Online video, Twitter reaction and assorted Web items related to Kiffin's resignation

Close to 1000 students gathered outside the University of Tennessee football complex to wait for former football head coach Lane Kiffin's departure Jan. 12, 2010.

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Close to 1000 students gathered outside the University of Tennessee football complex to wait for former football head coach Lane Kiffin's departure Jan. 12, 2010.

Chatter around the Web

Happy Birthday Monte Knox Kiffin- A year ago today we reported that Layla Kiffin gave birth to baby Monte Knox Kiffin.

Facebook groups - Among the Facebook pages created in Lane Kiffin's departure is one called "Dear Lane Kiffin, We hate you. Love, the Vols" It has 17,577 members

Kiffin's bio on USC site He was born May 9, 1975. He and his wife, Layla, have 2 daughters, Landry, 4, and Presley, 3, and a son, Monte, 1.

Does Lane Kiffin come to USC at infraction of the cost? - The Trojans' new coach is young and dynamic but also brings NCAA rules-violation baggage from Tennessee. An already troubled USC program can't afford a misstep by Pete Carroll's successor.

Ed Orgeron is already hard at work for USC - How excited are Lane Kiffin, Ed Orgeron and Monte Kiffin about coming back to the Trojans?

Mike Garrett talks about the Lane Kiffin hiring - Tennessee's Lane Kiffin has been named the next head coach at USC, and Athletic Director Mike Garrett is excited about it.

LATimes poll: - Lane Kiffin will replace Pete Carroll as USC football coach. We can probably guess how Al Davis feels about this, but what about you? Good move or bad for the Trojans.

Viral videos

Riots at UT over Lane Kiffin - Hell hath no fury like a Vol fan scorned.

Riot at UT after Lane Kiffin news - Knoxville's reaction to Lane Kiffin's betrayal after only a year.

Lane Kiffin Reax Gibbs Hall - Scenes from the University of Tennessee - Knoxville's campus shortly after head football coach Lane Kiffin announced he would leave UT after 14 months to coach at the University of Southern California.

Lane Kiffin The Rock - The Rock on the University of Tennessee - Knoxville's campus shortly after head football coach Lane Kiffin announced he would leave UT after 14 months to coach at the University of Southern California.

Lane Kiffin Riot Video (Burning mattress) - Short video from my phone of a mattress (complete with "It's Time" Kiffin shirts atop) being burned up at the Lane Kiffin Riot

Ed Orgeron trying to screw UT football one last time - John Brice for Volquest.com reporting to Jim Wogan of WATE TV 6 Knoxville that now-former assistant University of Tennessee coach Ed Orgeron was on the phone with new recruits and early committals trying to lure them to USC as he was cleaning out his office less than 3 hours after word got out that Lane Kiffin resigned and was going to become the new head coach at the Univ of Southern California! The UT football players were having a very contentious meeting with Kiffin and players were reportedly putting Orgeron on speakerphone of their cellphones listening to what was occurring. Sorry for the poor quality, recorded TV on my cellphone but wanted to get this out.

Students Rioting in Knoxville After Kiffin Quits - UTK students rioting and vandalizing the sculpture on the pedestrian walkway following the dishonorable resignation of traitor Lane Kiffin.

Tweets

GrowthSolutions - Lane Kiffin leaves for USC? If I'm a UT fan I say glad to see you go. USC should be careful for what they wish for. Time will tell.

Swiperboy - what would yall do if Kiffin was like "oh im gonna come back" would u want him bak...more riots???

Candace_Parker - So wit dat bein said, tn why u rioting messin up your own school, it aint hurtin kiffin..he bounced! Usc is laughin rt now as yall burn crap

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Comments » 4

adamsmith5529#630125 writes:

JOHN GRUDEN FOR HEAD COACH!!!! they better get that guy. he's the only coach out there worthy of this new job opening.

JOHN GRUDEN FOR UT!!!!!!!!

LaneViolation writes:

The Lane Train just jumped track, I hope it derails in the Grand Canyon on the way to L.A. along with Coach O's u-haul(you know it will be attached to the caboose)
GBO!

VOLsince68 writes:

Is this not an NCAA violation. I thought it was the dead period!!

Ed Orgeron trying to screw UT football one last time - John Brice for Volquest.com reporting to Jim Wogan of WATE TV 6 Knoxville that now-former assistant University of Tennessee coach Ed Orgeron was on the phone with new recruits and early committals trying to lure them to USC as he was cleaning out his office less than 3 hours after word got out that Lane Kiffin resigned and was going to become the new head coach at the Univ of Southern California! The UT football players were having a very contentious meeting with Kiffin and players were reportedly putting Orgeron on speakerphone of their cellphones listening to what was occurring. Sorry for the poor quality, recorded TV on my cellphone but wanted to get this out.

playtowin writes:

gruden is a nfl guy and would leave for the cowboys in a second. Lets get cutcliffe to leave duke. he was the reason we won the national championship and is passing guru. He should be rewarded for his work with ut.

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