r/CFB • u/Fonzie5 UCF Knights • Big 12 • 18h ago

News [On3] BREAKING: The SEC has filed a lawsuit against LSU and head football coach Lane Kiffin, @PeteNakos reports.

https://x.com/on3/status/2095555292859646137?s=46&t=FavtrbPsHpJY8Odvh2TYUA
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u/tritonice Mississippi State Bulldogs 16h ago

He had it MADE in Oxford, as much as it pains me to say that. He could have earned $10 million+ for as long as he wanted. 9-10 wins and CFP appearances most years gets you a statue in the Grove.

Something seriously wrong happened last year in his brain, or maybe he was just pulling the longest con since Saban canned him.

Now, he has achieved super villain status and has a high chance of TARMAC pt. 2 if he doesn't win pretty much instantly.

Can't wait to see the mustard fly in a couple of weeks.

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u/Baiji519 Wofford Terriers 15h ago

I’ve never seen someone who kept failing upward, then torched all that unearned good will to the ground.

Que Kiffin entering some sort of rehab/treatment center by November/December.

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u/eetsumkaus California • 立命館大学 (Ritsumeikan) 9h ago

Those are pretty much the norm though. These people don't know how good they have it until it's too late. They have to be smart and self-aware enough to know they didn't get there on their own merits.

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u/Sargentrock Kentucky Wildcats 6h ago

There's something to be said about the schools that keep getting sucked into this somehow. Dude sold his soul and got his money's worth I guess.

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u/ReverendRodneyKingJr 15h ago

Can you please explain how going from USC HC to Alabama offensive coordinator was failing upward? And how he failed as the Alabama OC? And how he failed as the Ole Miss HC?

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u/Baiji519 Wofford Terriers 15h ago

If Lane wasn’t a nepo baby, no one would put up with his shenanigans.

I never said he was a poor coach. His last name and charm bought him a lot of grace with glazed over his garbage behaviors.

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u/TenMovesAhead Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers 12h ago

I think that was right for a long time, through his flame out at USC probably. I disagree post-Bama tho. IMO, his success at Ole Miss was real and his. He did not get that job because he was Monte Kiffin’s son. Let’s not pretend he wasn’t tied to basically everything P4 head coach vacancy from 2018 until he went to ole miss

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u/ReverendRodneyKingJr 14h ago

You didn’t answer any of my 3 questions. You said he failed upwards. Please explain how he’s done that in the last decade of his life

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u/DB_Seedy13 Alabama Crimson Tide 7h ago

He’s a really good coach. Hardly failing upwards. He’s also just a prick

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u/TenMovesAhead Miami Hurricanes • Indiana Hoosiers 12h ago

Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. Lane Kiffin’s problems post-Bama haven’t really been about his coaching ability, they’ve been about basically everything else. He’s a solid coach and potentially elite program builder in 2026. But he’s also the GOAT program destroyer, so…..

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u/Huellio Arkansas • Arkansas Tech 13h ago

I really thought he would stay. Dude was royalty there and clearly had the talent and support to go all the way, a long leash, and a guaranteed bag.

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u/XAfricaSaltX Georgia Bulldogs • Florida Gators 14h ago

He’s a weird ass dude, he had Ole Miss set to run the SEC for the foreseeable future along with Georgia and Texas and instead he just went to a school that last made the CFP when they had Burrow/Chase/Jefferson/Stingley and 400 other NFL players.

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u/mejok Oklahoma Sooners 22m ago

Something seriously wrong happened last year in his brain

I'm not sure. Don't get me wrong....I think Lane is a douche but he probably just genuinely thought he had a better shot at getting the best recruits and winning a natty at LSU....and he clearly doesn't mind burning the fuck out of bridges to get what he wants.

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u/Agent847 10h ago

He did have it good in Oxford. But there’s very little probability of building a dynasty at Ole Miss. The rebels had a shot at the title last year, but Alabama in the Saban years they will never be. And Kiffin knew that. And he also knew that LSU is one of a single handful of schools in the country with the unique combination of attributes where a good recruiter / good X’s & O’s coach can do that. Orgeron and Les Miles won natties in BR. Had Saban stayed rather than jumping to the NFL, he would’ve been just as successful as he ended up being at Bama.

Egos like Kiffin want the biggest prize. He could be married to a solid 8 who’s ride or die loyal, a whiz in the kitchen and even better in bed. But if he has a chance to fuck a 10, he’ll cheat.

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u/trollfessor LSU Tigers • Corndog 10h ago

Yeah, but he wants to win championships. That will happen at LSU, and not at OM.