leopold wrote:peruna81 wrote:I've been to UH, and to FAU....as far as location, Florida, all the way.
As far as a JOB, yeah UH is a better gig. Kiffin has yet to be "successful" as a HC anywhere regarding a sustained period of time. He has been a train-wreck of epic proportion, and is unable to connect in any meaningful way with media/boosters/superiors...Belichick can get away with that, Saban too...but they have skins on the wall. I think UH chose to dodge a really toxic bullet here, and made the right decision to go with an affordable, less-toxic bullet.
Kiffin wanted out of one of the best jobs in the nation and in his profession because, well, he knows more than his boss...but hasn't that been his issue all along?
I've got to say, the whole 'train-wreck' thing isn't fair.
He was handed an NFL HC position waaay to young and had to deal with Art Davis in his twightight years, for god sakes. He had only one season in Knoxville which proved nothing then went to USC and did fine there. He was 25-18, never had a losing season and was dealing with severe sanctions and was fired - I'm still not sure why.
People are scared of his maturity but the dude can flat coach. Hopefully for his sake he can find a way to 'grow up' (whatever that means) and people can chill out.
I have the idea that Saban saw in Kiffin someone who could bring Alabama's offense into a more modern semi-up tempo style...this after Saban complained that the up-tempo offenses that others
were employing were detrimental to the game. Kiffin is certainly able as an offensive coach, but has demonstrated the inability to be the "face" that projects stability and an upward trajectory for a team, pro or otherwise. Saban used him as the "useful idiot" that accomplished the limited goal of an offensive update, but in the past two years there have been noted incidents where Saban openly overrules Kiffin, and goes back to a ground and pound offense.
Sanctions? Yep, USC had 'em, and Kiffin knew about those when he bailed out of Tennessee. Al Davis? Yep, crazy Al was there, and Kiffin knew about that when he took that post.
I think it is less about maturity, and more about stability...as in being double-minded, and unstable in all his ways. Kiffin simply reminds me of the guy that believes he is the smartest guy in the room...and then is surprised when he finds out there are other equally (or greater) gifted folks standing right next to him. I am glad he isn't "ours".