan 12, 2010 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Can that just be resold to UCLA alums?
Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 12, 2010 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
what happens to young Knox Kiffin?
Does he stay behind, or will he be Angeles Kiffin in time for the start of next season?
Seriously though: what a douchebag.
From RBR
If Lane Kiffen found NCAA investigations “flattering” he is going to be strutting around like a turkey in heat at USC!!!!
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
I have a mean comment
For Alabama and ‘NCAA Investigations’ right now …… but I just don’t have the heart.
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by bobo_the_vol on Jan 12, 2010 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
HeismanPundit (Chris Huston; asst. SID while Kiffin was at USC), shortly before UT hired him:
If this link is correct, then a guy who has no business being near college athletes might become the new Tennessee head coach. Amazing how the coaching network takes care of its own.
Think I’m being too harsh? Then let me paraphrase what a former player of his–who shall remain anonymous–said about him at the time:
"God! I (expletive) HATE that guy. He’s the biggest (expletive) ever! I wish he were dead!"
Good luck, Vols.
The unnamed player
has good grammar. I am bad with was/were.
no, that's the subjective tense. Indicates a potential future event.
Ok, back to being pissed at Lane Kiffin.
Missed the presser
Any reasoning or just “hi and bye”
According to ESPN
Sources tell Low that Tennessee wide receivers coach Kippy Brown will be named interim coach of the Volunteers. He had been given the opportunity to follow Kiffin to USC as well.
I luv you Kippy :-(
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when i heard kiffin left
I couldnt be more shocked if you told me obama was an islamic transvestite
I TRIED LANE KIFFIN AND HE SUCKED
All he did was act like a scumbag and blow out of town a year later.
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
Wasn't there supposed to be a press briefing at 9:30
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
Wes Rucker is tweeting from the media shindig.
Not goodness.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 9:58 PM EST up reply actions
Hire Rich Brooks?
at least the talent pool is already here right?
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 9:57 PM EST reply actions
The only drawback with Muschamp
Would he bolt when the Texas job opened up in five years? Hard to say, not if we showed him how great it is to be a Tennessee Vol.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 9:58 PM EST reply actions
boo
The students should be heard.
Lee Corso: How would you describe tailgating at Alabama?
Kirk Herbstreit: Barbecue and Ralph Lauren
by animalcracker on Jan 12, 2010 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
the truly bizarre part of this
is the unbridled optimism on the part of USC fans over the hire. it seemed to me the vol fans were… um, unreasonably positive about the kiffin hire but at least he didn’t have a negative track record as an HC at this level.
now he leaves with a mediocre record, a lot of question marks about how he has managed his team and in a way we bama fans find painfully familiar to one particularly odious individual who bolted in the middle of the night from T-town to Texas A&M. the first two were possible to put to rest with a solid sophmore season but the last…
well, my daddy always told me that folks can and do change… but it don’t happen often and it never happens fast. i really doubt things are going to unfold as smoothly in los angeles as the trojan faithful seem to believe.
Roll 'Bama Roll: The Champagne of 'Bama Blogs.
I call on Oregon to do to USC what Oklahoma did to aTm
77-0
"So I want everybody to think here for a second, how much does this game mean to you? 'Cause if it means something to you, you can't stand still. You understand? You play fast! You play strong! You go out there and dominate the man you're playing against, and you make his ass quit! That's our trademark! That's our M.O.... as a team! That's what people know us as!" - Coach Nick Saban before the 2008 LSU game.
by 12NationalChampionships on Jan 12, 2010 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
BOOM
/RichRod’d
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
Worse, I think
"We've gotta execute! We've gotta have fun out there!" - Ed DeChellis
by ReadingRambler on Jan 12, 2010 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
True, they have no relation to GERG
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
if he wins at usc
it will be because of his staff and not him. and i think that’s what usc fans are happy about. they get orgeron, chow and monte.
I'd be happy too.
On Monday, your coaching staff leaves. On Tuesday, you reload with a ton of recruiting gurus.
Musta sounded good at the time.
Along with the lower head coaching salary.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
VIA Swiperboy's twitter
Swiperboy
riots right outside my dorm…cops everywhere!! all the fball players HEATED 5 minutes ago from mobile web
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
wow, this is messed up but totally justified
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
I'm still in
Jaw. Floor.
Mode but yeah, this is nuts.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
I Headr Bobby Bowden is looking for work....
Black Shoes. Basic Blues. No Name. All Game.
