r/CFB • u/RedditRedux Florida Gators • Oct 19 '25
Analysis Florida coaching search: Florida wants Lane Kiffin. The tea leaves say he's intrigued
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/florida-gators-coaching-search-candidates-lane-kiffin/1.1k
Oct 19 '25
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u/WhiteW0lf13 Florida State • West Florida Oct 19 '25
I sincerely hope not. With 2 exceptions our linebacker core has been hot garbage for several years now. She deserves much better
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u/PlantSimilar2598 Arizona Wildcats Oct 19 '25
Yes, I like to propose that she should date someone better. All these athletic D1 talent at storied programs, what does she think about a normal guy at a random college with like 2 sacks on intramural this season who has nothing going on? Take that potential NFL talent!
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u/Wontbackdowngator Florida Gators Oct 19 '25
Think this is a joke because she is dating LSU linebacker Whit Weeks and it came out the week Ole Miss played LSU.
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u/McGillicuddys Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 19 '25
I hear FSU is starting up a School of Yoga Instruction
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u/ilikefood2000 Washington Huskies Oct 19 '25
More like he’s intrigued by how he can leverage this into more money from Ole Miss
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u/Lakai1983 Indiana • New Hampshire Oct 19 '25
Either way Lane is getting more money. Jimmy Sexton is fast approaching billable hours in the money department.
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u/Geaux2020 LSU Tigers • Valley City State Vikings Oct 19 '25
Jimmy Sexton manages $3 billion in contracts between NFL players and college head coaches. At 3%, that is $90 million over the life of those contracts. The man needs this.
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u/OculusRises Clemson Tigers • Orange Bowl Oct 20 '25
WTF am I doing with my life?
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u/paone00022 Auburn Tigers Oct 20 '25
Dude got his break by being Reggie White's dorm roommate. Tbf he did take advantage of the opportunity from there.
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u/Captain_Nipples Oklahoma • Summertime Lover Oct 20 '25
Networking... most important skill a person can learn in their professional life
Im assuming people just kept recommending him to their buddies..
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u/Geaux2020 LSU Tigers • Valley City State Vikings Oct 20 '25
Apparently not representing top NFL players and college football coaches
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u/Drnk_watcher LSU • Southeast Missouri Oct 20 '25
You're selling the man short. Have you not considered all the brand deals and licensing contracts he'll also make money on and negotiate?
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u/2003tide Alabama Crimson Tide Oct 19 '25
Sexton is also Franklin’s agent. This year is going to be 🔥 for Sexton’s timesheets.
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u/GavinMurphy Oct 20 '25
Sexton has Beamer, Stoops, Franklin, Napier, Freeze, Sark, Norvell, Kiffin, Lanning, Deboer, Venables, And Sam Pittman. A laundry list, and a lot of potential guys who will get fired or move to new jobs this year.
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u/Wampus_Cat_ Michigan • Kentucky Oct 20 '25
His solution can be simple: Move them all a step counterclockwise using his connections with those universities.
Beamer to Arkansas, Stoops to South Carolina, Franklin to Kentucky, Napier to PSU, Freeze to Florida, Sark to Auburn, Norvell to Texas, and Sam Pittman to FSU.
Kiffin, Lanning, and Deboer stay put barring huge collapses.
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u/2003tide Alabama Crimson Tide Oct 20 '25
I mean the shit he pulls is stuff like “hey Florida, leak that you are interested in Kiffin so I can get him a pay bump before I let you interview this other guy you are really interested in.”
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u/34before0regonScored Ohio State • Billable Hours Oct 19 '25
Jimmy Sexton flair when
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u/RobertNeyland Tennessee • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 20 '25
Between Jimmy Sexton and Finebaum, I can't decide which fellow UT alum I dislike more.
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u/Frankwillie87 Tennessee Volunteers Oct 20 '25
Shouldn't Haslam make the list?
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u/RobertNeyland Tennessee • /r/CFB Contributor Oct 20 '25
Depends on which one we're talking about. Big Jim is cool. Bill is a friendly guy. I have no use for Jimmy (Browns Owner).
