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Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:38 pm EDT

Lil Wayne certifies Lane Kiffin, official balla

By Matt Hinton

Disclaimer: The following clip is most definitely not safe for work. If there are individuals who have a role in your continued employment within earshot (or of a quick History check) you'll just want to keep scrolling.

But if you're Lane Kiffin, the line around the 1:13 mark is most definitely safe for recruiting:

Let the record show that Lane Kiffin has entered the pop lexicon as the only active college football coach with a mainstream name-check to his credit, and goes in with a, uh, blaze of glory:

"Rock my hat to the side like I paint pictures. / Smoke weed, talk [expletive] like Lane Kiffin."

The Knoxville News-Sentinel thinks Tennessee won't like it. Tennessee will live with it, though, for one reason: it can shill out for the best recruiters in the country, and it can empty entire departments on campus to pay for the nation's largest recruiting budget, but it will never buy an advantage like being able to walk into a 17-year-old's house and say, "I'm the guy in the Li'l Wayne song. I talk [expletive]." 

(If nothing else, it's certainly better than "No, I'm not the guy from Tosh.0." It's all part of the plan, folks.)

[UPDATE, 4:05 p.m. ET] In case there was any doubt, Lane loves it, thanks:

If he replaces "practice" with "drank," there's no stopping him.

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  1. Holly
    1. Posted by Holly Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:53 pm EDT

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    HHHYYYYEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAH.
    Oh, and the Knoxville News-Sentinel is a living, breathing argument for the death of newspapers.
  2. just4funsies
    2. Posted by just4funsies Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:20 pm EDT

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    Exactly WHO needs an endorsement from L'il Brayne???
  3. Daniel
    3. Posted by Daniel Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:24 pm EDT

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    So when Kiffin is run out of Knoxville and becomes irrelevant, what happens then?
  4. genius_man16
    4. Posted by genius_man16 Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:36 pm EDT

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    This doesn't make sense to me on some level. Like, sense when is "talking $h1t" a positive thing? Like "hey kid, I talk [profane] about other people, like your mother" Obviously he wouldn't say that, but I guess my point is that generally, "talking [profane]" is translated to "talking down or badly about people", and I don't understand how that is a recruiting advantage.
    On the other hand, maybe I'm just an old man and not in the loop to the new lingo, so whatever.
  5. Brandon
    5. Posted by Brandon Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:43 pm EDT

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    It's funny when they talk it, but can't back it up. IE: Kiffin @ UF; Kiffin @ Bama.
  6. brian b
    6. Posted by brian b Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:49 pm EDT

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    can't you guys just sit back and laugh about this? kiffin brought some ish with him to Tenn. i think it is hilarious. he brought interest to program and whether they beat Florida or not, i think it is great. Plus lil wayne makes more money than us so whether he is a moron or not, he is doing something right. Kiffin is a G just like big balls pete is a bad ass also. dont be so hard up you old grumpy men. laugh about things, and stop wishing you won state when you were 30 years younger.
  7. Phil M
    7. Posted by Phil M Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:52 pm EDT

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    genius_man, its not that "talking [profane]" is a good thing, its bravado and we all know that football players do engage in a bit of machismo and bravado from time to time.
    The "good thing" here is that Lil Wayne (weezy to some) is a huge rap "star" and he name-dropped Kiffin in a good way. That is the "good thing" here.
    Personally I wouldn't enjoy it, Lil Wayne sucks but the "kids" do.
  8. Phil M
    8. Posted by Phil M Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:53 pm EDT

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    Florida and Alabama were going to Tenn regardless of who was coach this year. The fact both games were as close as they were ON THE ROAD speaks volumes to what Kiffin has done to this program in a short time.
    I'm a fan of the real UT though...not the Volunteers.
  9. Tim
    9. Posted by Tim Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:04 pm EDT

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    Oh Holly, shame on you. I thought I left that back in college.
  10. Woekie
    10. Posted by Woekie Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:06 pm EDT

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    Well, he is from SEC country. The Rafa Nadal name-check is what impresses me.
  11. Berenice
    11. Posted by Berenice Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:10 pm EDT

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    Little wayne should be locked-up in a solitary confinement on a god forsaken maximum security prison.
  12. tumi
    12. Posted by tumi Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:19 pm EDT

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    A New Orleans Native that roots for the Packers -- FUC% Lil Wayne -- GEAUX SAINTS!!!
  13. tumi
    13. Posted by tumi Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:19 pm EDT

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    A New Orleans Native that roots for the Packers -- FUC% Lil Wayne -- GEAUX SAINTS!!!
  14. Holly
    14. Posted by Holly Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:20 pm EDT

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    Brian, thank you. I want to frame that comment. Football is entertainment, and too many people just aren't having enough fun in showbiz.
  15. PatrickE
    15. Posted by PatrickE Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:28 pm EDT

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    CashMoney, YoungMoney.
  16. Brandon
    16. Posted by Brandon Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:28 pm EDT

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    Whatever Brian. If Coach had put me in during the 4th qtr, we would have went State!
  17. Ed M
    17. Posted by Ed M Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:40 pm EDT

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    Lose games like Coach Kiffin.
  18. AgentUtah
    18. Posted by AgentUtah Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    It's no "I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew," but it's still funny.
  19. bdub77
    19. Posted by bdub77 Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:05 pm EDT

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    Talk all you want now about Kiffin. Saban had all the hype in the world his first year and went 6-6 with losses to MS State and Louisiana Monroe, damn you people have short memories.
  20. bdub77
    20. Posted by bdub77 Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:06 pm EDT

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    Oh and Holly, totally agree about KNS...
  21. Mr College Football
    21. Posted by Mr College Football Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:01 pm EDT

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    All you UT haters can suck on it. And when you are done sucking on it , you can suck on it some more. A dynasty is being built in Knoxville. Saban, Meyer, Miles, Spurrier and the rest are just getting a taste of their own medicine.
    It's great to be at TENNESSEE VOLUNTEER!
  22. kendall w
    22. Posted by kendall w Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:23 pm EDT

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    Hey Brandon ... Don't back it up? hell if yur a Bama or UF fan you were about to [profane] yur pants ... Hey wait for a year or so you'll actually [profane] yur pants. As far as the no-call against Bama bottom line Cody blocked the FG Bama won don't get used to it tho lol
  23. c
    23. Posted by c Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:37 pm EDT

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    Tennessee is the REAT UT. If it weren't for Tennessee there would be no texas! Read your history!
  24. Clifford B
    24. Posted by Clifford B Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:25 pm EDT

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    As an OSU fan, I tried to imagine Lil Wayne rapping about Jim Tressel talking sheet. Pretty funny.
  25. Donovan
    25. Posted by Donovan Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:44 pm EDT

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    Lane will get the offense hummin, then look out. Montes already got the defense playin right. Tennessee's defense looks good -- nobodies noticed that? Monte's a beast!!! Tennessee got the best coaching team in the country, get some more recruits and ill become and sec believer. Right now, not so much. We will get two championships this year though. After Florida whoops Alabama theyll either go take it to Texas or we'll all see what we all know we really deep down want FLORIDA, USC for all the marbles.

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