paper tiger

Its safe to say that Kiffin has a good idea of who the best players are with eligibility left on the Ole Miss roster, who he wants, and who might flip to LSU after Ole Miss ends its playoff run. I have no idea who that might be, but here are a few of the best players, with eligibility left, on a very talented Ole Miss roster. Kiffin may even have some of these penciled in which may have influenced who LSU offered and who LSU supposedly processed after Kiffin’s arrival:

Kewan Lacy sophomore rb: This three star running back lit it up for Ole Miss this year with 1300 yds rushing at 5 yds a carry and 20 tds. Whoa. I am not sure why he was a three star, he has elite speed. LSU needs another running back or two. Lacy put up the numbers for Ole Miss we expected Durham to do for LSU. You would think Kiffin wants Lacy.

Winston Watkins freshman wr: Watkins was a 4 star out of HS who managed to get 24 receptions when he finally hit the field despite all the Ole Miss wr talent in front of him. He supposedly has big play potential.

Deuce Alexander redshirt sophomore wr: Alexander is said to be the fastest player on the Ole Miss roster averaging 17 yds a reception. He was a 3 star out of high school and a 4 star transfer. Taking any player named “deuce” from Ole Miss would have to sting.

Trinidad Chambliss qb (senior) or Austin Simmons qb (redshirt sophomore): This one is kind of crazy if Chambliss gets another yr of eligibility. Simmons must be good, he beat out Chambliss before Simmons injured his ankle. I dont know if Simmons ever got healthy enough to get his job back or if Chambliss is just better. Then in the portal, you potentially have Lanoris Sellers, Drew Mestemaker, Sam Leavitt and others. Wow. There will be options and with Kiffin as coach and a terrible qb room at LSU. What top qb would not want to step into the starting qb position at LSU with Kiffin? Its almost certain Kiffin gets a top qb, if not his pick of the litter. You would think with the Ole Miss qb coach, Dane Steven’s, coming to LSU, LSU could be a landing place for either of the 2 Ole Miss qbs, but will the guys in the portal be even better? How about Lanoris Sellers with a coach like Kiffin? Yikes. Lots of options here for LSU.

Princewell Umanmielen junior de: This guy is a pass rushing beast and would be a prime target of any college if he doesnt go to the NFL. Lou Spanos, a top defensive analyst who left Ole Miss for LSU, is supposedly tight with him.

Lucas Carniero junior place kicker: Dont underestimate place kickers, many games come down to a field goal. LSU has been spoiled by Ramos. Carniero has made 49 out of 56 field goals (7 of 8 over fifty yards) and 136/136 xtra points in three years at Ole Miss.

I have zero inside info any of these guys and LSU have mutual interest and I would assume Lane and his staff will not do anything perceived as poaching while Ole Miss is in their playoff run. Ole Miss reporters like to say the team all told Kiffin to GTFO. Lol, Ole Miss would be naive to think some of their kids still want to play for Kiffin. I would be worried about any of my good players if I were Ole Miss with Kiffin at LSU, with a big NIL bundle, a bundle probably made even bigger with the money saved on having such a small recruiting class. The coaches who left Ole Miss for LSU also likely have relationships with Ole Miss players that could be a factor.

I have a partner/friend in Austin whose son was a qb at Westlake and went on to have a very successful college and nfl career. Westlake is the biggest qb factory in the country. He told me Rees will be one of the best from there, fast and a good arm.

Rees is in Texas's backyard and most kids from Westlake want to go to UT. The fact UT didn't offer Rees might just be because they have a 5 star qb in their 2026 class. My buddy is very high on Wise.

Well maybe not just a rumor after all. Kiffin may need bodyguards now. Ole Miss fans are beyond salty now. Our game at Ole Miss next year will draw a zillion watchers. The talking heads will have a field day.

