I told you he was still alive

Written by Grubby | 17 August 2009

There has been plenty of speculation, verbal jabbing, and -- well -- silence (in the case of Urban Meyer, anyway) regarding Lane Kiffins first 7 months at the helm of the Big Orange.   I was reading an AP story dissecting these phenomena and realized 2 things.

One, Kiffin has yet to really mention Phil Fulmer or the 2008 season in any detail.

Two, former UT coach and Fulmer-nemesis Johnny Majors has spoken more about UT football in the last half-year than he did in the previous 10.  And yes, after retiring from Pitt in 1996 from coaching, he now lives in Knoxville.

Here's his latest quip, talking about the Kiffin bravado,

“I think the majority of the time when it comes to Saturday and kickoff time it probably doesn’t amount to a hill of beans,” he said. “When the whistle blows it pretty well boils down to ability, preparation and game planning because you’re so involved with playing that there’s no time to think about that sort of thing.”

It should be interesting to see what other nuggets we get from the 3-time SEC and 1976 National Champion (at Pitt) coach in the next 5 months.

[AP]