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Kiffin Is Nothing But Windowdressing

Posted on 10/28/25 at 8:54 am
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
31271 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 8:54 am
Lane ain’t the guy. Sorry. Everyone falling over themselves thinking he’s the savior are hunting fools gold.

1. You hated Kelly’s contract? Lane is going to demand even more money and 100 guaranteed to even sniff coming here.
2. He’s a smug arrogant arse who’s not going to respond to this fanbase.
3. He’s been shockingly mediocre as a head coach. (The biggest thing and one I can’t understand how people are glossing over)
Not counting the Raiders debacle, Lanes head coaching record is as follows:
Tenn: 7-6 (bolted after one season)
USC: 28-15 (won 10 games one time during their sanction seasons.)
FAU: 26-13
Ole Miss: 51-19.
In 13 years as a head coach he’s 4-3 in bowl games and never won a New Year’s Day bowl or old BCS bowl. This is his 14th year. He’s won 10 games only 6 times and that includes twice at FAU. In fact if you take out the FAU years Lanes record is a modest 86-40.

But yall are ready to back the Brinks truck up and pay this man ungodly money? What makes you think he’ll show any loyalty here?
Posted by geauxcoco
Greenville, SC
Member since Apr 2007
11982 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 8:55 am to
So who out there is much better than him in your opinion?
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
287962 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:02 am to
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3. He’s been shockingly mediocre as a head coach. (The biggest thing and one I can’t understand how people are glossing over)


No one is glossing over it. You ever consider you are the only one that thinks this, because you are wrong? lol
Posted by Sheriff Brackett
St. Petersburg, FL
Member since Oct 2024
293 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:02 am to
He had a meteoric rise because he was the playcaller for Pete Carroll at USC when they had Leinart and Bush, and one of the best offenses in CFB history.

I think he got opportunities very early on where he was in over his head and was almost flying by the seat of his pants.

He admitted that it was a mistake to leave Tennessee to go to USC. He said that he knew it felt right to stay at Tennessee and they loved it in Knoxville, but the allure of USC was too great.

He obviously had to be humbled when it comes to coaching jobs and go to the Saban rehab program, and it's worked out for him so far at Ole Miss.

He doesn't come without baggage, but the players love playing for him and it looks like they actually enjoy playing football and have fun regardless of what we may think about it.

Outside of 2 seasons, he will have had at least a 10 win season in every year that he has been there. He has gotten Ole Miss to be competitive in the toughest conference in the nation, and that is no small feat.

I would take him in a heartbeat. Will he come here? I would say probably not because he seems very happy at Oxford and it's a different era of football with NIL and the portal. I do think he will listen to what we have to offer.
This post was edited on 10/28/25 at 9:03 am
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
88576 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:03 am to
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What makes you think he’ll show any loyalty here?


None of these coaches are loyal to anything other than money and opportunity
Posted by VerbalKint
Member since Jun 2017
3990 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:05 am to
quote:

Kiffin Is Nothing But Windowdressing


Man, all of that was pre-yoga.
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
17435 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:06 am to
1. With the jobs open currently, everyone is going to have to overpay for a coach this cycle. Plus if the coach wins then no one will care how much he gets paid

2. He would fit this fanbase like a glove

3. Tennessee was a rebuild and USC was on probation. Using those stops as anything other than a way to show how much he has evolved as a coach is dumb

Ole Miss won 3 SEC games in the 2 years before he got there. Taking out the covid season, his first in Oxford, he is 46 - 14. Is he perfect? Hell no, but im not sure there is a higher floor or higher ceiling that is realistically available.
Posted by TN Tygah
Member since Nov 2023
7837 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:09 am to
quote:

I would take him in a heartbeat. Will he come here? I would say probably not because he seems very happy at Oxford and it's a different era of football with NIL and the portal. I do think he will listen to what we have to offer.


I’ve gone back and forth on Kiffin’s coaching. On one hand OP is right. Kiffin’s record is good, but his resume is not the world beater everyone thinks it is. This guy has been hyped since his days at FAU.

On the other hand he is clearly a good coach, we’re seeing that at OM, but his reputation is way bigger than his resume.

I do not think LSU is an easier place to win than OM. The winningest coach in college football couldn’t do it.
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
88576 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:10 am to
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The winningest coach in college football couldn’t do it.


This means absolutely nothing. Les Miles had quite the fricking record here, and we had to fire him because he could no longer hack it.
Posted by FireGoodell
Member since Mar 2019
7986 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:11 am to
quote:

2. He’s a smug arrogant arse who’s not going to respond to this fanbase.


Posted by oysterpapi
Member since Dec 2020
125 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:18 am to
quote:

never won a New Year’s Day bowl


Wrong. They beat Penn State's ARSE in 2023 in the Peach Bowl.
Posted by lsutiger251
Member since Oct 2022
287 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:21 am to
Kick rocks buddy....
Kiffin is the man and actually has relationships with his players and recruits.
There is a clear reason why ole miss is in the position they are currently in.
Posted by Bacon84
Texas
Member since Oct 2012
1326 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:26 am to
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Lane ain’t the guy. Sorry. Everyone falling over themselves thinking he’s the savior are hunting fools gold. 1. You hated Kelly’s contract? Lane is going to demand even more money and 100 guaranteed to even sniff coming here. 2. He’s a smug arrogant arse who’s not going to respond to this fanbase. 3. He’s been shockingly mediocre as a head coach. (The biggest thing and one I can’t understand how people are glossing over) Not counting the Raiders debacle, Lanes head coaching record is as follows: Tenn: 7-6 (bolted after one season) USC: 28-15 (won 10 games one time during their sanction seasons.) FAU: 26-13 Ole Miss: 51-19. In 13 years as a head coach he’s 4-3 in bowl games and never won a New Year’s Day bowl or old BCS bowl. This is his 14th year. He’s won 10 games only 6 times and that includes twice at FAU. In fact if you take out the FAU years Lanes record is a modest 86-40. But yall are ready to back the Brinks truck up and pay this man ungodly money? What makes you think he’ll show any loyalty here?



I could not agree more.

Posted by LSUGrad9295
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2007
36865 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:26 am to
quote:

1. You hated Kelly’s contract? Lane is going to demand even more money and 100 guaranteed to even sniff coming here.


That will apply to ANY person they hire that is worth a shite.

Yeah, the coach from some random MAC school wouldn't merit that kind of deal, but that is not the type of coach we are going after.
Posted by Mr Roboto
Seattle
Member since Jan 2023
7055 posts
Posted on 10/28/25 at 9:28 am to
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1. You hated Kelly’s contract? Lane is going to demand even more money and 100 guaranteed to even sniff coming here.

I actually had no issue with his contract. It's not my money and it's obvious our boosters won't allow a big buyout to hold LSU by the balls
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