Lane Kiffin

um but that relationship's like almost in a way kind of like how you can struggle sometimes like maybe when you're in it with like a parent and then you get out like you get older and you get away get out of the house yeah and then you're like dang man he he was on to something he was right on those things so i look back and i was there for three years And there was friction initially.

And I look back, there's all my, I'm the assistant. You know what I mean? Like he's the head coach, you know, whatever he says goes. Oh yeah. You supposed to keep it classy over there. Yes. And that's not, his way is very like, this is the way, like there's not open discussions about it and stuff. And I was, I'd worked for Pete Carroll as assistant. So that's all I knew.

And I look back, there's all my, I'm the assistant. You know what I mean? Like he's the head coach, you know, whatever he says goes. Oh yeah. You supposed to keep it classy over there. Yes. And that's not, his way is very like, this is the way, like there's not open discussions about it and stuff. And I was, I'd worked for Pete Carroll as assistant. So that's all I knew.

And I look back, there's all my, I'm the assistant. You know what I mean? Like he's the head coach, you know, whatever he says goes. Oh yeah. You supposed to keep it classy over there. Yes. And that's not, his way is very like, this is the way, like there's not open discussions about it and stuff. And I was, I'd worked for Pete Carroll as assistant. So that's all I knew.

And it's just totally different. So, like, you come in, you have an open conversation, and you're questioning the process. No, I just was asking, like, have we looked at this? You know, like, so I didn't really know how it worked right away. And so it took a little bit of time. Like, he didn't want a lot of suggestions. No, no, no, no. It's not like a suggestion box. Like, hey, let me pull this.

And it's just totally different. So, like, you come in, you have an open conversation, and you're questioning the process. No, I just was asking, like, have we looked at this? You know, like, so I didn't really know how it worked right away. And so it took a little bit of time. Like, he didn't want a lot of suggestions. No, no, no, no. It's not like a suggestion box. Like, hey, let me pull this.

And it's just totally different. So, like, you come in, you have an open conversation, and you're questioning the process. No, I just was asking, like, have we looked at this? You know, like, so I didn't really know how it worked right away. And so it took a little bit of time. Like, he didn't want a lot of suggestions. No, no, no, no. It's not like a suggestion box. Like, hey, let me pull this.

Oh, here's a good idea. You know, like, so it was just something I wasn't used to that way. And so it took a little bit of time. But now that I look back, I'm like, okay, he was, so strict on everything, kind of like an apparent way, like with his team, with the players, the coaches, like nothing changed. We won a national championship and there's 7.30 staff meeting the next morning.

Oh, here's a good idea. You know, like, so it was just something I wasn't used to that way. And so it took a little bit of time. But now that I look back, I'm like, okay, he was, so strict on everything, kind of like an apparent way, like with his team, with the players, the coaches, like nothing changed. We won a national championship and there's 7.30 staff meeting the next morning.

Oh, here's a good idea. You know, like, so it was just something I wasn't used to that way. And so it took a little bit of time. But now that I look back, I'm like, okay, he was, so strict on everything, kind of like an apparent way, like with his team, with the players, the coaches, like nothing changed. We won a national championship and there's 7.30 staff meeting the next morning.

I'm like, what are we meeting on at 7.30 the next morning? He's like, we're behind. You know, because we won the championship, everybody else was recruiting and we're behind. And I was like, well, what are we doing? But now I look back and be like, that's why he is what he is. That's why he was so great. Because it was like the standard never changed no matter what.

I'm like, what are we meeting on at 7.30 the next morning? He's like, we're behind. You know, because we won the championship, everybody else was recruiting and we're behind. And I was like, well, what are we doing? But now I look back and be like, that's why he is what he is. That's why he was so great. Because it was like the standard never changed no matter what.

I'm like, what are we meeting on at 7.30 the next morning? He's like, we're behind. You know, because we won the championship, everybody else was recruiting and we're behind. And I was like, well, what are we doing? But now I look back and be like, that's why he is what he is. That's why he was so great. Because it was like the standard never changed no matter what.

And then it took me some time to understand too, like when you, when we were winning and playing really well and coaching really well, he was harder on you because he didn't want you to have relief syndrome. You know, like, oh man, we've made it. And I didn't really understand that. I saw he was on the pivot like a month ago and I listened to it with my son Knox and he talked about it in there.

And then it took me some time to understand too, like when you, when we were winning and playing really well and coaching really well, he was harder on you because he didn't want you to have relief syndrome. You know, like, oh man, we've made it. And I didn't really understand that. I saw he was on the pivot like a month ago and I listened to it with my son Knox and he talked about it in there.

And then it took me some time to understand too, like when you, when we were winning and playing really well and coaching really well, he was harder on you because he didn't want you to have relief syndrome. You know, like, oh man, we've made it. And I didn't really understand that. I saw he was on the pivot like a month ago and I listened to it with my son Knox and he talked about it in there.

He'd never explained it to us before. But it was interesting to hear. And he said, most people are born with a relief syndrome. He wasn't. He just always had this way of thinking like, Hey, you never relax. Like, but most people are. So he went above and beyond to make sure people didn't have that. Like we'd win a game. And then he comes in and just like rips us.

He'd never explained it to us before. But it was interesting to hear. And he said, most people are born with a relief syndrome. He wasn't. He just always had this way of thinking like, Hey, you never relax. Like, but most people are. So he went above and beyond to make sure people didn't have that. Like we'd win a game. And then he comes in and just like rips us.

He'd never explained it to us before. But it was interesting to hear. And he said, most people are born with a relief syndrome. He wasn't. He just always had this way of thinking like, Hey, you never relax. Like, but most people are. So he went above and beyond to make sure people didn't have that. Like we'd win a game. And then he comes in and just like rips us.

And we're like, man, we played great. Like coach. Great. That was because he was guarding against that because he knew that that could happen. Dang. Yeah. He wasn't letting anything be a possibility to lose. When I left, we had won 26 straight games. So I only hadn't had many losses, but I do remember the three losses that we had over the three years. Like he actually, after those was calm.