Kiffin Buries Slick Meyer Dig

November 18, 2009 at 01:28pm by Scott

Lane Kiffin is tired of getting letters from the SEC telling him that he’s not allowed to call other coaches cheaters or liars or douchebags. And he’s smart enough to know that the next time he does, he’ll most likely be spending the next game at home. And while the consolation prize is that he would be balls deep in this all day, he’d still prefer to be on the sideline on gameday. But, god dammit, he just LOVES digging into Urban Meyer. It’s like an addiction. So, what to do? Don’t name names and bury the dig deep in an interview.

The interview is about the PERMANENT DISMISSAL of Nu’Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards from the Volunteer football team.

“We’ve already talked to a number of parents and a number of kids on the phone the last two days. They understand that situations happen everywhere, and it’s more about how do you deal with them. Do you keep that type of activity around your program? Do you suspend them for a half? Do you suspend them for a game?”

“When that happens, then you do have the parents questioning, ‘OK, am I going to send my son to that environment, when you’ve let someone get arrested, and you’ve let those things happen, and they’re on a suspension but they’re still in your program?’”

(emphasis mine)

For those who don’t keep up with criminal activity in the SEC, Urban Meyer suspended Gator linebacker Brandon Spikes for the first half of the Vanderbilt game for repeatedly jamming his fingers into the eyes of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey. A couple days later, Spikes decided to pull himself out of the entire game, because as we all know, nothing teaches a lesson better than allowing the perpetrator to choose his own punishment.

Kiffin is obviously taking a swipe at Meyer’s program and disciplinary practices, but by not naming him directly, he’s not going to get nailed for it. It’s a small thing, but it shows that Lane will not change his winning attitude at the whim of the SEC. DO NOT CROSS THE KIFF!