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I know the dynamics are different but Kiffin’s strategy is similar to Sherill’s at State back in the mid to late 90’s. Instead of Transfer Portal his was Juco transfers. And it worked until it didn’t. It is a great way to win now but if you have a year where you miss, the bottom can fall out in a hurry. Right now I don’t see that happening at Ole Miss but there is an inherent danger there too. And when it bites , it bites hard. 

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1 hour ago, NoWammies said:

What’s the best thing to do when it’s close to signing day? Extend your coach’s contract that got you to where you’re at now. 
 

https://x.com/olemissfb/status/1737218202093195380?s=46&t=AP0_RymTp1SB6dY_84dfNA

There really ain’t nothing to that.  It’s just Ole Miss covering their butts and getting the most money out of whoever hires him away whenever that will be.

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2 hours ago, NoWammies said:

Texas A&M? Los Angeles Chargers? 

A&M never seemed like a good fit for Kiffin or that either side would have much interest.

 

I’m not sure that Kiffin is viewed as favorably in the NFL as he is in the college ranks. Many at that level still question his maturity. I know his time as Raiders coach was a long time ago and he got a huge job before he was ready for it, but it did very publicly go very poorly.

 

Kiffin definitely has a certain schtick and I think it fits Ole Miss like a glove and has been a big success for them. I’m not sure that schtick works in the NFL. There are also a lot more cases, many of them well known, of outstanding college coaches who went on to struggle mightily in the NFL. That, plus Kiffin’s own history of not doing well at that level, probably hurts his chances of getting that kind of job again in the immediate future.

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1 hour ago, maroontide06 said:

That’s absolutely correct.  In order to maximize the buyout they had to extend the contract.  They may paint it up to make it look like it benefits Kiffin, but in reality it’s doing the opposite.

While I'd love for you to be correct... the contract is lopsided in Ole Miss' favor, I highly doubt that's correct. 

I always heard the last contract had a low buyout if Lane left for another job, I hope that's high this time... again, I doubt it. 

MOST contracts for good coaches go in the coaches' favor. 

 

 

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11 minutes ago, rebmus said:

While I'd love for you to be correct... the contract is lopsided in Ole Miss' favor, I highly doubt that's correct. 

I always heard the last contract had a low buyout if Lane left for another job, I hope that's high this time... again, I doubt it. 

MOST contracts for good coaches go in the coaches' favor. 

 

 


Right.  Kiffin was almost getting $10m/year already.  He’s going to be mentioned for every good job every year.  He has all the leverage.  OM was just securing him for another year. 

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16 minutes ago, rebmus said:

On college coaches jumping to the NFL, I heard a rumor today that Kirby Smart is going to the Atlanta Falcons. 

 

There's about .0001% chance of that being true. Ha


I saw that going around.  Supposedly linked to the mass exodus of 4* and 5* players to the portal.  They have been able to add a couple Vandy transfers. Lol  
You have the odds probably right.   

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Anyone keeping up with other teams in the portal?   USC has had a ton of defensive players enter.  They were horrible on defense last year.  So these 5* players that are transferring, are they good but not coached or were they overrated?  
 

Also, the former 5* QB, Nelson, has an interesting list so far.   

S Carolina - ok, TCU - I can see that, Tulane, Houston and Cal - WTH.  

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South Carolina had been rumored the last couple days to take KJ then came out today and said they’re no longer interested so was thinking they may have something with Nelson.

 

A strange one for me was Dante Moore committing to Oregon with Gabriel already there and him leaving UCLA cuz he wanted to be the man at QB. 

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1 hour ago, NoWammies said:

Somebody needs to tell Mike McDaniel that schtick doesn’t work in the NFL. 

McDaniel was an NFL assistant for over a decade before he got the Dolphins gig. Kiffin was a QC coach for the Jags very briefly and got fired after 20 games as an NFL HC. He’s mostly been a college football guy.

 

McDaniel and Kiffin’s backgrounds couldn’t be more different.

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9 minutes ago, Dawg83 said:

McDaniel was an NFL assistant for over a decade before he got the Dolphins gig. Kiffin was a QC coach for the Jags very briefly and got fired after 20 games as an NFL HC. He’s mostly been a college football guy.

 

McDaniel and Kiffin’s backgrounds couldn’t be more different.

What does any of that have to do with schtick? They both have the same exact personalities which you said wouldn’t work in the NFL. 

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5 minutes ago, MSTSatchmo said:


That was odd.  One of those guys will be disappointed.  Unless they’re content with the NIL.  lol 

I didn’t understand it cuz he went from a situation where he could win out the starting job at UCLA to pretty much gonna sit behind Gabriel unless something crazy happens during the offseason. 
 

FSU got themselves a good one with Marvin Jones Jr. Ole Miss fans may think Kiffin is the portal king but Norvell has been killing it with the portal. 

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5 minutes ago, NoWammies said:

I didn’t understand it cuz he went from a situation where he could win out the starting job at UCLA to pretty much gonna sit behind Gabriel unless something crazy happens during the offseason. 
 

FSU got themselves a good one with Marvin Jones Jr. Ole Miss fans may think Kiffin is the portal king but Norvell has been killing it with the portal. 

"Prime Time" Sanders has killed it in the Port Hole also. 

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6 minutes ago, rebmus said:

"Prime Time" Sanders has killed it in the Port Hole also. 

Oh I know I’ve had to read about it on FB. Quantity over quality there. Apparently Shephard from Vandy that they picked up was the best WR in the SEC this year if you ask their fans. Also let me say when I was talking about Norvell I meant over the last few years not this year. Especially last year getting two guys that’ll be first round draft picks this year. 

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1 minute ago, rebmus said:

I keep hearing Nebraska mentioned in getting transfers. Will they FINALLY get back on track? 

 

 

I don’t know about transfers but they are suppose to get Dylan Raiola who is the #1 QB/#2 overall player in this years high school class. That’s a start I guess. 

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