The gift that keeps on giving in college football is former Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin, who left for USC after one season in Knoxville. No stranger to marketing himself and firing off bold takes, Kiffin has always been one to stir up fans and the media. Vols remember when he arrived at Tennessee and said he would be singing “Rocky Top” all night after they beat No. 1 Florida, a game the Vols ultimately lost 23–13. Stuff like this was just the beginning.
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In shocking fashion, Lane Kiffin, who is now at LSU after leaving Ole Miss in abrupt fashion during the College Football Playoff, has already made his first bold claim to Tigers fans in Baton Rouge. On Thyrann Matheou's podcast, Kiffin said:
“I don’t know how fast it’s going to happen, but we’re going to win a national championship. We’re going to have the teams and the rosters back to the way they were playing when they were great. I don’t know how fast. It might not be today, but it’s going to happen. I feel it in recruiting, too. Now that we’ve got our staff fully here and we know how to sell LSU because we’re meeting with everyone, it’s one of one. It’s what Nick Saban said. It’s the best job in America.”
Kiffin promises a national title at LSU
Wow, what a surprise, Kiffin made a bold claim to get fans fired up. I would have never guessed. He promised a national title, but can he really be trusted? Sure, to his credit, LSU is one of the premier destinations in college football and he’s done a great job recruiting, but at the end of the day actions are louder than words, and Kiffin does a lot more talking than proving it. Tennessee fans ultimately know you have to take what he says with a grain of salt, so LSU fans should watch out. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows like he makes it sound.
And to be fair, do I expect him to say, “Yeah, we expect to win eight games this year”? No, absolutely not. But on the other hand, it’s pretty on-brand for Kiffin to start firing off hot takes before he’s even coached a game at the school.
Whether you like Kiffin or not, there is one thing he does well, and that’s putting eyeballs on the sport and making even a boring podcast interview entertaining. He always has a way of getting the spotlight on himself and his program, something he clearly enjoys and somehow always thrives in whether people like it or not. LSU will play in Knoxville this November in what should be another fun reunion for the Vols and Kiffin, the second since he left Tennessee after the 2009 season.
Kiffin’s comments are more hype-driven than anything, and whether you love or hate him, he can sell optimism like a used car salesman. His hot takes continue to get spicy even after they’ve backfired on him before. He never learns.
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