Palmettodawg, after listening to that story you posted, it makes me wonder. Was Al Davis really a crazy old man that didn't give a up-and-coming young coach a chance or did he get tired of listening to Kiffin's mouth and putting up with his arrogance? The more I hear about this jer..er..coach,the more I'm leaning toward the latter. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall and heard the conversation leading up to his firing. I see a third coach being added to the race. Meyer, Spurrier, and Kiffin. You all can tell what kind of race that is.