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Nick Saban Says Lane Kiffin’s Decision Comes Down To One Thing

by Staff Reporter

November 29, 202531 Comments

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During ESPN's College GameDay on Saturday, Nick Saban spoke about Lane Kiffin's upcoming decision. Per On3:

quote:
“I think Lane’s decision is going to come down to one thing: where is the place that I can recruit the best players? And I think one of Lane’s apprehensions is that he’s had to use the portal to build his team at Ole Miss each year,” Saban said. “At LSU, he probably could recruit better talent and then just supplement his team by need with the portal.

“That’s probably the dilemma that he has, as well as his loyalty to his team that he’s coaching now that he wants to be able to continue to coach. So it’s a tough thing to have the right answer to.”

Saban also said Ole Miss should allow Kiffin to coach through the playoffs if he leaves LSU, as did Kirk Herbstreit.

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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com

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GoAwayImBaitn•3 months

He's definitely gone

panzer•3 months

No way is he coaching his old team when his new team needs to be rebuilt. That's cray cray

CalTiger53•3 months

Clearly Saban is telling him go to LSU, no brainer. Also, LSU job is rare opportunity that he may regret for the rest of his life if he doesn't take it.

HubbaBubba•3 months

"LSU job is rare opportunity" LOL! Not this century. The next coach will be the 5th in 25 years.

t308madness•3 months

And 3 of them won a NC

jgelis57•3 months

Fifth coach in 25 years. Something was working. In 25 years, four trips to the national championship game, winning three of them. You can't argue with success.

lsusteve1•3 months

Simple summary - LSU will be easier to get talent via HS and Portal. Trophies incoming.

The only tug at Ole Miss is seeing this year through, that’s it.

IbReal•3 months

Duh

CaptainYaYa•3 months

Coach the team in the playoffs?! That’s like your wife leaving you and she says you can have sex with her one more time before she runs off.

IbReal•3 months

But that happens all the time. Hell I still have sex with my ex from time to time.

Bud Rollins•3 months

Hoping that means that he’s coming here to coach the good guys!!

cajunmud•3 months

The one thing that almost all of our decisions come down to...HAPPINESS. What do we think will make us the happiest in the future? That is usually goal fulfillment.

If his goal is to be at the top of the coaching market money-wise...he stays (Ole Mess will match any offer). If it's a NC...he comes. If he stays...get the Tulane coach.

CalTiger53•3 months

All the attention Kiffin is getting is because of LSU job opening, otherwise, few people will remember him if he was at Ole Miss and he will probably go 8-4 next year if he is there.

epicopt116•3 months

I think he is gone, just trying to negotiate coaching team in playoffs. That’s what we are waiting for

LSUsince74•3 months

He gone

NotaStarGazer•3 months

I said several days ago that a factor FOR LSU is that LA is a lot better recruiting base than MS is. And just like Saban said, Kiffin has been living off the transfer portal. Their HS recruiting has been mediocre by SEC standards.

19•3 months

Lollipop Guild hath spoken.

4LSUinSC•3 months

Hubbabubba, STFU
Geaux fighting tigers

findaway•3 months

Tiger fans, I’d like him to coach the playoff team and still be the LSU coach next season. You could spend a 100 mill and not get the marketing exposure to recruits, parents and fans that you’ll receive when every sportscast and bowl game is about LSU, because their new coach is still in the playoffs. Every time that camera hits lanes face on that sideline he’s speaking directly to a recruit. GEAUX TIGERS!

biglego•3 months

Is recruiting even still a thing now that players are free agents? Isn’t it just a matter of which school pays best?

Cracker•3 months

Trolling

TwoDatBait•3 months

If that’s the case, welcome to Baton Rouge!!!!

Jabontik•3 months

If that's true, then he's coming to LSU. Smart move, since we have the best young high school players in the country that grow up wanting to go to LSU. That's one reason why Ole Miss has never won anything, while LSU wins NC's regularly

Megasaurus•3 months

recruiting better players will be easier to do @ LSU. In addition, he has (~90) million $$$$ (as reported) reasons to come to BR...Loyalty will have a tough time competing with that kind of money

LSUgrad88•3 months

Ole Miss will match whatever money LSU offers. That will have nothing to do with his decision.

DaleGribblesMower•3 months

Who gives a shite? Stop posting about this utter fricking nonsense. He’s staying at Ole Miss, thank fricking god

ImBatman•3 months

Obviously, you give a shite because you are posting. If you are scared of him coming to LSU, just say you're scared! I would bet scared too. Lol

tigerbutt•3 months

But he’s not.

Spankum•3 months

If he stays at Ole Miss, it is because of Landry’s antics.

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