I just can't imagine why he would take this job. After coaching Bama, this is like going to coach junior high girls volleyball. Does he need to be a head coach that bad for his ego? I'm sure he was making close to a million as OC at the best program we've ever seen in the history of CFB, and he's failed miserably as a head coach at every place he's been. Why not just stay at Bama forever under Saban, and then eventually maybe get that job after building up so much goodwill? Seems like a terrible decision, but hey it's a free country.
The Challenge of building a winning program, maybe some degree of what I implied before: "Low Hanging Fruit" possibly how Lane perceives this....opportunity, this path, Smaller Conference maybe he figures he can come in, accomplish Positive then catapult to that Yuge Payday and a Prime Gig.
What was he ever gonna be, at BAMA? Realistically: Lane Kiffin never gets to be HC at 'Bama. No way.
All he'd ever have been there was Overshadowed by Saban.
"Who" even knows or cares who the OC is at 'Bama?
Bama = Saban and The Legacy of Bear Bryant.
Fatest Path, this, to him seizing the day, getting that Top Tier HC Job, again.
Debatably at least....this is the fastest path.
According to this he will make less than he did at Bama:
Just days after being spurned by the University of Houston, Lane Kiffin surprised many by leaving his position as Alabama's offensive coordinator to become the head coach at Florida Atlantic.
The move is even more surprising when you consider that Kiffin is taking a pay cut.
Kiffin's salary as the offensive coordinator under Nick Saban at Alabama was $1.4 million in 2016. At FAU, Kiffin will have an average annual salary of approximately $1.0 million, according to Brett McMurphy of ESPN, and his initial salary will likely be less than that. Most head coaches in college football have incremental pay raises built into their contracts.
Kiffin replaces Charlie Partridge who went 9-27 in three seasons at FAU. Patridge had a salary of $590,000 this past season.
Kiffin's move comes just three days after Houston surprised many by picking Major Applewhite over Kiffin to replace Tom Herman as their head coach. Earlier reports indicated that Houston was close to hiring Kiffin.
Kiffin taking the Florida Atlantic job has many wondering: is head coach of FAU really a better job than being a top assistant under Saban at Alabama?
Not only is Kiffin taking less money, but head coach at FAU in Conference USA is arguably a lateral move, at best, and possibly even a step down. At Alabama, Kiffin could have continued to learn under one of the greatest coaches of all time, while coaching far superior talent, using far superior resources, all while waiting for a better opportunity at a school in a Power-5 conference.
On the other hand, let's just say that working under Saban is probably stressful at times. We saw that earlier this season when Saban berated Kiffin on national television with less than a minute to go in a blowout win.
Just days after being spurned by the University of Houston, Lane Kiffin surprised many by leaving his position as Alabama's offensive coordinator to become the head coach at Florida Atlantic.
The move is even more surprising when you consider that Kiffin is taking a pay cut.
Kiffin's salary as the offensive coordinator under Nick Saban at Alabama was $1.4 million in 2016. At FAU, Kiffin will have an average annual salary of approximately $1.0 million, according to Brett McMurphy of ESPN, and his initial salary will likely be less than that. Most head coaches in college football have incremental pay raises built into their contracts.
Kiffin replaces Charlie Partridge who went 9-27 in three seasons at FAU. Patridge had a salary of $590,000 this past season.
Kiffin's move comes just three days after Houston surprised many by picking Major Applewhite over Kiffin to replace Tom Herman as their head coach. Earlier reports indicated that Houston was close to hiring Kiffin.
Kiffin taking the Florida Atlantic job has many wondering: is head coach of FAU really a better job than being a top assistant under Saban at Alabama?
Not only is Kiffin taking less money, but head coach at FAU in Conference USA is arguably a lateral move, at best, and possibly even a step down. At Alabama, Kiffin could have continued to learn under one of the greatest coaches of all time, while coaching far superior talent, using far superior resources, all while waiting for a better opportunity at a school in a Power-5 conference.
On the other hand, let's just say that working under Saban is probably stressful at times. We saw that earlier this season when Saban berated Kiffin on national television with less than a minute to go in a blowout win.
I'm surprised their was enough room in the Alabama meeting rooms for Saban's and Kiffin's egos for 3 years. I bet Kiffin got tired of biting his lip taking shit from Saban. Some guys were meant to be head coaches and some were meant to be coordinators. Kiffin going to Florida Atlantic after being a head coach at Tennessee, USC, and the Raiders is a ringing endorsement of what he is thought of after his stints at each of those.
It's been well documented that he's an asshole and hell to work for as an assistant.
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...s-to-gator-assistants-devil-himself-comments/
http://www.gq.com/story/coach-nick-saban-alabama-maniac
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