No one on here knows Lane personally, you only comment on what has been said about him by the media and his actions that are somewhat public but not all the truth, as people were on the outside looking in. He has said somethings in the media that were immature, but no one really knows for sure the real Lane Kiffin. USC is a tough job and Tennessee was a disaster before he walked in the door. Oakland was Al Davis and he was crazy anyway, so who knows really about Lane Kiffin.
Lane has had a bad reputation on the outside with his personality, but I am sure Coach Saban has talked to several people regarding Lane, even though he has known Lane for awhile, I am sure he talked to Pete Carroll and Pat Hill to get even more info regarding Lane....and I bet they both gave him a thumbs up. Coach knows all the past talk about Lane, so I am pretty danged sure Coach did his due diligence in finding out more about Lane than we know on the outside looking in. And I am pretty danged sure knowing Coach's personality, he told Lane up front his expectations and how he expects himself to carry himself both as an OC and as a member of the Bama family. We dont know anything other than what is the outside perception.
Heck I dont blame him at all walking out on Tennursee for USC.....did he handle it wrong, yes, but it was Tennursee, so in my eyes he didnt, TN got what they deserved. Oakland, who knows with All Davis---they are still a mess. With USC, Lane was not Hayden's hire and didnt want him from the beginning and was a dead man walking. Lane's mouth has gotten him in trouble most of the time, not his coaching.....and well chances are he will only be heard twice a year at Bama. Preseason and before the bowl game. I am willing to bet he will tow the company line at those 2 interviews....if not, he wont last long. But the guy can coach and recruit, let's hope that is the Lane that Coach gets and not the immature mouthy kid we know in the media.
