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re: Why is Ole Miss begging LSU's OC to coach their team in the Playoffs?
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:55 am to Choupique19
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:55 am to Choupique19
They are desperate. Kiffin did leave them high and dry on offense, which is the strength of the team. I don't blame them.
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Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:55 am to Lgrnwd
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Is Ole Miss not concerned about Weis Jr trying to recruit Ole Miss offensive players to transfer to LSU with him?
I mean, you bring up a good point. The reason why we aren't concerned is because he doesn't recruit very well. We do want him to stay but if he ultimately leaves we will go get another OC.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:56 am to Choupique19
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Go ahead and explain the hypocrisy.
Deals were made that benefit both schools and the conference.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:56 am to Choupique19
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No, it's Keith Carter's decision. I'm not saying it's wrong, but Keith Carter chose to not let Kiffin coach the playoffs. But sure, he'll allow the LSU OC to coach the Ole Miss team in the playoffs.
It has everything to do with the character of the two individuals. Carter thinks Weiss is professional enough to give Ole Miss his best effort, he doesn’t think the same about Kiffin. Given Kiffin’s track record and how he behaved in this scenario before, Carter is correct
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:56 am to olemissfan26
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I’m not trying to troll or sound like an arse but how legally binding is a terms sheet vs a true contract?
I don’t have it in front of me but the BR newspaper reported he had signed with LSU and there was a $5.7 million penalty if he left before next season.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 9:58 am to Choupique19
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I thought the national consensus was that no way the Ole Miss AD could let Lane Kiffin coach the playoffs after he took the LSU job, Keith Carter has to live in Oxford for crying out loud.
So why did they beg Charlie Weiss, Jr to stay and coach their offense after he has accepted the OC job at LSU?
OC are only employed by the will of the head coach - Weis Jr. likely signed the a term sheet / MOU with LSU because he doesn't know if he has a job at Ole Miss going forward or not.
Also there's a human element - Weis is a good dude and Kiffin left Ole Miss like a goddamn wrecking ball. I'm sure Ole Miss doesn't love the optics of having Weis around if he's in fact LSU's OC next year, but it's a give and take because they want to win playoff games.
It's not the same thing as radioactive Kiffin being around when those relationships have obviously been poisoned. Do you think Keith Carter wants to be known as the pussy bitch AD who allowed LSU's coach squatting in his football building for 3-6 weeks. Hell no
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:01 am to Billy Mays
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Do you think Keith Carter wants to be known as the pussy bitch AD who allowed LSU's coach squatting in his football building for 3-6 weeks. Hell no
Well he's the pussy bitch AD allowing the LSU OC to squat in his football building for 3-6 weeks.
And I'm shocked the AD did everything in his power to keep Lane Kiffin as head coach when you guys are describing him as such a low moral and ethical person.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:03 am to Billy Mays
Weiss is not a lock to LSU. I think it's a 50/50 shot between LSU and Ole Miss.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:09 am to Choupique19
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But yet you want the current LSU OC to coach your team in the playoffs
Is he the current OC? I dont doubt that he will be but has he signed a contract? Either way I didnt call him to come back, I don’t care, he wanted to come back.
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Keith Carter chose to not let Kiffin coach the playoffs.
Keith Carter made it abundantly clear to Kiffin that there was a fork in the road and if he chose LSU then he couldnt hang around to be HC of Ole Miss during the playoffs. Carter laid out the options. Kiffin made the decision. Why does LSU want him to coach OM in the playoffs anyway?
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:14 am to Draconian Sanctions
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I don’t have it in front of me but the BR newspaper reported he had signed with LSU and there was a $5.7 million penalty if he left before next season.
I don’t know what exactly transpired, however, I’ve done a little math and it seems likely that some suits walked in and threw some numbers on the table.
Provided both teams are good/decent, the estimated advertising revenue for the Magnolia Bowl alone is approx. $50 million.
That’s just one game. That doesn’t count LSU hate watching all season.
This number increases exponentially if OM advances to the semis or better in the CFP.
That number decreases significantly from that baseline to the extent that OM sucks.
