Not sure the logic here. 3 years ago he is at FAU making pennys compared to 7.25 million year at Ole Miss. Now he would go to Auburn to make slightly more maybe and will be on the hot seat within two years and possibly fired looking for another OC job in two years if he doesn’t beat Alabama.
BREAKING Reports: Kiffin to Auburn; ... Black Bears deny; ... Auburn: Who? Us? … Kiffin: No Thank You ... (Some) AU Folks: Slow your roll ... Freeze: I accept
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The people I really think that are really driving this story are dumb Auburn and Ole Miss fans, lane, and guys like Josh Pate who love to act like they know more than they actually do to promote their site.
Lane has some baggage that will split the Auburn fanbase from day 1. I honestly don’t think Auburn is even considering Lane to be perfectly honest because most in charge know that Lane is boom or bust and his attitude is going to drive folks up the wall when he starts losing. It’s more likely that they hire someone like a Bill Clark or South’s or Troy’s coach who people are going to have a hard time getting rid of under 3 years.
I honestly believe alot of this is Lane using the vacancy as leverage for more commitment from Ole Miss on NIL. I think Kiffin is using people to leak much of these rumors because he knows Auburn can’t afford to deny them.
Aren't they currently shopping at the Dollar Store seeing as their credit at all major coaching stores has been exceeded? 
I could never imagine a reason, other than being driven by ego, that Kiffin would take the job given Auburn's very checkered coaching history. If he ever thought he had a shot at the Alabama job it would mean giving up on that opportunity for a few years of ulcers at Auburn. But we know these guys are paid a lot more than their experience and judgement should warrant.
He lost 37-14 to Va Tech; see a pattern?Kiffin had a pre-occupied look on his face during the Arkansas game.
IIRC, CNS let him go before our game with Clemson because he obviously was pre-occupied with his FAU job. I would imagine his last game for the volintears was probably the same...
Harsin wasn’t “the pick” by the money people. Harsin was Greene’s choice and the AU President Gouge backed Greene. The guy that was “the fit” as far as the PTB were concerned was Kevin Steele.Well, Harsin wasn't a fit either. awbern doesn't care and they are "all-in" on getting Kiffin.
Kiffin could have put an end to all of this speculation and didn't. He is causing a lot of distraction for his team.
He gone!
Short of an SEC title game trip to Atlanta and beating Alabama in the first two years, Harsin was a dead man walking. And by association, so was Greene.
how exactly could he end speculation? Neither Saban or Harbaugh were able to end speculation after pretty much denying that they were taking the jobs that they have currently.Well, Harsin wasn't a fit either. awbern doesn't care and they are "all-in" on getting Kiffin.
Kiffin could have put an end to all of this speculation and didn't. He is causing a lot of distraction for his team.
He gone!
Kiffin just took his 3rd contract at Ole Miss, and has basically publicly humiliated the reporter who leaked it. Yet people still believe he is gone. I mean there was strong speculation for months that Freeze was their man last time. Until Auburn starts moving towards zeroing in on a particular candidate his name will continue to be at the top of speculation. But I think Kiffin is loving the leverage on ole miss that he is currently getting because of it.
to the media - he didn’t call a team meeting and tell his players that.
I haven’t seen a verbatim transcript of what he said to his team, but “hey guys, it’s all good - we’re gonna kick doggie butt”, if that’s the summary of what he said, was a colossal mistake on his part; or he told them he ain’t going anywhere.
I find it impossible to believe recruits aren’t watching this unfold with interest; if he leaves now it will be used against him (successfully, I’d believe) in recruiting, and I just don’t think he’s that stupid. He does like to play games, though; maybe he’ll call a news conference Friday and say “I’m still here”. I just can’t believe he’d handicap his career (at least as far as recruiting goes in the SEC) by doing and saying everything he has to this point, and then going to the Barn. Calling the team meeting was a red line he won’t be able to cross without consequences, IMO. Neither Saban nor Tubby did that (although I wouldn’t put it past that carpetbagger).
If I were LK I would prefer 7.5 mil @ OM over 9-10 mil @ AU...much less pressure. OTOH, I never was very good at math...
From what I read somewhere on twitter, some of the players felt like he didn't really answer the question.
His wording was not conclusive. Saying he had not accepted the awbern job could have been true at that moment, but left it open to change on Friday nite...
Why not simply say "I am not interested in the awbern job" whether he meant it or not.
the have offered him a $2 million raise, already. $9+ million contract/extension on the table
“How many times do I have to say it. I am not going to be the Alabama coach”….His wording was not conclusive. Saying he had not accepted the awbern job could have been true at that moment, but left it open to change on Friday nite...
Why not simply say "I am not interested in the awbern job" whether he meant it or not.
December 21, 2006
Did that stop speculation? Was that definitive?
Does it matter? He flat out said he wasn’t taking a specific job but it didn’t stop speculation one bit. Until a major job is filled then just about anyone is under speculation.Did he call a team meeting to say that?
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