^I could be wrong but I think Al stripped Kiffin of his authority on trades or whatever you want to call it ever since letting Randy Moss go for New Englands 4th round pick. I could be wrong but once that happened and Moss broke the record, Al probably got pissed and was like "what did we get in return for him"?
Kiffin got his trade card pass took is what I am thinking. If it was Al's call I know he would have gotten more for Randy besides a 4th round pick.