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IMO: Dillingham is Jay Johnson. Kiffin is Tony Vitello
Posted on 11/27/25 at 11:54 am
Posted on 11/27/25 at 11:54 am
Just an observation. I think Dilly is the better hire longterm.
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Posted on 11/27/25 at 11:55 am to juicytiger73
You started drinking that brown liquor early like Desmond Howard said
Posted on 11/27/25 at 11:55 am to juicytiger73
Both have won championships so I’d take it
Posted on 11/27/25 at 11:55 am to juicytiger73
I mean Vitello would have been amazing here also. He is just a bit (or giant) of a douche
Posted on 11/27/25 at 11:56 am to juicytiger73
Fair observation
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:02 pm to juicytiger73
Why?
He’s the new PJ Fleck/Tom Herman/Lincoln Riley.
Has a year or two that are good. Name gets hot and all the people crown the next Nick Saban.
He’s the new PJ Fleck/Tom Herman/Lincoln Riley.
Has a year or two that are good. Name gets hot and all the people crown the next Nick Saban.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:04 pm to juicytiger73
Dillingham is so damn overrated
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:08 pm to juicytiger73
Pretty accurate comparison. Who knows what the future holds but I can say if Kiffin fields shitty defenses like he's prone to do, it will be a short honeymoon.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:08 pm to juicytiger73
We may not care for Vitello. But he is an dang good coach. And he won a NC
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:11 pm to juicytiger73
quote:
I think Dilly is the better hire longterm.
He’s. Not. Even. An. Option.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:11 pm to CrystalPreserves
Dilly is much younger and has had success at a Power 4 program with basically no NIL support. Plus he seems much more loyal than Kiffin. Dilly is clearly more of a risk than hiring Kiffin, but if any top SEC program gets him, they will be a threat.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:12 pm to juicytiger73
Kiffin is in a league of his own as far as drama is concerned.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:15 pm to juicytiger73
Vitello would have been loved here. He already plays into LSU fans mindset of everyone’s out to get us. This made him that much more intolerable at another school.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:18 pm to juicytiger73
quote:
Just an observation. I think Dilly is the better hire longterm.
I like Dilly a lot
He’s going to have a learning curve
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:18 pm to juicytiger73
I’ll put it out there and agree with you. I too think Dilly would be a better long term hire. The drama queen thing is getting kinda old. I’ll be happy either way though.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:19 pm to juicytiger73
Vitello has made the CWS 6 of the 7 years they have had it (Covid cancelled 1 during his tenure) since he was at Tennessee (missed his first season). He won one Natty.
If Kiffin makes the playoffs every year he is here except year 1 and wins 1 natty, will rational people want to run him off?
Of course, that is if we take your premise as being correct, which I do not.
Jay Johnson won his conference at multiple stops before LSU and went to the CWS twice and was the runner-up in one of those. Dillingham's resume is nowhere near that, at least not yet.
If Kiffin makes the playoffs every year he is here except year 1 and wins 1 natty, will rational people want to run him off?
Of course, that is if we take your premise as being correct, which I do not.
Jay Johnson won his conference at multiple stops before LSU and went to the CWS twice and was the runner-up in one of those. Dillingham's resume is nowhere near that, at least not yet.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:21 pm to CrystalPreserves
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Has a year or two that are good. Name gets hot and all the people crown the next Nick Saban.
He has a decade to go before he is lsu Saban hire age.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:22 pm to juicytiger73
You’re going to get roasted but I agree with you.
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:28 pm to mdomingue
In today's college football landscape, Dilly's resume will never be as good at ASU as Johnson's was at Arizona. He will be hired for a premium job long before he has the chance to win as much as Jay did pre-LSU.
Also, if Kiffin wins 1 natty in 8 years then goes to the NFL, most LSU fans will considered that a loss (with how much we would be paying him).
Also, if Kiffin wins 1 natty in 8 years then goes to the NFL, most LSU fans will considered that a loss (with how much we would be paying him).
Posted on 11/27/25 at 12:32 pm to juicytiger73
Dilly had one year where he came out on top of one of the worst Big 12 seasons we've seen. Only 8 of 16 teams made a bowl game last year.
Outside of that, he's been unimpressive.
Prove me wrong.
Outside of that, he's been unimpressive.
Prove me wrong.
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