BROWNING7WSM
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National signing day has come and gone, and Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin is still chirping.
Kiffin
During a recruiting breakfast attended by more than 1,000 people on Thursday morning at the Knoxville Convention Center, Kiffin accused Florida coach Urban Meyer of a recruiting violation and gloated that the Vols were still able to get receiver Nu'Keese Richardson away from the Gators.
Kiffin, as reported by Volquest.com, said, "Just so you know, when a recruit's on another campus, you can't call a recruit on another campus. I love the fact that Urban had to cheat, and still didn't get him (Richardson). Great job, man!"
According to Kiffin, Richardson's phone kept ringing while he was on his official visit to Tennessee, and Richardson told the Vols' coaches that it was Meyer calling him.
Kiffin also delighted in telling the crowd how the Vols, specifically assistant Eddie Gran, simply outmaneuvered the Gators in getting Richardson to leave the state of Florida. Tennessee's coaches told Richardson to keep telling everybody that he was still committed to Florida, which he had been since last May.
"You can't understand how hard this is to get done," Kiffin said. "Eddie had this set up at 7 o'clock in the morning. They (Richardson's aunts) got the papers signed by the kid. They didn't go do it at the school because they knew somebody at the school was going to screw it up. The fax machine wouldn't work, or they would have changed the signatures, all the things that go on in Pahokee (Fla.) now. The aunts took it over to a junior high, found a fax machine that worked and faxed them over to us at 7 o'clock, and I kept it in a drawer till their 1 o'clock press conference."
Kiffin also took aim at Alabama coach Nick Saban and suggested that Saban should "thank" new Tennessee assistant Lance Thompson for the Crimson Tide's No. 2-ranked class. Thompson was one of Saban's best recruiters at Alabama before leaving to join the Tennessee staff in January.
Thompson even got into the act and assured the crowd that Saban wasn't going to get another one of his players.
All I can say is, "Whew!"
That's a lot of talking for a guy who's never won a game in the SEC, let alone a championship.
You've got to love his confidence and his swagger. That's what you need to succeed in the SEC.
But he better be able to back it up on the field. After all, Meyer and Saban have combined to win three BCS national championships and four SEC championships.
And this much we know about Meyer: He's not one to let off the gas pedal.
Think he might save a few timeouts for the final seconds if the Gators get the Vols down in the Swamp next season?
Kiffin
During a recruiting breakfast attended by more than 1,000 people on Thursday morning at the Knoxville Convention Center, Kiffin accused Florida coach Urban Meyer of a recruiting violation and gloated that the Vols were still able to get receiver Nu'Keese Richardson away from the Gators.
Kiffin, as reported by Volquest.com, said, "Just so you know, when a recruit's on another campus, you can't call a recruit on another campus. I love the fact that Urban had to cheat, and still didn't get him (Richardson). Great job, man!"
According to Kiffin, Richardson's phone kept ringing while he was on his official visit to Tennessee, and Richardson told the Vols' coaches that it was Meyer calling him.
Kiffin also delighted in telling the crowd how the Vols, specifically assistant Eddie Gran, simply outmaneuvered the Gators in getting Richardson to leave the state of Florida. Tennessee's coaches told Richardson to keep telling everybody that he was still committed to Florida, which he had been since last May.
"You can't understand how hard this is to get done," Kiffin said. "Eddie had this set up at 7 o'clock in the morning. They (Richardson's aunts) got the papers signed by the kid. They didn't go do it at the school because they knew somebody at the school was going to screw it up. The fax machine wouldn't work, or they would have changed the signatures, all the things that go on in Pahokee (Fla.) now. The aunts took it over to a junior high, found a fax machine that worked and faxed them over to us at 7 o'clock, and I kept it in a drawer till their 1 o'clock press conference."
Kiffin also took aim at Alabama coach Nick Saban and suggested that Saban should "thank" new Tennessee assistant Lance Thompson for the Crimson Tide's No. 2-ranked class. Thompson was one of Saban's best recruiters at Alabama before leaving to join the Tennessee staff in January.
Thompson even got into the act and assured the crowd that Saban wasn't going to get another one of his players.
All I can say is, "Whew!"
That's a lot of talking for a guy who's never won a game in the SEC, let alone a championship.
You've got to love his confidence and his swagger. That's what you need to succeed in the SEC.
But he better be able to back it up on the field. After all, Meyer and Saban have combined to win three BCS national championships and four SEC championships.
And this much we know about Meyer: He's not one to let off the gas pedal.
Think he might save a few timeouts for the final seconds if the Gators get the Vols down in the Swamp next season?
I can't believe some of his comments to the public over the last few days. All he is doing is giving all of his rival schools poster board material for game day. Someone needs to put a muzzle on this guy. I guess Florida, Alabama, Georgia and whoever else he runs his mouth about is just going to have to take it out on Tennessee on the field. Wow, you win some you lose some, he is sure getting a big head very quick. I have news for him the SEC can humble one very quickly.
