Lane Kiffin is Better than Urban Meyer
In a comment on this site, I was recently told that
Tennessee
head coach
Lane Kiffin
is better than
Florida
head coach
Urban Meyer
. At first I was shocked to the very core of my soul. There was no way a claim so carelessly made could be believable. Kiffin better than Meyer?!? Surely you jest! I might as well have been told the sky wasn’t blue!
But as any good fan would do, I calmed myself down and thought “maybe this person is on to something. Maybe I’ve been so blinded by my own Gator bias that I wasn’t seeing straight.” So I took the time to painstakingly research the facts, and you know what? It’s true! 100%! You are now saying to yourself there’s no way, but here are the reasons why Lane is better than Urban. All verified using the internet as a reliable source:
His wife. I’m a big fan of Shelley Meyer. I’ve never had the opportunity to meet her, but she seems like a stand-up lady. She’s got personality. Isn’t bad to look at. And seems to absolutely love the fact her husband is the head coach at the University of Florida. But she doesn’t hold a candle to Layla Kiffin. I mean WOW! Gorgeous and a former Gator. How can you go wrong with that? Kiffin clearly wins this one by killing two birds with one stone. Beauty and Florida ties.
Age. In the game of life, the winner dies last. I don’t care how many toys you have, if you’re six feet under, those still standing upright got you beat. Well, Urban turned 45 this year, while Lane only clocked in at 34. Meyer is clearly an old man when compared to Kiffin and it’s not even close. 11 years is an eternity. Again Lane takes home the trophy. Baring a catastrophic accident, Kiffin will be around longer for all of our enjoyment.
Losses. As a college coach, Meyer has 17 losses. Kiffin has none. Zero. ZILCH! That’s as good as you can get people. Urban has tasted defeat 17 times, while Lane laughs at the prospect of losing. Every other coach should model themselves after the man who has yet to drop a single game. If the goal is to not lose games, then Kiffin holds the advantage. National championships or not, 17 losses is unacceptable when compared to zero.
Climbing the corporate coaching ladder. It took Meyer 15 years in coaching to get his first gig as the head man. And it was Bowling Green. No offense to any Falcon fans out there, but it isn’t exactly big conference football. Kiffin, on the other hand, only took 10 years. And his first head job was in the NFL. That’s the pinnacle. The pros. The big leagues. Not just anybody gets those jobs. Add that to the fact that Kiffin is 11 years younger and you have a winner.
Nu’Keese Richardson. I didn’t know this, but apparently Richardson was committed to attend Florida originally. Well then, Kiffin got hired at Tennessee and was able to convince Richardson to change his mind and become a Vol. He actually pulled him away from Meyer. To me that means he’s the better recruiter. Kids NEVER change their mind during the recruiting process. It’s unheard of. But that Lane was able to “steal” Richardson from Urban proves he is victorious yet again.
I was going to continue to conduct further research on this, but I believe five verified reasons are proof enough. I mean really, what more do you need? Ladies and gentlemen, Lane Kiffin is better than Urban Meyer.