The difference with Kiffin is that he's quite likely to follow it up sometime this year with a win in a game he isn't supposed to win, like beating Oregon as he did in Eugene last year.
Lose to Stanford, Rush for 26 yards and have his all american QB throw 20-41, no td's and two picks.
I think Stanford is better overall than Florida.
Was it the 20-17 win over San Jose St.? Look, you have defended Kiffin, and you have good points. But, you never mention the bad with the good. That USC was a 2-3 TD better team than Stanford. His UT team that couldn't score vs. UCLA was a 2 TD better team. That Ole Miss game he had at the very least an even talented team. The Auburn game, he had at least an even talented team. Then all the preparation going into that VT game, and we couldn't do anything offensively or defensively.
The Tennessee team that couldn't score with UCLA and lost to Auburn had a pre-Georgia/Alabama Crompton at the helm. Remember how they looked once he figured it out?
This USC team is good, but they were not 2 to 3 touchdowns better than Stanford. They were docked entirely too much for losing Luck, Fleener and company. They didn't exactly have a bare cupboard. USC was a bit overrated, too.
You mean when he finally started playing to Crompton's strengths by rolling him out? You are giving way too much credit to Stanford while dissing the Gators. If he couldn't score against Stanford, there is no way he could score against Florida. While Stanford is talented defensively, Florida is on another level. Yet, we had them by the throat, and we somehow got our asses handed to us. It is what it is. There's no defending it, there's just hoping that Lathers, Hunter, Couch, etc... can lead the lockeroom.