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It didn't take UT long to go after Kiffin. The questions about "Why him of all people?" are legit. Hopefully he'll have success and not end up like Charlie Weis.

Good luck with that recruiting thing, ask Charlie how much easier that is than having a GM drafting people.

Let's hope he can, or else it's going to be a long painful time listening to alabama and florida fans.

If he hires a guy like Ed Orgeron he would be fine. Ed brought players to Ole Miss, but he just couldn't coach them.

After him and his dad he needs to have a staff full of coaches and recruiters who know the lay of the land.

Tennessee will be #2 in the SEC East in 2 years. Even their current players are severely underutilized.

Recruiting is the one area Kiffin has proven himself in, as with Orgeron. Monte will bring in defensive talent from all over the country just to play for him. My concern naturally is the fact Kiffin has never been a cfb head coach, but then, neither was Fulmer when he took the job.

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Originally posted 11:24 AM ET  12.01 by TheNewVols

Recruiting is the one area Kiffin has proven himself in, as with Orgeron. Monte will bring in defensive talent from all over the country just to play for him. My concern naturally is the fact Kiffin has never been a cfb head coach, but then, neither was Fulmer when he took the job.

But Fulmer had 20yrs of assistant coaching under his belt, with 6+yrs as OC.

It seems strange when there were so many experienced HC candidates out there, why this guy.

What happened to Kelly, Peterson?

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Originally posted 11:37 AM ET  12.01 by GatorBaitor

But Fulmer had 20yrs of assistant coaching under his belt, with 6+yrs as OC.It seems strange when there were so many experienced HC candidates out there, why this guy.What happened to Kelly, Peterson?

I don't know exactly what the thought process was, but Peyton Manning was involved in the search and he signed off on Kiffin. I'm not big on Mike Hamilton, but in Peyton I trust.

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Originally posted 12:00 PM ET  12.01 by TheNewVols

I don't know exactly what the thought process was, but Peyton Manning was involved in the search and he signed off on Kiffin. I'm not big on Mike Hamilton, but in Peyton I trust.

I hope for the SEC's sake it works. I hate when UT/UF, UT/Bama, UT/GA don't matter.

great choice for Ten a C fans...Especially, if his his dad runs the D-fense...they'll be top notch in the very near future...hmm, let me see NFL exp. on the recruiting trails...GREAT sell to potentials...yup, they'll be a fine 1 -2 punch...

Mike Hamilton had better pray that Kiffin finds success early and is able to sustain it. Given his baffling handling of Fulmer's situation, the Volunteer faithful have little patience for further faux pas.

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Originally posted 02:13 PM ET  12.01 by Tin Man

Mike Hamilton had better pray that Kiffin finds success early and is able to sustain it. Given his baffling handling of Fulmer's situation, the Volunteer faithful have little patience for further faux pas.

I don't know anything about Kiffin's offensive style. Is it going to match with the talent that is there? Defensively, I don't see a problem. The only problem your defense had was getting gassed due to no O and you have arguably the best db in the country.

I kinda miss the intense games that the Tennessee-Florida rivalry brought in the late 90s. Tennessee has too much pride, too big a fan base and too much money to be down for long.
I love the competition in the SEC and I hope it only gets better. No other conference in the nation (apart from the Big Twelve THIS year), has the same level of competition the SEC has.

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Originally posted 02:24 PM ET  12.01 by GatorBaitor

I don't know anything about Kiffin's offensive style. Is it going to match with the talent that is there? Defensively, I don't see a problem. The only problem your defense had was getting gassed due to no O and you have arguably the best db in the country.

I hear ya but being around Chow and Carroll can't hurt ..He's young with great tutelage...never got a fair shake in Disneyland...er,uh, I mean Oakland...I like the move[s].

Mixed emotions...thats what I'm having. I am absolutely thrilled that the Vols chose Kiffin as the head coach.....because personally, I think it is a HUGE mistake. I'm a Raiders fan(and even though they sucked under ALL recent coaches) I know this guy just cant coach, and I dont care for the Vols. Brian Kelly would have been a Grand Slam for Tennessee....Kiffin is more like a pop-up bunt.

...but, rumor has it that his "Pops" is going to be the defensive co-ordinator...this is what saddens me...because I think Monte is one of the greatest defensive minds around. Hopefully the 2 will just cancel each other out...and the Vols will still be stuck in limbo.

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Originally posted 09:21 AM ET  12.01 by J. HOVA: BROOKLYN

If he hires a guy like Ed Orgeron he would be fine. Ed brought players to Ole Miss, but he just couldn't coach them. After him and his dad he needs to have a staff full of coaches and recruiters who know the lay of the land.

However, as Charlie Weis has proven, recruiting doesn't matter unless you properly coach your players

Good luck Lane.... get your Dad to go with you. Nice 1---2 punch.

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Originally posted 06:07 PM ET  12.01 by conesy

However, as Charlie Weis has proven, recruiting doesn't matter unless you properly coach your players

Fair point. It's all about what you do with them. That was the point I was making with Orgeron. Dude brought some players to Ole Miss and bombed with them.

Case in point: Brent Schaeffer. That kid was talented but he played like CRAP with Ole Miss. It might have been that the offense didn't suit his talent. Who knows?

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Originally posted 08:53 AM ET  12.01 by The Warden

It didn't take UT long to go after Kiffin. The questions about "Why him of all people?" are legit. Hopefully he'll have success and not end up like Charlie Weis.

1st i am pretty sure that hamilton knew that monte was part of the lane kiffin package so all the why him talk is silly. any time you get a good recruiter and oc combined with arguably the best DC in ALL of football you take it.

kiffin will be fine. he has been coaching for 10 years now and has proven himself to be a fine recruiter and a coach who can develope talent at the collegiat level. lets not forget that he helped coach david carr at fresno state, all those recivers at USC, and called the plays for reggie bush's heisman campaign. multiple people have said that he was turning thye raiders around and i don't doubt that with greater control of the football team (something he never had in oakland) he will turn this program around. the staff he is assembling is turning out to be really impressive. monte, the SC qb's coach, possably ed orgeron, bill callahan, and john whitt from the packers. the future is looking bright for the vols right now.