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Lane Kiffin Out As Alabama Offensive Coordinator Before The National Championship
SB Nation ^ | 1-2-12017 | Richard Johnson

Posted on 01/02/2017 9:55:43 AM PST by blam

Richard Johnson
January 2, 2017

Steve Sarkisian will assume the duties immediately.

In a deviation from the original plan, Lane Kiffin will not call plays for Alabama in the National Championship. Instead, he’ll head to FAU early and assume his head coaching duties.

The timing of this is fairly interesting. Kiffin was originally slated to stick around. Former Bama assistants Jim Mcelwain and Kirby Smart stuck around for the Tide balancing their new head coaching duties and coordinator responsibilities in Tuscaloosa.

Now the responsibility will fall to former Washington and USC coach Steve Sarkisian. Sark has been an offensive analyst with the Crimson Tide. He didn’t exactly impress folks with his playcalling at previous head coaching stops.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: alabama; collegefootba; kiffin; saban; sarkisian
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To: ohioman

He’s a bully who screams at his coaches on the sideline. He’s a serial liar who’s left multiple jobs after saying he wouldn’t. And overall he’s just an ass. Given that Kiffin outright said he has ZERO good memories of life with Saban and he took a D list gig to get away from him I’m pretty sure Kiffin not only doesn’t appreciate him but outright hates him. Which is his due, Saban deserves hate, because he is a failed humanbeing.


41 posted on 01/02/2017 11:57:47 AM PST by discostu (Alright you primative screwheads, listen up!)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

If you’re gonna get screamed at anyway (which is Saban’s pattern) might as well be drunk.


42 posted on 01/02/2017 11:59:24 AM PST by discostu (Alright you primative screwheads, listen up!)
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To: lodi90
The play calling wasn’t the problem. Washington had a good defense. Don’t sell them short. Several of those guys will play on Sunday and they have a bunch of very good college players.

This exactly. Anyone who thought that Alabama was going to run the ball up and down the field against this Washington defense just wasn't paying attention.

43 posted on 01/02/2017 12:03:30 PM PST by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of incompetence and corruption.)
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To: blam
Lane was riding Daddy's coattails.

Would not expect much at FAU, either.

44 posted on 01/02/2017 12:18:16 PM PST by HonkyTonkMan
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To: CommerceComet

You are correct Bama didn’t start running the ball up and down the field until they started running the ball. After all the passing in the first half some ole boy ran up and down the field setting an all time bowl game record for AL with the most yards rushing.


45 posted on 01/02/2017 12:24:46 PM PST by DOC44 (Have gun will travel.)
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To: discostu

Kiffin missed the team bus — again, 2nd year in a row — to the team’s media day session scheduled by the Peach Bowl. Lane has made a habit of this and I’m sure it didn’t sit well with Mr. Process, Nick Saban. Between under utilizing arguably his best running back during the Washington game, who by the way was averaging almost 10 yards/carry for the game, and not being repeatedly punctual, I suspect it was the last straw for Coach Saban. Lane, thanks but it’s time to move on.


46 posted on 01/02/2017 12:26:00 PM PST by Log
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To: Log

Media day is dumb. And they won the game so clearly they didn’t under utilize the RB. And this is exactly the kind of petty abusive BS Saban is famous for. He’s a serial abuser, and a serial liar. And now he doesn’t have to give Lane a ring when the team wins the championship, I’m sure that makes the petty screamer very very happy.


47 posted on 01/02/2017 12:28:31 PM PST by discostu (Alright you primative screwheads, listen up!)
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To: blam

IF Saban can keep Sark out of the gottle, he will be much more innovative than Kiff ifin. Lane ran Jalen too many times in the Semi game.


48 posted on 01/02/2017 12:37:25 PM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for spiritual discernment)
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To: blam

I going to postulate another reason Steve Sarkisian did not start early. He was Washington’s head coach until 2013 and recruited the seniors playing in the game. They may have wanted to keep him in the background until after the game.


49 posted on 01/02/2017 1:31:35 PM PST by Steven Scharf
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To: CommerceComet
"Anyone who thought that Alabama was going to run the ball up and down the field against this Washington defense just wasn't paying attention."

Huh?

Washington had 194 yards total (passing 150, rushing 44) offense for the whole game.

Bo Scarborough, running back for Alabama, had 180 yards rushing...some sort of bowl record.

Passing is what Alabama didn't do against Washington, only 57 yards.

50 posted on 01/02/2017 1:35:04 PM PST by blam
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To: orlop9

I’m a Tennessee fan and I resent that! Kiffin just about forced me to hug a warm teddy bear with the snowflakes! He is the most dishonorable snake that ever donned a coaches uniform. Even his beautiful wife dumped him. We burned mattresses on his last night in Knoxville in an effort to smoke him out. Him and Odgeron left a trail of destruction behind him when he left Tennessee.


51 posted on 01/02/2017 1:39:04 PM PST by 2nd Amendment
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To: SoCal Pubbie

The original USC: University of Santa Clara, 1851.


52 posted on 01/02/2017 1:41:59 PM PST by onedoug
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To: blam

I can’t imagine showing up late for a Saban meeting.


53 posted on 01/02/2017 1:46:51 PM PST by numberonepal (First they came for Sarah, then they came for Herman, and now they've come for Trump.)
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To: blam

Tide defense and Bo won the game for them. I wanted to yell at Kiffin too...ha.


54 posted on 01/02/2017 1:59:09 PM PST by Cedar
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To: discostu

Media day is dumb? If it is your job to be somewhere, then it doesn’t matter how dumb you think it is.

Did Saban yell at you?

How many men on Saban’s staff have been with him for years or who have gone elsewhere and then returned?


55 posted on 01/02/2017 2:00:32 PM PST by petitfour (Americans need to repent.)
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To: petitfour

Media day is dumb.

Saban has a long history of bullying people. And lying. He’s a scumbag. Great coach, absolute crap person. Sorry that bothers you but that is the truth.


56 posted on 01/02/2017 2:02:24 PM PST by discostu (Alright you primative screwheads, listen up!)
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To: Bryan24

thanx are you Bear Bryan(t)


57 posted on 01/02/2017 2:13:23 PM PST by morphing libertarian
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To: discostu

Are you a Gemini?


58 posted on 01/02/2017 2:20:02 PM PST by petitfour (Americans need to repent.)
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To: petitfour

So now we both understand that Saban is a scumbag, conversation over.


59 posted on 01/02/2017 2:21:55 PM PST by discostu (Alright you primative screwheads, listen up!)
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To: discostu

Sorry. That is sort of a joke. Geminis tend to despise Scorpios.


60 posted on 01/02/2017 2:22:17 PM PST by petitfour (Americans need to repent.)
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