Welcome to the Pac-10, Lane Kiffin

Someone at the PC was arguing pretty food with Kiffin over Orgeron calling those UT recruits, and seemed to have him nailed.

Had to be Simers, right?

 

Whoops, shoulda looked first.

http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/status/7731620563

 

He came off as the dolt that he is, especially when challenged a bit on whether or not Coach O had contacted commitments to get them to come to SC.

I think the LA media could ultimately eat him alive. Something I would pay to see.

 

Plaschke has already tried to start . . . but most of the LA media doesn't eat anyone alive.

Except Simers.

And this:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-spw-mike-garrett-usc14-2010jan14,0,3425225,full.story

I'm not a USC or UCLA wonk . . . but seeing Lane Kiffin fail would be greatly amusing, just to see the arrogant Mike Garrett squirm.

 

I think there would be a large lawsuit if you tried to keep coaches from coaching for a year.

The better way to deal with it is this -- if a coach leaves a school for whatever reason, every single player on the roster and anyone who has signed a letter of intent (if he leaves after signing day) is granted an automatic release to every school - except the school his coach is heading to.

That would solve some issues in terms of players being held hostage.

 

It would also destroy a school's APR, which would then punish the school by way of loss of scholarships and practice time.

 

Which would be incentive to keep coaches in place and schools would then think twice about firing guys who have had success but not enough to satisfy the boosters and whatnot

 

Will Muschamp reportedly tells Tennessee thanks, but no thanks

 

AUSTIN, Texas (WVLT) -- Texas assistant coach Will Muschamp has decided to remain at Texas and will not be Tennessee's next football coach, according to the Dallas Morning News.

"I'm happy at Texas and plan to be here for a long time," Muschamp said through a Texas football spokesman.

Tennessee pursued Muschamp Wednesday. Some rumors even indicated athletic director Mike Hamilton was in Austin interviewing Muschamp.

Muschamp is currently defensive coordinator and coach-in-waiting for the Longhorns.

 

I think the NCAA could easily do something that would limit the movement of head coaches to say, two weeks in December and two weeks in March after signing day.

I almost wonder if this was some sick plan by Paul Allen to help out the other Pac 10 teams.

 

The Times' Klein has a pretty interesting Q&A with AD Mike Garrett: http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-spw-mike-garrett-usc14-2010jan14,0,2361733.story.

 

Coaches wouldn't be prevented from coaching if they just stuck to their contract. If they want to break the contract, with the school's consent, then they should sit out the year. They can get paid by their new school. The new school would be paying for two coaches anyways if they fire the first one.

And coaches would have to agree that, as it is a privilege to coach a team in the NCAA, they have to obey the NCAA's rules. That's what the NCAA has said when players have challenged their rules. They agreed to abide by them when they joined an NCAA program.