When I say college football what immediately comes to mind? I think of leadership, brotherhood, competitiveness, heart, determination, basically I can see the team winning the championship and carrying the coach off the field in celebration. Ole Miss is an excellent team this year, they're 11-1 which means they're in the 12 team college football playoffs. Ole Miss is in, their former coach Lane Kiffin is not. Instead of preparing his guys for the playoffs he was inking his name on a $91 million dollar contract with LSU.
There's a way to do things and a way not to do things. LeBron's infamous decision comes to mind when he had Cleveland and the nation wait until prime time to announce he was ripping their hearts out and heading to Miami, to this day I still can't believe that happened. Well, coach Kiffin's decision was even worse. It's so bad that it is unprecedented in the college football world. Sure, coaches leave schools all the time for larger contracts but this is the first time a coach pulls the rip cord on his team right before the playoffs.
That meeting was must see, they could've put it on pay per view. Can you see coach Kiffin walking up to his guys at Ole Miss like everyone shut up, I've got something to say...come over here gather around...alright men, it was fun while it lasted, I'm gone! And the guys like ha ha so funny coach where are you going? And coach Kiffin saying, 'To the bank!' Well, LSU and then the bank.
Dude is obviously a good coach I mean he got Ole Miss to 11-1 that's why LSU's paying him $91 million over seven years. But the athletic director at Ole Miss had to know this could happen. Coach Kiffin pulled this same stunt with Tennessee. Now that was a spectacle to behold. Dude left in the middle of the night and when the students found out they were burning mattresses around campus and I'm sure much worse.
I don't know if that's going to go down at Ole Miss, they seem to be taking it better than Tennessee did...so far, but how do you talk to these young men before each game preaching loyalty, all for one, no one is above the team? What does this message send to young impressionable minds? I guess coach Kiffin said at the end of the day gentleman it's all about C.R.E.A.M. Cash Rules Everything Around Me right coach?Didn't know the coach was a Wu-Tang fan.
Kiffin said, "This was a very challenging, difficult day. We went through a lot last night with AD Keith Carter trying to figure out a way to make this playoff run work and be able to coach the team. And at the end of the day, that's his decision and I totally respect that. I understand that decision." Ole Miss's AD had made the decision to part ways ahead of the playoffs with coach Kiffin but make no mistake this is on the coach, dude could've signed after the season was over and led these young men possibly to a championship.
Coach Kiffin also said, "I just totally wish the team the best of luck, wish that I was coaching...I just hope they play really well and go win the national championship." Ole Miss promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding as the new head coach.
This is the second time dude has walked out on his players and it will probably happen again because he keeps being rewarded with a huge contract. I just wish these coaches were straight up with the players who they demand be accountable everyday. At the end of the day its not about loyalty, or respect, or love for the team...at the end of the day it's all about the benjamins.
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