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Feb. 6 2010 - 11:25 am | 15 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

The dangers of talking on the phone with boys

Lane Kiffin

Lane Kiffing talks on the phone with young boys he's never met. (Image via Wikipedia)

In telling a 13-year-old Delaware “quarterback” that he should attend USC when he’s college aged, Lane Kiffin has proven that he doesn’t understand kids.

To explain further, I should tell you a little about myself as a 13-year-old. When I was a kid, if I was good at something and you told me so, I immediately thought I could relax and stop trying as hard, because hey, I was good. You just told me.

So when young Delaware prospect David Sills shows up to camp five years from now, and he seems like a cocky kid who thinks he’s really great, Kiffin will only have himself to blame.


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