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Kiffin wrongly accused?
ennessee denied Friday that it had self-reported a secondary violation to the NCAA concerning contact between football coach Lane Kiffin and South Carolina signee Alshon Jeffery after national signing day on Feb. 4. On Thursday night, WBIR-TV confirmed a story on The State newspaper's Web site that Kiffin's phone call was indeed a violation. Coaches are not allowed to contact athletes after they have signed with other schools. UT officials weren't aware until told Friday afternoon that UT associate sports information director John Painter had confirmed the secondary violation report to The State, the daily newspaper in Columbia, S.C. However, UT director of public relations Tiffany Carpenter, after consulting UT's compliance department Friday, said the contact "is not an NCAA violation," but rather what she called a "national letter of intent infraction." Kiffin called Jeffery after ESPN.com reported in March that Kiffin told Jeffery he would be "pumping gas for a living" if he signed with South Carolina. Kiffin denied the ESPN.com report. He also said that in his second call to Jeffery the player confirmed the coach did not make the comments about "pumping gas."
Lane Kiffin, AP
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What a clown. I'm embarrassed for Vol fans. Who knows he might be a good coach and win some games, but eventually the stupidity will out weigh anything else he does.
USAFBamafan
Lajes, Azores, PO
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Well, you would know a thing or two about being embarrassed being a Bama fan and all.
tums
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Kiffin's going to be pumping gas soon... What's Fullmer's #?
zzyzzx zephyr
Total Comments (1092)
Kiffin fatigue is officially set in.
VFHenry has logged in, so I will roll my eyes for him. What do we do for a second phone call? What's next, did he pee on the golf course?
Gator - what's new in the Weis weight joke line?
Huitzilopochtli
Hilbert Space, NM
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Will he need to pump gas, or can he make more money pole dancing at a topless bar?
JRM74
Ashburn, VA
Total Comments (4004)
Tennessee: "We didn't self-report anything"
John Painter: "I confirmed it with The State"
Tiffany Carpenter: "It wasn't a violation, it was an infraction"
Lane Kiffin : "I didn't say he would be punping gas"
Tune in tomorrow for another installment of "He Said, She Said"
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
Total Comments (2740)
Wow, a coach who might be less likable than Charlie Weis...Way to go Lane!!!
Gariboy
Total Comments (1077)
Judge Bubba, can you just issue a ruling for us? I just too darn tired to sort through this.
Tell me who to hate or who to forgive. Yes, it is that simple.
Huitzilopochtli
Hilbert Space, NM
Total Comments (9468)
And when you factor in tenure, physical appearance...
Huitzilopochtli
Hilbert Space, NM
Total Comments (9468)
Ugh....when will this end? It's not even my team and I'm tired of hearing about it. At least the news didn't come from the AJC.
MountainGator
Total Comments (2701)
Kiffin: " I didn't tell him he'd be pumping gas, I told him he'd be selling bootleg CDs down at the car wash. ESPN needs to get their facts straight"
Dr. B-f-G
Bubbaville, TX
Total Comments (2740)
oh well, spring ball is officially over, so now Lane has time to make a fool of himself again for the summer. I can't wait...
VolFanHenry
Total Comments (1400)
If this is the old pumping gas story, close thefucking book.
Please, this tell me about Britney Spears. Lane has done his time in Hell. It's time to practice and soon I will weep when I hear the distinctive thump of opening day kickoff.
All this will Officially Be Behind us until some Halftime **** Head wants to make an issue of it. Fortunately, we will have our Doritos and our beloved scores.
Remember the Mutiny On The Bounty? The little known epic sea voyage of Captain Bligh and the castoffs. Their 47 tortuous days at sea life rafts. This is how I feel. Tahiti can't be far away men. Conserve sweat. Don't drink sea water. Each of you get 1/8 a cup of water per day. Don't eat the dead. Pray if it help.
Huitzilopochtli
Hilbert Space, NM
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All the controversy surrounding a new coach that hasn't even coached one game for this team can't be good PR....
Foxy's Back
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Wow, your funny. And what has your team done lately?
USAFBamafan
Lajes, Azores, PO
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Good lord, dude. Bama lost two games last year, to the teams that ended up being ranked #1 and #2 in at least one poll. I hope to hell I'm never so jaded and/or complacent that I would find that kind of season embarrassing. Disappointing maybe, considering Bama's aspirations at one point, but embarrassing?
JRM74
Ashburn, VA
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Oh ahm lovin' ever minute of it. Espeshully like the new name fer the UT Head Coach "Kiffen W. Accused". It's on mah bumper sticker.
fire1
Gainesville , FL
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There are a few programs out there that everyone will hate because they have been successful over the years. They may have a few down years, but they always bounce back. Those teams are Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Nebraska, and USC. People hate on them and always will. Whenever someone from a little brother school says something I always remind myself that it's only jealously.
USAFBamafan
Lajes, Azores, PO
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Captain Bligh and the Castoffs...man, I'd forgotten about that group. "Mutiny on the Bounty" was a great song!
Cattus Culinarius
Total Comments (56)
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