Joel Klatt Calls Out Lane Kiffin For Considering To Leave Ole Miss For Lsu

The assemblage shot world is still awaiting nan determination of Lane Kiffin. To stay, aliases to go?

The Ole Miss caput coach is weighing what is possibly 1 of nan astir difficult decisions of his life. Kiffin has led nan Rebels to an 11-1 grounds and a near-guaranteed first College Football Playoff berth—their champion consequence successful modern assemblage football—but would he springiness it each up to go nan caput man astatine LSU?

LSU is considered 1 of preeminent programs successful each of assemblage football. A schoolhouse pinch a tremendous recruiting base, nan support of practically nan full authorities of Louisiana, and a programme that has seen 3 of its past 4 coaches triumph nationalist championships.

Though LSU is often viewed arsenic a occupation nary 1 could move down, nan determination becomes particularly analyzable for Kiffin owed to nan timeline. If Kiffin leaves for LSU, it mightiness costs him nan chance to lead nan Rebels successful nan CFP. Instead of helping his existent squad effort to triumph a title, he’d beryllium departing for 1 of their biggest rivals.

As Kiffin weighs his decision, he’s leaned connected the proposal of legendary mentors Nick Saban and Pete Carroll. He besides received immoderate proposal from Joel Klatt, who shared his thoughts connected Kiffin’s determination during Saturday’s Big Noon Kickoff.

"Coach, listen, nan almanac is surely an issue. There’s nary uncertainty astir that and it’s surgery and it needs to beryllium fixed and we understand that. But that’s not an excuse,” Klatt said. “Guys for illustration Dan Lanning, Mike Elko, Rhett Lashlee and Curt Cignetti, they person not utilized nan almanac arsenic an excuse to enactment astatine their places successful nan mediate of a playoff run.”

Klatt continued, “Here’s nan point guys, he surely has nan correct to spell wherever he wants. There’s nary doubt. But your rate arsenic a coach is your credibility successful beforehand of your squad and successful recruiting. I conscionable wonderment moving guardant successful beforehand of a team, asking them for committedness and buy-in, will he person nan credibility if he makes this move. If I was an opposing coach, you cognize what I would do? I would beryllium successful a recruit’s surviving room and say, ‘Why would you perpetrate to that feline if you don’t cognize if he’s committed to you?’ That’s a problem.”

According to ESPN’s Marty Smith, Kiffin’s prime chiefly will travel down to if he feels he tin triumph a championship astatine Ole Miss aliases location else. As Klatt aptly pointed out, nan reply is correct successful beforehand of him.

“This conception that he has to spell to LSU successful bid to triumph a nationalist title I deliberation is false. In nan modern assemblage shot you tin build a victor fundamentally anywhere. He’s proving it astatine Ole Miss. Indiana is proving it pinch Curt Cignetti,” Klatt said. “Coach, you want to triumph a nationalist championship? Then look successful nan reflector because it's correct successful beforehand of you correct now astatine Ole Miss."

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