[EmpireWF]

Announced earlier tonight by ESPN, Kiffin will leave his post as offensive coordinator for the USC Trojans to take over the much beseiged Raiders.

He immediately becomes the youngest NFL head coach of all-time at just 31 years of age. And yes, he is the son of Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin.

Here's the AP Story.

[Lefty Noob]

Well, given the Raiders reputation, it's a surprisingly good hire.

Granted, Kiffin isn't a big name guy. He's a young guy but a talented coach. Still, how much control will he have over things?

[Oakland Raiders News]

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Oakland Raiders tap USC coordinator as new head coach
Rome News-Tribune, GA - 5 hours ago
The Oakland Raiders hired Lane Kiffin on Monday night, making the 31-year-old Southern California offensive coordinator the youngest NFL head coach in decades.

Kiffin, the son of Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, earned the job with a strong interview Monday after the Raiders failed to reach a deal last week with 32-year-old Steve Sarkisian, Kiffin's fellow assistant to Pete Carroll at USC.

The Raiders called a news conference for Tuesday to announce the hiring.

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:02:00 GMT

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[kenman923]

More power to him. He's going to need it. I think, as long as Al Davis is owner of the Raiders, Kiffin will not have much control in things. I almost wish Art Shell would buy the Raiders from Davis.

[ThePundit]

It's funny. Eric Mangini has one good year and now everybody is hiring 30 years olds.

The Jets schedule will be brutal next year and when the Jets go 7-9, that'll be the end of this latest fad of hiring babies as coaches.

[simple simon]

i dont like this hire at all

he is so young and has so little experience as a coach it will be tough for him to control Porter and Moss and some of the other trouble in Oakland.......on top of that he doesnt really have a QB

and i think he was only hired because Davis feels he can still have total control......which is not what any team needs

[Notorious C.L.E.]

I am strong believer that age has no correlation to leadership ability. You are either born a leader or born a follower. Perhaps a follower can become an effective leader, but never a charismatic one.

If Kiffin has it, then he has it. If he doesn't, then he doesn't. Waiting ten years does nothing to prepare him for leading a football team. Experience is only what you make of it and age is only a number. Never should qualifications take a backseat to age.

I liked what I saw from him and Steve Sarkisian at USC. He seemed to have good football knowledge and knows the elements that are conducive to creating an explosive offense. However, he will probably be susceptible to Al Davis' whims, and at his mercy when it comes to personnel decisions.

[ThePundit]

From the Hater Nation blog: This is pretty funny.

Kiffin Has Lost His Mind
No, not for taking the job.

Where Kiffin lose a little bit of credibility is when he said that he contacted the Raiders ticket office to get tickets in the Black Hole for his wife, and his two young children.

Somebody should have an intervention to help save the Kiffin children. This experiment will end quickly the first time Kiffin messes up and his wife and children are berated and harassed by the idiots in the Black Hole.

The Hater Nation: Kiffin Has Lost His Mind

[Yellowhammer]

Any bets on how long he will stay as the coach before Davis gets ride of him.

[ThePundit]

Who knows? It's so sad about Davis. At one point, he was one of the best owners in thh game. Now, he's going senile. Sometimes, you have to know when to step aside, and he obviously doesn't.

[cwstech]

Do you guys think that his dad will join his staff?

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by cwstech

Do you guys think that his dad will join his staff?

You know, I was wondering that myself. My gut tells me no because, for one thing, he's still under contract with the Bucs (I think), and two, could you imagine being a dad and going and taking orders from your son? Heck, they advise you not to go work with family in the first place, but this just seems like it would be an all-around bad situation.

[Notorious C.L.E.]

I think Lane Kiffin will shy away from neptoism, quite honestly. Rob Ryan has that defense playing extremely well already.

[EmpireWF]

I don't think Monty will be leaving Tampa, he is one of the highest paid assistants in the league there.