Not going to spend a lot of time on this but I did want to say that UT got it right by hiring Kiffin as the head coach. Kiffin is 33 years old and a very promising young coach that could be one of the best. At USC he was recruiting coordinator and offensive coordinator and won 2 national championships at those positions.
I mentioned a few articles back that I thought Butch Davis might get the gig but I think UT was wise not go that route. This was a cheaper and really the anti Rich Rodriguez way to go. We know what has happened to Michigan since Rich went there in that messy leave of West Virginia. Less controversy and just a cleaner transition all the way around. UT did the right thing.
Kiffin will be the coach at UT for many years to come. I have no doubt in my mind about his abilities as a leader and a terrific coach. The SEC got stronger today (as if they needed the help). The only thing UT has to worry about is when an NFL team comes back to knock at Kiffin’s door 3 or 4 years down the road. It remains to be seen if Kiffin’s passion is in college or the pros. All I know is he is the best young coach in football and if I were an athletic director he would have been at the top of my list.
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My first thought about this was "Damn, Tennessee just got better." But honestly, it hasn't been that much fun hating UT or Ole Miss lately because they both have sucked so bad. Now that they are both back on the up-swing I can go back into full hate mode.
Kiffi is a great coach and will be until the NFL calls again. I think if he has a quick turn around at Tennessee he'll stay for a while, but it will be hard to turn down all of that NFL money sure to be thrown his way in a few years.
-Cree
My first impressions were....ehh. But now that I think about it, he's the right man for the job. Fulmer just lost his way all together and I am sure the Vols fans are saddened a bunch to see him go. They will be back up there in the rankings soon enough and we will all have to hear rocky top 50 times to many.
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