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
Someone may have pointed this out already, but there are a couple guys out there that
would make you guys a great coach if UT makes them a really big deal…….
What about the Boise State guy, or the Miss State Coach???
I know the Boise guy is a reach……but with a big salary and benefits package, maybe???
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
I wouldn't mind either of them
My #1 target is Will Muschamp though. Coach in waiting at Texas, but he’s waiting five more years.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
didnt think he would be available....but he seems to have them in good shape and Mack is probably a great teacher
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
this media conference is also a kick in the jimmy, 1 minute? not televised? Kiffin can burn
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:05 PM EST reply actions
I hope we have a UK door situation at this presser
but instead of waiting for news of a new coach we are waiting outside with pitchforks and torches – i have nothing but vitriol and violence in my blood tonight boys.
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:07 PM EST reply actions
Nick stephens' twitter:
“We got us. That’s all we need.”
by Will Shelton on Jan 12, 2010 10:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
well, that's one way to look at it.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
Inleast we still have basketball
and Bruce Pearl and Skylar McBee
It's simple Cubs in the spring and summer, Vols in the fall and winter.
imagine yourself saying that after Jan 2?
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Mangino
Its time to return to girth in Knoxville
by guilded on Jan 12, 2010 10:08 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
PRESSER ON ESPN NOW!
Cannons... fire them.
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I wanna be generic and thank you tennessee people???
Eloquent, Lane.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
I am very sorry that Coach Kiffin betrayed you guys...
I find the move to be extremely low, and cold hearted. I sure as hell hope that us Ducks can kick his ass for you guys.
Any word on coaching replacements yet?
Who needs the pistol when you have the TaZeR? Kenjon Barner, the Ducks officially licensed tazer since 2009.
WR coach Kippy Brown is interim coach
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
knoxville
saw the thing from swiperboy – anyone on campus? what’s going on? mayhem i hope.
Via Clay Travis
ClayTravisBGID
RT @wesrucker "A few hundred UT students are outside the football complex chanting “(Freak) you Kiffin!”
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:13 PM EST up reply actions
The audacity to pat yourself on the back
as a lasting image…sickening
AGREED.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
what did he say? its not on espn here
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
Paraphrasing...
I’m proud that we left this team better than it was 14 months ago
Thanks to TN fans,
Felt welcomed 14 months ago. This was an opportunity he and Layla felt they had to take. Program left in better shape than it was 14 months ago. Thanks.
Cannons... fire them.
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Rucker twitter:
A few hundred UT students are outside the football complex chanting “(Freak) you Kiffin!” #Vols
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:12 PM EST reply actions
Hahaha
As well they should. I would be front and center chanting the same.
Who needs the pistol when you have the TaZeR? Kenjon Barner, the Ducks officially licensed tazer since 2009.
Sadly I couldn't
Diffusing the F bomb is my New Year’s resolution
Holy crap
that was the most drive-by goodbye I’ve ever seen.
Said he left the program in better shape than he did 14 months ago. Bullspit, Lane. You’re gutting our entire coaching staff and setting us up for another year of implementation and rebuilding. 7-6 ain’t 10-2 either.
Clown.
Cannons... fire them.
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When the crap hits the fan you always end up coming back home...
I was angry to the point of psuedo-apathy when they made the hire…so I’m really quite surprised at how much angrier I am now with Hamilton and Kiffin after this….
Don’t know what to say except…..at least now we won’t have to watch those absurdly lame Lane Kiffin Shows. Anybody got BigPapa on speed dial??
Someday we'll look back on this and plow into a parked car.
Hey, man! Happy to see you again!
Regardless of circumstances.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
Get that green going Donors
We needs to salvage this situation!
But…make a good decision..
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
This is why I believe that the coaching hire world is about two days ahead of the media.
Things are moving far too quickly.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
We know Hamilton always keeps a list of potential coaches
but has that been revised since the last hire? Certianly he didnt see this coming either
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Layla's phone number?
Y’all aren’t going to let this guy just waltz out of town without even a scratch are you? 
That won't be her phone number after tonight.
And was probably already changed before the story broke.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
that press conference video was the defintion of awkward
a memory etched in my mind
do we play usc in the near future or is that way out?
Just the Kippy.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Our OC is out for sure?
Norm Chow is at USC. Any chance our new coach would keep Chaney?
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 12, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
USC Contract Clause?
I can’t remember…was there one? One without a buyout? If so, Hamilton is going to need some serious good luck in the next couple of days…
Someday we'll look back on this and plow into a parked car.
