2nd February 2010, 12:58 pm
by Chris Borglum
As if we really needed one.
In the whirlwind of Kiffy’s hiring by USC, he had to make some quick decisions regarding assistants. Understandably, not all could come with him, as some of the USC staff know Lane and have PAC-10 and team knowledge he’d want to retain. One guy left out in the cold was David Reaves, the WR coach for Tennessee under Kiffin.
Reaves learned of Kiffy’s departure, and his joblessness, the way the rest of us did: at Kiffy’s hastily called news conference.
The difference? Reaves is also Kiffy’s brother-in-law, sibling to his bikini-model wife Layla (and son of former Gator great John Reaves). You’d think at least sissy-poo could have given him a text or something as a heads-up, right?
When Derek Dooley got hired, he didn’t have any room for Reaves, leaving him out of work at a time when other programs have finished their hiring and firing. Don’t feel too bad for the guy, though: he still has to get paid his $150k salary, which is almost as much as CC English profs make. But still, I can imagine some awkwardness at the buffet line at the Thanksgiving dinner.
12th January 2010, 08:47 pm
by Chris Borglum
Scuttle all over the internet tubes tells us that USC is going to hire Lane Kiffin. To be their FOOTBALL COACH!!!!
Just yesterday I was reading on the Gator Country forums a series of posts mocking the Vol Nation for posting their worries about their new coach getting stolen back by the Trojans, as if USC would be happy to get a guy who led a 7-6 team and got his program into all kinds of hot water!
Well, so much for the USC dynasty. But what about the hatred stirred up in Saban, Miles, Meyer, and Spurrier? Only one year of satisfaction? Weak. And it’s not like they’ll get to play his team in any BCS bowls, either.
And now Tennessee fans: wish you had Phat Phil back around now? Wide receivers coach Kippy Brown as interim isn’t going to make many recruits excited!
12th January 2010, 09:49 am
by Chris Borglum
Just a brief post to throw out some random candidates, both plausible and implausible, for the two open BCS Conference coaching jobs at USC and USF. Please comment on what you think might happen!
USC: Jack Del Rio is supposedly the favorite of the USC administration. I suppose if you had such incredible success with a NFL coach who led underachieving teams in the NFL before coming to SoCal, you’d be willing to try it again. Steve Sarkisian’s name is in the mix, though he says he’s not going anywhere. Yesterday, Gary Patterson of TCU said he didn’t know what he’d do if he was asked, which is interesting. Who else might be in the mix?
USF: Florida’s defensive line coach Dan McCarney, who has head coaching experience at Iowa State and was an assistant for the Bulls a couple years ago, has indicated he’d take the job if offered. Tony Dungy visited the USF players yesterday, getting ESPN all lathered up, but Dungy won’t come back for a college gig. Kevin Sumlin of Houston would be a great choice, but he may want to wait for a bigger job next year. Rick Stockstill of Middle Tennessee State would be an awesome hire; a former QB at FSU, Stockstill has done a great job recruiting mid-level players in Florida and has a lot of connections down here, but is he “sexy” enough as a hire to make Bulls fans happy? Finally, there’s Tommy Bowden, who would likely love a chance at such a gig, but if USF is going to tap the Bowden tree, one hopes they’d go for Terry. Who else?