A Kiffin miscalculation?

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Interesting sequence of events as reported by Ira Miller of The Sports Xchange, who said Lane Kiffin fired Rob Ryan before first consulting with Al Davis. Ryan, Miller reported, went to Davis to thank him for the opportunity, with Davis telling Ryan Kiffin had no authority to fire him. If true, it was a huge tactical error on Kiffin’s part _ the same error Mike Shanahan made when he ... [link]

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More and More Scenarios (Kiffin Update)
Published 1/28/2008 by Christopher Perales at Just Blog Baby | A Blog For Oakland Raiders Fans
An update on the Lane Kiffin situation was reported moments ago by Jerry McDonald .  McDonald refers to an Ira Miller article from ...

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