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ESPN’s Michael Wilbon Rips Lane Kiffin Over His Comments About Players Be Able To Transfer
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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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StupidBinder57 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?
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caliegeaux57 months
Lol glad I wasn’t the only one who got lost on his “point”.
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geauxbrown57 months
Michael "I never played a sport in my life" Wilbon.
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Billy Mays57 months
Michael Wilbon = The King of the Straw Man Argument
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gamecockman1257 months
Shutup Wilbon. Another ESPN idiot.
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arcalades57 months
too bad the Big 10 isn't as tough as wilbon thinks he is
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Eltegray57 months
I don't see how one is an argument for the other. If I'm a regular student and want to transfer to another college I don't have to sit out for a year.
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NYCAuburn57 months
agreed and kifin even says its for the next level
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ManBearSharkReb57 months
“I have never agreed with anything Lane Kiffin has said” -Michael Wilbon “I love puss” -Lane Kiffin
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OceanMan57 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.
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Well said
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Erin Go Bragh57 months
It shouldn't surprise anyone that a Big 10 shill is opposed to Big 10 players moving south.
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Kentucker57 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.
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10MTNTiger57 months
ESPN is worse than watching Rachel Maddow on repeat. Why would anyone watch that shite.
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ExpoTiger57 months
Wilbon is a fricking Big mouth clown.
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eugene1928LSU57 months
I couldn't agree more, but i'm also not a clown kiffen fan either.
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lpgreat157 months
He still doesn’t say why they shouldn’t be able to transfer.
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SCLibertarian57 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.
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dhuck2057 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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burreauxxx57 months
he's a yankee, what did you expect? they hate the SEC
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bigman33457 months
I swear Wilbon looks and sounds like a 9 year old most of the time he speaks. too old to pout
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Hangit57 months
The fact that Interdisciplinary Studies exists negates Wilbon's argument.
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Walt OReilly57 months
Wilbon is a racist SOB
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FowlGuy57 months
I’m pretty sure every player that has a legitimate shot at making the NFL gives a damn about the word Student. Its part of the process.
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