re: Lane ****ing Kiffin, Bro!

Posted by Froman

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 9:26 am to IAmTheHatOnMilesHead

Who the frick said that? It was pretty clear Pete Carroll knew what he was doing.

Posted by Kracka

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 9:50 am to loweralabamatrojan

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People are hitting hard at Troy this fall

Why are they having camp in Troy, Alabama? Or are you talking about Troy the sun belt school?

Posted by RLDSC FAN

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 9:57 am to Froman

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Who the frick said that?

Plenty of SEC fans would always say Carroll was no good.

Posted by gatordmb89

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 10:01 am to loweralabamatrojan

He's a really good game day coach and solid recruiter. It's not hard to recruit at SC though, no matter the circumstances. I'm looking forward to seeing what type of success he can have at SC.

Posted by gatordmb89

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 10:01 am to RLDSC FAN

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Plenty of SEC fans would always say Carroll was no good.

Dumb ones.

Posted by TT9

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 10:02 am to gatordmb89

Yet no one can give examples of him being a good gameday coach...hmm

Posted by gatordmb89

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 10:05 am to TT9

Maybe I should have worded it differently. He's a really good play caller. Good game day coach can mean many things.

Posted by loweralabamatrojan

Lower Alabama

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 10:14 am to KBeezy

You probably won't know the name yet, but keep an eye out for WR Marquise Lee. The improvement of both RB Dillon Baxter and RB "Moody" McNeal have been very impressive thus far. The WR corps is very talented. Woods, Carswell, Farmer, and now Lee stepping up, dayum. If Ambles ever gets his poop in one sock, it will be a force to be reckoned with. It's pretty impressive given that kid's checkered past that Kiffin hasn't excised him from the fold. It almost makes you think LK has a heart.

The OL was the biggest question going into camp, and it's gelling like Magellan thanks to a bigger better Kevin Graf, G turned C Khaled Holmes and Aundrey Walker.

Posted by loweralabamatrojan

Lower Alabama

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 10:19 am to SlowFlowPro

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the reports at indiana and vandy are also positive, fwiw

FWIW, the reports out of camp prior to last season were anything BUT positive. It was grim, and the look on Kiffin's face pretty much told you he thought it was going to be a shitty season. It was.

I'm hoping the positive outlook, in contrast from last fall camp, will be the precursor to a great season for SC.

Posted by ohiovol

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 10:38 am to loweralabamatrojan

I think the Trojans will win 10 this year, including at Notre Dame.

Posted by Zamoro10

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 12:22 pm to IAmTheHatOnMilesHead

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Kiffin's one of those guys that won't get credit for being a good coach in many people's eyes because:

1. How it ended at Tennessee
2. He has a loud mouth (which I love)
3. He coaches at SC.

True.

But even USC homers believe like most that he has to prove himself to justify the contract $. It's always been based on promise with him and recruiting. Lets see results.

It's hard to properly evaluate how good a coach he really is...sure he had great success as the OC while at USC after he supplanted Chow but lets be honest: he was given the keys to a Ferrari.

Posted by dukke v

PLUTO

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 12:29 pm to Zamoro10

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sure he had great success as the OC while at USC after he supplanted Chow but lets be honest: he was given the keys to a Ferrari

I think he is the most overated coach in the country. And I don't get this[he is a great recruiter bit]

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Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 12:37 pm to dukke v

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Posted by Zamoro10

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 2:05 pm to dukke v

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I think he is the most overated coach in the country.

That's fair. He really hasn't proven anything beyond nepotism and being a part of Leinart and Co.'s gravy train.

quote:

And I don't get this[he is a great recruiter bit]

Then you don't buy into recruiting rankings in general.

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Posted by loweralabamatrojan

Lower Alabama

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 2:13 pm to Zamoro10

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That's fair. He really hasn't proven anything beyond nepotism and being a part of Leinart and Co.'s gravy train.

It is fair, I agree. I'm on record as saying this is his do or die year at SC. Based on my assessment of the current data, I believe he will have success this season. "Success" benchmark for me (this season) falls within the 9-12 win range.

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Posted by dukke v

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 2:19 pm to Zamoro10

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Then you don't buy into recruiting rankings in general.

What recruting class of HIS has amounted to anything????

Posted by Zamoro10

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Posted on 8/15/11 at 2:20 pm to loweralabamatrojan

TBH, I never liked him as OC when I think he worked behind the scenes to nudge out Chow.

This "Wunderkind" and his pop better not lose 4-5 games. If the defense doesn't improve significantly, Kiffen needs to drop the old NFL pro as D-coordinator experiment. I can understand his inability to stop Oregon - but if anyone should be able to stop semi-pro Luck - it's supposed to be this guy.