The Lane Train is a'chuggin' right now, and good luck to the rest of Conference USA in trying to stop it for the next 10 years.
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COMPARE: FAU vs. Akron | Devin Singletary vs. Bryce Love
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Hours before Florida Atlantic blew the doors off Akron 50-3 in the Boca Raton Bowl, the school announced it had signed its coach to a 10-year extension slated to keep him at the school through the year 2027.
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COFFARO: Lane Kiffin Twitter Train Strikes Again
DOUGHTY: How is Kiffin Doing on 2018 Recruiting Trail?
SALLAS: The Lane Kiffin Redemption Story
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The former Oakland Raiders, Tennessee Volunteers, and Southern California Trojans head coach did the unthinkable with the Owls this year: He took a squad that won just 3 games a year ago and led it to the most wins in school history (11) and only its third bowl victory in the program's 13-year history.
With Nick Saban's "best friend" locked up for the next decade, let's examine 10 reasons we're thrilled about his new 10-year deal.
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Ten More Years of Twitter Trolling
Nobody trolls better on Twitter than Kiffin, and we do mean nobody.
I flew Knox there last nite to do that why u were asleep . Thx Knox now get back to 3rd grade class. Ur teacher just called. @finebaum @espn pic.twitter.com/ZCtVHhVFEq
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) November 28, 2017
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More Rat Poison Jokes
After making fun of former boss Nick Saban's rat poison rant to the media this year, we'll now get to enjoy more gems like these.
Just spoke to our team after a great practice and begged them do not take the bait! Rat poison comes in all different forms! Told them from day 1 to win a championship u first must win ur division!! #8-0 #RatTrap @espn @finebaum @FAU_Football @ColinCowherd pic.twitter.com/WjMoxP8ZfO
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) November 28, 2017
Please stop media!! This is rat poison to our players!! #process #top10rushingoffensesinthecountry #bama #thefaU pic.twitter.com/JHhte3uH2o
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) October 9, 2017
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Non-Conference Schedule
The Owls have a chance to not only upset some of the best FBS programs from around the country, but also to be a major New Year's 6 contender for years to come thanks to their future non-conference slate.
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More Press Conference Shenanigans
Easily one of the best press conference moments of the season.
Lane Kiffin comments "Not so fast" to FAU fans chanting 'We Want Bama!'pic.twitter.com/h2RYbsHWzb
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) December 2, 2017
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10 More Years of Offensive Trickeration
The FAU offense kept defenses on its toes all season long with plays like this one.
They never saw it coming…@FAU_Football takes the lead with an epic trick play! pic.twitter.com/nfPjK9W0q3
— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) November 4, 2017
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Recruiting
Can Kiffin continue to bring in three-star-plus recruits to Boca Raton?
Excited to have @debo9985 heading to Boca! pic.twitter.com/htYT6VRT5d
— FAU Football (@FAU_Football) December 20, 2017
Welcome to Paradise @primetime199695! See you in January pic.twitter.com/kRUZoH0Vl0
— FAU Football (@FAU_Football) December 20, 2017
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You Should Be Dancing, Yeah!
More moves like this, please?
We finally got @Lane_Kiffin out of his shell pic.twitter.com/IBLRU4I9C8
— FAU Football (@FAU_Football) December 20, 2017
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Watching Him Get Just as Mad as Saban During Gatorade Baths
@LeBatardShow @Stugotz790 @MichaelRyanRuiz please find better video of Lane Kiffin getting the Gatorade dumped on him after the Boca Raton Bowl, he was having none of it and I think he chucked a clip board at somebody pic.twitter.com/V9AOBWr94m
— Danny (@citrondan) December 20, 2017
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Leading By Example
Coach Kiff demonstrating to his squad how to properly snag a one-handed pass.
#4 just saw a ghost pic.twitter.com/F3vN002FHa
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 20, 2017
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The Man Does Not Care What You Think
And for that, we tip our caps.
#iworkfortheplayers. #thefaU. Killing it today. https://t.co/ufEHGd3KRp
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) December 20, 2017
