I LOVE This...

[IndianVol]

Taken from rivals...we're DAMN FOOTBALL TEAM AGAIN!!!

Yeah, that's what we need to do. This conference is going to hit him like this. They're not going to take it easy on him," Kiffin said. "To see Rico (McCoy) have those two huge hits on him, those were big-time, game-time major hits. That was not 99 percent. That's running through him. So he needs that because he fumbled it today. If we practiced 80 percent, that would've been the opener (against Western Kentucky) right there, first time that he got hit. It's great to have him out there."

Even if tempted to stay down, Brown responded well to the pops.

"He bounced right back up, got right back in there and that's really good to see," Kiffin said. "You can't simulate that, and I doubt -- you'd have to ask him -- I doubt he's been hit like that ever. Some guys get hit like that and they stay down for a while. He bounced right back up."

Kiffin doesn't think Brown is being targeted for the hype that accompanied Rivals.com's No. 1 player to Knoxville, but simply indoctrinated into the collegiate game.

"I think that they want to watch to see the reaction. I think even when they see him pop back up, they don't see him complain about it or throw his helmet. That's what they want to see," Kiffin said. "You just don't get automatically into football, into a team. Guys don't let you in until you prove yourself."

[birminghamvol]

he's not that far removed from these guys ... we've got a good mix of youth and experience on this staff, and that's important.

I like just about EVERYTHING I've seen and heard from Kiffin. Even though he's young ... I think he knows how to build a team from the bottom up. I think he knows how to get the best out of HIS players. He proves that with his words to the media and he showed that with the staff he put together.

We are in good hands ..................

[SmokyTheBigOrangeHoundDog]

What a change. The tired ol' political mush from CPF is so 90's.
I don't think Fulmer made a single declarative statement in at least the last 6yrs., probably much longer.

I really like about all that I'm hearing and seeing so far from CLK&Co.;
yeah, yeah, we're supposed to, but I think there's a lot to like going
on that's real. And that's pretty jammin.' (Was that 90's, or 80's?)

[Gravedigger]

Lets look at the tape to be sure he was 99%

[Sun Tzu Vol]

You look at the recruiting improvement, the improvement in coaching quality, the way Kiffin handles the media and puts UT back in the spotlight. All those things are great, but what gets me excited is the fundamental change in philosophy between Kiffin and Fulmer. Respect, team over individual, accountability and an aggressive attitude. Those are things that will make the difference between winning and losing in the top tier of the league.

[OrangeSpud]

Was listening to the Sports Animal yesterday (think it was Hooker), and they were mentioning how much more the media was loving Kiffin's approach to being open compared to the previous regime. How he tells it like it is, and doesn't give them the same junk they heard from Fulmer.

One other thing I have thought about that goes back to open hostility shown by the Fulmer Felchers towards Kiff & Co. is that with the media being allowed into practice and filming footage, the coaches are essentially allowing every fan see practice, unlike the Fulmer pets who had special privelages and would look to be groveled at for some tiny bit of information that a downs syndrome kid could actually come up with.