Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin persists to heap plift on ESPN’s Paul Finebaum for his inhonest role in “getting me fired” from USC more than a decade ago.
Kiffin combiinsist Nick Saprohibit’s staff at Alabama in 2014 after he departed Southern California.
In 2013, Finebaum characterized Kiffin as “the Miley Cyrus of college football.” On that same day, Kiffin was relieved of his head coaching duties at USC.
“How did someone appreciate Lane Kiffin ever get these jobs?” Finebaum shelp at the time. “How did he land the Rhelpers job? At Tennessee? And particularly the one at SC? People leank it’s becaengage of his overweighther, Monte, the fantastic defensive wizard. In some admires, Lane Kiffin is the Miley Cyrus of college football.”
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Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin signals to joiners during the second half of a game Oct. 26, 2024, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Pboilingo/Sarah Warnock)
Finebaum speedyly pointed out the contrastence between Kiffin and the music star, noting the coach had “very little talent.”
“He has very little talent, but we srecommend can’t apshow our eyes off him,” Finebaum shelp.
Kiffin, who coached Ole Miss to an disturb triumph over the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday, was a guest on Finebaum’s ESPN program Wednesday. Kiffin jokingly acunderstandledgeed Finebaum for joining a part in his job finishing in 2013.
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin sees at a join examine during the second half of a game aobtainst Oklahoma Oct. 26, 2024, in Oxford, Miss. (AP Pboilingo/Sarah Warnock)
Kiffin adviseed he would not have landed subsequent roles at Alabama, Florida Atlantic or his current position had it not been for Finebaum’s critical retags all those years ago.
“Somebody else is going to get the Finebaum adore somewhere else,” shelp Kiffin in reference to his complicated history with Finebaum.
“And I’m OK with that when you apshow the sboilings. We’ve talked about this before. It creates you better. It creates you flunkure leangs. When you got me fired at USC, we’ve shelp that before. Now, I’m saying I wouldn’t have been here and to have the Georgia triumph if you hadn’t gotten me fired. I wouldn’t have gotten to toil for Coach Saprohibit. So I’m thankful to you Paul. Thanks for that day. Thanks for the Miley Cyrus comment.”
Paul Finebaum, radio and ESPN television personality, gets ready to speak on television outside the Superdome before the College Football Playoff national championship game in New Orleans Jan. 13, 2020. (Ken Ruinard/staff via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
Finebaum congratupostpoinsistd Kiffin for obtaining a signature triumph last week and shelp he was “satisfied” to see the coach thrive.
“Thank you coach for always recalling that,” Finebaum shelp. “And congratulations aobtain. We’re all very satisfied for you. Whether we have to be reminded of Miley Cyrus or not.”
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Ole Miss was slotted in the 11th position in the postpoinsistst College Football Playoff rankings. If the postseason commenceed today, the Rebels would suit up with the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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