The college football world exploded over the past 24 hours as Alabama coach Nick Saban blasted NIL deals, specifically calling out Jackson State and Texas A&M and implying the Aggies “bought every player on their team.”
Jackson State coach Deion Sanders responded in kind and then Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher called a no-holds-barred press conference to rip “God,” a.k.a. Saban, to shreds, inferring that if the Bama coach wants people investigated, someone might want to “dig into his past.”
JIMBO FISHER OFFFF THE TOP ROPE pic.twitter.com/yVN6HobqkQ
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) May 19, 2022
The college football world was absolutely glued to the drama on Thursday. Another person who couldn’t look away was Lane Kiffin, head coach at Ole Miss, and a direct rival to both Fisher and Saban.
Kiffin, in his usual troll-y way, had a lot of fun reacting to the commentary and drama over the last couple of days.
When Saban first started dropping bombs, Kiffin was there with the reactions.
https://t.co/7cSvHz7lbL pic.twitter.com/e9TRvogvgC
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) May 19, 2022
He also then stepped in to defend Deion Sanders over Saban’s charges.
Lay off the 🐐 @DeionSanders 😂 https://t.co/UrEL6zVWur
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) May 19, 2022
The Ole Miss coach then broke out the popcorn for the big show on Thursday.
Oh boy @AlabamaFTBL Get your 🍿 ready!!! @AggieFootball @SECNetwork @terrellowens https://t.co/fehbSgUW2m
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) May 19, 2022
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) May 19, 2022
https://t.co/JP1KtK6YFF pic.twitter.com/Wee1rntraQ
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) May 19, 2022
Kiffin also had a lot of fun retweeting other reactions to Jimbo’s presser and the overall drama between the two SEC rivals.
I asked Lane Kiffin if he was surprised to see Jimbo Fisher go all-in on Nick Saban.
“Not at all”
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) May 19, 2022
While Kiffin’s reputation has certainly been controversial over the years, he’s a pretty ideal character for a time like this and a wonderful addition to the madness that is SEC football, especially as the jester cracking jokes at the monarchs expense.
Just asked Lane Kiffin for his thoughts on Jimbo going scorched Earth on his old mentor, Nick Saban: "Speechless for the first time in my life."
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) May 19, 2022
Same, Lane. Same.
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.