OT: ESPN Ticker Just Said Houston Has Contacted Miles and LANE KIFFIN

Submitted by FauxMo on

OK, Miles I can see. I mean, he's a little long in the tooth, and he got pretty stale at LSU, but I can see it as a "decent hire" at least... 

But - and this is a serious question - who in the actual fuck would hire Lane Kiffin to be their head coach? The guy is a proven loser, a scumbag, and an all around a-hole. And before anyone says, "but look how good Alabama's offense has been with Kiffin," just stop it. Saban has had 4 different OC's in his tenure at Alabama, and the offense hasn't missed a beat... 

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The Mad Hatter

December 1st, 2016 at 11:36 AM ^

I doubt he'd settle for the 3 million Herman was getting to coach a team with almost 0 chance to ever get in the playoffs.  

Kiffin, loser and asshat though he may be, might be their most realistic option.

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The Mad Hatter

December 1st, 2016 at 12:01 PM ^

But how many NC winning coaches are available this off season?  Do you go with an up and coming G5 coach, or a proven winner that has had a few mediocre seasons as of late?

Les would be a great hire for pretty much any school, provided that his contract included a "Cam Cameron is not allowed to set foot within the state" clause.

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MI Expat NY

December 1st, 2016 at 12:47 PM ^

I think he actually was, when all income sources are factored in.  But in any event, his market rate is still significantly lower than that right now.  He was fired.  Many think the game has past him by.  No top tier job is going to consider him.  He's going to go to a place where $3M is the max they are going to offer, and it's not clear he'll get the max.

On the other hand, why would Miles need to make more than $3M?  He just got paid $10M or so not to coach.  He's 63 years old.  He has received massive amounts of money for a few years.  He doesn't need to concern himself with getting every last dime out of his next coaching stop.  

 

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Brodie

December 1st, 2016 at 2:11 PM ^

He's 63 years old and, NC or no NC, has lost fewer than two games all of once as a head coach. He's not the kind of sure thing that you seem to think he is, an Oregon is not going to show up and offer him all the money. He'd be smart to take $3 million or so a year in Houston, provide them some stability and ride off into the sunset in familiar surroundings where he knows every high school coach in the area. 

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ijohnb

December 1st, 2016 at 11:52 AM ^

don't think his phone is ringing off the hook.  He is 63 and his last few teams at LSU underperfomed.  I actually think this would be a pretty ideal landing spot for Miles, even though I am guessing that Houston's personnel would be difficult to adapt to his style of offense right away.

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ScruffyTheJanitor

December 1st, 2016 at 11:38 AM ^

And maybe having a relatively low-key job for a few year might help him turn into a good HC. While he has managed to firebomb two schools and an NFL team, he can recruit and has an Alabama pedigree. Pretty sure Houston would be a good spot for him. 

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Sac Fly

December 1st, 2016 at 11:46 AM ^

In his defense, Lane Kiffin was way too young to get the Oakland job. I would give him a mulligan at UT as well; he didn't really understand in the inner workings of college football in the south. He never figured out that part of your job includes glad-handing with the good ole boys. USC was a mess.

I wouldn't be against seeing him get a shot at a school like UH. I think at this point in his career he could do it.

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FauxMo

December 1st, 2016 at 12:03 PM ^

"Mrs. Kiffin, while we value your opinion, you seem to have a bit of a bias here..."

Seriously man, you just "explained away" his three total failures as a head coach by blaming everything on someone or something else. If he were to get two more head coaching jobs and fail at those too - thereby going 0 for 5 - would that be enough evidence for you??? 

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AVPBCI

December 1st, 2016 at 11:44 AM ^

i'd look at somebody like Schiano or Scott Frost or Willie Taggert.

I think if I was Oregon, Schiano seems like a good hire.

I think Les Miles is a bit long in the tooth, and I have to agree on the Bama OC mainly anybody could do that job assumption.

Purdue should actually have a good candidate for once to pick from you'd think.

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superstringer

December 1st, 2016 at 11:49 AM ^

Oregon has spent 20 years building a BRAND -- the high octane offense, flashy uniforms, Nike money. Schiano would be as off-brand as one could imagine.

Not saying he couldnt win; but will a schoo that sucked at traditional football give up on the branding that made them successful? Too much if a risk. No way they go that route when Frost is availabke to continue the brand.



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doggdetroit

December 1st, 2016 at 12:23 PM ^

It would be off brand (and not a move I would make) but I don't think Oregon's brand or value proposition is as strong or unique these days. Almost every team runs some version of the up-tempo spread. Almost every school has top notch facilities. Almost every team wears crazy modernized uniforms and if they don't wear crazy modernized uniforms they bust out throwbacks or alternates multiple times a season.   
 

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