If Crompton had the aptitude to perform but didn't because he wasn't prepared that's the fault of the coaches. If you're the manager at a store and your store sucks because of the failure of it's employees, it's your fault as the manager, even if you didn't hire or train them to begin with. Sorry, that's basic business (which we all know Kiffin treats this as).
People busting in the NFL is also a bad example. You're also crazy if you think Ryan Leaf, Alex Smith, and many other NFL busts weren't good college players. Success in one thing does not necessarily translate to success in another. But that doesn't mean you didn't do well where you were at. Also there's no guarantee yet that Tebow will be an NFL superstar himself.
Saban needed some luck to win a championship. Nearly every championship team does. UT had a lot more luck than 2 blocked field goals from a bum-legged kicker (plausible scenario) to win it's national championship against an inferior opponent in 1998 (arkansas) when the dude busted and dropped the ball when all they had to do was run the clock out (a significantly less likely scenario). So I don't see your point. UT got a lot of respect for playing hard. That's it. You don't get credit for almost winning, you just don't.
As far as attacking my fan-hood for having a different opinion than your own-- that makes you come off as being defensive and lacking valid counter-arguments to what I said. Having to inferentially suggest that I may be a troll to support your theory as to why my arguments are invalid is a coward's way of addressing my material. While it may be the case that I am a troll, personally I'm skeptical about it. I wear an awful lot of Tennessee orange on a daily basis to be a troll. I've grown up a UT fan my entire life. To question me being a fan because I have the audacity to suggest the fallibility of a former coach is a juvenile's defense of their argument. For what it's worth I liked Kiffin's coaching until the Kentucky game.
Just because I'm willing to point out flaws in what both Kiffin and Fulmer did doesn't mean I don't support UT. I'm just pointing out that this board tends to cut off one's hand for stealing and often let the other go with a slap on the wrist. The reason my argument may appear negative is because I'm pointing out the flaws of the program and not the positive gains made during Kiffin's time. Quite frankly that wasn't the argument so it's out of place to mention it. The difference between what I'm doing and what you're doing, most notable, is that I'm breaking down the debate, you're just spinning it.
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