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BlackCloud

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Favorite team:	LSU
Location:	Above It All
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Interests:	Raining on your parade
Occupation:	Making it Rain
Number of Posts:	4324
Registered on:	1/1/2014
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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 2/3/26 at 9:01 pm to DawgsLife

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A solid A+

As a few others ITT have said, it's hard to give any coach an A+ without any hardware.

Curt Cignetti gets an A+ for winning a NC at one of the worst programs historically in CFB.

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Now, I wouldn't say that will translate over to LSU. It could.

I agree, our schedule will be tougher and the expectations/pressure higher than what he faced at OM.

He won 10 or more games in 4 of the past 5 years at OM and they were thrilled and wanted to marry the hoe as they have said.

At LSU, 10-11 games will be expected and he will feel the heat if he doesn't win at that level after year one for sure.

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If i were an LSU fan, I would be very excited about the possibilities, .

He has definitely brought energy and excitement back to the program in a way that Kelly never did.

We tried to like him...I think he tried to like us (maybe)....but it didn't play out like expected as you said.

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 2/2/26 at 8:11 pm to beth(beth(omega))

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He had great chemistry at Ole Miss that he probably won't replicate again. Sucks for us. Sucks worse for him. Sucks most for LSU.

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 2/2/26 at 6:04 am to DMagic

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I would’ve fired him after 24 so you’re barking up the wrong tree pal

You are one tough cookie!

You would have fired the only coach since Vaught to win 10 or more games in back-to-back seasons (2023-2024)?

The same coach who would go 11-1 in 2025 and lead Ole Miss to its first ever CFP game?

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 2/1/26 at 1:40 pm to cajunbama

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cajunbama
C+ when you consider how he disappeared the week of the Kentucky game that one year. That’s as unprofessional as it gets.

What grade would you give a coach that got beaten by 21 in the SECCG then said "hold my beer" and then lost 35 in the CFP?

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 2/1/26 at 1:30 pm to DownSouthJukin

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Is there a reason you left Johnny Vaught off? (Answer is “yes, there is”):

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Johnny Vaught is the winningest coach in Ole Miss football history, compiling a 190-61-12 record (.745) from 1947–1970 and 1973. He led the Rebels to three national championships (1959, 1960, 1962), six SEC titles, and 18 bowl games. Vaught was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

Johnny Vaught was a great coach and that is a given to anybody who knows anything about SEC football history.

I acknowledged this when I referred to his greatness to start the topic.

People are quick to forget that Ole Miss just doesn't win 10-11 games on a regular basis at all since Vaught.

I wanted to make sure people understood this before asking them to grade the job he had done there.

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 2/1/26 at 9:27 am to Gatorbait2008

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B+ ....winning a playoff game would have made it higher. You can't give any modern CFB an A without a playoff win now...think that is very fair to say.

B+ is totally fair, but Lane coached them to an 11-1 regular season record and would have beaten Tulane in his first CFP game.

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 2/1/26 at 7:51 am to i am dan

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i am dan
Tiger rant.

Thanks for the thoughtful and insightful reply.

I really appreciate that you took the time to edit a two word post to get it just right! :rotflmao:

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 10:17 pm to pankReb

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Effort. You could see it in his emotions on the sidelines vs the year before. He was on a mission to move on. That’s why he did his E:60 PR tour over the summer.

I did not follow his time at Ole Miss as closely as you did (obviously), but I get what you are saying.

Thanks for replying, I knew this topic would be sensitive all things considered.

I'm actually surprised and appreciative that most Rebels fans in this thread gave me an honest reply. :cheers:

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 8:08 pm to VivaZapata27

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I give Ole Miss an A+ from saving his drunken picked arse from likely committing suicide by jumping off a boat in the Gulf Stream.

I'll take that as an F for Lane! :lol:

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 7:08 pm to Henry Jones Jr

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Henry Jones Jr
A-

Only reason it’s not A+ is because of how it ended and because he massively fricked up the 2024 team. There is absolutely zero excuse for that team to have gone 10-3.

The Kentucky loss was the biggest head-scratcher and I agree it was inexcusable with that team.

The losses to LSU and Florida on the road are somewhat acceptable IMO.

Thanks for the honest reply! :cheers:

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 6:36 pm to 0

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Anybody who says anything other than A+ is not a serious person.

Curt Cignetti gets an A+ (assuming we agree that's the highest grade we can give) for what he did at one of the worst programs historically in CFB.

I honestly can't give an A+ to any coach who has not won their conference or a NC. But to each his own....that's why I asked. :cheers:

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 6:04 pm to pankReb

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Oh absolutely. But as successful as this years squad was, last years team would have destroyed this years given equal coaching.

I'm assuming you are referring to the turmoil that was going on in Lane's personal life (self-inflicted) last year?

What changed this year? I think I know what you mighty say, but I'm curious.

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re: If this is the golden age of lsu athletics..

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 5:28 pm to SidewalkTiger

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Didn't get enough attention so had to try again.

The 39 downvotes and universal ridicule didn't deter him at all. :lol:

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re: If this is the golden age of lsu athletics..

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 5:20 pm to Atxgump

Didn't you just try some version of this topic just one day ago? :lol:

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 5:18 pm to Floalareb

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I think an A is a fair assessment. One thing Kiffin did was unify the base and show OM what it's capable of in this environment. I didn't like the way he handled leaving but no one can argue OM football isn't on a better path because of Carter, Kiffin and the Grove collective.

Can't argue with any of that! :cheers:

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 4:27 pm to ColoradoAg

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I think an A- is generous for a coach that has never won at any level. I was honestly thinking more like a solid B+

What grade would you give Elko so far at aTm?

I'm curious.

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 4:22 pm to pankReb

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B+ is exactly where he should be graded after dropping three games against shite teams with a team that saw 8 starters get drafted in 2024.

I agree about 2024, but I thought he did his best coaching job this year which is why LSU was interested.

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re: Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 3:59 pm to TMRebel

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I do wish he took his big job in a year that we weren’t in the playoff.

I get it....I told a friend of mine we would have been livid if Saban left us in 2003 after the regular season.

Then again, many of us are livid most of the time! :lol:

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Serious question: What grade would you give Lane Kiffin for the job he did at Ole Miss?

Posted by BlackCloud on 1/31/26 at 3:51 pm

Here are some stats to ponder since the great John Vaught left in 1970.

Overall Record (at least one full year as HC)
Lane Kiffin: 2020–2025 55–19 .743
Billy Kinard: 1971–1973 16–9 .640
Hugh Freeze: 2012–2016 39–25 .609
David Cutcliffe: 1998–2004 44–29 .603
Tommy Tuberville: 1995–1998 25–20 .556
Billy Brewer: 1983–1993 67–56–3 .544
Ken Cooper: 1974–1977 21–23 .477
Matt Luke: 2017–2019 15–21 .417
Houston Nutt: 2008–2011 18–26 .409
Steve Sloan: 1978–1982 20–34–1 .373
Joe Lee Dunn: 1994 4–7 .364
Ed Orgeron: 2005–2007 10–25 .286

10 win seasons
Lane Kiffin: 4
Hugh Freeze: 1
David Cutcliffe: 1
Billy Kinard: 1

I would give him an A.
What do you think?

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