Ole Miss Makes Final Decision on Lane Kiffin for CFP
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What did Al Davis say about Lane Kiffin? Revisiting messy 2007 firing from Raiders after NFL 'con' job
Kiffin's tenure in Oakland was filled with tension between Kiffin and Davis, nearly instantly. Ahead of the 2007 NFL Draft, Kiffin apparently begged Davis to select receiver Calvin Johnson. Davis picked quarterback JaMarcus Russell instead, and the former LSU quarterback is regarded as one of the biggest busts in NFL history.
ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum once compared him to Miley Cyrus and the late Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis called him a “flat-out liar.’’
The Fox Sports college football analyst thinks Kiffin leaving Ole Miss would be 'like a car accident of epic proportions.'
Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin appear to have settled on a strategy to handle the coaching carousel circus surrounding the program — at least for the next week. At Monday’s press conference, the Ole Miss coach said he’s only taking questions about the Egg Bowl.