Though I admire the work of coaches there have been two that I tend to harp on more than others: Meyer and Carroll (see previous posts). But now Carroll is gone to Seattle and Meyer may not be coaching for a while. What am I to do? Well, a new coach emerged this past season that should fill those shoes nicely...Lane Kiffin, now at USC. Maybe he'll be the only one for me to rail on in 2010 but chances are some other dork will come along.
Urban: Though don't care for Meyer's sometimes whiny personality I can not dispute what he has done. He is a great coach, he has brought a lot to the game, he prepares his teams well and he's been good for college football all around. I wish him the best and hope he takes care of his priorities now so he can return to football later.
On Carroll: He built a great team and system at USC though it almost appears that he is getting out just as they may be hitting a rough spot. I hope he's not bailing on them when they most need some consistency and experience at the helm. Again, I can not dispute his success at USC but personally, I'm glad to see him leave the college scene...let the NFL deal with his sore loser antics.
Kiffin at USC? Boy, are they asking for it. They are in the midst of investigations and then they bring in big-mouth, SEC reprimanded, funny hat wearing Kiffin? Who is running that show? I don't see USC wearing a PAC-10 crown anytime soon.
Then there is the Mike Leach thing...what is going on with that? I think Leach did a great job at TT but if he has been doing it under the circumstances we are hearing about then good riddins. I am glad to see Tommy Tuberville back int eh game...we'll see good things out of TT and TT in the near future.
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Dooley at Tennessee? That has got to be a tough for Dad Dooley...40+ years with UGA and now he'll be rootin for his son at a serious UGA rival.