Lane Kiffin shares Nick Saban’s advice to take LSU job
New LSU coach Lane Kiffin shared what ESPN analyst Nick Saban told him that led him to leave Ole Miss for Baton Rouge.
New LSU coach Lane Kiffin shared what ESPN analyst Nick Saban told him that led him to leave Ole Miss for Baton Rouge.
"...why would you, as a coach, depend on somebody who's not even a coach evaluating players to give them stars?"
"With my coaching days behind me, Ms. Terry and I have been doing a lot of reflection and realized we were ready to tell our story."
"Might have to fill tonight. Just something to think about."
"I'm sure you've had enough time to think about it while you're getting your makeup done and your eyebrows trimmed."
"They said, 'I can't get it around my head that Indiana's good in football because I think of them as a basketball school.'"
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"The atmosphere last night, and the atmosphere in this place today, that's what college football is all about."
"But, y'all still pipe in noise to make it difficult, I don't give a sh*t what you say."
"Appreciate that."
"That's the equivalent of what we do when JMU gets into the College Football Playoff and Notre Dame doesn't."
"Although I am now retired as a coach, I still possess a competitive nature and a great passion for sports."
"There was that one example."
"I think those are really important, you know, but other than that, it’s all bullsh*t."
College GameDay addressed criticism about conflicts of interest between Lane Kiffin, Nick Saban, and Jimmy Sexton head-on.
New LSU coach Lane Kiffin will appear on College GameDay after his controversial exit from Ole Miss at the end of the regular season.
While defending his right to leave Ole Miss mid-championship chase, Saban never disclosed he was advising Kiffin.
"They all need to go see the doctor someplace. I’d rather win the national championship than beat Michigan. That’s just me."
"This is a college football conundrum, and we need some leadership to step up and change the rules."
"In my conversation with him, he never mentioned that. He was totally focused on what his team needs to do to have success."
"The greatest motivator for this generation is if somebody dogs them, somebody disrespects them, and you can use that to motivate your team."
"You couldn’t pull Nick Saban off the 'GameDay' desk"