"I don't know that (using bulletin board material) really works. I think what works is when you recruit really good players and you coach really well, like they (Florida) have. And you have Tim Tebow and you throw the ball to Percy Harvin, and you hand it to (Jeffery) Demps and (Chris) Rainey ... that makes motivation work really well."That's Hello Kiffin, hedging his bets at yesterday's presser, yet cutting to a fundamental truth of big time college football. Make no mistake, recruiting is the most important part of coaching, at least at the level to which Kiffin the Younger aspires. Sure, you want innovative X's and efficient O's, but having a Tebow or Demps makes the playbook look really smart in a way that Jonathan Crompton does not. In The Swamp, the Tennessee head coach figures to get a real-time education in how far he has to go on the recruiting trail.
The only question about Saturday isn't if Florida wins, it's if Urban Meyer goes for 100. It's not like they don't have the talent, but typically a sense of fair play abides. What's the motivation in putting triple digits up against Charleston Southern? There is none. But, Lane Kiffin's big mouth has provided a Chamberlain-esque opportunity. Come on. If nothing else, you know the sideline cutaways in the 2nd half would be priceless!
Fittingly, if Kiffin has one chip to play in this game it's his prize recruit, Bryce Brown. For the Vols to have any chance at a respectable outcome ... I didn't say win, just respectable ... they need to have Brown and Montario Hardesty carry the ball 30-40 times between them. Crompton only needs to mix in the very occasional play-action pass and maybe a couple screens. Kiffin's best defense against total annihilation is to run the clock, run the clock, run the clock. As long as Tebow is on the sideline and the clock is running, it's a win for Tennessee. Think playing to lose
Lane, repeat after me:
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