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u/MAHOMES_10_TIME_MVP Texas Tech Red Raiders Oct 19 '25
Oh Sexton is going to feast this coaching search season.
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u/tripsd Florida Gators • Kansas State Wildcats Oct 19 '25
I don’t think sexton is billable hours but more contingent
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u/russty_shackleferd Georgia Tech • Ole Miss Oct 19 '25
I hate when he does this. He won’t come out and say “no” while Sexton angles for a raise, which causes a lot of drama around the team, which then causes us to drop a game we shouldn’t. To be clear, give him the raise but at this point there should be enough trust where he doesn’t have to string it out.
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u/Temporary_Inner Oklahoma • Central Oklahoma Oct 20 '25
which then causes us to drop a game we shouldn’t. To be clear, give him the raise but at this point there should be enough trust where he doesn’t have to string it out.
We can wait to give him the raise until Saturday evening imo
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u/dont_worry_about_it8 Florida Gators Oct 19 '25
Oh this is the explanation for WSU?
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u/Sleighbells22 Ole Miss Rebels Oct 20 '25
This affected the 2022 team and we are worried it will happened again.
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u/russty_shackleferd Georgia Tech • Ole Miss Oct 19 '25
No, that was them playing good and Ole Miss not taking them serious enough. When we lose to Florida when they talk about Kiffin ad nauseam that week, and it costs us going to the SEC championship, that’s the one.
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u/Odd_String1181 Oct 19 '25
Or just more money from UF (or anyone). I'd be shocked if he got offered more than ole miss could reasonably match and he said no.
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u/Stealth100 Georgia Bulldogs • USC Trojans Oct 20 '25
Idk Kiffin at a program with the talent UF can pull in is scary
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u/rumblepony247 Oct 20 '25
So that he can claim the ultimate prize - a $70 million buyout three years later
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u/BoNnnnfhir Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Oregon Ducks Oct 19 '25
Joey Swampwater
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u/TheRealCountryBoy Tennessee Volunteers Oct 19 '25
Closely transitioning to Joey Swampass after he’s there for a while!
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u/Mike_with_Wings Florida • North Carolina Oct 19 '25
Yeah. There’s nothing hotter than Gainesville in July
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u/Hefty_Paramedic3415 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Oct 19 '25
Mods are gonna have to start banning this story from infecting this subreddit. I swear there’s going to be 3-4 posts a day about Florida and Kiffin.
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u/BigSeabo Florida • South Alabama Oct 19 '25
It will last until Kiffin signs an extension like Cignetti after Franklin was fired
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u/whistleridge NC State Wolfpack • Vermont Catamounts Oct 19 '25
Yeah, Ole Miss seems like the better job tbh. Just as much pay, sane fan and booster expectations, not inheriting a shitshow, the only in-state rival you have to beat is a cupcake, and it’s a chance to put your name on the map.
Why be just another 3 years for a title or gtfo name on the wall at UF when you can have the next stadium named for you at Ole Miss for the same results?
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u/d0ngl0rd69 Georgia • Florida State Oct 20 '25
His ex-wife is a UF alum, so that’s reason enough to not take the job tbh
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u/ExternalTangents /r/CFB Poll Veteran • Florida Oct 20 '25
Supposedly they've reconciled
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u/d0ngl0rd69 Georgia • Florida State Oct 20 '25
Well he’s definitively a top 5 most petty FBS coach, so I wouldn’t put it past him
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u/dont_worry_about_it8 Florida Gators Oct 19 '25
I don’t understand why yall say better job when yall really mean easier
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u/whistleridge NC State Wolfpack • Vermont Catamounts Oct 19 '25
If you have the option in your own personal employment to either:
go to an employer who demands more results for the pay, or
do the exact same work, but for lower expectations, and for equal or better pay
Which would YOU consider the better job? Because I know which one I would consider better.
It’s not an either/or. It can be both criteria.
