Lane Kiffin to Tennessee...

Deep2Evans · 11-28-2008, 04:44 PM

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Tennessee has reached an agreement with former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin to take over as the Volunteers' next coach, with an announcement planned for Monday, barring any snags, according to multiple sources.

Kiffin, 33, will be making his college head coaching debut in succeeding Phillip Fulmer, who will coach his last game for the Vols on Saturday.
Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton denied reports on Wednesday that Kiffin had been offered a contract. But Kiffin has been at the forefront of the Vols' search for some time.
Part of the holdup is that Tennessee didn't want to do anything officially this week that would take away from Fulmer's final game Saturday against Kentucky. Fulmer was fired by Hamilton on Nov. 2 and allowed to finish out the season. He's been at Tennessee as a player, assistant coach and head coach for 35 years.
The university has dubbed Saturday's game "Phillip Fulmer Appreciation Day" at Neyland Stadium in celebration of his 17-year tenure.
Kiffin was 5-15 in a year and a half with the Oakland Raiders before being fired earlier this season by team owner Al Davis.

Kiffin, the youngest head coach in NFL history when he was hired by the Raiders, earned $2 million per year in Oakland. His salary at Tennessee is expected to exceed that.

One of the big draws with Kiffin was the staff that he'll potentially be able to put together. He's talked with his father, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, about joining him at Tennessee. The elder Kiffin is considered one of the foremost defensive minds in football.

Kiffin will become only the fifth head coach at Tennessee in the last 45 years. He had stints as offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator at USC and shared play-calling duties with quarterbacks coach Steve Sarkisian during his two-year run as offensive coordinator with the Trojans in 2005 and 2006.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3731656

Nublar7 · 11-28-2008, 04:51 PM

Good for Kiffin. I actually consider this a promotion for him going from the Raiders to the Volunteers. Now he can coach with a team that will have some stability and people above him that will support him and let him do his job.

Dolphin1184 · 11-28-2008, 05:03 PM

Good for him.

He didn't deserve half the garbage Old Man River gave him. Hope he succeeds and brings Rocky Top back to respectability in the SEC.

ChambersWI · 11-28-2008, 06:02 PM

sounds like he's gonna have a very good staff as well. Rumors are that his dad Monte will leave Tampa Bay to be Associate HC with his son, and that he'll hire Glenn Steele (Bama DC, former Baylor HC) and Ed Ogeron (former Ole MIss HC and USC DC) as part of his staff.

Coach O and Steele weren't much as HCs but they can recruit with the best if them as can Kiffen.

I think Kiffen would have been a better fit in Washington since the West Coast was Kiffen's area of expertise for recruiting when he was at USC, but he'll be looking to put together a top notch staff.

shula_guy · 11-28-2008, 06:54 PM

I guess gruden is staying in Tampa

CedarPhin · 11-29-2008, 01:26 AM

Good hire for UT.

SpaceMountain16 · 11-29-2008, 02:01 AM

I like Kiffin, i think he's going to do well at UT. Wont have to worry about a senile old man with no idea how to run a franchise breathing down his neck.

CedarPhin · 11-29-2008, 03:51 AM

I think he'll bring Monte to UT as well.

SpaceMountain16 · 11-29-2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CedarPhin

I think he'll bring Monte to UT as well.

You think he'd leave Tampa?

CedarPhin · 11-29-2008, 04:20 PM

Supposedly he's thinking about it.

He's got a good thing going in Tampa though.

SpaceMountain16 · 11-29-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CedarPhin

Supposedly he's thinking about it.

He's got a good thing going in Tampa though.

Yeah,

Although that defense is always aging. Even though they seem to replenish the talent within it every season, maybe he should get out now before they implode.

Monte himself is pretty old too, i think it would make sense for him to out right retire than take on a new challenge at UT.

CedarPhin · 11-29-2008, 04:54 PM

He's been away from college since like 1982 I think.

ChambersWI · 11-29-2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SpaceMountain16

You think he'd leave Tampa?

he wanted to go to Oakland and coach with Lane, but Al Davis wouldn't let Lane fire Ryan.

Tampa already has Kiffen's replacement in place in their DB coach (I think his name is Raheem Mathis) and Monte is getting older. Couldn't ask for a better teacher for a defense.

CedarPhin · 11-29-2008, 06:22 PM

It'd be a good hire for them (Monte), thats for sure.

Namor · 11-29-2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ChambersWI

sounds like he's gonna have a very good staff as well. Rumors are that his dad Monte will leave Tampa Bay to be Associate HC with his son, and that he'll hire Glenn Steele (Bama DC, former Baylor HC) and Ed Ogeron (former Ole MIss HC and USC DC) as part of his staff.

Coach O and Steele weren't much as HCs but they can recruit with the best if them as can Kiffen.

I think Kiffen would have been a better fit in Washington since the West Coast was Kiffen's area of expertise for recruiting when he was at USC, but he'll be looking to put together a top notch staff.

His name is Kevin Steele.
He won't leave Bama for Tenn,except for a head coaching job.

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ChambersWI El temor Phins Fin cielo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Harrisburg, PA Age: 19 Posts: 5,906 Thanks: 107 Thanked 271 Times in 156 Posts FH Badges Total Awards: 1	sounds like he's gonna have a very good staff as well. Rumors are that his dad Monte will leave Tampa Bay to be Associate HC with his son, and that he'll hire Glenn Steele (Bama DC, former Baylor HC) and Ed Ogeron (former Ole MIss HC and USC DC) as part of his staff. Coach O and Steele weren't much as HCs but they can recruit with the best if them as can Kiffen. I think Kiffen would have been a better fit in Washington since the West Coast was Kiffen's area of expertise for recruiting when he was at USC, but he'll be looking to put together a top notch staff. __________________ The Best

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CedarPhin Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CA Posts: 3,309 Thanks: 76 Thanked 422 Times in 319 Posts FH Badges Total Awards: 2	Good hire for UT. __________________ It's better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a lamb. -John Gotti

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SpaceMountain16 The Loose Cannon Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Just 9 Milimeters Away Posts: 3,901 Thanks: 115 Thanked 773 Times in 461 Posts	I like Kiffin, i think he's going to do well at UT. Wont have to worry about a senile old man with no idea how to run a franchise breathing down his neck. __________________ It's not negativity, it's realism, and beneath it all there is only passion. -- GO DOLPHINS --

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Dolphin1184 Member of the 'Owned! Awards' Commitee Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 24 Posts: 3,277 Thanks: 28 Thanked 42 Times in 28 Posts	Good for him. He didn't deserve half the garbage Old Man River gave him. Hope he succeeds and brings Rocky Top back to respectability in the SEC.

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CedarPhin Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CA Posts: 3,309 Thanks: 76 Thanked 422 Times in 319 Posts FH Badges Total Awards: 2	I think he'll bring Monte to UT as well. __________________ It's better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a lamb. -John Gotti

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CedarPhin Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CA Posts: 3,309 Thanks: 76 Thanked 422 Times in 319 Posts FH Badges Total Awards: 2	Supposedly he's thinking about it. He's got a good thing going in Tampa though. __________________ It's better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a lamb. -John Gotti

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CedarPhin Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CA Posts: 3,309 Thanks: 76 Thanked 422 Times in 319 Posts FH Badges Total Awards: 2	He's been away from college since like 1982 I think. __________________ It's better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a lamb. -John Gotti

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CedarPhin Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CA Posts: 3,309 Thanks: 76 Thanked 422 Times in 319 Posts FH Badges Total Awards: 2	It'd be a good hire for them (Monte), thats for sure. __________________ It's better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a lamb. -John Gotti

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