USC head football coach Lane Kiffin participated in a Q&A for ESPN’s Page 2 recently and provided some good information. Before we dive into those nuggets, let’s take a look at his most interesting quote. Asked what the media or fans have wrong about him, Kiffin said it was their view of his personality.

“I think people that don’t know me, it’s almost like they don’t believe I’m human. I’ve said that before. [They don't believe] that I actually have three kids or that I take them to the park and do normal things. It’s not just this renegade person, because that can be a perception that has been created by people. I think people are really surprised when they get around me, as opposed to what they’ve read.”

Actually Lane, that perception wasn’t created by people, it was created by you when you decided to fight Al Davis, take the Tennessee gig, and leave them after your first season for USC. Maybe you need a lesson from the dictionary. A “renegade” is “a person who deserts a party or cause for another.” Yup, that sounds about right.

That Kiffin is trying to shame us for saying he’s a renegade speaks to how manipulative he tries to be. It’s impossible to disagree with the renegade description of his personality. In fact, I don’t think there’s a better word to describe him. I’d also like to hear his explanation for taking a player’s jersey number without warning.

[Read more...]

I wrote up an article for sportingnewsradio.com that you should check out regarding Lane Kiffin. I’ve detailed some of USC’s recent problems with the football program, but there’s some new and exclusive information in the post over at the Sporting News Radio website. The new info has to do with the Dillon Baxter false accusations which caused the school embarrassment, and Kiffin’s desire to recruit one of the UCLA players arrested for stealing a bag.

Not only is Kiffin’s position weakening, but some members of the Trojans family are beginning to turn against Pete Carroll who has denied knowledge of Reggie Bush’s recruiting violations. The good folks at Conquest Chronicles heavily dispute the notion that Kiffin is losing favor, which is understandable. Also, if you haven’t heard, Rivals and Scout will have some college football competition this fall now that 247 sports has been formed. More and more we’re seeing that the way the game is covered is changing.

USC head coach Lane Kiffin is about as popular in Knoxville as sunscreen in Alaska. After hiring the coach and giving him everything he wanted, including the highest paid staff in the country, Lane rewarded Tennessee by bolting for Southern California just 14 months into the job. Any surprise they want to name a sewage center after him?

Now that Lane is gone, some of his former players are continuing to pile on. Todd Campbell is a former Tennessee receiver who just graduated but left the program to pursue graduate school. He shared the following story with the Knoxville News Sentinel as relayed by Sporting News:

“I was not the biggest Lane Kiffin fan,” Campbell said.

The bad blood dates back to last summer, when Campbell was abruptly informed that his No. 11 jersey had been given to incoming freshman tailback Bryce Brown.

[Read more...]

The humorous college football site Every Day Should be Saturday had one of the best finds of the year. As Spencer Hall pointed out, somehow Lane Kiffin made it into the bracket as a 16 seed in Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive tournament. The four regions are broken down as follows: music and fashion, television, sports, and movies. Kiffin is going heads up with female golfer Natalie Gulbis in the first round. By the looks of things, Kiffin will become the first 16-seed to knock off a one seed ever in March!

Kiffin nearly tripled Gulbis’ vote count when the total vote was around 10,000 so his victory seems imminent. Although no true reason is given for Kiffin’s inclusion in this tournament full of females, Esquire produces the following line if you vote for Lane: “Such a pretty girl. Sure raises a ruckus.” I’m pretty sure that no reason really needs to be given for Lane’s inclusion. I’m also guessing a UT grad works for Esquire. Anyway, here’s to Lane Kiffin, the Sexiest Woman Alive.

Sources:
VOTE LANE KIFFIN FOR SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE [EDSBS]
Vote for the Sexiest Woman Alive! [Esquire]