*Just looked, and was surprised to find that LSU has a considerably larger athletic budget (220 million) than Ole Miss (157 million)
While that may be true it’s completely irrelevant in today’s college landscape. The only thing that matters is NIL money.
LSU told Kiffin he would have $25 million in NIL money available which is more than Ole Miss. However…Ole Miss said they would match that.
If both programs have $25 million at their disposal for NIL money then they are on equal footing as far as recruiting goes. Because that is all that matters to the 5 stars & 4 stars.
With that in mind, I think it’s a bad move for Kiffin to go to LSU. If he doesn’t have them in the playoffs in 2-3 years…they will move on. Ole Miss isn’t going to fire him ever…short of some kind of scandal.
I know that LSU is offering more money in salary/bonuses…but Kiffin has plenty of money and the difference isn’t that great. The reason he is leaving is because he is chasing a Natty. I think he has just as good a chance to get one at Ole Miss in today’s landscape (NIL & transfer portal)…with much less pressure & much more job security.
Prediction: Kiffin doesn’t last 4 seasons at LSU