If both teams are very good and OM is defending CFP, numbers will be break all CFB ratings records.
CFB is a business. It helps both schools immensely if OM does well. They obviously can’t control what happens on the field but they can control some of the tools. Likewise, there’s probably a gentlemen’s agreement with regard to reasons limits on poaching.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:19 am to Saskwatch
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Why does LSU want him to coach OM in the playoffs anyway?
I don't.
But the narrative that Kiffin quit on the Ole Miss season is not accurate. Kiffin made a choice about future seasons, and the Ole Miss AD did not allow him to finish this season.
Everything doesn't have to be a good guy / bad guy let's get all of our hot takes in for social media clicks. Kiffin made his choice for the future, and the Ole Miss AD made his choice for the present. There is no villian in this scenario.
We have two other head coaches that have left their teams before confernce championship games with a shot at the CFB playoffs and the media doesn't seem to care that they are allowed to finish their teams season as opposed to Kiffin being told no.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:21 am to Choupique19
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Well he's the pussy bitch AD allowing the LSU OC to squat in his football building for 3-6 weeks.
If you are a OC (or any assistant) you work at the pleasure of your head coach. It makes sense that he signed with LSU because he doesn't have a job otherwise and Lane clearly gave the OM staff a short timeline to decide. There's no guarantees Pete Golding wants Weis Jr. as his OC next season or beyond so it makes sense why he accepted the job at LSU.
Ole Miss likely weighed the chance he doesn't go back to LSU and the benefit of him coaching the playoffs vs the optics hit for him being around.
I think this all goes back to the human element - Lane left in a burning blaze of shite. Weis Jr. is a good dude and didn't burn bridges.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:25 am to Billy Mays
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Lane left in a burning blaze of shite.
Did he? How? The media created the firestorm. The Ole Miss AD had just as much of a part in this "blaze of shite".
How could Kiffin have handled it better? Please tell me.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:27 am to Choupique19
Why is LSU going to pay bonuses to Lane Kiffin if Ole Miss wins some playoff games?
Sexton worked Verge over.
Sexton worked Verge over.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:28 am to Choupique19
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Did he? How? The media created the firestorm.
The firestorm helps LSU. Embrace it.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:29 am to LittleJerrySeinfield
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Why is LSU going to pay bonuses to Lane Kiffin if Ole Miss wins some playoff games? Sexton worked Verge over.
Maybe Lane exited too harshly and they wanted to incentivize Lane not to gut OM?
This post was edited on 12/4/25 at 10:30 am
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:31 am to Mempho
Coaches in the past have said "the only way I leave here is in a pine box" or "You want me to say it, I'll say it. I will not be the Alabama head coach," and they got pummeled for it. So coaches now just stay quiet on the issue and never say anything one way or the other until a deal is done.
That's all Lane Kiffin did.
That's all Lane Kiffin did.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:47 am to Choupique19
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Kiffin made his choice for the future, and the Ole Miss AD made his choice for the present
Kiffins decision was for the future, but had near term/immediate consequences.
OM AD had to act in what is in OM’s best interest not only for now, but next year and years after that.
Having future LSU HC, black cloud, not fully invested, Lane Kiffin as head coach for playoffs/HS signing day/portal planning was never going to work out. Would, or did, Lane have spent one ounce of effort recruiting for OM the past week or two? Would he be mentally and physically engaged in practice and playoff prep, or would he making calls to assemble LSU staff, making living accommodations, etc…
You can’t half arse being a SEC/Playoff HC. Neither OM or LSU are Lane Kiffin University.
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:53 am to Choupique19
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Did he? How? The media created the firestorm. The Ole Miss AD had just as much of a part in this "blaze of shite".
Why are you so insecure about the Kiffin hire? That's pretty telling...
Posted on 12/4/25 at 10:55 am to Saskwatch
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ould, or did, Lane have spent one ounce of effort recruiting for OM the past week or two? Would he be mentally and physically engaged in practice and playoff prep, or would he making calls to assemble LSU staff, making living accommodations, etc…
We already know how that would have gone down based on his prior behavior
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