rivals.yahoo.com - 12/2/2008
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Welcome to Tennessee , Lane Kiffin. Your grace period ended 12 hours ago :
South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier questioned whether new Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin broke an NCAA rule when he called a recruit a day before he was introduced as the Volunteers’ new coach.
According to a ...
ncaafootball.fanhouse.com - 12/3/2008
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ncaafootball.fanhouse.com —
by Shane Bacon As you probably heard, Lane
Kiffin has agreed to a deal with the Tennessee
Volunteers to be the head coach next season. Kiffin had a press conference on Monday with Tennessee that confirmed as much. That isn't really the reason for ...
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Lane Kiffin's Wife Might Be More Popular in Tennessee ...
rivals.yahoo.com - 11/28/2008
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rivals.yahoo.com —
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Even though Tennessee’s new coach is
the youngest one leading a major program, Lane Kiffin
has been around football for almost all of his 33 years. The former coach of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders and son of longtime NFL defensive ...
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Lane Kiffin introduced as Tennessee's 21st coach - ...
deadspin.com - 12/1/2008
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deadspin.com —
In a move that proves he has gigantic
balls of steel, UT athletic director Mike Hamilton has
replaced a national championship winning coach with an all-time record of 152-52 who graduated from and played for his university with a 33 year old who ...
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Lane Kiffin Hiring: A Volunteer Fan's Perspective ...
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SmackCaster SmackBlog —
... Did Lane Kiffin break the rules at Tennessee already? Old friend Steve Spurries thinks the new Vols coach might have. Or it is just his SEC welcome to Lane. ...
The Mighty Midget Speaks!
Vent About Sports —
Rivals.com on a possible NCAA rules violation by Lane Kiffin. Helium with Baseball Hall of Fame scandals. Juiced Sports Blog has evidence that Stephon Marbury is "A Great Person." Busted Coverage has ...
Five theories about Lane Kiffin's jab at Urban Meyer
Rocky Top Talk —
New Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin is wasting no time irritating his rivals. He poached a coach from Nick Saban, was accused of cheating by Steve Spurrier, and most recently took recruits from Florida and called Urban Meyer a cheater.
About that last item: turns out Meyer's call to a prospect while he was on an official visit to Tennessee didn't violate any rules, according to the NCAA and the SEC. I present five theories for why Lane Kiffin decided to level a somewhat serious accusation on such flimsy evidence: ...
Theories about Lane Kiffin’s jab at Urban Meyer…
Gate 21 —
... move to agitate those who simply cannot stand being agitated and love to agitate constantly. Steve Spurrier was the master of this in the 1990s — and it was very effective. Kiffin wants to try and begin to get in the heads of others who believe themselves to be mighty, but has notably spared the friendly sorts. (Oh, and for the record, Spurrier can take being agitated. In fact it often seems to make him respect others more. Plus, he was pretty affable in response to the whole recruiting test discourse.) ...
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Bleacher Report - College Football 12/2/2008
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