Lane Kiffin returns to Ole Miss, and draws a very profane chant - NBC Sports
Coach Lane Kiffin faced a hostile reception upon his return to Ole Miss, marked by profane chants from fans. The article highlights the intense emotions surrounding his departure from the program during a championship-contending season.
Why it matters
It illustrates the high-stakes nature of college sports and the intense fan loyalty that can turn into public vitriol when coaches change teams.
Football’s equivalent of the Joker returns to Gotham City on Saturday, when coach Lane Kiffin’s LSU team plays at Ole Miss, the program he ditched during a playoff season.
College GameDay is on the scene. And the “ fuck Lane Kiffin! ” chant came early. (A preview of it happened during SportsCenter , when Stanford Steve did a quick segment from the scene in Oxford.)
There’s not much ESPN can do about that. And, in this day and age, it’s no longer as jarring as it used to be to hear “F” bombs on live TV.
But it’s a snapshot of the vitriol Kiffin will be facing all day and all night when he faces a school that had its best chances ever to chase a championship — and that he abandoned before the job was finished.
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