Kiffin states that he received death threats at his home, had to station three officers outside of his house and his wife's cell phone along with their address was posted on the internet. Kiffin made this comment about Tennessee:
"Yeah, it's different, They'd ask me all the time down there about it, coming from here. It is more passionate. It's followed 365 days a year. So I think that had a lot to do with the reaction down there, where I think people here understand there's a lot more going on. They weren't burning couches when coach Carroll left, and he won two national championships. I joke sometimes that imagine if we'd actually won some championships down there what they would have done."
I would have to agree with Kiffin, in the SEC it is different, it is almost a religion. Unlike with Southern California SEC fans are die hard and do not only show up when they are winning championships, but also when they are 6-6. There are constantly five SEC teams in the top 10 in attendance every year with USC not even breaking the top 10:
You also make the comment Mr Kiffin that USC fans did not react the same way when Pete Carroll left as when you left Tennessee. Carroll won 2 national championships and seven PAC 10 titles in 9 years.You can't keep the same head coaching job for more than a year and a half. Carroll also left with grace and helped the University in the transition. Nobody including the media had any idea you were leaving until you announced it that night. I look forward to seeing you play anyone from the SEC, hopefully very soon.
