When Did Lane Kiffin Decide To Keep Calling Plays?

I asked Lane Kiffin when he made his decision to keep calling plays, which was announced this week.
“I think it was awhile ago,” Kiffin said.
Like about a second after he thought of letting someone else do it?

21 thoughts on “When Did Lane Kiffin Decide To Keep Calling Plays?”

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Violet on July 27, 2013 at 9:05 pm said:

Mr Trojan Fan, now that you have figured out what the word Objective means, now I suggest you look up the word Blog, which is a site where the person who runs the blog posts their PERSONAL OPINIONS and VIEWPOINTS. Then the reader is usually invited to opine.

If you are looking for purely OBJECTIVE news, I suggest the AP News Wire or Fox News.
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When Kiffin didn’t bring in a new OC, with credentials similar to Pendergast’s on defense or Summers’s on OL, Kiffin established himself as the likely play caller.

Has he learned from last year to self-scout more effectively, to do the unexpected more often, to better anticipate before games how opponents may vary what they have shown on film and to get his players prepared for it, and to make better in-game adjustments if things still aren’t working? We’ll see.

Does he have the organization and management skills to do the above job well, and still to effectively lead his staff and the other units? We’ll see.

Tom French on July 29, 2013 at 8:15 am said:

Excellent questions and critique. But does USC deserve a Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Wall (sideline) Flower who’s still learning the game? Put down the card, Lane, and join the dance.
- Ben Factor on August 7, 2013 at 12:12 pm said:
  
  I can’t disagree that when Garrett made the hire, the sanctions had not been announced. Garrett could have done better, but he rushed. Ironically, one of Kiffin’s appeals was that Monte Kiffin would coach the defense, and that Kiffin would hire Norm Chow as OC. Kiffin humored Garrett until he landed the job, then did not seriously pursue Chow, or another OC.
  
  Once the harsh sanctions hit, the hiring situation became much more difficult. Therefore, I don’t blame Haden for sticking with Kiffin. However, If I were AD, I would have pressured Kiffin for a seasoned OC after last year, explaining to Kiffin that the HC job was a sufficient challenge for a young coach, and that I would be more comfortable is Kiffin became his own OC after he got more seasoning at HC.