I have read many of the post on this thread. After reading them I have come up with two things about Lane Kiffen that everyone needs to ponder. 1. He is VERY similar to Bobby Petrino - he doesn't have the moral issues, at least known, that Bobby Petrino had. Now, ask yourself, if Bobby Petrino hadn't taken that famous motorcycle ride in Arkansas and had been available to UK - would Barnhart have hired Petrino? If no - then Barnhart definitely doesn't understand football. If yes, then why wouldn't you hire Kiffen?
Lane is a cocky, ego- maniac that wants to win. He has not had a losing record. He left Tennessee - well isn't that something we actually like about him - he put us in a position to actually beat them one time in the last 30 years! He has great football ties and should be able to hire a competent staff. He has recruited well - he left both programs with decent personnel when he left.
I don't think I would like him as person based on his past. But we need to realize, winning football programs are not headed by "good guys" most of the time. There is a reason for this - to win you must be intense and devoted to the job. You give "*** chewings" on national TV and then tell it like it is to the media. Winning makes people seem much better than they are! If Saban were losing at Alabama, how do you think they would respond to him - I can tell you how - he would be shown the door!
If we want a choir boy for a coach, then I'm afraid we are out of luck, as their are very, very few possiblities in that category. I think that is we don't want a cocky, arrogant coach - then we should go with Neal Brown. Neal is still unproven - but I like what I have seen from him and he seems upbeat and if from Kentucky. Give him a chance!
However, if you want to swing for the fences - Lane Kiffen just might be your guy. His perceived cockyness problem was he was surrounded by success and was probably brought up to believe he was the second coming. Well, he is now 41 and a lot of his immaturity has been beaten down. If we want to take a chance, but a chance that definitely could be a home run - then do it!
Either way, unless Stoops wins 6 this year - he is done here. As hard as it is to believe, if Stoops stays another 2 years and he doesn't win big next year - he will leave the program with the same talent level as when he found it - because recruiting will go down hill big time. You can only promise success and blame others so long before "the cry of wolf " is finally realized.
Bottomline, if it is not Stoops - then you pick one extreme or the other - both might work and both might fail - but one thing for sure is that we have to do something and do it sooner rather than later - unless we get to a bowl this year!
Go Big Blue!
Lane is a cocky, ego- maniac that wants to win. He has not had a losing record. He left Tennessee - well isn't that something we actually like about him - he put us in a position to actually beat them one time in the last 30 years! He has great football ties and should be able to hire a competent staff. He has recruited well - he left both programs with decent personnel when he left.
I don't think I would like him as person based on his past. But we need to realize, winning football programs are not headed by "good guys" most of the time. There is a reason for this - to win you must be intense and devoted to the job. You give "*** chewings" on national TV and then tell it like it is to the media. Winning makes people seem much better than they are! If Saban were losing at Alabama, how do you think they would respond to him - I can tell you how - he would be shown the door!
If we want a choir boy for a coach, then I'm afraid we are out of luck, as their are very, very few possiblities in that category. I think that is we don't want a cocky, arrogant coach - then we should go with Neal Brown. Neal is still unproven - but I like what I have seen from him and he seems upbeat and if from Kentucky. Give him a chance!
However, if you want to swing for the fences - Lane Kiffen just might be your guy. His perceived cockyness problem was he was surrounded by success and was probably brought up to believe he was the second coming. Well, he is now 41 and a lot of his immaturity has been beaten down. If we want to take a chance, but a chance that definitely could be a home run - then do it!
Either way, unless Stoops wins 6 this year - he is done here. As hard as it is to believe, if Stoops stays another 2 years and he doesn't win big next year - he will leave the program with the same talent level as when he found it - because recruiting will go down hill big time. You can only promise success and blame others so long before "the cry of wolf " is finally realized.
Bottomline, if it is not Stoops - then you pick one extreme or the other - both might work and both might fail - but one thing for sure is that we have to do something and do it sooner rather than later - unless we get to a bowl this year!
Go Big Blue!