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Kiffen has no leverage. He does not own the assistants or players. That’s not even a rumor

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I assume the entire coaching staff at Ole Miss was hired by Kiffin. Not only are they probably friends and or loyal to Kiffin,they have no idea who the next coach will be or if they will be retained.

Kiffin may not own them, but he has the leverage. Their only guarantee of a job next year might be if Kiffin hires them to LSU.

If Kiffin did indeed tell Ole Miss he will take coaches with him if not allowed to coach the playoffs, I would think this would worry Ole Miss greatly.

And it is a rumor. By their very nature, rumors need not be true nor even plausible for that matter. In any event, I am not vouching for it as being correct, I am just passing along a post from an ole miss board that might explain the delay.

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Ok you win. In.

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Hey, can you clarify? You have made multiple posts insisting Kiffin has signed or will sign extension with Ole Miss. Are you saying (a) you were wrong and Lane is coming to LSU or (b) sticking to your guns that he will sign extension with Ole Miss?

I think everyone will assume (a) if you dont respond. If you’re going with (b), do you have any real info or is this just your guess?

Ole Miss will be paying Kiffin to coach the egg bowl even though they think he’s leaving for LSU? Sheesh. Did someone cut all y’all’s ball’s off?

I would go after Lane too, but the way he screwed Tennessee scares me. If it all falls through, I’m gonna feel as stupid as the tender woman. Watching all the coverage on TV, it seems like while the majority of LSU fans see Lane announcing next Saturday for LSU, most people outside of Louisiana think Lane might go in any number of ways.



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The question for all the pollsters about LSU is whether LSU is that good, or whether Florida andClemson just suck. Having watched Clemson and Florida play this week, it seems a fair question.

LSU can make the debate moot this week. If LSU beats Ole Miss at Oxford, Few will argue that LSU is not a good team. Kiffin has transformed Ole Miss to a contender. Ole Miss is a tough out.

If LSU loses at Oxford, they probably are over rated as #3 team in the country. Ole miss is good, but not special. How are going to beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa and Oklahoma in Norman if you can’t beat Ole Miss in Oxford?

That said, the Clemson and Florida wins give LSU a nice cushion. LSU has a tough schedule. A two loss LSU team is likely a shoe in for a playoff spot. Ole Miss is not a must win game. But if you beat them in Oxford then your chances to make the playoffs go way up.

To be fair, unless they have text message evidence showing that Lindsey was made aware of their situation, he'll walk from this pretty easily. Just so fricking dumb regardless.

Having tried a dozen or more homicide cases, this case sounds a lot more potentially worrisome to me. If Lindsey was housing murder suspects for any period of time, then proving Lindsey knew they were wanted might not be all that hard to prove. People who do stuff like this are almost always knuckleheads who have thought nothing much through and inevitably leave a trail of incriminating crumbs that even Hansel and Gretel could follow.

That said, an accessory is way different than a principal. Accessory charges can be hard to convict if any jurors see the accessory as more of a loyal guy who will not rat out his pals than as an accomplice to a crime.

But if they can prove Lindsey housed guys he knew were wanted for murder, thats a felony. I dont see Lindsey playing at LSU with a felony conviction.

I am hoping he did not know these guys were wanted and/or that they cannot prove it. You just cannot rule out, with so little information reported, that the prosecution may not already have compelling evidence of an accessory crime.

But anyway, anyone who has not seen the police report, including me, and who thinks Lindsey did something wrong or not, is just guessing at this time. I hope the best for Lindsey and that he was unaware his friends were wanted. If he did not know they were wanted, then there is no crime.

If he did know, however, and was just being a loyal friend, then he may have a steep price to pay. I get being a loyal friend. But that can never outweigh the rights of the victim’s family to have the killer tried, not to mention the fact these guys might kill someone else along the way. Once people cross the kill somebody line, its way, way more easier to kill the next guy.

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but the Good Lord certainly had a hand in this

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Was wondering if he was pushed.

Lol. Just kidding, I’m glad the big guy is doing well too.