Why Nick Saban Believes Lsu, Florida Might Not Be Best Fits For Lane Kiffin

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Since LSU and Florida decided to occurrence their coaches successful nan mediate of nan season, Lane Kiffin has practically already been plugged arsenic nan adjacent caput coach for 1 of those 2 schools. While Kiffin himself remains focused connected coaching Ole Miss this play and has not confirmed aliases denied liking successful leaving Oxford for 1 of those programs, galore judge he could not move down either opportunity.

LSU is wide considered 1 of nan apical coaching jobs successful nan state betwixt nan program's pedigree, nan state's emotion for nan University and small in-state title for section recruits. Meanwhile Kiffin has ties to Florida and grew up loving legendary Gators coach Steve Spurrier.

Despite nan allure of LSU and Florida, Nick Saban doesn't needfully deliberation either occupation is needfully amended for Kiffin than his existent position astatine Ole Miss.

“Jobs that weren’t awesome jobs earlier are now," Saban told Chris Low connected On3. "Lane is nan first sanction up for Florida and nan first sanction up for LSU, but I deliberation you tin person a agelong statement connected whether either 1 of those jobs is really amended than nan occupation he has now because he has immoderate guys complete location astatine Ole Miss that springiness him beautiful overmuch immoderate he wants from a roster standpoint.

"Maybe you’ve sewage alumni who are passionate astir football, but are they consenting to put what you person to put now to win? Because a batch of group don’t judge successful this s—," Saban added.

Kiffin has built a successful programme astatine Ole Miss, turning nan Rebels into a College Football Playoff contender this season. Along pinch this, Saban sees what makes a occupation awesome overmuch otherwise now—it's each astir which schoolhouse has nan money they're consenting to walk connected players.

“That’s changed dramatically, nan full mobility of what constitutes nan champion job,” Saban told On3. “What utilized to make a occupation awesome was facilities, instrumentality support, bully world support, recruiting guidelines and being capable to create worth for nan players. Now that has been minimized to really overmuch money do you person to walk connected building a roster. That is nan astir important point by far.”

It's unclear if Kiffin will extremity up earnestly considering a different occupation aliases leaving Ole Miss, but if he does determine to stay, he mightiness beryllium successful nan champion opportunity for himself aft all.