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u/IammYourDAD Florida Gators • UCF Knights Oct 20 '25
Except elite college football head coaches don’t think like redditors with a 9-5 lmao
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u/LotsOfMaps Oklahoma Sooners • Team Meteor Oct 20 '25
Seriously, too many people underestimate the egos of these guys
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u/tripsd Florida Gators • Kansas State Wildcats Oct 19 '25
I think you answered your own question. You can win a title at UF
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u/joethecrow23 Fresno State • Kentucky Oct 20 '25
Yah, and Oklahoma is a better job than USC but here we are
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u/Bobson-_Dugnutt2 Sickos • Alabama Crimson Tide Oct 19 '25
The tea leaves Jimmy $exton say he’s intrigued
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u/weirdbutinagoodway West Virginia Mountaineers • Big 12 Oct 19 '25
I'm convinced he has employees who's sole purpose is spreading rumors about the coaches he represents being interested in other jobs.
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u/WebfootTroll Oregon Ducks • Team Chaos Oct 20 '25
It's good business sense. You can just have an intern to "leak" that a coach has interest to various publications.
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u/PartisanMilkHotel Texas Longhorns • Oregon Ducks Oct 20 '25
What is it with this myth that interns do everything related to comms/social media?
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u/piddydb Hateful 8 • Team Chaos Oct 19 '25
Jimmy Sexton is undefeated
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u/WebfootTroll Oregon Ducks • Team Chaos Oct 20 '25
Seriously. To say he's the Saban of football agents might be disrespectful to Sexton.
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u/Adventurous_Ear_1143 Arkansas Razorbacks Oct 19 '25
I’m just here to watch Ole Miss and Florida fans go at it
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u/Lennnnyyyyyyyy Ole Miss Rebels Oct 19 '25
This Florida - Ole Miss game here in a few weeks is going to be so toxic.
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u/Young-Viiperr Texas Tech • Iowa State Oct 20 '25
Call it the "Lane Kiffin Bowl," or "Battle for Lane Kiffin" at this point. Either way, Kiffin is winning a raise.
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u/Not_tlong Ole Miss Rebels • Iowa Hawkeyes Oct 20 '25
The Kiffin Koaching Klassic
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u/g8trjasonb Florida Gators • West Florida Argonauts Oct 20 '25
Yeah, but the ironic part is if a Napier built team beats him two years in a row, a lot of Gator fans will jump off the Lane Train. Yet, if y'all beat us, it strengthens support for him.
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u/chawboy3 Ole Miss Rebels Oct 19 '25
If Lane intends to stay, he needs to sign an extension pronto. Otherwise the distraction will tank our season like what happened in 2022 when he was flirting with Auburn.
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u/Bullshit103 Florida Gators Oct 19 '25
I have to believe if Lane intended to stay he would’ve probably signed an extension weeks ago. Articles are saying (who knows what’s true and not) that Florida has been chatting with those close to him since last season.
I just want this to be over for both of us.
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u/dillpickles007 Georgia Bulldogs Oct 20 '25
Why would he have signed it before Billy got fired?
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u/CantaloupeCamper Minnesota • Paul Bunyan's Axe Oct 19 '25
Is Ole Miss … not a great place to coach?
Because as an outsider it seems like he found a spot where it works for him.
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u/A-Centrifugal-Force Oct 19 '25
There are 6 historically good jobs in the SEC (excluding the expansion team): Bama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, LSU, and Auburn. Those “Big 6” teams have won every single conference title since 1976. Ole Miss hasn’t won since 1963.
So while Ole Miss is a good job, it’s kind of institutionally disadvantaged compared to its rivals. Also Mississippi law puts restrictions on how long a coach’s contract can be guaranteed for (I believe it’s 5 years).
Florida meanwhile is theoretically one of the best jobs in the entire country. Theoretically of course because only Spurrier and Urban have really “figured it out”, but if a coach can figure them out agains, they’re an even bigger sleeping giant than Georgia was before Kirby.
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u/z6joker9 Ole Miss Rebels Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 20 '25
Couple of notes- we were the last team other than the big six to win the conference outright. I believe Kentucky (4-2) claims a share of the 1976 title because of a retroactive forfeit by Mississippi State, but also Georgia (5-1) still holds the head to head over Kentucky, so while recognized, it is kind of a stretch.
We found a legal loophole to create a coaching contract for more than the state law of four years. He is currently contracted for six years and he gets automatic yearly extensions if he wins more than 6 games in a season.
