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Oh8ch;1738061; said:
So, it's essentially a lawsuit over alienation of affection?
Ah, Kiffy, you seductive devil you.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Oh8ch;1738050; said:
Re: Haden's appointment becomes official Aug. 3 and was made by incoming university President Max Nikias, who will take over from Steven Sample two days earlier.
Pat Haden is USC's new athletic director - Los Angeles Times
I don't think Haden is "on board" yet. i.e. Garrett stil gets the blame for this one too.
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ScriptOhio
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Lane Kiffin Won't Last Long at Scrubbed-Up USC
LOS ANGELES -- The Bart Simpson analogy works. Or if you're older than 50, try Eddie Haskell, the smart ass from "Leave it to Beaver." As the most loathed person in football, Lane Kiffin is the sort of problem child whom we'd love to grab by the earlobes and shake for an hour, disgusted that he keeps ignoring common rules and protocol as if he's floating above all his peers.
I used to think he was a goofy nitwit who didn't get it. But with every new entry to his ever-expanding trail of trouble, it's clear Kiffin has a superiority complex that enables an arrogant and reckless thought process. If he wants a recruit, he sends a hot coed. If he thinks another coach is cheating, he says so, even if he's dead wrong. If he has a bright idea, he doesn't consult the NCAA rule book to see if he's committing a violation. And if he chooses to raid an NFL team for an assistant coach, he won't bother to at least call for permission.
The latest misstep might spell doom, the beginning of the end of Kiffin's coaching career at USC. Only days after the university finally launched a cleansing process from its Hollywood U. days -- returning its replica of Reggie Bush's Heisman Trophy, purging all mentions and traces of Bush and fellow probation rogue O.J. Mayo, replacing renegade athletic director Mike Garrett with straight arrow Pat Haden and pledging a clean, compliant way of life -- Kiffin threw yet another greasy knuckleball into the new mission. He invaded the house of the Tennessee Titans, just months after his controversial and abrupt departure from the University of Tennessee, and hired running backs coach Kennedy Pola as his offensive coordinator. The problem: Kiffin, typical of his modus operandi, didn't contact Titans coach Jeff Fisher and ask to speak with Pola. Never mind that Fisher played at USC and cares deeply about the school. Never mind that he's one of the most respected men in the sport.
Kiffin crossed him anyway. "I am very disappointed in Lane Kiffin's approach to this," Fisher said. "Typically speaking, when coaches are interested in hiring or discussing potential employment from coaches on respective staffs, there is a courtesy call made from the head coach or athletic director indicating an interest in talking to the assistant. So I am very disappointed in the lack of professionalism on behalf of Lane, to call me and leave me a voice mail after Kennedy had informed me he had taken the job. It is just a lack of professionalism."
It also is a reason for the franchise to litigate. In a wild twist that only could follow Kiffin, the Titans are suing him and USC for "maliciously" hiring away Pola. According to the lawsuit, Pola was contractually required to obtain written permission from the Titans before he could pursue another position. "USC and Kiffin maliciously intended to -- and did -- induce Pola to breach the Pola contract," the lawsuit charges. "USC and Kiffin engaged in improper means in their procurement of the breach and were not legally justified in their actions. Kiffin and USC's actions, through him, were part of a course and pattern of conduct fostered by Kiffin and USC to use improper methods and means to the direct harm and damage of parties to contracts ..." The suit includes language that says "this court has general personal jurisdiction over Kiffin because he has engaged in systematic and continuous activity within Tennessee," mentioning that he coached the Volunteers, has tried to recruit other coaches "who were residents of and employed in Tennessee" and continues to own real estate in Knoxville, even listing his address.
God love Lane Kiffin, as they'd say in the Bible Belt, if he ever has to win this trial in that state.
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I give Whiffin' Kiffin two years. By then, Lindsay Lohan might have an easier time getting a job.
Entire article: Lane Kiffin Won't Last Long at Scrubbed-Up USC -- FanHouse
LOS ANGELES -- The Bart Simpson analogy works. Or if you're older than 50, try Eddie Haskell, the smart ass from "Leave it to Beaver." As the most loathed person in football, Lane Kiffin is the sort of problem child whom we'd love to grab by the earlobes and shake for an hour, disgusted that he keeps ignoring common rules and protocol as if he's floating above all his peers.
