Official ZB press release on Kiffin to LSU

 

Official ZB press release on Kiffin to LSU:

I’m pumped to get Kiffin. He’s a great coach and I think him combined with the resources of LSU could be a lethal combo for years (God willing even decades) to come.

It's definitely fucked that he left Ole Miss like this. But at the end of the day it’s a contract business. And he sees this opening at LSU as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Which it is. The resources and talent tree in Louisiana is insane. He will be tripping over 5 star talent in Baton Rouge. Mississippi has talent for sure, but not like LA. And a lot of local boys leave MS to go to out of state SEC schools. Louisiana / LSU prospect retention is second to none. And I bet that’s what Saban told Lane when they talked on the phone the other day.

Ultimately Lane is sacrificing this one season with Ole Miss for the chance to have many more seasons like it at LSU. If he doesn’t go for LSU now, he may never get a chance again. And unfortunately for Ole Miss this is how the cards fell.

And a big reason the cards fell this way is because the transfer portal window starts before the CFP is even over. Kiffin is doing this now because him and his new staff at LSU need to compete in the portal. The same can be said on the flip side with Ole Miss. They need to get a jump on their new era asap as well. If both teams stall, then they will 100% lose out on players coming in. Making year 1 way more of a challenge. All sides' hands were forced here.

Kiffin is operating within the NCAA's system that they set up. The transfer portal shouldn’t open while the season is still going on. It makes no sense. Push it back to Feb or March and then coaches (and players) won’t abandon their teams like this. Hopefully the NCAA tweaks this in the near future. They have a lot to look at when it comes to transfer portal, it's a fucking mess. But that doesn't really matter at this point. LSU got their man, and Ole Miss got burned. Sometimes sports and business can be a bitch of a combination.

Thank you for your time.

Geaux Tigers 🐅

-ZB