SUNRISE, SUNSET
by Orson on Jan 19, 2010 4:17 PM EST
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PrintSunrise: Tennessee makes the savvy move of hiring Kevin Steele, Clemson's defensive coordinator and former Alabama and Florida State assistant, to head up the Vols defense. Steele not only brings with him a wealth of defensive experience, he also has the advantages of:
a.) Being a sort of homeboy, as his first GA stint was with Tennessee
b.) Has a really hard sounding name, though not quite as awesome as Spy Hard's "Dick Steele."
c.) Will never, ever, ever let Derek Dooley do anything but call the Victory formation to end a game.
During the 1999 season, Steele's Baylor team was involved in what ESPN.com called one of the top 10 worst coaching decisions, in 1999, when he chose a running play rather than a kneel down with his team leading and possessing the ball in the game's final 12 seconds and the opponent (UNLV) out of timeouts. The ensuing Baylor fumble and UNLV return for a touchdown gave the Rebels a shocking win.[4].
Yup. Let's just focus on the defense, and the fine job he did in leading Clemson's unit to the three spot in the ACC last year in total defense. NOD DAMN YOU NOD.
Sunset: Kiffin did indeed crash a car while he was in Knoxville. There's no police report from the incident yet, but you can assume that Monte can't remember it, and that Ed Orgeron likely ate the evidence. (Evidence = five witnesses and the car itself.)
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So Kiffykins (allegedly) was partying with co-eds, drank on the boosters’ dime, had a throw-down apartment AND ditched his young female passengers after a night of drunk driving and Lexus-smashing?
My loathing is now somewhat tempered with envy.
by Jack Fact on Jan 19, 2010 5:07 PM EST reply actions
Since Steele played LB at Tennessee would that upgrade him from sort-of homeboy to actual homeboy?
by etsuVol99 on Jan 19, 2010 5:17 PM EST reply actions
you been listening to Little Feat again, Orson?
by AllWhoYonder on Jan 19, 2010 5:39 PM EST reply actions
A shout out to a fictional “Dick Steele” and not even a mention of the one true STEELE whos comprehension and knowledge of college football puts us all to shame? Tsk tsk Orson.
by leNDmeabuck on Jan 19, 2010 6:39 PM EST reply actions
since it’s the offseason I’m sure by the time anyone reads this it’ll be all over the news, so I won’t need a link here, but Steele has changed his mind (or had it changed for him… that Dabo can be a pretty twisted guy).
by PeterPumpkinhead on Jan 20, 2010 1:08 AM EST reply actions
Word is Dabo handed over part of his raise to keep Steele. Pretty interesting stuff.
by AParker on Jan 20, 2010 8:44 AM EST reply actions
He’s NOT going to Tennessee, but nice try… Stick to REPORTING the stories, not trying to speculate…
by Foster Keats on Jan 20, 2010 9:15 AM EST reply actions
Tennessee offered him more money, he was going to Tennessee. Everyone and their brother reported it. Then, we countered. Now, he is staying.
Unless Orson has a Clemson Rivals ,or I guess Scout, account, he would not have known, when he posted this, that we were working to keep Steele.
Not rocket science, here.
by Coop on Jan 20, 2010 10:19 AM EST reply actions
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