re: If Kiffin had a choice of Florida, USCw, LSU, Auburn, or Ole Miss

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Exactly, you don’t know shite. That was never reported on.

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Oh, it only happened if someone reported it?

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My take on all these 'Kiffin is going to ____" threads is that lots of people think Kiffin is a great coach, and they want him to coach at their school. At the same time, these same threads talk about how no one can win at Ole Miss and what a second-rate job it is compared to their school. So, that pretty much makes the first part of their argument crazed.

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But the two aren't mutually exclusive. Ole Miss could be a second rate job, and he could be a great coach.

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If Florida is such an easy job,

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Florida is a job that has a lot of potential and a lot of resources compared to most places.

There aren't more than about five other places that have available to them what Florida has in terms of things you need to build a powerhouse program.

The fact that they haven't done it very often is another matter.

Even Bear Bryant alluded to he fact that Florida was a "sleeping giant" back in the day.

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good high school talent and no competition for recruiting form other in-state schools...

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Geography barely even matters anymore. Florida, Texas, California, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana…programs nationwide recruit every state. What matter$ mo$t to prospects now is $how me the money. Secondly, how many players is this coaching staff putting in the nfl.

Ole Miss until his children transition into adulthood. Afterwards, I would argue that Florida would come back into play for his ex-wife's (rumored to be back together) ties to the university through her father. Auburn blew its chance, and LSU and SC aren't in play. Honestly, if he stays on his current trajectory, he could become Ole Miss's greatest coach, and more than likely, have the field named after him, etc.

His ex-wife's connections could not be less relevant. If he goes to Florida, it's because they back the brinks truck up with a crazy number. They did not get close when they pursued Lane the first time. Lane is currently at $9m a year. I suspect Florida would need to bump that up to something pretty dumb, along with making commitments on the NIL front.

To me, what is interesting here is -

IF Florida fires Napier and
IF Florida offers Kiffin (and for some reason with this admin, neither is a guarantee)

then what he does next will say a bit about just how much perceived parity there is these day among coaches. Columnists and commentators have been talking a lot about how much more evenly matched things are, and there seems to be a growing consensus that any P4 school that has a competitive NIL program, boosters all rowing in the same direction, and competent leadership might be able to go all the way in a given year.

Before NIL and the portal, Florida is the better job without a doubt. It probably still is, but the gap may not be big enough anymore to blow up a perfectly good thing that still has potential.

I doubt it would come down to money were the offer extended because both parties have money to burn. It will be an interesting data point on how important legacy still is these days though I think.

He is crazy if he doesn't stay at Ole Miss.


He has coached at Tennessee, USC and even in the NFL, so I would think he has the experience to know he has a great gig, but you never know. Some coaches are very nomadic by nature.

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Keep melting

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Not a melt. I’m not the kind of fan who says the other team sucks just because we lost — Ole Miss earned it. Honestly, I wasn’t surprised. If anything, I almost wanted Nuss to throw more picks so he’d get benched. Odd it was only a 5-point game, but a win’s a win.

My point is the Kiffin hype has always been empty. He had a miserable P4 record before Ole Miss, just one 10-win season, people hyped him then. Even after his first 2 shitty seasons at Ole Miss, LSU fans wanted him over Kelly in 2022. Based on what? Who’s running this guy’s PR? How does he manage to generate such hype?

Brian Kelly accomplished more in his first year in the SEC than Kiffin has in five years at Ole Miss — and probably ever will. Kiffin’s a good coach, not great. He’ll have some 9- and 10-win seasons, but nothing beyond that. Outside of meaningless bowls, he has done nothing.

That’s the point. If we’re talking about the win, congrats. I hate that we lost, but congrats. But if we’re talking about Kiffin as a coach, stop lying. He’s good. Not great and certainly not worth everyone freaking out about where he’s going to go.

One is at Ole Miss
One is at LSU

LSU has a very clear advantage. Now comparing how he did vs Kelly when Lane was at USC or Tenn is fair to Kelly at LSU