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    Lane Kiffin to Become Head Coach of Houston Cougars

    USA Today's Dan Wolken reports Alabama OC Lane Kiffin will be Houston's next head coach, "pending a Thursday meeting at which school President Renu Khator will have to give the final OK."

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    Interesting. No clue how well he will do.

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    Another fail for him.

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    Seems like a lateral move at best, possibly a small step back.

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    Should just stay as an OC. Simply not CEO material.

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    I'm going on record now, Cougars are going to win 10 games very soon. I know that is not popular here and the odds for a huge misstep again by LK are astronomical but Houston...I predict we will not have a problem.

    Lane don't penetrate me pal

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    Silly. Wish him the best though.

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    fail

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    bad move, only place Houston can go is down

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ra77er View Post
    Houston...I predict we will not have a problem.

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    Lol LT stop

    Guys Houston has proven to be a scary judge of talent when it comes to coaching, why are you doubting it now?

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    Coaching playoff?

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    If he lasts more than a season it will have been a success

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    Could see this one coming. Kiffin can recruit. He will obviously try to use UH as a stepping stone but that is true of any Houston coach. About as good as they could do given they want a young guy.

    Should have hired Art Briles but they can leave that to Texas Tech in a year or so if Koach Kool doesn't produce a winning season.

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    Finally, a worthy wingman hits town......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ra77er View Post
    Lol LT stop

    Guys Houston has proven to be a scary judge of talent when it comes to coaching, why are you doubting it now?
    Ra77er, King of the Punsters.
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    Do players really respect Lane.

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    Houston is terrible

    No big program wants him

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    It's a good move for both. Kiffin is a big name and gives Houston a higher profile and he needs an opportunity to prove himself. He will not be dealing with prima donnas at UH and things will probably go pretty well for him. With the juice that program has and his ability to recruit, he should produce winners.

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    the biggest downfall is having to live in Houston.......

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    He has left 2 programs in shambles. WTF.

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    Houston a dead place

    Hamburgers live there

    Some say pit of world 🌎

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    Not a bad hire. Any team is the "Group of 5" needs all the name recognition it can get.

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    its a great fit , will be lots of overs

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    Best news all day! Thank you LT!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Houston a dead place

    Hamburgers live there

    Some say pit of world 
    JJ.... be careful.... sbr standards are going way up.... the do not tolerate "race baiting" at all.....

    and "Donk Baiting" is even worse than race baiting.....

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    yous guys are ridiculous. i commend anyone thats moving forward and progressing. lane is more than qualified to be a head coach. nick saban isnt the only reason bama is good.

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    This guy has never overwhelmed as a head coach. As a Cougar fan, the only thing I can hope for is that he might have learned a few things from Saban that will straighten his past track record out. "Hope" is the key word.

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    Major Appliewhite?

    They should have hired Miles and kept Applewhite as OC. May work out but a bad pick. Never wise to select a guy with no established recruiting talent.

    Miles or Strong would have been way better. Kiffin way better. Briles the best. Nobody cares about a few rapes in Texas as long as it is not at a church school. Even the church schools don't mind until they get called out for it.

    High risk move but it may work out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by unde0087 View Post
    If he lasts more than a season it will have been a success

    Lol good call Unde

    Can I get a push here? Unreal

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    They made the same dumb mistake when Sumlin left. Hired his OC.

    If you like Applewhite, you just give him a million to stay on as OC for Miles. Miles will recruit well and if he doesn't pan out, you hire Applewhite.

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    WOW WTF happened? Kiffin hiring was reported as done deal everywhere.

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    I especially feel bad for ans81201 and his Kiffin +900 wager.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post
    WOW WTF happened? Kiffin hiring was reported as done deal everywhere.


    Alabama OC Lane Kiffin was a finalist for the job, but Houston officials had serious concerns about Kiffin's transition timeline with Alabama in the Playoff, as well as breaking continuity with the current staff's relationship with recruits and current players.

    They are worried about continuity when Herman is taking half the staff to Texas and thinking Applewhite is going to outrecruit Kiffin? Unreal the dumb mistakes these schools make and pay hundreds of thousands for consultants.


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    Fake news strikes again!

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