Kiffin unlikely to leave USC with its dignity
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Shh, shh, relax. Everything is going to be OK. I know what you’re thinking USC.
You’re worried that Lane Kiffin is just going to use this new head coaching opportunity as a stepping stone for a return to the NFL. You’re afraid he’ll stick around for a year or two, just until an NFL gig is floated in his direction, and then take off. The thing is, you’re right. That’s probably what he’ll do. But is that so bad?
When Kiffin is long gone, it will still be sunny and beautiful in Southern California. The waves will still crash on your beaches and your celebrities will still strut their stuff for your entertainment. Lane Kiffin can’t change that.
He can, however, leave your program in complete disarray — like he just did to Tennessee — I guess it’s understandable for you to be worried about that. To be fair, Tennessee deserved it. Well, Knoxville deserves it, to be exact, but that’s a story for another day.
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All you Lane Kiffin haters in Tennesse shouldn’t have to wait long before young master Kiffen gets his due as he takes over the reins of a crumbling dynasty at USC. Pete Carroll knows when to flee a sinking ship and soon you’ll get to see Lane go down with that ship. Lane definitly has visions of granduer when it comes to his own talents and what he remembers USC to be when he was an assistant during their glory years.
The obituaries are full of coaches both college and pro who let their egos lead them to disaster. I’m sure Steve Spurrier regrets his decision to leave Florida, a program that he developed into a national champion, to coach for the Washington Redskins. Oh and by the way, Rich Rodriguez, how’s it going at Michigan since you left West Virgina high and dry. When you take over a storied program like USC, if you win you’ll not be given the credit and if you lose you’ll be blamed for destroying that program.
Don’t forget Bobby Petrino, too.
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