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I went to Mississippi State, daughter went to Ole Miss law school, a brother lives in Baton Rouge so I’m a little knowledgeable on all three.
Baton Rouge has some very nice areas and plenty to do, but high crime, hurricane risk, outrageous insurance, crazy traffic huge factors, but if you’re making over $9M that becomes less of a factor.

@8:25 pm Most of the out of state students come to Ole Miss because they cannot get accepted to the top schools in their home state. All the public colleges in Mississippi lowered their admission standards and accept almost anyone.

@9:38pm. No. Incorrect. Wrong. They could have chosen to go to their local JUCO or another school in their state because they couldn’t get into their state’s top school. But they chose to come to Ole Miss because of how awesome Oxford and Ole Miss’s culture is.

I've read a lot of crazy things about this but Lane Kiffin taking the lesser of two job offers on the table because Baton Rouge is better than Oxford is the absolute craziest.

Ole Miss ranked 169 Law school 121 Medical school 138

I guess enjoy him while you have him Kingfish. I am not bitter. He just needs to decide quickly.

@9:38 nailed it.

To get accepted into Ole Miss, you only need to be able to have someone type your name into the online application.

"Benefits from a favorable schedule".......something NO ONE seems to want to admit.

Kiffin and his wife are East Coast carpet baggers chasing their fortune like good Americans. Mississippi is just their latest camping spot.

I left Oxford for Baton Rouge 4 years ago. It’s the best decision I made for me and my family. There is just so much more to offer in BR. The Arts, Parks and recreational options are countless . Lane and his family will be treated like royals. Don’t let the governor fool you, Todd Graves and other deep pocket boosters actually call the shots.

It’ll come done to money. Always does. Oxford is near Memphis which is a war zone. LSU is near New Orleans which is a war zone with Michelin stars, Superdome, and tits. Florida is near a beach but has zero income tax. Money talks.

LSU won't pay and Gainesville ain't Boca Raton.

True but his wife is the daughter of John Reaves

Ole Miss, State and a few others were never intended to be contenders in the conference, just quality wins. That's why Lane will leave. He knows that, too. The current season and a couple under Freeze, were max performance. The truly elite players that are needed to win it all aren't coming to these SEC schools. If he is seeing that in the portal, he's gone.

My money's on FLA. Bigger talent pool, warmer weather, no state income tax, no crazy governor...wait scratch that one.

I have an inside source at Ole Miss, he says Dan Mullen will be the next coach for the Rebels if Kiffin leaves.

Lane Kiffin is worried about Lane Kiffin. Yall keep sayin “his wife”. He’s not married. He doesn’t know how to be loyal. He’s good at one thing. Getting attention is what he’s good at. Does he have any trophies? Lane would throw his children under a moving train, if it benefitted Lane.

His ego is multiplied by being able to pay people to tell him what to say and how to strategies.

hey olemis fanboy @8:01 - that 'shithole' brought Saban to town and kept him for a while

You know, LSU is not that bad, but their fans suck. Bunch of overbearing crybabies. Baton Rouge is a craphole town with nothing but crime and crackheads, (Kinda like Jackghanistan). Oxford, waaaay better

Lane had three shots at the big time. Maybe he learned some life lessons...

I spent a weekend in Oxfart on weekend. What a one-pony town. Hard pass.

Ole Miss grad who lives in Oxford and enjoys, but not obsessed with, Rebel football.

Lane has done a good job in a place that is challenging to win. We will never, ever have the resources of most of the conference. Yes, our town has grown by Mississippi standards and the enrollment has increased, fueled primarily by out of state students who can't get accepted to their state's flagship schools in places like TX, FL, and GA. The university is in good shape as is the football team. I believe Lane when he says he's been happy here.

However, LSU and FL both have infinitely more resources, money, support, and name recognition. I suspect FL will be the winner in the race.

There was a time I would have agreed with you, but this is a different Lane Kiffin. He may just have me fooled, but he seems to have grown up. Kiffin's ex-wife is in Oxford, she moved there in January of this year with their son Knox. Kiffin, also, lost his dad, back in September of this year. To lose your dad is a sobering event, and I believe Kiffin has his mind right.

If I were Kiffin I'd stay at Ole Miss. 9-3 there gets you lifetime contract extensions. 9-3 in RedStick or Gainesville gets you unemployed.

Personally I would go to Florida over LSU especially after seeing how LSU is trying to weasel out of Kelly's buyout. Also factor in that a bad Florida barely lost to his best Ole Miss teams kind of tells you the difference in the two programs.

@ 8:25, I hate to break it to you the true reason UM has a lot of out of state students. The fact is they have a 100% acceptance rate (far higher than any other SEC school) and is filled with out of state rejects that couldn't get into their home state schools, notably Texas.

No matter what, the optics do not look good for Ole Miss...... even if he stays. The Ole Miss Alumni have to be tired of the drama, but that is what happens when you get a coach of his caliber.

In any other business, trying to hire away someone who is currently subject to an employment contract could be considered interference with a business contract.

But I guess the normal rules don't apply to college football, where people have their identities and their fortunes tied up in "their" team.

