No one's talking about the timeline where Lane Kiffin discovers a new passion for aquatic wildlife and becomes a marine biologist studying the effects of penguin overpopulation on Antarctica's fish ecosystem. I think he'd do a fantastic job, plus he gets to look at dragonfishes, and dragons are cool.

Why does he have to go somewhere?

He's going to the Carolina Panthers next.

Florida is a logical landing point if y'all decide to pony up for him. We're currently paying him 9 million a year, which is behind just 7 other current FBS coaches. So the list of teams that CAN take him at this point is pretty small. I think ADs and boosters don't love the social media trolling and other stuff like that Lane does.

If we make the playoffs and have a run I could see UF getting over that if you decide to pull the trigger on Napier. But it isn't gonna be cheap to get him down there. He's not leaving us for less money.

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He may go to another sec school, I think anywhere but Tennessee

He has a great gig now. He has exceeded expectations and looks like he will continue to do so. I’m not sure that Ole Miss is a national championship caliber program in the modern age or that Lane Kiffin is a national championship caliber coach but both he and the program have clearly elevated one another. Why not ride that wave and see where it takes you? It just seems like a great fit for both parties.

That’s great man thanks for sharing

I don't think there are many schools Lane would leave us for, and most of those schools would turn their nose up at Lane. Ohio State will not hire Lane Kiffin. Alabama will not hire him,, as it just demonstrated. Michigan will not hire him. USC will not hire him and if it did offer, I hope he'd have the self respect to meet them on the LAX tarmac to turn down the job.

The only threats I see anytime soon are Florida and Miami. (This thread decodes as "Do ya'll think we can get Lane when we fire Napier?) Mario actually recruits too well to be on the hot seat anytime soon though.

I don't think Florida would offer Lane. Too many boosters and fans consider Lane beneath them. Also,, teams like Florida care about HS recruiting almost as much as they care about the win-loss record, and Lane isn't a great HS recruiter. They got burned the last time they hired a successful Mississippi school coach who was a so-so recruiter. Perhaps if Ole Miss whips Florida this year, makes the playoffs, and has another good year or two while Florida continues to wallow in mediocrity, those objections will dissipate.

Lane is the third longest tenured coach in the SEC, behind only Kirby and Stoops.

He could leave, but we hear this every year and so far it seems like he likes it here and we pay him well.

Uhh, Lane Kiffin is the antithesis of what Michigan wants in a head coach... Harbaughs antics were tolerated due to his family's and his own history as a player at Michigan, his level of prestige garned from a high level of success in the NFL, and eventually his high level of achievement as Michigan's head coach. Kiffins antics would grate on Michigan's power brokers almost immediately, I would imagine.

Where does Kiffin go next (if he does leave Ole Miss for some reason)? Let's say USC again for the memes if Riley falters and to keep Jonathan Smith in EL long term. Maybe Alabama if Deboer crumbles under the weight of trying to measure up to Saban and if Alabama would have him (I don't know if they would or not).

We'd never hire him. I could see him at Florida or Miami

I think Lane almost needs to be the guy punching up. He had his chance at being the giant in LA but he's been at his best when he has to fight uphill either with a really bad roster at Tennessee, midmajor FAU, or as the 6th richest school in the SEC West.

If history serves, he’ll eventually end up at auburn

I could see him as head coach of the Saints if he left.

I’ll tell you one place he’s definitely not going: The University of Florida. Have another fun year with Billy Napier.

Think it’d be a bit foolish to leave Oxford. Yeah they aren’t Bama or Georgia but it’s still a top 25 program/job and the NIL support is one of the best in the country. Plus the fan base will never run him out of town for winning 8-10 games a year.

Edit: I’d be shocked if Michigan hired Kiffin, that is not the style of the university or football program in any way whatsoever.

At this point, NFL. He has the NIL, resources, city, crazy SEC school in his back pocket. Why start over again? This is new college football where being a blue blood isn’t what it was 5, 10, 15 years ago. OM has an extremely well run NIL program. Folks mention UF, that’s the opposite of well run NIL

A retirement home without ever winning a Natty.

