Mr. Alleged Cell Phone Penis Photo Guy

Because lots of ESPN.com people are letting him have it.  Kudos to them for, unlike their ESP*I*N TV brethren, being consistent regarding Kiffin.  They ripped Bobby Petrino when he left Atlanta under similar circumstances, and as, seen below, are just KILLING Kiffin.

The TV guys have given him a pass.  To be fair, most of the guys who ripped Petrino on TV have since been ALLEEGEDLY  fired or suspended for sending cell phone pics of their penises to co-workers (and didn’t learn from it) or making derogatory Taco jokes about Hispanic race care drivers. 

Something tells me that if Salisbury could keep a job in between alleged  highly inappropriate interactions with female coworkers, the USC grad would have a much different take on Kiffin than he did Petrino. He looked straight into the camera when Petrino was hired at Arkansas and told recruits not to sign here. It was ridiculious.

Here is a summary of the ESP*I*N columns on Kiffin: (and one to grow on from the L.A. Times)

Forde–”Paris Hilton has paid more dues than Kiffin.”

Wojciechowski–”If there were a stock car race between all the frauds, egomaniacs and two-faced weasels I’ve ever covered, Lane Kiffin would have the pole position all to himself.”

Schlabach: Vols Better Off without Kiffin

Hill: Doesn’t blame Kiffin, but writes: I don’t have a bunch of hateful adjectives for Kiffin. Instead, I’d like to thank him, because with this bold — albeit shady — move, Kiffin has confirmed what a cesspool big-time college sports have become.  It ain’t nothin’ but a hustle, folks.

L.A. Times–Bill Plaschke–Kiffin a lightweight for a heavyweight program.

For what it’s worth, I tend to agree most with Hill, who doesn’t blame Kiffin.  She blames the cesspool of an industry and says that while he’s slimy, the whole industry is a corrupt business. I agree, but think Kiffin deserves his fair share of ripping considering his brashness at Tennessee and the brevity of his stay.

Punter/Kicker William Russ of Shrevport Evangel, one of the best in America at his position, has committed to play for the Razorbacks.  I think it’s safe to say he will start as the punter and handle kickoff duties from Day 1, injecting a little (big) thing called the touchback into the Arkansas arsenal, along with a punting hangtime that lasts longer than a sneeze.  Below is a video of Russ:

being mentioned in connection with every open head coaching position within a 1,000 mile radius.  Yup, you guessed it.  Lane Kiffin bolts from Tennessee and, after the favorite, Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, you’ve got a familiar name high up on the list.