... thing: wins and losses.  There are times, however, when coaches are hired to revive programs, where you can count other things as measuring points on the job coaches are doing.

When Tennessee hired Lane Kiffin, the Vols were covered in mediocrity and had zero momentum on the national media.  Kiffin's job, as he perceived, was to first get UT back on the front page in order to help recruiting and fan excitement.

Over the next several months, Kiffin did whatever he felt he needed to do.  Sometimes, by his own admission, saying things he'd later say he wished he hadn't because of the light shed upon him.

"There are some things I said that I didn’t like to say that I had to say on purpose,"  Kiffin told ...

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