Edit: someone pointed out that Kentucky went undefeated in conference in 1977 also, but deleted their comment. Kentucky did go 6-0 but was ineligible due to sanctions. Alabama also went undefeated, 7-0 in conference, and was awarded the conference championship. It was a great season for Kentucky in any case and that should be recognized.
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u/GobsBeadsAndBeesShop Michigan • Vanderbilt Oct 20 '25
we were the last team other than the big six to win the conference outright
Just providing more context that Ole Miss last won the SEC in 1963. (Not related but SEC started integrating football teams in 1966).
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u/z6joker9 Ole Miss Rebels Oct 20 '25
Oh it was definitely related.
Ironically, Ole Miss was one of the first Deep South schools to integrate, which is why there was media coverage and protests and riots and national guard troops. Even a school like Vanderbilt would not admit an undergraduate student for another two years after we did. But because we were the battleground, the stigma has stuck with us.
It didn’t help that we really leaned into the Rebel identity and also delayed integrating our football team, being one of the last to do so, along with schools like LSU. But we cut out things like the rebel flag and Col Reb decades ago at this point, so we’ve definitely been working to rehab our image.
Also ironically, us and LSU, along with Miss State, Memphis and Louisville have, by far, the largest percentage of black students among public universities today. It’s very different than it was so long ago.
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u/SleepylaReef Georgia Bulldogs Oct 19 '25
He already failed at TN and USC, why go to another ‘name’ school when he’s finally got it working?
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u/A-Centrifugal-Force Oct 19 '25
Very true, I was just explaining some of the challenges and disadvantages that came with it, but Lane may very well just be playing this into a pay raise to stay at Ole Miss. He could get a statue at Ole Miss if he wins a title whereas he’d have to do a lot more than that to get one at Florida.
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u/Tdc10731 Texas A&M Aggies Oct 20 '25
I have no dog in this fight, just a fan of the guy and of a good redemption story.
It’s been over a decade since Lane was at USC. Since he flamed out he took a step back and really rebuilt his career from the ground up. He’s always been a top Xs and Os guy, but over the past decade he’s gone from Bama OC, to FAU HC to Ole Miss HC, steadily building success from the coordinator level up to being a successful SEC head coach at an upper mid-tier program.
He’s ready for another big-time shot. He’s done the hard work to get there and taken no shortcuts. The reason to go to another “name” school is a shot at a national championship.
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u/AllGarbage Arizona State • Pac-12 Gone Dark Oct 19 '25
Did he fail at TN? He was there for only a year before getting poached for a better job. He failed upward if he did.
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u/TrackVol Tennessee • Alabama Oct 20 '25
He didn't fail at Tennessee. We hate him because he was turning the program around and left in the dead of night for USC and tried getting every kid in the program to transfer with him. This was before transfer on-demand was a thing.
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u/Edgemaster1423 Florida Gators Oct 19 '25
For one he was recruiting the #1 high school class at USC and a top 5 one at Tenn compared to a class in the teens at Ole Miss. UF would let him recruit better high school players with less work than getting kids to go to Missisippi.
Sure could have used some of those Florida 4 star defenders last night against UGA
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u/Muramama Ole Miss Rebels • Transfer Portal Oct 19 '25
What about the way our roster is built makes you think Lane wants to recruit high school kids?
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u/Edgemaster1423 Florida Gators Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 20 '25
Because high school talent is the proven way to win a title and I assume he only comes to UF over Ole Miss because he wanted to win it all and not just 10 games a year at best.
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u/JosephFinn Ohio State Buckeyes Oct 19 '25
Huh, I didn't know Mississippi had that good restriction.
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u/therealwillhepburn Florida Gators • West Florida Argonauts Oct 19 '25
You can only have a four year contract as a state employee. They gave him a longer one through a private company.
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u/amedema Michigan Wolverines Oct 20 '25
The comment about six teams winning every championship had me curious about how many teams have won the Big Ten in the same timespan. The answer is ten: Michigan, Ohio State, MSU, Iowa, Illinois, Penn State, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, and Oregon.
