re: Kiffin Called You Out

Lane liked the Tiger fan’s passion, til he didn’t.

If money and praise was not motivational enough, I don’t know what to tell him, ‘cept GIT-R-DONE.

This is who we are. When you get killed by Alabama, you’re going to hear about it. It’s the way it is and always will be. Don’t like it? Win

Look - people grow and evolve, and all of that, but Lane Kiffin is Lane Kiffin.

Let's look at every head coaching gig:

Raiders (after 6 seasons with Pete Carroll, culminating with a couple of seasons as OC) - he was fired after starting his second season 1-3. Al Davis is a hot head. He was wrong to hire such a young, unproven coach. None of that changes the fact Lane was .250 with the Raiders.

Tennessee - single season, 7-6, .500 in conference play. Quit under what must be considered embarrassing and unprofessional conditions.

USC - more or less Carroll's hand-picked successor, he had a reasonable level of success at least early - again fired for a slow start (in his 4th season, after going 7-6 the year before) - he finished 28-15, 17-12 in conference with the Trojans.

FAU - obviously the place he went to rebuild his credentials as a Wunderkind head coach, Ole Miss would hire him from his resume here as a 26-13 (albeit .75 in conference) C-USA head coach.

Ole Miss - he had his greatest success there - the Rebels' best coach since Johnny Vaught - finished 55-19 (.65 in conference) over almost 6 full seasons.

I mean, you can see it right there over a 2 decade performance history. Lane Kiffin is going to win about 2 games out of 3.

Is that what we spent $150m+ for? Is that going to satisfy boosters and fans?

quote:

---

Kiffin Called You Out

---

I'm not hating on Kiffin, but he asked the fans to 'show up and show up early' for Alabama 2:30 game. The fans did their job. It was loud in that stadium. Kiffin basically gave up going for 4th and 10 with 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter. That hurt to watch that unfold. The fans were there, Kiffin didn't live up to his end of the bargain for Bama. So, no we're not ignorant or rude. Coach gotta coach!

His west coast arse can’t hack gulf coast folks. Just beat Texas.

The Coach's job isn't to call out his fans when they show up for him it is to call out his coaches and players for not showing up.

I never got paid as much as he is and i was named to THE PRESIDENT CLUB for outstanding performance in my job. A Company of over 50,000 employee's.

These players who are now getting paid and some getting paid really well have to be inspired by more than money and in today's world they are held accountable for not being college players but EMPLOYEES who performance is judged just like well paid coaches are.

And just like every single one of us that go through performance reviews.

It goes with the territory. In every job.

All i am saying is those people lucky enough to live close and are paying good hard earned money to support their team have a right to expect a better plan and effort.

In their jobs it is what is expected of them.

My dad was a coach and i grew up watching football since the age of three and i can tell you neither the coaches or the players were prepared for that game.

I guess for the money being spent we should just expect to thank them all for just arriving to the stadium.

I have been an LSU fan for 62 years and i will question bad performance when i see it just like would have happenned to me at my job had i not given a days work for a day paid.

I don't expect to win every game every year but i do expect to have my team to show up and give a days work.

I owed my work ethic to my dad and Mom and i used it in my life to show up and do my best. Were their days i didn't feel great sure but i pushed myself.

Just do your best and give everything you can. It did not look that way to me and that is all i want from my team and coaches..

Exactly, Charlie McClendon was a lifetime 9 -2 coach but couldn't beat Alabama at least a third of the time and was ultimately fired for it, Super nice guy but the bill payers expect results. Geaux Tigers ??

quote:

---

Ole Miss - he had his greatest success there - the Rebels' best coach since Johnny Vaught - finished 55-19 (.65 in conference) over almost 6 full seasons.

---

So at his best he’s good for 3+ losses a year. He is about on par with that now.

Corporate bling bling

Most people on this board never saw let alone went to Tiger Stadium > 25 years ago.

Never gave $$$$ either.

Believing a guy, who ostensibly wants to be a national championship coach, would prefer apathy and complacency in a fanbase over the typical passion we have always had.