I used to think he was a goofy nitwit who didn't get it. But with every new entry to his ever-expanding trail of trouble, it's clear Kiffin has a superiority complex that enables an arrogant and reckless thought process. If he wants a recruit, he sends a hot coed. If he thinks another coach is cheating, he says so, even if he's dead wrong. If he has a bright idea, he doesn't consult the NCAA rule book to see if he's committing a violation. And if he chooses to raid an NFL team for an assistant coach, he won't bother to at least call for permission.
The latest misstep might spell doom, the beginning of the end of Kiffin's coaching career at USC. Only days after the university finally launched a cleansing process from its Hollywood U. days -- returning its replica of Reggie Bush's Heisman Trophy, purging all mentions and traces of Bush and fellow probation rogue O.J. Mayo, replacing renegade athletic director Mike Garrett with straight arrow Pat Haden and pledging a clean, compliant way of life -- Kiffin threw yet another greasy knuckleball into the new mission. He invaded the house of the Tennessee Titans, just months after his controversial and abrupt departure from the University of Tennessee, and hired running backs coach Kennedy Pola as his offensive coordinator. The problem: Kiffin, typical of his modus operandi, didn't contact Titans coach Jeff Fisher and ask to speak with Pola. Never mind that Fisher played at USC and cares deeply about the school. Never mind that he's one of the most respected men in the sport.
Kiffin crossed him anyway. "I am very disappointed in Lane Kiffin's approach to this," Fisher said. "Typically speaking, when coaches are interested in hiring or discussing potential employment from coaches on respective staffs, there is a courtesy call made from the head coach or athletic director indicating an interest in talking to the assistant. So I am very disappointed in the lack of professionalism on behalf of Lane, to call me and leave me a voice mail after Kennedy had informed me he had taken the job. It is just a lack of professionalism."
It also is a reason for the franchise to litigate. In a wild twist that only could follow Kiffin, the Titans are suing him and USC for "maliciously" hiring away Pola. According to the lawsuit, Pola was contractually required to obtain written permission from the Titans before he could pursue another position. "USC and Kiffin maliciously intended to -- and did -- induce Pola to breach the Pola contract," the lawsuit charges. "USC and Kiffin engaged in improper means in their procurement of the breach and were not legally justified in their actions. Kiffin and USC's actions, through him, were part of a course and pattern of conduct fostered by Kiffin and USC to use improper methods and means to the direct harm and damage of parties to contracts ..." The suit includes language that says "this court has general personal jurisdiction over Kiffin because he has engaged in systematic and continuous activity within Tennessee," mentioning that he coached the Volunteers, has tried to recruit other coaches "who were residents of and employed in Tennessee" and continues to own real estate in Knoxville, even listing his address.
God love Lane Kiffin, as they'd say in the Bible Belt, if he ever has to win this trial in that state.
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continued
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I give Whiffin' Kiffin two years. By then, Lindsay Lohan might have an easier time getting a job.
Entire article: Lane Kiffin Won't Last Long at Scrubbed-Up USC -- FanHouse
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methomps;1738084; said:
So, I call it the "douchiest fued" and your quibble is with the word "fued"?
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Once again, let's keep our eyes on the best part of all this (assuming you are ready to see USC's arrogance take a hit).
Kiffin is trying to recruit. Now he is viewed as a coach whose job security is in question. It doesn't matter how the law suit turns out or what Haden does about it. The idea that he is on the hot seat is out there.
The idea that the man who recruited the O J Mayo of CFB to Tennessee and ignores every rule in the book may do - or have already done something - to jeopardize USC's probation is out there. Three years at 10 schollies per year is a best case.
At least that's the way I am selling it if I am negative recruiting against USC.
Kiffin is trying to recruit. Now he is viewed as a coach whose job security is in question. It doesn't matter how the law suit turns out or what Haden does about it. The idea that he is on the hot seat is out there.
The idea that the man who recruited the O J Mayo of CFB to Tennessee and ignores every rule in the book may do - or have already done something - to jeopardize USC's probation is out there. Three years at 10 schollies per year is a best case.
At least that's the way I am selling it if I am negative recruiting against USC.
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Oh8ch;1738789; said:
Can you refresh my memory on this please? Which player is the OJ Mayo of CFB? I'm drawing a blank.
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