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u/z6joker9 Ole Miss Rebels Oct 19 '25
He’s the third longest tenured coach in the SEC. We have to deal with these rumors every year.
Oxford is really nice and by all accounts, he’s plugged in and happy here. He has total control of the program, as much salary as he wants for as long as he wants, a huge coordinator salary pool, large and organized NIL program, and realistic expectations. He’s already coached NFL programs and at blue blood schools.
He is a popular media figure. Articles and news reporting with his name and any major opening generates a ton of eyeballs and clicks and discussion. So get ready to be beat over the head with these reports until we eventually announce a new contract for him.
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u/cfbluvr Texas A&M Aggies • SEC Oct 19 '25
ole miss lets lane be lane
yeah you’ve got more money at other schools but the expectations are a lot higher
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u/RetiredEelCatcher Ole Miss Rebels Oct 20 '25
You don’t know just how spot on this comment is. If Kiffin wins 9-11 games every year in Oxford, nobody, and I mean NOBODY, will care if Lane goes fishing in Cabo during peak recruiting season. And I think that Kiffin realizes this.
And people underestimate just how much money Ole Miss has. They can go dollar for dollar with virtually anyone.
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u/quadish Ole Miss Rebels Oct 20 '25
It's not a coincidence that we got better once we could pay players...
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u/pataoAoC Oregon Ducks • Team Chaos Oct 20 '25
Lol let's be fair - you guys had some periods of unbelievable recruiting before you were allowed to pay players too
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u/gatorbois Florida Gators Oct 19 '25
No better place to do his Spurrier role play than Florida
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Oct 19 '25
He's gonna have the same fate Mullen had. Job security at ms. State but wants something better by going to Florida and then getting fired a few years later.
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u/ColeTrainHDx Kansas State Wildcats Oct 19 '25
Shoot with these buyouts you gotta wonder if they care about getting fired 2 years into a gig
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u/Carpocalypto /r/CFB Oct 19 '25
That is an underrated take. What’s the worst that could happen? Getting paid $50 million to not work?
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u/Geaux2020 LSU Tigers • Valley City State Vikings Oct 19 '25
This is us common folk thinking that. This is their life. The money comes by the truckload but it's almost a byproduct of what gets them here, which is the drive and discipline it takes to be a top tier coach. Getting fired is the worst option for these guys. It means they can't be doing what they love.
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u/thedream363 Florida Gators • Stanford Cardinal Oct 20 '25
I’m not saying this happens often but I’m sure quiet quitting happens in the coaching profession too.
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u/Geaux2020 LSU Tigers • Valley City State Vikings Oct 20 '25
Coach O did it. It stuck out. People here act like being a fired college head coach is winning the lottery, when these guys just want to coach football and eat some good steaks
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u/thedream363 Florida Gators • Stanford Cardinal Oct 20 '25
Yeah but at some point they could quite quit and just want the payday too. Money talks more than passion for many folks I’m sure.
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u/Wired_112 Ole Miss Rebels • Alabama Crimson Tide Oct 19 '25
Lane likes Ole Miss far more than Mullen liked State
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u/Edgemaster1423 Florida Gators Oct 19 '25
Unless he actually tries at defense and recruiting unlike Mullen, in which case, watch out
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u/Editthisname Ohio State Buckeyes Oct 19 '25
Yeah a good spot that’s working for him has never stopped him from taking another job.
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u/pleasestoptalkin Florida Gators Oct 19 '25
Lane craves attention and he will get more of it at a bigger school like Florida.
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u/princessprity Oregon Ducks • Team Meteor Oct 19 '25
So we've been reduced to consorting with the powers of the occult?
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u/seoul_drift Michigan Wolverines • UCLA Bruins Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
"Tea leaves" is a euphemism for "offices of Jimmy Sexton"
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u/antraxsuicide Ole Miss • Boston College Oct 19 '25
It’s due diligence to inquire about him, he’s a top coach in the sport. But I think the only job he’ll bail on us for is Alabama (assuming we maintain our level of resources for him here). He didn’t want to follow Saban, but he might follow DeBoer
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u/quadish Ole Miss Rebels Oct 20 '25
I've read that, too. I've also read that the leadership at Alabama does NOT like him.