A stadium full of drunk degenerates without a High School Diploma.

8:57 - you are correct, on all fronts. But you left out the closing remark: 9-3 there 'gets you unemployed' but ..... 'unemployed' with a hell of a buyout clause. I could be happily unemployed with a $50 million check; hell, if I didn't have to split it with my ex, all you would have to do is show me where the door is for an $18 million check - happily 'unemployed'

Saban moved from Lansing, Michigan to Baton Rouge. Lansing is one of the few US cities that Baton Rouge can look down upon.

I'm a Mississippi State fan, and I've been to Oxford multiple times. I think that Oxford is a really nice place. I truly enjoyed the square and the whole vibe. However, the grove seemed like a giant dust bowl with tents squeezed in way too tightly. Maybe it was because I always went for the Egg Bowl, and all of the grass was dead by late November. I could see him staying for the small town feel and hospitality.

However, Ole Miss doesn't have a national championship pedigree. Lane is going to go to one of the places that ultimately has been there before, and has way more resources.

lol. UM thinks LSU is their biggest rival thanks to Billie Cannon. LSU has no regard for Ole Miss. oxford is a shiathole that wishes it were a 5 star destination. Bye Lane.

9:37 we had the same problem with Mullens. Lets face it all the schools in the SEC except Alabama, LSU, Florida, GA and Texas are stepping stones. We are just blessed to have a good team every few years. When Kiffin leaves he will take 25% of the team.

You do make a very valid point. Unless they try to pull an LSU and say you quit thus nullifying the buyout.

“When Kiffin leaves he will take 25% of the team.”

Indeed he will, and the ridiculous transfer portal makes the decision to leave easier. Just change jersey colors and learn a new fight song.

With NIL IN PLAY.........he should stay. The playing field is now level. LSU losing with a good coach. Same with Florida.

Much to the chagrin of Ole Piss and cow college, the top tier SEC schools will never let them win a national title, it's just not going to happen. WAAAAY too much money involved and the NCAA and SEC "officials" are collusion with the big schools. So enjoy being in the SEC for what it's worth, you might smell a national title but you'll never taste it.

Imagine a world where people cared as much about the education opportunities of universities as they to the sportsketball team and coaches… LOL

Who cares. I was beginning to like Lane, even as a Bulldog, but this who dramafest, being vague, etc is getting old. I'm almost 100% this is a Jimmy Sexton move. His coaches he represents have a history of this kind of crap, most likely trying to juice(pun intended) the current schools offers by creating a buzz that other school's are looking at him. At one time, I had a theory that Sexton was the one "leaking" all of these rumors to help his coaching clients, and him, get more money. It's obviously worked, but it's getting old.

Only a bunch of losers could be so nuts about a football coach, both those that love him and those that hate him. Get a life and worry about something that will actually impact your life.

Have you checked the ticket prices, you need an MBA and 125k salary to get on the waiting list.

LSU doesn’t really want Kiffin, they are just doing their due diligence. They will not match Florida , if he comes in at about 11 million they would take him. They have their eyes on a couple of cheaper options from the SEC second tier.

@12:26 you are 100 percent correct!!! My son is 11, but I told him he should always select a college based on what they are known for academically!

MS State - engineering

Ole Miss - accounting and a couple of other majors

on and on...... but NEVER pick a school based on how cold the beer is and how good their football team is playing.

9:24am
Agree. I have 4 TX cousins, three of them girls who attended Ole Miss from 1967 on. The oldest because she could not qualify for TX schools. The other two because their big sister attended.

As an LSU alum, I can honestly say that it is not the same school that I attended in the early 70s and neither is Baton Rouge. I hope Kiffin stays at Ole Miss. He has been good for not only Oxford and Ole Miss, but for Mississippi.

There are more fans watching from their Tailgate than Mississippi can fit in their stadium at a Tiger game.

@1:55 all those LSU tailgaters have led to at least 2 game day shootings on campus. Tons of desirables in BR to raise one’s family around,

So how'd that work out in baseball?

Isolated incidents, but don’t be fooled BR is a metro of 900k. A lot goes on! You can find it, if you are looking for it !

Ole Miss does not have a 100% acceptance rate. It accepts only resident applicants who meet the entry requirements (ACT and GPA). The entry requirements for non-residents are more stringent, and the acceptance rate is far below 100%. The fact that some non-residents are accepted at Ole Miss but not at TX, GA, and IL is not a negative and certainly does not mean those students are not talented intellectually or otherwise. They certainly are!

@5:49, you're correct the 100% was an exaggeration. It's 97.8% including in and out of state. Basically everyone who applies with a 16 or above on the ACT.

For all these culture experts touting Jacksonville and Baton Rouge as better locals than Oxford, well, one might consider that both Jacksonville and Baton Rouge have crime rates apps. 80% higher than the national average. My grandmother used to say that even a fool says something right every now and then. But she didn't live to read comments on JJ.

@7:16 pm If you are going to contribute your 2 cents worth, at least know the names of the actual cities involved. Hit that pipe one more time.