To paraphrase a moment involving a band here to have a bad time, if you’re looking for the latest news in the Lane Kiffin Figures Out His Life saga, this is the wrong website today. We’re here to offer zero speculation and note the wealth of no new information.
On Wednesday during the SEC weekly teleconference, Kiffin offered no statements of value (as expected) and said he expected to coach the Egg Bowl a week from Friday. This comes one day after his appearance on that show with the guy who owns
no sleeves or a chair where Kiffin said Ole Miss has not given him an ultimatum for making up his mind on whether he’s staying or leaving.
Whether all of that, 50 percent of that, or 10 percent of that is true, who knows. But what is true is that Kiffin’s work in the hot yoga studio is paying off.
Ole Miss released the Florida episode of The Season on Wednesday evening, which included mini-profiles of TJ Dottery and Dae’Quan Wright, as well as the action from Saturday night’s game. Not surprisingly, Dottery and Wright seem like easy people to root for, but if you’re in Wright’s inner circle, please tell him to scoot back from the screen like 2 or 3 feet when playing video games.
We do not need him going blind. I realize this makes me 175 years old, but if being labeled an old fart preserves Ole Miss’ starting tight end’s vision, I will bear that cross.
Outside of Pete Golding and Dottery* ripping the defense at halftime, the big takeaway from the episode was Kiffin has not been lying about doing hot yoga.
*He spoke after Golding and told them to “wake the f*** up.”
Ole Miss got the ball to open the second half and methodically marched down the field in what would be a 15-play drive that took 7:10 off the clock. On 3rd and goal from the Florida 1, Kiffin reprised the failed Austin Simmons package from the Oklahoma game in which Simmons and Chambliss were on the field at the same time.
Despite seeing it fail 3 times (maybe 4?) in Norman, he fired it up again while trailing by 4 against a team they had to beat. After it predictably didn’t work, Chambliss badly misfired on a 4th-down pass that should’ve been a touchdown, and the ball went back to Florida.
Kiffin, upon seeing Chambliss’ pass do its best imitation of an Evan Button throw to first base in Game 2 of a Super Regional, nearly fell to his knees before remembering his hot yoga training.
Namaste away the agony of grotesque red zone efficiency.
Or more like Nama Gonna Call That 3rd Down Garbage Package Again, but we all know he will because he can’t help himself, assuming he’s even coaching next Friday and beyond.
As I’ve said many times, I hope he is coaching next Friday and beyond because he’s the best we’ve ever had, but if he leaves, he goes to that place with a new arsenal of hot yoga pose sideline reactions.
