Former Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin told the News Sentinel on Wednesday that he nor his staff will actively recruit any of UT's commitments.
Kiffin, who will be introduced as Southern California's coach later today, said the players that were told not to attend class today by former UT recruiting coordinator Ed Orgeron, were only told to do so after their families called him and inquired about their options.
Kiffin said he would only recruit UT's current prospects if they announced publicly they were no longer interested in UT.
Kiffin said, for the most part, the two schools wouldn't likely be recruiting the same prospects.
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UMREB1992 writes:
He could always man up and say that every one of those players who committed to UT ought to honor their commitment...but commitment and being a man don't register with Lil' Kiff
pvvol writes:
He also said he wanted to coach @ UT.
rockydog writes:
It seems to me that you either recruit a player or you don't. Does a player pulling his commitment mean he is no longer interested in UT Kiffin? I don't think so. Why wouldn't they be recruiting the same players? Don't usc and UT only want the best players? What a load of garbage! Sounds like someone is starting to realize how bad they look and is doing damage control. I hope no one is buying this phooey.
proudveteran writes:
Keffin Statement of Recruiting Committed UT Players - The integrity and anything else that Kiffin desires to say has absolutely no credibility period. Does Kiffin think that the Vol Nation is stupid and dumb enough to believe that statement in not going after UT committed recruits...one only has to look at Orgeron and what he was doing while Kiffin was in the press conference. UT is better off in the long run with Kiffin now gone and that includes the "horse on which he rode in on".
RCVOLIN10 writes:
Child please, this lying SOB had orgie calling kids last night that are already on campus. Does he actually think anybody believes him?
volunteer_cowboy writes:
they started before they left and on UT's dime
Gator_Hater (Inactive) writes:
Watched Kippy on UTSports. Loved everything he said about how he tells recruits to committ to a school, it's fans, and it's traditions, not to a coach. Coaches come and go, but the school is always there. I wonder how many of these primadonnas will actually listen to him? Looks like Bray and his folks did. JC Copeland, too. Let's see who else is gonna man up and stay for the right reasons.
volboy81 writes:
theyve already been recruiting them....ANOTHER LIE!
Good riddance, Lane...you belong with the Hollywood types!
rkastens writes:
He left himself a lot of room with those comments.
87UTVOL writes:
Hamilton said mid-termers enrolled as of 12:01 this morning (Wed.) were in school, i.e. it's not 'going to class' that's the determining factor. He also said Tennessee was not considering granting any waiver to any commitment in school.
Did I hear this right? So, all of the mid-termers are on the team and would have to transfer and sit out a year? Hamilton said he met with the mid-termers at 10:00 this morning. I'm guessing this was to encourage them and explain the rules.
CrankE writes:
I'll still respect you in the morning.
iadvol writes:
I really hate Lane, his dad and Coach blOw..They are a bunch of scumbag weasels that were given a great opportunity by UT and then shove it up our arses 14 months later. It will be a mircacle if we can hold onto 50% of the blue chip recruits in this class. We need to hire someone that considers UT their final coaching job and want to work here the next 15-20 years. Anything else, will be a major mistake e.g. Muschamp (he will bolt for Texas or UGA in a NY second!!)
99gator writes:
"only if they are no longer interested in ut".
well, since they are all looking elsewhere....no problem.
what piece of....
rockytop4ever writes:
BS! Do you really expect anyone to believe your lies now? Give me a break...traitor
Orangeblood13 writes:
yeah, I am sure he is telling the truth...
ViT writes:
It's almost as if he's inviting recruits to publicly denounce Tennessee with those comments.
bigorangefan79 writes:
What a liar. They have called six of the EE's on campus since the sun came up. It pains me to say that Al Davis hit the nail on the head when he said that Lane KiffEn was the biggest liar/con artist on the planet!
gatavol writes:
Maybe we should no longer call a kid selecting a school a "commitment". That's a term used by people with "Character".
TLepage writes:
probably another lie.... He has already lied so much in the past 12 hours, who knows what to believe anymore....
JenB (Inactive) writes:
Does he actually expect us to believe anything that he says anymore... I thought that they were already telling recruits not to go to class and such... still the liar
orangelovinyankee writes:
Hamilton said Orgeron's contacting the eight early commits about not going to class is unethical. Is that according to NCAA rules? If so, maybe that will add to USC's problems.
gatordee writes:
the most disappointed fans are gator fans we kind of hoped you would have that maggot kiffin for 20yrs any guy that had to hire his daddy to protect his job is a sleezebag and he was that we would have gone 20 and 0 if you had kept sissy boy even al davis thought that of him when he fired his punk butt. well old phil fulmer looking good now huh? win or lose to that man you had to admire him and whether he won or lost he came across the field like a man and shook hands.please please please dont do something smart and bring him back. oh yes sleezebag kiffin says he wont recruit your recruits. yeah im sure all of you vol fans believe that right? im just glad that piece of garbage is out of the sec for good
798orange writes:
After all that has gone down, I hope that any young man being recruited by him, Orgeron, and company will sit down with his parents and take a long, honest, objective look at whether they think these coaches possess enough ethical and moral fiber to merit their trust.