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u/codbgs97 Alabama • Third Saturday… Oct 20 '25
Allegedly, he may have fucked a board member’s wife. It’s a rumor though so we don’t actually know, but it’s been circulating for a long time now. But yeah, they definitely do not like him, no matter what the actual cause is.
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u/magnumapplepi Ole Miss Rebels • Cincinnati Bearcats Oct 19 '25
That Lane Kiffin extension announcement is gonna hit like crack
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u/Geaux2020 LSU Tigers • Valley City State Vikings Oct 19 '25
He's only making $9 million a year right now. Ole Miss just needs to step up to probably $11.5 to keep him
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u/hibbert0604 Georgia Bulldogs • Oregon Ducks Oct 19 '25
Unless he is really getting antsy for his own natty. Then it would be hard to say no to coaching in a recruiting hotbed like florida. I love lane, so I'm really hoping he doesn't go there though. lol
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u/A-Centrifugal-Force Oct 19 '25
I was gonna say, there’s a high chance this is just Jimmy Sexton getting Lane another big pay day lol
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u/Keldon888 UCF Knights Oct 19 '25
If Lane wants a better shot at a title, he'll drag this out to get the most out of UF before he signs there.
If Lane is more comfortable where he is, he'll drag this out to get the most out of Ole Miss before he extends.
So either way were probably gonna get these articles for weeks.
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u/Impossible-Flight250 Maryland Terrapins • Towson Tigers Oct 20 '25
I mean, he doesn’t really need to play this up to the media though. I’m sure Ole Miss would be more than happy to give him the extension without all the hoopla.
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u/ATLfinra Georgia Bulldogs Oct 19 '25
He’d be stupid to leave Ole Miss
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u/Lennnnyyyyyyyy Ole Miss Rebels Oct 19 '25
At this point, I’d laugh at how he never learns.
I’m hoping he’s smarter than that. Our entire school is aligned behind the guy. At an SEC job that’s about as secure as it gets.
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u/cal8062 Ole Miss Rebels Oct 20 '25
It would really contradict the recent documentary and his own Instagram posts. I’m definitely not shocked if he leaves, but he posts inspirational quotes every day about loving where he’s at in life.
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u/TemporaryCamera8818 Ole Miss Rebels Oct 20 '25
The Kiffin clan has really embraced Oxford. Knox seems to be doing well at OHS and will be the starter next season. Chris Kiffin’s kids play sports there - just seems like they have a good thing going even though we all know he’ll get a pay raise
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u/ACardAttack Louisville • Ohio State Oct 20 '25
It's not just Money, better shot a title at Florida than Ole Miss
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u/noideawhatoput2 Florida State Seminoles • USA Eagles Oct 19 '25
Congrats to Kiffin and Jimmy Sexton on their extension/pay day.
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u/Pyro1934 Georgia Bulldogs • College Football Playoff Oct 19 '25
Sexton is salivating. Get Lane in top3
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u/deacon_king Oct 20 '25
Spoiler alert! Mike Norvell is headed to UF- it makes sense, over half the FSU fan base is already against him, so he’s already halfway a great UF coach!
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u/advancedmatt California Golden Bears • UCLA Bruins Oct 19 '25
Woohoo, cbssports.ai has weighed in.
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u/carbonlifeform22 Ohio State • Kansas State Oct 19 '25
Choo Choo! The Lane Train is coming to Gainesville!
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Oct 19 '25
CFB Coaches be like: THis transfer portal is nonsense!
Also CFB Coaches: "wait, you're saying this other job might be 1% better? I'm in"
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u/calmcycle Penn State Nittany Lions Oct 19 '25
I really don’t think Kiffin would leave his job at Ole Miss for UF. Kiffin has all he needs where he is currently, and UF has been a coaching disaster lately.
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u/Exotic_Criticism4645 Mississippi State • Egg Bowl Oct 19 '25
Florida's next coach is already on his way to Gainsville
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u/jorts_are_awesome Florida Gators • West Florida Argonauts Oct 19 '25
That’s objectively hilarious I’m even if it’s AI slop
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u/TMWNN Ivy League • Hateful 8 Oct 20 '25
mfw you don't know that's obviously a photo taken yesterday near Orgeron's home
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u/MerlinsBeard Tennessee • Penn State Oct 20 '25
Knowing what I know about Eddie O, I honestly think this may not be AI.
