All Signs Point to LSU

All of you chicken littles need to relax. Aside from Lane and his dog’s strange twitter behavior (which is admittedly aggravating), all signs point to LSU.

- Kiffin looks up to and respects Saban. And we all know that Saban still has a soft spot for LSU. We all know about Lane’s relationship with Coach O, and he saw him when a national championship here.

- There were rumors before we hired BK that Kiffin’s team and reached out to LSU about the opening back then. He was also even part of the coaching staff package that Coach O pitched to LSU. He has had our program on his radar for a long time.

- Kiffin has spoken highly of LSU and its resources many times before. He saw the magic of Death Valley at night firsthand last year. And he seemed to go out of his way to troll BK when he was here (jealous that loser was running this program?).

- Our TD sources have been a little erratic, which is to be expected. These things are fluid and in many cases we’re relying on third hand information. However, the general consensus that can be gleaned from all the posts combined has been consistent: he’s coming to LSU. Some of the specifics and timing may be off, but everything appears to be on track with what has been discussed. For example, Florida was the smokescreen this cycle. Woodward would be out. Layla buying a house. Knox going to UHigh. Coach O coming back, etc., etc.— all of that seems accurate so far. 24/7 and On3 insiders generally agree with TD’s.

- 9 out of 10 Ole Miss people are frustrated and think he’s leaving. They aren’t pounding their chests and saying he ain’t leaving. They’re obviously nervous.

- The only “complicating” factor is the success that Ole Miss has had this year. Kiffin obviously loves his team and players, which is a great thing. He wants to do as right by them as he can. It’s not his fault the schedule is so stupid. And importantly, all of these deadlines and timelines have not come from either Lane or LSU. These are fan imposed deadlines because we’re impatient. Lane hasn’t gone back on his word to anyone. The only thing definitive we’ve seen from a party of consequence was Ole Miss saying a decision was coming today. They did not say this morning at 9am or 11:30am or 2:30pm- just today.

The bottom line is there has been nothing legitimate saying he’s staying at Ole Miss other than the fans’ emotions. Have a little patience and Geaux Tigers.