Lane Kiffin story continues

I know you’re getting more Ewe-Tea football coverage than you probably expect from the pinkie, but another strange story about Lane Kiffin just came out in Jason Lieser’s blog for the Palm Beach Post:

Kiffin pretended to be Nu’Keese while texting

It’s funny that Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin brought up the issue of cell phone use. It seems ironic considering he did something strange — not a violation, but definitely odd — with Nu’Keese Richardson’s phone while Richardson was in Knoxville, Tenn., last weekend.

Kiffin and Richardson sat next to each other Saturday at Tennessee’s Thompson-Boling Arena for the Volunteers’ basketball game against Florida. When Pahokee coach Blaze Thompson texted Richardson to inquire about the trip, Kiffin was looking over Richardson’s shoulder to monitor the phone — no doubt spooked by Florida coach Urban Meyer’s earlier phone calls.

What he did next might be the strangest element of Richardson’s recruitment. Kiffin asked for the phone and began texting Thompson, pretending he was Richardson.

Thompson had sent a message to Richardson asking if he was enjoying the basketball game and his visit. He got the following response from Richardson’s phone, as he recalled it: “Yes. I love it. My decision is made.”

But Kiffin was the one punching keys.

Just bizarre, and it’s not like Kiffin is inexperienced with this whole college football recruiting thing. He coached at the college level for 9 years, including 6 under Pete Carroll. It makes you wonder what kind of stuff USC gets away with on the West Coast where SEC football die hards are not watching all the time.

Also, I didn’t think I would ever say this, but Kiffin’s missteps are also making Al Davis ridiculous press conference seem more credible. Kiffin is already showing quite a lack of judgment, and if he doesn’t simmer down, he might not last long in the SEC East.

Oh, and for you Bobby E, Layla Kiffin:  Yeah, I most definitely would but as you can see from one of our earlier posts, “Hot and Not“, for some reason hot girls seem to hang out with tools like Kiffin all the time.