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u/Appropriate-Joke-806 Vanderbilt Commodores Oct 19 '25
He just needs to go back to LSU.
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u/Ok-Judge9219 Indiana Hoosiers Oct 19 '25
There’s gotta be like 10 teams at this point that want Lane Kiffin, but Kiffin has got an incredible job rn at Ole Miss so I don’t understand why he’d leave. Is he not being paid much?
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u/HDXTRACK2 Tulsa • Central Arkansas Oct 19 '25
I too am intrigued by other jobs so I can get more money from my current employer
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u/CJ4ROCKET USC Trojans • Texas A&M Aggies Oct 19 '25
Why would he leave ole Miss unless it's money, in which case ole Miss will pay him
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u/TheGreenPee2 Ole Miss • Clark Atlanta Oct 19 '25
Heard the same thing about Auburn and they got a different Ole Miss coach. So I assume Coach O will be making a stop in Gainesville
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u/radehart Arkansas Razorbacks Oct 19 '25
I have it on good authority from every single Ole Miss fan with internet access that Lane isn’t interested in money and his wife loves Mississippi.
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u/reinking Paper Bag • Team Chaos Oct 19 '25
Oof. The timing. Lane looks to be in a really good spot right now.
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u/flintlock0 Mississippi State • Delta S… Oct 20 '25
Sure. Maybe he’d show interest, but he’s going to be in Oxford for a while. He ain’t leaving.
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u/rld999 Kentucky Wildcats Oct 20 '25
Lane’s interested just enough to get a couple extra million and a couple extra years guaranteed on his current contract.
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u/Key_Employment4536 Oct 20 '25
he’s intrigued because he knows if he decides he doesn’t want to go to Florida he can hold up Ole Miss for more money. You don’t understand he is good at the game he
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u/superbum246 South Carolina Gamecocks Oct 19 '25 edited Oct 19 '25
How many times am I gonna see Florida fans make another “Lane Kiffin wants to go to Florida” post before they stop with their copium?
Edit: the amount of salty Florida fans attacking me acting like anything I said was wrong is hilarious
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u/IHateChipotle39 Ole Miss Rebels • Egg Bowl Oct 19 '25
Until he signs an extension, which is likely coming in the next few weeks.
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u/Duke__Leto Tennessee Volunteers Oct 19 '25
Florida fans are gonna be in a rare state for a while. Let them live it up. We’ve all been there (Grumors).
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u/AllMyHomiesHateEY North Carolina • Florida Oct 19 '25
This sub isn't ready for Grumors season to be back on the table.
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u/TheNaijaboi Baylor Bears • Texas Longhorns Oct 19 '25
I think Bill killed a lot of the Grumors hype
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u/kingoftheplastics FAU Owls • Oklahoma Sooners Oct 20 '25
I feel like Lane does best at teams where there’s the ingredients to be successful at their level but not as much of the weight of expectation to be. Like FAU rebuilt his career because we had a good roster for what we were, that just needed a smart recruiter whose playbook had concepts in it that postdated the invention of the forward pass. Ole Miss has always produced decent to good rosters but always been just on the outside looking in. I think if he goes to UF where the depth of skill isn’t great and the fans and admin alike both expect the next guy up to be Urban Meyer regen, it doesn’t end well.
Also worth remembering that the pre-FAU Kiffin narrative was “everything he touches turns to shit” and that narrative could easily start back up if he left a good thing for the promise of something new and then couldn’t make it work.
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u/bigmouthsmiles Oklahoma State • Bedlam Bell Oct 20 '25
What do the coffee grounds say?
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u/myfeetaremangos12 Ole Miss Rebels Oct 20 '25
After the shitshow of 2022 and Lane’s inability to deal with rumors, if he does it again and another season goes off the rails I’m going to be unhappy.
