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re: Why Kiffin over Napier??

Posted on 10/25/21 at 11:15 am to
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
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Posted on 10/25/21 at 11:15 am to
Kiffin failed the other two P5 schools he coached.

Napier hasn't failed as a HC.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 10/25/21 at 11:21 am to
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Kiffin failed the other two P5 schools he coached.



Tennessee isn't exactly a failure and the USC gig was messy but the potential was there if Lane could keep his head on straight. It's been 8 years since that time.


Napier is a program manager like Coach O. Sure he's probably smarter but he's going to be held hostage by the quality of the coordinators he hires every bit as much as O and Les Miles were. Not an ideal scenario for a Coach still largely a question mark.


To me it's not even a debate. Kiffin is a better Coach on paper and is a more proven commodity. Napier could be good but still a risk for a guy without any success besides 3 years at ULL.

Willie Taggart improved every team he was at until he went to FSU and totally face planted. He's the exact type of coach that's dangerous to a top level school because you're fooled by his success at lower level conferences without considering his effect on a huge program in a big money conference.
This post was edited on 10/25/21 at 11:26 am
Posted by CP3forMVP
Member since Nov 2010
14971 posts
Posted on 10/25/21 at 11:22 am to
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Kiffin failed the other two P5 schools he coached.

Napier hasn't failed as a HC.


Coaches are allowed to get better. Kiffin was 35 when he took that USC job. He's 46 now. Again, coaches are allowed to get better.

I also don't see how you can say he failed at Tennessee, considering he was only there for a year.
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