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USA TODAY Network-Tennessee sports director Dave Ammenheuser's five reasons why Tennessee athletic director John Currie should strongly consider re-hiring Lane Kiffin as the Vols' next football coach:
1. Offensive genius
Lane Kiffin made Blake Sims an offensive star at Alabama ... his offenses are more entertaining than the Netflix series "Stranger Things." And now he has the Florida Atlantic Owls on an offensive roll: Points in their last five games: 38, 58, 69 and 42. The Vols have scored 42 points in their past four games combined.
2. Second chances
Sure, he left on bad terms (who will ever forget the outgoing press conference). But he did win. He inherited a messy situation after Phillip Fulmer was fired and immediately turned the Vols' program around. They finished second in SEC East in his only year in Knoxville. Our world is all about second chances, why not give Lane a second chance?
3. Hire him before Florida does
Do Vols' fans really want to see Kiffin wear the that other shade of orange? It's not beyond the possibilities. The Gators are already looking for their next coach ... if the Vols wait too long, it likely will be too late. And if he doesn't go to Florida, do we really expect him to spend a second season at Florida Atlantic? C'mon? Boca Raton is a nice Florida city, but it's not the Smoky Mountains.
4. He wins no matter wherever he goes
He has a 40-24 career record as a head coach. After leaving Knoxville, he posted three consecutive winning seasons at USC before the Trojans departed with the immature, brash bad boy was let go in the 2013 season. Working with Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa for three seasons may have changed that behavior. Now, he's got Florida Atlantic one win away from a bowl berth. The Owls haven't been in a bowl game since 2008? What bowl will the Vols play in this season?
5. Lane Kiffin > Butch Jones
Kiffin's outrageous, funny anecdotes would give us a reprieve from the over-used cliches. The Vols' weekly football coach press conferences would again become must-see, appointment-type viewing.
Reach Dave Ammenheuser at 615-476-8288 and @NashSportsEd.
USA TODAY Network-Tennessee sports director Dave Ammenheuser's five reasons why Tennessee athletic director John Currie should strongly consider re-hiring Lane Kiffin as the Vols' next football coach:
1. Offensive genius
Lane Kiffin made Blake Sims an offensive star at Alabama ... his offenses are more entertaining than the Netflix series "Stranger Things." And now he has the Florida Atlantic Owls on an offensive roll: Points in their last five games: 38, 58, 69 and 42. The Vols have scored 42 points in their past four games combined.
2. Second chances
Sure, he left on bad terms (who will ever forget the outgoing press conference). But he did win. He inherited a messy situation after Phillip Fulmer was fired and immediately turned the Vols' program around. They finished second in SEC East in his only year in Knoxville. Our world is all about second chances, why not give Lane a second chance?
3. Hire him before Florida does
Do Vols' fans really want to see Kiffin wear the that other shade of orange? It's not beyond the possibilities. The Gators are already looking for their next coach ... if the Vols wait too long, it likely will be too late. And if he doesn't go to Florida, do we really expect him to spend a second season at Florida Atlantic? C'mon? Boca Raton is a nice Florida city, but it's not the Smoky Mountains.
4. He wins no matter wherever he goes
He has a 40-24 career record as a head coach. After leaving Knoxville, he posted three consecutive winning seasons at USC before the Trojans departed with the immature, brash bad boy was let go in the 2013 season. Working with Nick Saban in Tuscaloosa for three seasons may have changed that behavior. Now, he's got Florida Atlantic one win away from a bowl berth. The Owls haven't been in a bowl game since 2008? What bowl will the Vols play in this season?
5. Lane Kiffin > Butch Jones
Kiffin's outrageous, funny anecdotes would give us a reprieve from the over-used cliches. The Vols' weekly football coach press conferences would again become must-see, appointment-type viewing.
Reach Dave Ammenheuser at 615-476-8288 and @NashSportsEd.
