Paul Finebaum To Tennessee - Cut Kiffin

Paul Finebaum is a sports columnist for the Mobile (Ala.) Press Register who has a reputation as a coach killer. (There brother Phil, that's who Paul Finebaum is.) He is also a self proclaimed SEC fan and an alum of the University of Tennessee. Finebaum, a proud Vol, isn't taken to kindly to the ways of the new head football coach, Lane Kiffin. In fact, he would like to see Kiffin canned.

Finebaum writes, There is a simple solution to the anarchy at Tennessee. It doesn't require committee meetings or deep analysis. It might be costly in the short term, but the long-term effect will be bountiful.

To maintain even a modicum of integrity and respect in the world of college football, Tennessee needs to fire Lane Kiffin as its head football coach.

Immediately (if not sooner).

Finebaum goes on to call Kiffin a "buffoon" that's turning Tennessee football into "a national punchline."

I sure the Boy Wonder is smiling reading that column. Come to think of it, I've never seen Kiffin crack a smile yet wearing Tennessee orange.

It's a good read and click here to read the whole sha’bang.

We here at the OSG HG tend to agree but the Jon Gruden angle while interesting could but equally disastrous. Gruden never really liked young players coaching in the NFL and the veterans didn't like him either (especially quarterbacks). Just think how "Chucky" would do with the youngin's on the college level.

By the way, the OSG gang is struck by the contrast between Pat Summitt, who is adored on Rocky Top and is first class, and Lane Kiffin who is showing no class.

Its not unprecedented to fire an SEC head football coach before he's coached a game. Remember Mike Price's short tenure at Alabama? At least he saw boobies and didn't act like a big boob.