re: Best article I have seen so far on the Jackson situation

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The NFL isn't college in terms of scheme and personnel.

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...and time to implement a system.

Kiffin is going to have to adapt to the limited practice time with a group of players who basically at best rookies.

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So do you not think one of the best Defensive Coordinators in the NFL can figure out how to defend the spread offense?.......Just asking

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Who knows? Kiffin might be a superb college coach. He also might be a bust. Being successful in the NFL is no guarantee that you'll master the college game.

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Jackson, who had publicly maintained his LSU commitment until Thursday, said he informed Tennessee coaches of his final decision Tuesday night after having indicated to them during his official visit three weeks ago that UT was where he wanted to play.

"Coach (Lane) Kiffin and Coach Orgeron were pumped,’’ Jackson said. "I actually told them that Tennessee was where I wanted to be when I visited up there, but it’s hard to leave home with your family and friends. . . . I just felt in my heart that Tennessee was where I wanted to be and I didn’t think I would be happy if I didn’t follow my heart.’’


Guidry said he informed LSU Coach Les Miles of his son’s decision via telephone prior to the press conference. Jackson has not spoken to Miles, Guidry said, and took no calls Wednesday night after missing school earlier that day.

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my son would damn sure make that phone call himself.

What a douchebag the dad is...waiting to tell Miles on Thursday morning when he knew for weeks, or at least Tuesday. Plus the fact that he continued to lead on Miles and LSU with his public comments about how he doesn't see how his son could choose any other school but LSU. It also goes to poor parenting to allow a kid to do that to not only to a team, but an entire state. He should have made the kid be man enough to call early on in the process and decommit, or at least have the kid call Tuesday night and tell Miles so that he can try to get another defensive player that he was turning away because he thought he had a committment from Jackson.

This whole thing stinks and I hope Jackson and Tennessee never win a game again...ever.

Rumor here in lake charles is that Reggie Bush called Janzen (before his signing) to persuade him to choose his ex-coach Lane and UT and that was the deciding factor

If Lane asked Bush to do this, is it against the rules?

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Well if getting Janzen meant keeping the D staff the same i'd let him go in a heartbeat.

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+1

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that will end just as quickly if he doesn't put up immediate results

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or if he dies

Baby Kiffin sure has a lot of confidence in Daddy Kiffin! UT Ohhh...How stupid is it to piss off Les Miles, Urban Meyer, and Nick Saban in such a public fashion. I'm thinking that Baby Kiffin's daddy won't be able to save him from the bUTt kicking he's in for this year when he goes to the swamp & Tuscaloosa. Doesn't look to get any easier in 2010 when UThug plays UF, Alabama, and at LSU.

Quote from ole UT alum.

This is exactly correct. They (florida)could hang 80 on us if we say absolutely nothing, so why not go for broke? I wish Lane would chill it a little bit, but it is darn refreshing to see a little bit of fire up on the hill.

Thank god we are not UT