Lane Kiffin On Leaving Ole Miss For LSU: "No Coach I Talked To Said, ‘Stay There’"

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May 11, 20269 Comments

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During a recent interview with Vanity Fair, LSU coach Lane Kiffin said he spoke with multiple coaches before deciding to leave Ole Miss, and none of them told him to stay in Oxford:

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“Are you letting down these fans, you know, Oxford, that’s been so good to you?” Kiffin says he asked himself last November, as he weighed a decision. The tone of his voice grows more passionate. “No coach I talked to at any point ever said, ‘stay there’... You got one life. People do it all the time. Players and free agency, coaches, magazines—people change. It’s your story. That’s why I did okay with it because I’m like, man, it’s my story. And I choose for this to be the next chapter.”

Kiffin previously said he consulted with Nick Saban and Pete Caroll before deciding to leave Ole Miss, so it wouldn't be surprising if they were the coaches that he was referring to.

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SteveLSU35•2 hours

He made the right career move. Timing sucked, but sometimes that's life.

LSU Tiger Eyes•17 min

The "MIssissippi Burning" movie comes to mind!

panzer•1 hour

That stings

TouchdownTony•2 hours

Dang Lane. Scorched earth. Dude, please stop with the “all these other people said take the job”. Be accountable and say what YOU wanted to do. One of two things is happening here. He really didn’t want to leave Ole Miss OR he isn’t feeling all warm and fuzzy about his ability to come through with a 40 million dollar roster and all the onus is on him to deliver a championship immediately that he didn’t have to do at Ole Miss. Dude needs to work on his leadership skills. Quit throwing other coaches and colleagues names around and instead say this is what Lane wanted and if it fails it’s because of Lane. Stop being a petulant adolescent.

PurpleSingularity•2 hours

He literally said that in the last couple sentences of the quote referenced. He is qualifying his decision with commensurate advice. Read more carefully.

TheRouxGuru•1 hour

Ok touchdown tony on fricking Tigerdroppings LMAO… imagine some dweeb on the internet thinking lane kiffin needs his advice

BlackPot•1 hour

He said he made the decision. He's just letting the world know that every other coach that's held in high regard also said "Bro, take that job".

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