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Lane Kiffin as O-Coordinator - your opinion

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Tidewater

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Re: Lane Kiffen as O-Coordinator - your opinion

nx4bama said:
I think he'd be crazy to leave after one year. If he sticks around he's got a good shot at a Championship for at least the next 3 seasons (based on recruiting classes) and isn't USC still paying him?
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I think having two (or three) national championships under his belt in two (or three) years will look really good on his resume when he finally decides to accept a position elsewhere. If Bama falls short this year and doesn't win a championship,* he will be more likely to stay and get the job done at Bama.


* By the way, ain't it great to be in a position in which "falling short" means not winning a championship?
 
ontopp

ontopp

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Re: Lane Kiffen as O-Coordinator - your opinion

If he matures in to a Head coach I think USC is going to regret what they did Fire him,I always said with probation he was doing a good job>
 
BamaRevT

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Re: Lane Kiffen as O-Coordinator - your opinion

TideMan09 said:
He's prolly going to win the "Assistant Of The Year" & I couldn't be any prouder for him..He's won this Bama Fan over & I'm thankful he's our OC & a member of the Crimson Tide Family..I hope he sticks around for a longggg time cause he's as good recruiting as we have on the staff(behind Coach Saban of course..LOL)..
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Agreed Tideman09
 
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bama_wayne1

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Re: Lane Kiffen as O-Coordinator - your opinion

I was worried but not anymore. I am excited about our offensive play calling.
 
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JustNeedMe81

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Re: Lane Kiffen as O-Coordinator - your opinion

I think the chance to win national championship won't escape him.. If he can get two under his belt.. that will look good on him, and folks will say " He had two years under coach saban, and 90 percent he mellowed out and learned how to do things efficently." There is no doublt in my mind that he will be a great coach in years to come, just have to learn to deal with pressure that comes with the coach. Kiffin might even not want to be head coach again... I have a feeling he's going ot get a huge payday after this season. he's making what 800k and he can easily get 1 or 2 million dollar after this season.
 
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graydogg85

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Re: Lane Kiffen as O-Coordinator - your opinion

As I've done with Blake Sims, I'll eat a big plate of crow with CLK and admit that the early returns are pretty spectacular. I was never a fan of the guy's playcalling previously - it always struck me as unimaginative and too "Shula-esque", but through four games he's been spot-on. I could nit-pick a few things...getting the plays signaled in very late in the play clock has been a persistent issue...but on the whole there's very little to complain about with the offense. Kudos to CLK so far.
 
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JustNeedMe81

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Re: Lane Kiffen as O-Coordinator - your opinion

Year
School
Yards
Plays
Yards per play
2014
Alabama
2,350
312
7.53
2013
USC (HC)
1,360
264
5.15
2012
USC (HC)
1,688
269
6.28
2011
USC (HC)
1,690
283
5.97
2010
USC (HC)
1,874
263
7.13
2009
Tennessee
1,474
270
5.46
2006
USC (OC)
1,656
293
5.65
2005
USC (OC)
2,478
298
8.31
THis is through the first 4 games of each season for Kiffin. Our offense this year is very similar to 2005 , which means..... Either we're just now hitting strides.... Kiffin could be the offensive coach of the year if he keeps up.
 
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JustNeedMe81

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One more article: http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2014/09/alabamas_lane_kiffin_has_found.html

Let me say this.. He's real good with QBs... If i were him, I would stay with Alabama another year, show that HE can work wonders with Sims and then next year Coker... NFL will definitely come and call him... I think Many of us forget that Saban have asked Coaches to stay with program at minimum of 2 years and after that they can leave.
 
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USCBAMA

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I’ve had to come to grips with Kiffen, and have just decided to evaluate him starting from the day he was hired by Bama – throw out everything prior. Using that method, it’s hard to argue with his performance to date. Play calling and execution (other than ball security) have been good.
 
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JustNeedMe81

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Kiffin is not the one who carries the ball. the ball security is on the players, not Kiffin.
USCBAMA said:
I’ve had to come to grips with Kiffen, and have just decided to evaluate him starting from the day he was hired by Bama – throw out everything prior. Using that method, it’s hard to argue with his performance to date. Play calling and execution (other than ball security) have been good.
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cbi1972

cbi1972

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In the Street Fighter video game tournament scene, there is a player named Daigo who is known for his "psychic dragon punch"
The dragon punch is a devastating counter to certain moves, but it leaves the player vulnerable if it fails, so it is risky. Someone overusing the dragon punch will get punished for it.
Daigo has so much experience playing at a high level that he gets a feel for certain opponents, and can predict what they are going to do, and instead of reacting to what he sees them doing, he anticipates it. He will unleash his dragon punch seemingly "out of nowhere" such that observers are dumbfounded, commenting "how could you possibly know that would work there?"

This is the kind of thing I like to see in our offensive playcalling, and so far, it has been very effective.
Spurrier seemed to have this ability at Florida.
 
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oldtimetider

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I'd love to see comparison of our red zone success this year compared to the last several years. We tend to find a way to get 6 instead of 3. I like what CLK said....something along the lines of "field goals are embarrassing.."
 
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