OT: Kiffin pulls early enrollee's scholarship 3 days before he's scheduled to arrive on campus
Per Dr. Saturday, Lane Kiffin pulled the scholarship of Kylie Fitts, a four-star DE in the recruiting class of 2013 who was scheduled to enroll early last week. Evidently he gave the kid three days' notice. Classy move.
I know there has been lots of stink made about coaches withdrawing scholarships that were promised, but has anyone heard of one revoked so close to the enrollment date?
January 14th, 2013 at 2:25 PM ^
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January 14th, 2013 at 3:21 PM ^
That being said, does anyone know if Michigan has formally extended him an offer? I have no idea if he's ever visited or has even spoken with anyone on the coaching staff, but we can always use more D-Linemen, especially as far as our pass rush goes.
January 14th, 2013 at 4:22 PM ^
Why would anyone want to play for this guy?
January 14th, 2013 at 4:26 PM ^
'Cause he's a fucking asshole. Oh, wait. That didn't make sense here. Oh well.
January 14th, 2013 at 5:14 PM ^
Profit with the vitriol! I like this side of you.
January 14th, 2013 at 5:23 PM ^
It feels good, man. 3 years of cursing pent up inside. I think I swear more in a regular day than I have in my whole existence on this site. No swearing makes profitgoblue one an angry fella! So . . . fuck you!
January 14th, 2013 at 5:51 PM ^
for telling me....fuck you. Oh, the incongruity!
January 15th, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^
+1 for making me look up and learn a new word!
January 14th, 2013 at 4:37 PM ^
It will be interesting to see if the PAC does anything. I hope their conference leadership isn't as far gone as the SEC leadership. If a B1G school did that this, I'd expect the conference to make them pay for it. Inf act I keep hoping Meyer tries to oversign just so I can see Delany unleash the hounds.
January 14th, 2013 at 5:43 PM ^
Although it's not an early enrolee I thought Dantonio pulled a scholarship a few years back after the kid had moved into his dorm.
January 14th, 2013 at 6:09 PM ^
“He’s wanted to go to USC for as long as he can remember and now he feels betrayed. He did everything he was supposed to do from his end and he was a loyal kid. I think they thought because of that loyalty he’d still want to go there. He said to me ‘What am I supposed to do for the next five months?’ It seems shady. I think it seems shady to everyone.” - from the article
This is what really gets to me - you have a highly recruited kid who grew up a fan of your institution, obviously wanted to go there and play football, did everything you asked of him to get there early so he could compete early, so he's obviously motivated. In kind, you defer his scholarship so he can maybe get it in the fall? This comes after he had his paperwork in and had begun at least shopping for essentials per ESPN. Wow, Lane, wow. If you can't stand by commitments you made to these kids, I would actually shudder to think what message about loyalty and concern for others that sends to people currently in the program, much less anyone else considering it. I would hope that this sort of casual disregard for others is not overlooked by his superiors or the Pac-12.
January 14th, 2013 at 6:54 PM ^
It doesn't just seem shady, it is shady. Lane Kiffin is a douchey douchebag
January 14th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^
how to do things the right way, and who's always had the adults covering for him. It'll catch up to him before long, and maybe in unexpected ways far from the football field. It can't escape the notice of Layla Kiffin how big a douchebag her husband is.
January 15th, 2013 at 9:53 AM ^