Watching/reading all the boneheaded things Kiffin has done since UT hired him, I am really starting to believe that Kiffin is one of those goofy lucky basterds who navigate life on a completely different level than the rest of us.
Anyone ever work for a company where a guy gets hired because of who his dad is? It is as if someone says "well....his dad is really really good and smart, the kid has to be good, right?"
They ignore the fact that he may in fact be retarded.
The kid was never much of a player....he gave up his senior year at Fresno to be a student assistant coach.
Meanwhile---his dad tears up the NFL and develops an outstanding reputation.
Jacksonville hires the kid as a quality control assistant which he has for ONE YEAR!
Next, the kid has the absolute dumbfrock luck of being hired by Pete Carroll.
Carroll with Fast Eddie Orgeron recruits the very best athletes to USC. Kiffin just sits there as WR coach while Norm Chow creates an offense that just destroys teams.
Next---he gets the title of co-OC with Steve Sarkasian...and who does he have to work with? REGGIE BUSH.
Next---some loony tunes NFL owner decides that makes him worthy of being an NFL coach. And hires him.
He and said old man implode.
Next---4 goofy UT boosters convince the university president and AD that Kiffin has "it"---which is basically a smoking hot wife.
Kiffin hasn't won the lottery.
Kiffin has won the lottery at least 8 times.
This guy is basically Forrest Gump with a smoking hot wife, and a large coaching contract.