Ok... Here it goes
Please hear me out and then give me thoughts, good and bad.
Lane Kiffin is the coach I would like to see at Auburn. I know he has a "complicated" past, but it seems to me that this super talented coach has finally matured into a serious SEC coach. Yes, there were plenty of issues with him with his sudden departure from Tennessee to his tumultuous tenure at USC. However, most of his "shenanigans" are nearly 10 years old. He did a great job at Florida Atlantic and has quickly turned Ole Miss into a top tier SEC team. He also has NFL experience, and that is important to recruits. Speaking of, he is a beast at recruiting and that will be super important to Auburn as long as Nick and Kirby are on their respective thrones.
I think Kiffin would fit right in with Auburn as well. He would bring an energy that would fit right in and likely play off of Bruce Pearls in my opinion. He would bring a lot of enthusiasm to our fan base, and you know the students would absolutely love him just the way they do Pearl! Ole Miss is paying him a pretty penny, but in my opinion Auburn has proven that it is a place where championships can be won, while Ole Miss has not. I think if Lane had the entire state of Georgia in his back yard to competitively recruit in, he could do plenty with that. More than he can do with North Mississippi and West Tennessee anyway.
So, what are some others thoughts on this? I personally like him a lot more than Freeze or Stoops. I think it is imperative that we get someone with solid HC experience from a power 5 program. Equally important though (imho) is for Auburn to hire a kick ass recruiter who knows the SEC, has youth on his side, and an energy to excite not only his players, but a very depressed fan base. He would be very pricey, but I think this hire would pay big dividends for Auburn!
#LaneforAU