Lane Kiffin Texts Non-SEC Coach 'Try Playing At Georiga And Tell Me Your League Is Best'

During the SEC Coaches Teleconference on Wednesday, Lane Kiffin shared a funny story about how he texted a head coach outside of the SEC and told him to try playing at Georgia if he thought his conference was the best.

He went on to talk about how challenging the SEC is, even comparing it to playing in the NFL. Per Football Scoop:

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"Well, I said it earlier: when people want to talk about other conferences or playoffs, or coaches make a statement about their conferences ... conference bias ... it’s very different going on the road in this conference," Kiffin said on Wednesday's SEC coaches' Zoom. "Joking, I sent a text and said to one of these other coaches, he made a statement [about their conference being the best in college football], and I said, 'Try going to 100 Sanford Drive (home of the Georgia Bulldogs) and see if you still say that.

"It’s different."

In fact, Kiffin explains, his team's open date this past weekend is additional evidence of SEC superiority.

"Kirby (Smart) has made mention, the SEC is different. I aint’ saying that cause I’m here," Kiffin emphasized. "It ain’t rocket science when you watch football. During our bye week, I watched football in other conferences. The SEC is different. Playing in the SEC environments is different than a lot of places those guy play.

"It's hard to go on the road in this conference, which always has the most NFL players, and win. It's very much like the NFL, playing in the SEC."

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