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ESPN’s Michael Wilbon Rips Lane Kiffin Over His Comments About Players Be Able To Transfer

by Larry Leo

August 20, 202031 Comments

ESPN’s Michael Wilbon Rips Lane Kiffin Over His Comments About Players Be Able To Transfer

Earlier this week, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin commented on players from the BIG 10 and PAC-12 being able to transfer and play immediately this season due to their season being canceled...

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“Kids are having their schools or their conferences deciding to shut down, so they can’t play, and a lot of them have a lot of money on the line with the next level, or they just want to play their last year,” Kiffin said. “So it’s really unfortunate that the NCAA is not allowing them to transfer and be eligible immediately.”

ESPN’s Michael Wilbon had this response, per Saturday Down South...

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“I have never agreed with anything Lane Kiffin has said and I’m glad to have consistency on this here program today. The notion that that kid may be a student too, these coaches now, more than ever are looking like liars. … Lane Kiffin doesn’t give a damn about the student part. … These coaches want these guys to be pros, except they’re not getting paid.”

What are your thoughts? Should players be able to transfer and play ASAP?

(The Spun)

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js1591•44 months

They should be allowed to transfer based on the foolish non science based choices of their conferences. Wilbon is a hypocrite and an idiot...which is why he works for the CNN of sports.

SomeLSUguy•44 months

Name one football coach who gets paid based on results in the classroom... Sure the coaches want the players/team to do good in school and graduate. And I'm sure some of the coaches have incentives worked into their contracts for graduation rates or team GPA; but let's call a spade a spade... they are getting paid big bucks to get results on the football field. The Ole Piss athletic department has paid professionals who are there to give a damn about the student part, just like they have a paid professionals to worry about the football part.

RandySavage•44 months

Man it's a shame, I used to love PTI back in the early mid 00s but I guess woke culture and TDS got the best of Wilbon too. His point makes no sense whatsoever.

ExpoTiger•44 months

Wilbon is a fricking Big mouth clown.

eugene1928LSU•44 months

I couldn't agree more, but i'm also not a clown kiffen fan either.

Walt OReilly•44 months

Wilbon is a racist SOB

SCLibertarian•44 months

Wilbon has whined about the transfer rule for years. The only reason he's coming out against transferring now is because he wants to perpetuate the Covid fearmongering to oust the President.

OceanMan•44 months

These kids chose to play at their schools on a FOOTBALL scholarship. If the school can’t offer them football, they should be able to go somewhere that can.

bama will rise again•44 months

Well said

10MTNTiger•44 months

ESPN is worse than watching Rachel Maddow on repeat. Why would anyone watch that shite.

10MTNTiger•44 months

ESPN is worse than watching Rachel Maddow on repeat. Why would anyone watch that shite.

AlbinoGator•44 months

I have no problem with this as long as the transfers are Seniors only no red shirt juniors SENIORS OR RED SHIRT SENIORS ONLY!!!! that I have 0 problems with let those guys play and move on instead of staying in school another year when they should not have to

lpgreat1•44 months

He still doesn’t say why they shouldn’t be able to transfer.

Kentucker•44 months

“ Lane Kiffin doesn’t give a damn about the student part.” The players don’t give a damn about the student part either. They just want to get to the NFL, not grad school.

3down10•44 months

I agree with him. Lane Kiffin should not have the power to force them to transfer. However, if they just want to transfer because the Big10 has made poor choices...

burreauxxx•44 months

he's a yankee, what did you expect? they hate the SEC

burreauxxx•44 months

he's a yankee, what did you expect? they hate the SEC

bigman334•44 months

I swear Wilbon looks and sounds like a 9 year old most of the time he speaks. too old to pout

gamecockman12•44 months

Shutup Wilbon. Another ESPN idiot.

Erin Go Bragh•44 months

It shouldn't surprise anyone that a Big 10 shill is opposed to Big 10 players moving south.

StupidBinder•44 months

I’m not even sure I understand Wilbon’s counter point...Kiffin is saying “allow immediate transfers” and Wilbon is ranting about...student athletes not getting paid? What does that have to do with what Kiffin said?

caliegeaux•44 months

Lol glad I wasn’t the only one who got lost on his “point”.

dhuck20•44 months

“I have never agreed with anything Lane Kiffin has said and I’m glad to have consistency on this here program today. The notion that that kid may be a student too, these coaches now, more than ever are looking like liars. … Lane Kiffin doesn’t give a damn about the student part. … These coaches want these guys to be pros, except they’re not getting paid.” So now we can just *assume* that all coaches don't care about these kids? Sounds like Wilbon is putting a lot of stock into what he *thinks* Kiffin thinks instead of what Kiffin actually said.

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