Facebook...
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Word.
Cannons... fire them.
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That's the only one fit for RTT
sad day.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
Being a Vol fan
doesn’t involve quite as much pain and suffering as being a Jew during the Exodus.
But its starting to get close.
This..........wins the inappropriate comment of the thread award.
Cannons... fire them.
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I'll take that as a compliment
Thanks to the USC/UCLA fans sniping at each other, I had some stiff competition.
or the heigh of lenny cravitz's popularity.
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
No, I just wouldn't be bringing as being a Jew to ********insert blank*******
into anything, that’s all.
Cannons... fire them.
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Might not want to read this right now, but interested in the recruiting waves?
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:20 PM EST reply actions
Whoa...
NSFW :-)
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
NSFT btw
What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.
-Hank Hill
I actually feel betrayed
We give this man a huge chance and he sees all the success he could have and still bolts? Man I hope NCAA comes down hard on USC for the Bush crap. I want nothing more than to see Kiffin fail.
Question for students: has class started yet?
because if not, the early enrollees are free to go, I think
JuWuan is stuck
Others are free to roam according to that article a few posts up. I think.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Just graduated last semester
but classes start tomorrow.
by Getoffmyvols on Jan 12, 2010 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
Wrong
Juwan and Jaques Smith are gone. Smith just committed to LSU, James to UGA.
Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle... for this is the WINNING EDGE.
by pound the rock on Jan 12, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
aw thanks joel for the shoutout
RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
even though this situation is not the one I want to be associated with
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
Words I thought I never would say:
Im disappointed in Monte Kiffin.
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:28 PM EST reply actions
agreed.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
i said those words
right before half time of the bowl game
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
lol ok you got me hal
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
Have to wonder if this was in the works before the bowl game.
The way agents work, the coaching searches begin long before any announcements are made. Chances are the Pete-to-Seattle deal was a while in coming, and that USC would have been looking around.
by David Hooper on Jan 12, 2010 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
WATE
just reported that mike hamilton made a statement that the coaching search has already begun…..
Dustin
Forget the interim crap
Give the job to Kippy. He’s apparently the only All Vol coach left we haven’t burned our bridges with. Or the def. coord. from Texas Tech.
bring in Johnny Majors?
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
get a video on that door, stat!
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
YES!!!
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
w.t.f.
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
hes going to get run out of town, i hope layla has had a chance to secure all of the valuables
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
apparently the "mob" is chanting his address
Via swiperboy…This is insanity.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
Good
Time to pepper him with oranges
Ball, oskie, cover, block, cut and slice, pursue and gang tackle... for this is the WINNING EDGE.
by pound the rock on Jan 12, 2010 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
Kiffin has already deleted his twitter account
im mad hes not getting my message
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:34 PM EST reply actions
BOO.
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 12, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
Will Muschamp????
I mean he was our second choice last year….. and its going to be awhile for him waiting around for Mack to give up coaching
A Seattle Fan from Upsate NY living in the South.... Figure that one out!!!! Go Hawks!!!
ummm might want to check mack's contract again.
runs through 2016. @ 5 mil per. so if you double that, you’re close.
The Dual Threat, Official Enforcer/Stat Geek of MCM.
i relly think
he is the one mike hamilton has already offered. he already said he has started the coaching search so hopefully!!
Dustin
+1
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
can ask the Seahawks how that goes for them, but I want to kick Carrol in gonads too
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
I mean its a
longshot but i think thats the way it is looking …. if they pull it off it will be a huge move and could help save our recruits, or atleast give us a chance at some of Texas’
A Seattle Fan from Upsate NY living in the South.... Figure that one out!!!! Go Hawks!!!
Hey Joel/Hoop/Will can we fix the language in the HIRE FULMER!!! thread
i offended by that, and its not the hire fulmer that offends me
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:49 PM EST reply actions
i know youre pretty busy tonight, just want to bring it to your attention
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
Not that you guys care,
but now that his immature loud-mouth is gone, I can enjoy rooting for Tennessee again when you are not playing the Tide. You guys deserve the absolute best.
Sincerely,
A Bama Fan
by AlltheGreatQBs on Jan 12, 2010 10:52 PM EST reply actions
good god, i want to be on a plane to Knox right now
but im pretty sure TSA wont allow my pitchfork and torch on the plane anymore
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 11:01 PM EST up reply actions
FSU fan here
I got to tell you guys, regardless of how little you care about other teams fans, I feel terrible.