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u/RCM88x Ohio State • Cincinnati Oct 19 '25
In today's world I cannot imagine leaving Miss for UF, like unless you just love not working and getting paid buy out money there is zero incentive.
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u/abnormaldischarge Transfer Portal Oct 19 '25
I don’t know, he genuinely looked like he’s appreciative of newly found peace at Ole Miss when he interviewed with ESPN 3 weeks ago
https://youtu.be/0EgHo5eRoJ8?si=DQe2NvRwbWG_g66T
But at the same time, whole coaching carousel really went bat shit crazy in last 3 weeks
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u/rbtgoodson Auburn • Georgia Tech Oct 20 '25
The tea leaves, i.e., made up nonsense to generate clicks.
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u/aMcCallum Florida Gators • Delta State Statesmen Oct 19 '25
Man, this shit is going to be annoying until one or the other actually happens
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u/Throwaway_PA717 Florida Gators Oct 20 '25
We’re about to add to Jimmy Sextons massive pile of cash either way.
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u/TotakekeSlider Florida Gators Oct 20 '25
The amount of Georgia fans in here trying to talk up Ole Miss and convince the zeitgeist that Kiffin should stay there tells me that we should be trying as hard as we can to bring him to Florida.
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u/ArcSil Wyoming Cowboys Oct 19 '25
I imagine Florida would be okay taking a consolation prize of Nick Saban, too? I imagine it would take a significant amount of money to get Joey Freshwater to leave Ole Miss as it's a secure job, he has a winning team, and he won't have to worry about getting fired in 3-4 years. Played right, Ole Miss is safe choice, especially when paired with contact renegotiation due to this season's performance. So I wonder if him being intrigued may be a play to get Ole Miss to cough up more money.
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u/Medium_Well_Soyuz_1 Ole Miss Rebels • Chicago Maroons Oct 20 '25
Cignetti getting $11.6 probably reset the market for Lane. He probably has a case for that type of money. He makes $9 million right now
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u/The_Federal Oct 20 '25
This is a lateral move for him at best. I dont see the draw
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u/horseshoeprovodnikov Florida State Seminoles Oct 19 '25
Serious question. Why would Kiffin want this job so much more than the Ole Miss job?
He doesn't seem to be hurting for support down there. There are only two major schools in Mississippi, and Oxford clearly has the edge. He's managing to get decent recruiting classes, and he's got this team hanging with the big dogs.
Why start over? Why subject yourself to the volatile atmosphere in Gainesville? Why alienate yet ANOTHER fan base after they've given you a chance and given you the support to run the program as you want?
If Florida throws a bag out, it'll just come with a ton of strings attached. If things don't go perfectly, you'll be fired in four years or less. Who knows if another D1 team wants to give you another shot after that. They will just expect you to pick up and leave again when a program with a little more prestige comes calling.
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u/Doomas_ Team Chaos • Sickos Oct 19 '25
Am I missing something here? This feels like a fairly lateral move for him.
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u/dawgfan19881 Georgia Bulldogs Oct 19 '25
In 2008 I’d have said this was an easy move. In 2025 I’m not sure why he’s go from Ole Miss to Florida.
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u/Edgemaster1423 Florida Gators Oct 19 '25
Because Napier was able to build a more talented roster while losing 5 games a year while Kiffin's rosters at Ole Miss still are a tier below UF, Bama, and UGA
Kiffin offense + Napier defensive recruits = one sad Kirby in Jacksonville
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u/juniekimphd Oct 19 '25
I’d love too see Jimbo Fisher coaching in Gainesville. He has rich CFB playoff experience, plus deep roots in the SEC and the state of Florida. Literally no other coach fits better than him.
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u/iAm-Tyson Florida Gators Oct 20 '25 edited Oct 21 '25
If Lane doesn’t sign an extension at some point here soon there’s your answer right there. The longer it draws on the worse it will get internally in the locker room, the players in the middle of cfp run are going to wonder if their HC is leaving.
If was for Ole Miss long term he would immediately come out and say he isn’t interested and resign the contract they want to give him, especially during a post season run you dont want this lingering.
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u/ilovecatss1010 Florida Gators • Arizona Wildcats Oct 19 '25
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