Some tweets from Kiffin's presser....
Kiffin: "Our system is very qb friendly...didn't know we could run as many things w Blake."
Kiffin says he's learned so much from Saban that "I would have done it for free. I would have paid him."
Alabama OC Lane Kiffin on Blake Sims: "he was getting less reps than Jake (Coker) but he just went to work""We adjusted play calling"
Kiffin on Saban: "he's not stubborn." Says Saban directed O to be faster, more explosive plays. "Instead of fighting it, why not join it?"
Alabama OC Lane Kiffin on if he's rubbed off on Saban? "No, and I shouldn't. I was an unemployed coach."
Kiffin: "If Nick has a problem with you he doesn't talk behind your back, he tells you and moves on."
Kiffin winning this media session. Comes across as engaging, confident, but with a touch of humility/maturity he lacked in previous years.
Kiffin: On Tosh.O skit. I thought it was funny. My mom didn't like the language
Lane Kiffin: "We did not work on Christmas Eve."
Seems genuinely grateful for the opportunity at Alabama. Says he's "made many mistakes." Deflecting credit to Saban/players.
Kiffin praising DC Kirby Smart. "How can you not hire Kirby Smart (just because he's a defensive coach)?"
Kiffin said, “The phone wasn’t ringing a lot,” with job offers after he was fired. Said Saban didn’t care what media or fans thought.
Lane Kiffin on Kirby Smart being a HC "Everyone who has an opening should be flying to see Kirby Smart, who's put together a better resume?"
Kiffin: Blake Sims never brought up the transfer of Jake Coker once in the offseason.
Kiffin says Blake Sims decommitted from Bama to go to Tennessee. Then Kiffin left for USC one or two days later & he went to Bama.
Kiffin on how far Blake Sims: "He should be drafted ... he's done everything."
Lane Kiffin: I expect to be back at Alabama next year.
#Alabama OC Lane Kiffin said he thinks both Amari Cooper and T.J. Yeldon will enter the NFL draft after this season.
Lane said Saban once asked him: “How did you end up higher on the hated list than me?”
Lane Kiffin said Nick Saban is funnier than people think. Said Saban made a joke about Kiffin being higher on the most hated list.
Lane Kiffin said he and Nick Saban have different personalities, but they share a lot of the same beliefs. #Alabama
Lane Kiffin on sideline interactions with Nick Saban: He's going to tell you EXACTLY what's on his mind then they move on. #Alabama
Kiffin gets an NFL Q, says he prefers college game. "I don't even know what today is. I'm guessing Black Monday."
Lane Kiffin said he's enjoyed being a part of the Blake Sims story. Said he hopes they can finish it off the right way (with a championship)