Found out from Tomahawk Nation, and we got a chat goin over there…Seriously, noone deserves what happened to you guys today…Feel awful for the players.
Heres a couple of statements from Hamilton - search having already begun, etc, and some stuff on our new interim coach
also, a reference to Memphis state too lol
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by Pride of the Southland on Jan 12, 2010 10:58 PM EST reply actions
The Lame Train has left the station
The State of Kalifornia will take their salary increase in taxes.
But maybe the San Andreas fault will welcome them with open arms.
Ain't it good to be alive and be in Tennessee!
Press conference link
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4821021&categoryid=2564308
I’m too mad to watch.
Comments???
Comments? Questions? Nothing… just walked out!!!
A Seattle Fan from Upsate NY living in the South.... Figure that one out!!!! Go Hawks!!!
Bruce Feldman
just said on espn that tennessee is looking at Cutcliffe. dont know if hes just spittin names out or if there is some backbone to it
Dustin
sounds like he was spitting out names
a can’t believe desmond howard thought it was ok. does anyone in this game have any morals?
by golfballs03 on Jan 12, 2010 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
I gotta be honest
I know Cutcliffe is not one of the sexier names being tossed around right now, but I’d take him in a second.
I would take any remotely big names right now
besides mike leach. but cutcliffe is a dang good coach i agree
Dustin
This has been a crazy day
Im a huge seahawks fan, and a huge vols fan…. I can’t believe the 2 teams in sports that i care about most have been affected so much especially in 1 day!!! and by USC twice… what a ripple affect!!
A Seattle Fan from Upsate NY living in the South.... Figure that one out!!!! Go Hawks!!!
Ed Oregeron
Now calling Tennessee recruits to come to USC
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/kiffin-cuts-presser-short-amidst-angry-students-27611
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football." John Heisman
by Joseph Stanley on Jan 12, 2010 11:21 PM EST reply actions
What a bunch of
…………….
A Seattle Fan from Upsate NY living in the South.... Figure that one out!!!! Go Hawks!!!
Well, at least he knows where to find them...
i.e. not in class.
Meh
Everyone is Twitter currently
Personally i think I’d take Mike Leach
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football." John Heisman
by Joseph Stanley on Jan 12, 2010 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Wes Rucker
Has quotes from players
DE Gerald Williams: "We were Tennessee before Coach Kiffin got here, and we’ll be Tennessee when he leaves."
Amen brother
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football." John Heisman
by Joseph Stanley on Jan 12, 2010 11:29 PM EST reply actions
Glad some people have their heads on straight
I just hope they can convince the recruits.
by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 13, 2010 1:26 AM EST up reply actions
Practically a mob
At Football Complex
Language Warnings apply. View at your own discretion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFInKcBYud4
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football." John Heisman
by Joseph Stanley on Jan 12, 2010 11:33 PM EST reply actions
I've been scanning some Longhorns blogs
And yeah, they’re worried about Muschamp. The consensus seems to be that he’d NEVER leave Texas, though.
More quotes from Wes Rucker
DE Ben Martin said he and other players walked out of the meeting before Kiffin was finished. “I just couldn’t sit through it.”
Ben Martin: “I’m just so hurt by the fact that he’s leaving us after we done bought in and did everything he asked us to do.”
One #Vols student at the mini-riot yelled, “Kiffin put the guns in Tyler’s car! Arrest him!”
An anonymous UT Police officer told me, “That son of a (gun) better drive the speed limit off this campus.”
#Vols LB LaMarcus Thompson: “Three coaches in three years? Unbelievable, man. Unbelievable.”
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died as a small boy than to fumble this football." John Heisman
by Joseph Stanley on Jan 12, 2010 11:39 PM EST reply actions
A visiting Bruin here.
Vol fans are some of the best opposing fans I’ve come across in the blogs and boards, and I can’t believe you guys have to deal with this kind of spineless, soulless, gutless BS by Lamey K.
You guys will bounce back and it’s going to be a joy to watch. Here’s hoping we both get to watch Kiff get pounded like a railroad spike on Saturdays.
M
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Cheers!
I can't hear you. Rocky Top is playing.
by RockyTopinKY on Jan 13, 2010 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
Did I miss anything?
Mr. Walker was quite accommodating…what is the issue?
So Sayth King Zach I
by kingofzachland on Jan 13, 2010 12:45 AM EST reply actions
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