much as well. Nepotism is truly dumb luck honestly. Someone's mom or dad is a CEO, a head coach or a television broadcaster and their son or daughter wants to follow in the family business which leads to the parent getting their child a job or a company/team hiring said kid because of their parent. Lane Kiffin is guilty as charged when it comes to nepotism and now he is unemployed as USC decided to part ways with the 38-year old coach Sunday Morning.
The writing started to develop on the wall when the Trojans suffered an embarrass 10-7 defeat to Washington State at home where their defense gave up three points only to see their offensive brothers struggle to muster a single point. USC bounced back with wins against Boston College and Utah State yet the true test came against Arizona State this Saturday. The Trojans gave up 62 points and Kiffin was dismissed before they even made it back to campus. To think a coach has been the youngest coach in the NFL and the youngest coach in college football says something about Kiffin's last name versus him being an actual coach. Pat Fitzgerald was the youngest coach in college football before Tennessee hired Kiffin, and Fitzgerald had all the makings of being a head coach even if he was in that role after former head coach Randy Walker died unexpectedly. In my opinion, Fitzgerald could get almost any job he wants in college football. Kiffin is not even the homeless man's version of Fitzgerald.
Besides his last name, Kiffin had one big year with USC in 2005 as their offensive coordinator. This is a classic situation of 'right place, right time.' Anyone whom ran the USC offense in 2005 when Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush were in the backfield, they would probably get a coaching upgrade. Kiffin ended up with the Oakland Radiers for what was for lack of better words, a dumpster fire. But it did translate into him shouldering all the blame on Al Davis and Tennessee took a chance on him recognizing his youth plus Davis' craziness could have been a factor.
Kiffin's time at USC was one that features more downs than up's including losing his last seven of eleven games as head coach of the Trojans. Kiffin, a supposed offensive mastermind, could not figure out how to recruit a quarterback to save his soul. They fixed the defense that his dad ruined as it appeared Monte did not know understand how to coach college kids. USC is now a mess and who knows what coach will be able to pick up the pieces.
Will Kiffin be a head coach again? 100 percent yes, but he will need to lay low for awhile like when Brick killed the guy. Kiffin should help out an offense somewhere not in the power six, but I do not know if his ego would allow him to do that. My guess is Kiffin hangs out for awhile in California and probably in a year or two, he will get the itch again. An alternative route for Kiffin would be working in the media because he acts like a prep school asshole which could fit the mold for some networks.
College football is a place where people get third and fourth chances. If you do not believe me, ask Greg Robinson. Kiffin will end up being a coach somewhere again but probably never to the degree of USC football.
Charlie.
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