Welcome to Snake Club Lane Kiffin

Bobby Petrino, Nick Saban, and Lane Kiffin, all of them have screwed programs/franchises by leaving at the drop of a hat.  Kiffin is the newest member by him leaving good ole Rocky Top to become the head coach of USC... What?  http://chuckcorner.blogspot.com/2008/11/lane-kiffin-headed-south.html

My roommate Seth who is the biggest fan of the Trojans I knew and his words via text "Now I'm pissed." I am still trying to figure out why USC would want Kiffin who is still unproven, yet has a top five job in college football where last year he had a top ten job last year, just a stunning development for Kiffin and USC. I am going to look at both sides of this argument trying to determine what the hell is going on with the Trojans.

A part of me believes that Kiffin will be successful at USC, it might not be at the level where now Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll dominated the Pac-10.  But I think he can win a couple Pac-10 titles and usually end up in a legit bowl game in years they do not win the Pac-10 title. Add to the fact, if they steal Norm Chow from UCLA, that could be the difference maker.  Mark Sanchez is the only quarterback who didn't have Chow and was very successful as a quarterback in his short college career. Matt Barkley would benefit greatly from Chow helping him out.  (That didn't happen, Chow is staying at UCLA)

Another key point about Kiffin is the fact that the man knows how to recruit especially at USC.  He was one of the key cogs in creating the USC dynasty bringing in guys like Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, and Mike Williams.  Despite what you might feel about him, he can flat out recruit and keep USC on the right path of winning football games.

My major concern with Kiffin is the fact he is completely unproven.  He hasn't work anything, just been a good recruiter so far but he had a 7-6, plus a losing season with the Oakland Raiders. I think give him a year but by 2011, I expect bigger things from Kiffin because then you will have Barkley as a junior with possible Heisman hype going in.  The other thing, the Pac-10 has got so much better since Carroll began there. Washington, Oregon, Oregon State, California, Stanford, and Arizona are all teams that could be very good in the next coming years.

Honestly, I think Kiffin will not get fired at USC but if there is any way that Kiffin leaves the program, it will because he lands in deep shit with the NCAA then you have the Tim Floyd situation all over again.

-Charlie.