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re: ESPN as it often does it now saying "on the other hand" it isn't LSU's fault

Posted on 9/2/26 at 10:43 am to
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
52847 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 10:43 am to
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interviews/media appearances by Lane in the last 2 weeks: 2

segments on lane kiffin by ESPN/big meanie dick with ears: 26 (hyperbole)


You know Kiffin is eating this shite up too. They can’t stop talking about him even though he’s said nothing controversial.

An now

He’s actually starting to get praise from them
Posted by Godfather1
What WAS St George, Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
89911 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 10:46 am to
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Paul Finebaum: "After listening to these other guys actually talk about what is happening, I'm changing my mind."


Sounds to me like an admission that Pawwwl went off half-cocked without knowing what he was talking about.

Not very professional for a “journalist”.
Posted by bengaltiger1924
Nashville
Member since Sep 2025
29 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 10:49 am to
Just watched this. They’re definitely walking back the asinine statements they have made the last 7 days. And they act better than you for saying it now after lying to you.
Posted by mcspufftiger7
Member since Oct 2020
3553 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:09 am to
There have been a couple of guys on ESPN who have not piled on LSU and have actually brought up the 5 for 5 reason for all of this. Sam Acho and Louis Riddick are 2 that I have seen try to explain the whole issue without just bad mouthing Kiffen and LSU.
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
18060 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:35 am to
This is what most news outlets do nowadays. They start out with a stance against something, and then as soon as the public reaches the appropriate amount of outrage, they start to play the other side.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
10920 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:36 am to
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Changing tune before coming to Death Valley. LOL.


More like got threatened with a defamation lawsuit for making personal remarks about Lane Kiffin's character and mental health.
Posted by skuter
P'ville
Member since Jan 2005
6270 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:39 am to
Listen to Unsportsmanlike in the morning. Michelle Smallmon sounds like she’s auditioning for The View with her hatred for LSU and Kiffin
This post was edited on 9/2/26 at 11:40 am
Posted by DustInTheWind
Member since Sep 2016
1328 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 11:44 am to
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Paul Finebaum: "After listening to these other guys actually talk about what is happening, I'm changing my mind." What a blowhard. Nobody should listen to what Paul says...he basically admitted that he was just blowing smoke on a situation that he didn't understand.
What a fricking joke.
Posted by Gonadballbarian
Member since Dec 2017
1808 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 12:03 pm to
Yes they're playing up both sides. But they're playing up both sides only because it's obvious. Not just for rating. The ratings would've worked if we were solely the villain. When everything looked like we were legitimately the villain, they backed it up. When more facts came out that maybe we we're just doing what we legally should do, then they wanted to cover their arse a little bit.
They're just mouthpieces with no real opinion or spine
Posted by STEVED00
Member since May 2007
23241 posts
Posted on 9/2/26 at 12:25 pm to
Nah they knew they all were doing it but Kiffin is the lightning rod/exciting coach so it’s just easy to paint him the “villain”. That being said, Lane probably loves all the attention as well. He has always embraced the “villain” role.
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