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The Athletic : The unspoken reason Lane Kiffin chose Ole Miss? Revenge against Nick Saban
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:22 am
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:22 am
The Athletic - Kiffin targets Saban ($)
UPDATE : Per the AL.com Alabama beat writer
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Lane Kiffin is gunning for Nick Saban.
It’s been nearly three years since Saban unceremoniously fired Kiffin, his offensive coordinator, two days after Alabama beat Washington in the 2016 College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl. Saban fired Kiffin a week before the national championship game. Kiffin was embarrassed. Kiffin was angry. Kiffin hasn’t forgotten.
That dismissal fueled Kiffin’s desire to return to the SEC and a burning passion to exact revenge on Saban, multiple people with knowledge of the matter told The Athletic. Now that he’s the head coach at Ole Miss, he sees the chance to do so.
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In his biggest coup attempt, Kiffin offered Alabama strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran an on-the-field coaching position to try to steal him from Saban, multiple people close to the Alabama program told The Athletic.
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Those same people said Kiffin also has interest in Alabama secondary coach Karl Scott, former Alabama defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi and former Alabama defensive line coach Bo Davis, among others.
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Now he has a chance to pay back Saban — both on and off the field. Kiffin is attempting to raid Saban’s staff both present and past. He’ll also target Saban on the recruiting trail, said multiple people who spoke to The Athletic.
UPDATE : Per the AL.com Alabama beat writer
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Matt Zenitz
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Lane Kiffin has not offered Scott Cochran a job at Ole Miss at this point, per sources.
While there are relationships there, I'm told it's extremely unlikely Cochran or Tosh Lupoi will end up at Ole Miss.
This post was edited on 12/11/19 at 12:42 pm
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Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:23 am to SummerOfGeorge
Saban will be gone in a year or two anyway so it doesn't matter.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:23 am to SummerOfGeorge
So he wants to make Saban quit? This will be fun either way.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:24 am to SummerOfGeorge
I sure hope Kiffin doesn't try and steal Pete Golding. That would be the nail in our coffin. A huge coup!
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:24 am to SummerOfGeorge
I just like the hire based of the entertainment factor alone
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:25 am to SummerOfGeorge
He already banged his daughter, now this?
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:25 am to SummerOfGeorge
Imagine losing to O, Kiffin, and Gus in the same year. I believe Nicholas would jump off the Paul Bryant bridge
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:26 am to SummerOfGeorge
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I sure hope Kiffin doesn't try and steal Pete Golding. That would be the nail in our coffin. A huge coup!
He's all yours.
This post was edited on 12/11/19 at 11:30 am
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:26 am to SummerOfGeorge
Glad to see Freshwater back in the SEC to troll Saban... and his daughter
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:27 am to SummerOfGeorge
lulz. It'll be like Mouammar Kadhafi trying to stand up to Reagan.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:27 am to SummerOfGeorge
This makes for a nice story, I'm sure.
The kernel of truth is probably that Kiffin saw that despite the battleground that is the SEC West, Bama could be beat by teams like Ole Miss if all of the tools were properly assembled and used.
The kernel of truth is probably that Kiffin saw that despite the battleground that is the SEC West, Bama could be beat by teams like Ole Miss if all of the tools were properly assembled and used.
This post was edited on 12/11/19 at 11:28 am
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:27 am to SummerOfGeorge
Suttles is so lame.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:28 am to PearlJam
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Suttles is so lame.
This is very true
He wants to be in the "cool CFB journalist club" so badly
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:28 am to SummerOfGeorge
I don't buy it but there will be no sympathy for Saban as the program comes back down to earth.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:30 am to SummerOfGeorge
The Cochran stuff makes this hard to believe. What position are you going to allow a career strength and conditioning coach to take over?
I mean seriously. He’s not some “strength coach” in name only for a former player to be on staff.
I mean seriously. He’s not some “strength coach” in name only for a former player to be on staff.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:31 am to CapstoneGrad06
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The Cochran stuff makes this hard to believe. What position are you going to allow a career strength and conditioning coach to take over?
I mean seriously. He’s not some “strength coach” in name only for a former player to be on staff.
Yea I don't get that one
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:33 am to nes2010
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already banged his daughter,
Is this story pretty much confirmed at this point? What was Sabans "official" reason for firing him
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:35 am to thatguy45
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What was Sabans "official" reason for firing him
Calling a play during the Peach Bowl that we literally didn't didn't have in our 2016 playbook had something to do with it.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:36 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Calling a play during the Peach Bowl that we literally didn't didn't have in our 2016 playbook had something to do with it.
That sounds unfair.
Posted on 12/11/19 at 11:36 am to Murph4HOF
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That sounds unfair.
Working to get it banned
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