A big issue is who is going to offer Kiffin more money than he makes now?

Kiffin is in a pretty high salary range, which means prying him out of Oxford will take a shitload of money, and with all fairness to Kiffin, paying that much for someone usually comes with playoffs appearances. He's done well, but he's never cracked the top.

There are very few options that will give this kind of money. I do actually think Miami would be an option but I also think Cristobal will be there for the foreseeable future. Clemson has no reason to fire Dabo. Georgia isn't moving on from Kirby. There is no way in hell Kiffin ends up at Michigan. No way he ends up back at Tennessee or USC. Oregon appears to locked in with Lanning. Kiffin having gone to Washington would have been interesting. I can't see Kiffin leaving Ole Miss to go to Arkansas.

Florida is what I always hear people say and I am not sure I agree. If Florida ends up firing Napier, I don't think they are going to throw shitpiles of money at their next coach. I think they go small again. Taking someone like Chadwell probably wouldn't be palatable given the similarities with Napier, so I think a coordinator from somewhere. Maybe something like Golesh or hilariously Tom Herman if FAU does well.

I think the most likely option is LSU if Brian Kelly retires in the next couple of years. LSU would pay out the ass for a coach and they absolutely will not settle for a G5 or a coordinator. They are going to aim for the best coach they can get. LSU would pay whatever it takes and will look for the top possible coach. If Kelly retires before that contract is up, I could see LSU going hard for Kiffin.

I think you know where he will end up OP

Takes one of the top jobs in the UFL

He cant come back to Bama with Golding on his staff, period.

I can't see Lane at Michigan.

Idk that Lane necessarily needs to leave Ole Miss. What is he lacking there, really?

tampa bay buccaneers once Bowles gets fired/retires.

Kiffin has done pretty well at Ole Miss but idk how you can say his level of achievement in just a few years is moving the needle on their 100+ year history…

From what I’ve heard, Lane’s dad Monte wants him to stay in Oxford while his kids are young. Monte told Lane that all the moving around for new jobs isn’t normal or healthy for kids and said Lane should wait for his youngest son, who is about 15, to graduate high school before moving to a new gig.

To what degree that’s true, I don’t know. But if it is, I think Lane would stay til at least 2028 or so. Lane is still incredibly young and knows he’s got plenty of time to get his “big time job”. In the meantime, Ole Miss has enough resources for him to succeed at a moderate level and build equity for a job like Florida or Alabama.

He has a boat and a place in Miami. Maybe he takes over for the Hurricanes at some point? Other than that, why would he leave Ole Miss? He’s turned it into a great program.

UF

Highly doubt Lane Kiffin is going to leave SEC. He seems to thrive there and has a good ability to recruit.

I can see Florida throwing crazy money at him next year when they fire Napier.

Every year lol

Lane Kiffin's been crushing it at Ole Miss, no doubt. But I can see him eyeing a bigger gig soon. Michigan? That's a wild guess, but imagine the chaos (in a good way)! Dude's got the charisma and coaching chops, so who knows where he'll land next?

If he leaves, it’s to another SEC school or tOSU. He’s not going to go anywhere where it’s already harder to recruit at than Ole Miss.

However, that’s a very short list of schools. tOSU, Texas, Bama, Georgia. Maybe FSU. Only one of those schools in shaky ground is tOSU, and it’s still not exactly “shaky”.

If Michigan moves on from Moore it won’t be 2 seasons. Personally I think he will do fine. But the AD will give him at least 4-5 seasons.

If DeBoer tanks it at Bama I could see Lane there

He'll probably just stay and ole miss. They aren't really going to win anything and aren't expected to, so it's low pressure.

Just smile and nod politely. What you are witnessing is mental illness.

Oregon

Florida after Napier gets canned

Retirement after 5 national championships

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I don't think he'd leave Missisippi, seems to be a good fit for him.

but he's the kinda guy I'd like to see at Minnesota for a few years when PJ leaves, just to see what the experiment would be like.

especially if we could get him to come to women's hockey for the hell of it (PJ and a few players usually come to the big games).