I see Kiffin as a Jimmy Johnson type hire. Kiffin has more ambition than Riley. Riley turned down NFL HC jobs because like Saban, he knows he can load up on the best recruits and almost always have a competitive advantage. Kiffin doesn't give a f*** and wants to win championships in college and the NFL so he can prove to all the haters who doubted him that he's a better coach than the college lifers and his name should be mentioned alongside Carroll, JJ, and Switzer as the only coaches to win at both levels.
Kiffin is a flat-out idiot who's been an absolute dumpster fire at most of his head coaching stops. You think that he's comparable to Carroll, Switzer and JJ? I'd be curious to know why. By what metric(s) is Kiffin even close Carroll/Switzer/JJ? Because he "wants to win championships in college and NFL?" Well, that describes 99% of the head coaches/coordinators/position coaches/GA's/analysts/water boys out there.
Let's review Kiffin's past as a HC:
Oakland Raiders 5-15. Owner Al Davis publicly accused him of being "a flat-out liar" and "bringing disgrace to the organization" and tried to force him to resign after only 1 season. Kiffin didn't want to give up the remainder of the guaranteed money on his contract so he refused. Kiffin was fired mid-season in the second year of his contract "for cause." Kiffin filed a grievance but an arbitrator ruled in favor of the Raiders.
Tennessee Volunteers 7-6. Quit after one season to accept USC position. Was famous for (falsely) calling out Urban Meyer for "cheating" while violating an SEC statute in the process and was later reprimanded. Eventually admitted he was wrong about Meyer and issued an apology.
USC Trojans 29-20. Fired midseason on the tarmac after giving up 62 to Arizona State. 2012 season was preseason #1 and finished the season unranked. Got caught lying when he said he didn't vote his Trojans #1 but USA Today came out and said that he did.
FAU 21-7. He did a good job against inferior coaching/competition.
Ole MIss 19-15. Had a very good 2021 season but his overall record is very average.
I only watched one Ole Miss game this year, the Auburn game, and I can say that Kiffin's boneheaded decisions greatly contributed to the loss. Like going for it on 4th and 7 from Auburn's 13 yard line instead of kicking a FG down 8 in Q3. And constantly throwing long, low percentage passes on 3rd/4th and short. Let him go to OU I'll take Mario or any man of integrity of over a lying weasel like Lane Kiffin.