Why is everyone about Lane Kiffin?

[SoonerBillsFan]

He has never won a national championship as a HC and seems to move teams every 3 years or so.

Edited Saturday at 08:40 PM by SoonerBillsFan

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Maybe he wears out his welcome?  There's a lot of schlubs in the corporate world who come in riding accolades; after a couple of years the corporations can't wait to buy them out.  Then there's usually two or three other megacorps just dying to throw money at them. 🤨

[SoonerBillsFan]

1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Maybe he wears out his welcome?  There's a lot of schlubs in the corporate world who come in riding accolades; after a couple of years the corporations can't wait to buy them out.  Then there's usually two or three other megacorps just dying to throw money at them. 🤨

It must be because the guy has never won a national championship as a HC.

[GASabresIUFan]

46 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

It must be because the guy has never won a national championship as a HC.

Most coaches haven’t won a Championship.  Only 4 active coaches have a championship; Smart (2), Sweeney (2), Mack Brown and Ryan Day.  Brown won his 20 years ago.  That’s a pretty short list.  He did win championships as a OC at Bama.

 

He’s in demand because he wins wherever he goes.  He turned Ole Miss into a consistent winner, something they have never gone.  Frankly, I think he is a jerk but so are most coaches.  

Edited Saturday at 11:04 PM by GASabresIUFan

[SoonerBillsFan]

13 minutes ago, GASabresIUFan said:

Most coaches haven’t one a Championship.  Only 4 active coaches have a championship; Smart (2), Sweeney (2), Mack Brown and Ryan Day.  Brown won his 20 years ago.  That’s a pretty short list.  He did win championships as a OC at Bama.

 

He’s in demand because he wins wherever he goes.  He turned Ole Miss into a consistent winner, something they have never gone.  Frankly, I think he is a jerk but so are most coaches.  

I get it, but all this hoopla is BS

[YoloinOhio]

I can’t figure it out either. Dude has never won anything.

[SoonerBillsFan]

Refs are paid by Texas.  We lose they get in

[GASabresIUFan]

23 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

I get it, but all this hoopla is BS

The media grist mill needs something to chew on.  If Kiffin goes to LSU he’s a idiot.  They chew up coaches faster than just about anyone “top’ program other than Auburn or Florida.  He can win at Ole Miss with huge job security.  

[May Day 10]

I dont get this whole lane kiffin watch.  Who cares about the guy?

[HomeskillitMoorman]

5 hours ago, GASabresIUFan said:

The media grist mill needs something to chew on.  If Kiffin goes to LSU he’s a idiot.  They chew up coaches faster than just about anyone “top’ program other than Auburn or Florida.  He can win at Ole Miss with huge job security.  

 

It's easier to recruit at LSU though, that's the attraction behind it. It's kind of like why John Calipari said he left Memphis for Kentucky...basically that he could have kept winning at that level in Memphis but that it would cost him a lot more of his time. 

[GASabresIUFan]

14 minutes ago, HomeskillitMoorman said:

 

It's easier to recruit at LSU though, that's the attraction behind it. It's kind of like why John Calipari said he left Memphis for Kentucky...basically that he could have kept winning at that level in Memphis but that it would cost him a lot more of his time. 

Different time.  The portal and NIL have changed how things work. Cignetti turned my alma mater IU into a winner, Kiffin can do the same at Ole Miss with a little financial help from boosters.

[dpberr]

He's a guy who makes bad decisions because of his ego. While I think he's a half decent coach, he's a manchild emotionally.

 

He's never outgrown his desire to be pursued. 

 

He had a great thing at Tennessee. He has a great thing at Ole Miss.

Edited 13 hours ago by dpberr

[SinceThe70s]

16 hours ago, GASabresIUFan said:

The media grist mill needs something to chew on.  If Kiffin goes to LSU he’s a idiot.  They chew up coaches faster than just about anyone “top’ program other than Auburn or Florida.  He can win at Ole Miss with huge job security.  

 

Job security doesn't appear to be something he's been concerned about the past 15 years.

[GASabresIUFan]

I hope Ole Miss bans him from the campus as soon as he announces he’s going to LSU. They should pack up his office and leave it by the dorms.

Edited 12 hours ago by GASabresIUFan

[YoloinOhio]

Apparently if they don’t let him coach in the playoffs he’s taking his whole staff with him 

[BillsfaninSB]

Assuming Mississippi could match LSU or come close, is LSU really that much better than Mississippi?  I just don’t get the scorched earth policy in this case. 

 

I can understand bolting from Illinois or West Virginia to LSU. 

[Process]

Stuff like this is why college sports are a total joke. 

[Cynical]

On 11/29/2025 at 3:39 PM, SoonerBillsFan said:

He has never won a national championship as a HC and seems to move teams every 3 years or so.

 

How many NC winning HC are coaching at a school like Ole Miss?

How many NC did Venables win before taking the HC at OU?

 

Why does any HC candidate get hyped regardless of never winning a NC?

Their potential based on their resume.

 

Love him or hate him, Kiffin has a pretty stout resume.

 

Ever since Bama, he led the FAU Owls to 2 conference championships, and has led Ole Miss to their first ever 11 win season.

[SoonerBillsFan]

Just now, Cynical said:

 

How many NC winning HC are coaching at a school like Ole Miss?

How many NC did Venables win before taking the HC at OU?

 

Why does any HC candidate get hyped regardless of never winning a NC?

Their potential based on their resume.

 

Love him or hate him, Kiffin has a pretty stout resume.

 

Ever since Bama, he led the FAU Owls to 2 conference championships, and has led Ole Miss to their first ever 11 win season.

And in 2-3 years he will be off to whomever catches his eye.

[Cynical]

Just now, SoonerBillsFan said:

And in 2-3 years he will be off to whomever catches his eye.

 

Maybe. Depends on how well LSU does and who comes calling.

 

He spent 5 years at Ole Miss. 

 

He left Tenn after one year because he had an out clause in his contract that said he could leave if he got the HC job at USC (his dream job).

Unfortunately for Tenn, that happened the following year.

Blame Tenn for signing the contract with that clause in it.

 

He got fired at USC because he sucked, and was "encouraged" to leave Bama after year 2. 

Kiffin and Bama came to an agreement for a third year, but they informed Kiffin there would be no 4th year.

 

So when FAU offered him the HC job, he took it.

 

In interviews since his Bama days, Kiffin has admitted to being an azz up to and including his time at Bama. He now praises Saban for teaching and helping him get his s*** together as a coach.