Before they became part of the same staff, LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker coached against Lane Kiffin and Charlie Weis Jr. for the past two years. Baker had more success than most, holding Ole Miss to 26 points or less in both games, but he still saw the qualities that have made their offenses so difficult to defend.

“I think there's a fearlessness to how he calls the game,” Baker said. “I don't think he's reckless. 
It's not reckless, but there's a fearlessness, there's an aggressiveness to it that keeps you on your toes as a defensive play caller, without a doubt.”

Kiffin’s offensive mind was one of the things that appealed to LSU about hiring him, and athletic director Verge Ausberry called him “an offensive innovator” in an introductory news conference. Kiffin has a long t

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