SavTnVol writes:
What a lieing, snake in the grass this POS is...I have no use for him, his comb-over daddy or the can't-speak-cajun scum bag friends and family of this liar...he screwed up already after he's gone and now he's trying to back pedal to save his arse.
minnehan writes:
What a liar!!!!!!!! Shut up Lane and put on your Trojan outfit. Your tougue is tied in the middle and flaps at both ends......babble, babble, babble, no intelligent statement has ever come out of your mouth. How do you spell narcissistic? LANE KIFFIN!
archbully writes:
wow... if I'm one of his recruits for UT and I heard him say he probably wouldn't recruit them to SC and that if he was at SC he wouldn't have wanted them anyway... Thats gotta hurt... More of that famous loyalty and family LAMO was always preaching huh...
bigpapa writes:
So, how many did Orge tell to "announce publicly that they aren't interested in UT."?
volatil writes:
KNS do us a favor and not report anything that vile, lying SOB has to say.
FWBVol writes:
I wouldn't believe a thing LK said if his tongue came notarized.
To say he would only recruit kids if they said they are no longer interested in Tennessee is the biggest bunch of double talk in the world. It is painfully obvious now that he was selling them a bill of Lane Kiffin goods rather than the University of Tennessee.
Yes, I know kids base a large part of their decision to attend a school based on the coaching staff, but the school and all it has to offer should come into play as well.
What I like about what Kippy Brown had to say was he would sell Tennessee first and the tradition that is Tennessee and all the things we love and are passionate about as Tennessee fans.
Whether Kippy gets the head coaching job or not he needs to stay on the staff because he understands what it means to be a Tennessee Volunteer.
mtnsvol44 writes:
If one of these recruits leaves and goes with this unethical, lying scumbag, what does that tell you about them (recruit)? Just another candidate for a local jail imo!!!
VolGraduate writes:
"i wouldn't believe a thing LK said if his tongue came notarized"
best comment ever on GVX...i've been reading since it started.
i don't blame kiffin for leaving but i do blame him for lying to the current players, recruits and the fan base.
anyone that wants to still play for him at this point can gladly leave the state of tennessee.
i can't wait til we play them in what 9 years? kiffin won't be there but his stinch will
tnseamstress writes:
LOL! And if you believe this I've got the London Bridge I'll sell you. He's a real jerk!
TrouserCough writes:
so that opens the door to recruit pretty much everyone
chazz25 writes:
even IF he was telling the truth no one would believe him because you can only cry wolf so many times
Liberal_Vol writes:
He will steal all he can get. Everyone on this board wanted him to do that to Florida when Urban said he was quitting, so why not now?
Don't act like spoiled children. I hate it too and think he is an azz. But, everyone wants all they can get (including most of us).
College football, ncaa, american fans; the whole thing has an under-belly that stinks really bad. This just shows why.
VolGraduate writes:
Liberal vol can eat it
WLafIndianavol writes:
The days of coaching at one school for 15-20 years, much less 10 will be over when Joe Paterno retires.
CRFVols writes:
And we're supposed to believe him? LOL
ThugTillIDie writes:
This is written by the same guy who wrote an article entitled KIFFIN NOT ON USC'S WISH LIST. Then one day later, BAM! I don't believe a word that comes out of Kiffin's mouth or Dave Hooker's pen.
UTBEATEMALL writes:
http://tennessee.scout.com/2/937453.html
Too bad he's been ratted out already! I will say that I wanted him to do this to our rivals! I'm just posting this as FYI! Ambles says as plainly as he can that Kiffin himself called him before he even spoke to the press and asked him to follow him to USC. It doesn't get any plainer than that.
gohawks1 writes:
I wouldn't believe a single word the snake-in-the-grass says now. Just wait and see...
DenverVol writes:
Words are cheap, you scumbag! Honestly though, I'm glad to hear he made it out of town safely. I'm sure he's caused a lot of stress on his family over the last 24 hours.
SomeGuy writes:
"Kiffin said he would only recruit UT's current prospects if they announced publicly they were no longer interested in UT."
That statement could have been made by Bill Clinton. Obviously Kiffin will indeed recruit the same players but he'll just have them publicly diss UT first. How nice...
slov writes:
what was orgeron doing?
slov writes:
bingo.
crimsonviper writes:
Agree 99..Ed O will probably be in Fl. tonite.
crimsonviper writes:
That he is.
lyafarre writes:
Suuuurrre he's not going to 'actively' recruit UT's commitments. He's got about as much credibility as a cheating spouse at this point. It really would be best if he just stopped talking altogether.
bfowler1161#262198 writes:
I have never had..........oh wait that was the other liar.
slov writes:
oh. got it. duh.
remember... this back biting was a boasting point when he spoke of hiring his brother-in-law away from Spurrier. its just biz.
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