Game of Thrones characters as College Football programs and figures

Jaime Lannister

In the beginning Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Jaime Lannister is one of the most despised characters on the show. The first impression of him is of an incestuous, spoiled rich kid who is so evil he shoved a young boy out of a window with the intent to kill him and felt little remorse.

He’s a deeply flawed character who has always been blinded by love for his sister, an unrepentant evil woman who brings out the worst in everyone she meets. Jaime will do what he has to to protect his coveted family name.

Deep down, though he has always been over-criticized for being a “King slayer” due to stabbing the Mad King in the back (the unquestionably correct decision), Jaime has a lot of good intentions at heart. He’s made a lot of mistakes along the way, but everyone has come around to appreciate his character. He’s been one of my favorite characters on the show for several seasons now.

He’s suffered many great defeats, but he has now emerged from the other side much wiser for it. Jaime has painstakingly worked to rehabilitate his image.

It’s easy to see the comparison to Florida Atlantic head coach Lane Kiffin, who, like Jaime, was born with a family name that brought with it plenty of advantages that others would not have had.

Kiffin rose through the ranks far too quickly, and his early antics were that of a spoiled, unapologetic child. He was fired by the Oakland Raiders and USC, but rehabilitated his image in Tuscaloosa as Nick Saban’s offensive coordinator, before finding a home in Boca Raton at Florida Atlantic.

Kiffin may never have the desire to seize the throne ever again, instead deciding to stay in his comfortable paradise. He’s still a formidable threat, though, and his antics have made him one of college football’s favorite figures.