Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss
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Rivalry Week is a time when coaching legacies can be defined. Whether a coach is looking to give his squad a morale-boosting ending to a disappointing season or prove they've mastered a disliked opponent,
Lane Kiffin was proud of his Ole Miss team playing clean and making plays in the win over Mississippi State Friday. The two teams got into a bit of a scuffle in the first half of the Rebels’ 38-19 win in the Egg Bowl.
In light of the long, lurid and ludicrous history of the coaching carousel, what is it about the Lane Kiffin saga that threatens to drive college football’s hive mind to new heights of madness? The money?
Could looming regulatory changes push Lane Kiffin to consider jobs like LSU or Florida despite thriving at Ole Miss?
ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum once compared him to Miley Cyrus and the late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis called him a “flat-out liar.’’