As someone who grew up in MS I will say this, Ole Miss has recruited well and gotten top national classes long before Lane Kiffin arrived and I think that will continue without Lane. I'm more of an Mississippi State fan (I got to watch Eric Moulds there as a kid), but that LSU job isn't the same as it was a decade ago. And even tho I don't care for Brian Kelly, LSU tried to screw him over on his contract, plus the Louisiana governor is trying to run the program now, never has a school fallen so far after a Natty 5-6 years ago. You have a melodramatic narcissistic diva of a coach who has burned bridges everywhere he's gone and a dysfunctional University in LSU, I totally expect Lane's exit from LSU to be the most dramatic exit of a college football coach in history.
This is false. Ole Miss has money and they matched LSU's offer. That's why they consistently had top 10 recruiting classes over the last 15 years.
All that said, I think he took it bc LSU has more National Championships and is more iconic in college football. I don't think he handled his exit professionally, but I don't blame him for taking it. Sure he could have won a Natty at Ole Miss this year, it will be funny if they do without him too, but I think he's looking at it from that perspective, even if he is unprofessional about it.