Welcome to the Pac-10, Lane Kiffin

I understand he said he'd take no questions -- that doesn't mean he wasn't going to provide answers. like sid said, he knows what their questions will be and he was prepared to answer those questions.

(past that, have you never been in or seen a press conference where it was said at the front end no questions and then before they can get away from the podium a question is asked that they actually pause to answer?)

and once again, we'll never know because of tv guy's little tantrum.

 

Look, I really have nothing to add that I haven't said so far, but I will say this:

If people are going to get upset about "waiting to be fed," don't call it "a little tantrum."

The guy was being put in a terrible position, and decided to stand his ground. You may not respect that, and that's fine. I understand why he did it, and I understand why people are pissed. To call it a tantrum is just wrong.

 

see, that's where we differ.

he stood his ground, said what he wanted to say, and was told that the rules weren't going to change. then he stood his ground, said what he wanted to say, and was told that the rules weren't going to change. then he stood his ground, said what he wanted to say, and was told the rules weren't going to change. then he stood his ground ....

see the pattern? that's a tantrum. do it once and walk away. I'd disagree with but respect that. what he did was the equivalent of jumping up and down saying, "I want, I want, I want!"

 

I still can't get over he said off camera is off the record.

 

if a tree falls in the forest, but tv guy's camera isn't rolling ... ?

 

I do see the point -- but fail to see the approval of a guy screwing over the other folks in the room whether or not he was being treated fairly.

 

And it's semantics at this point, but I would argue that Kiffin is screwing everyone, not the guy who stood up for himself.

 

guess so - because really standing up for himself would be making his point and walking out.

 

And I'll make this point for the last time. Whether you think Kiffin screwed everyone or not, that ship had sailed. The conditions were set. They weren't changing. At that point you either decide to move on and get as much information as you can, or you decide this is the time to pick a losing battle.

 

And I don't argue with a word of that. I simply don't have a problem with the guy fighting the losing battle.