Steve Sarkisian on Lane Kiffin claiming dynasties are dead in college football: 'Lane says a lot'

Steve Sarkisian has heard Lane Kiffin say a lot over the last couple of seasons. Earlier this year, the Ole Miss leader proclaimed dynasties are dead in college football, due to the significant changes in the landscape of college football.

“In my opinion, the dynasties are over,” Kiffin told ESPN. “Alabama with Coach Saban and then Kirby [Smart] at Georgia, where they had those rosters year in, year out and there would be a bunch of wins by 30 points in the conference, those days are done.

“You’re going to have really good teams going 8–4 because we’re going to play nine conference teams, including five on the road. The conference has never been this balanced, and it never used to have Texas and Oklahoma, two top-10 teams and two of the hardest places in the country to play.”

Well, Sarkisian might not be behind that idea. The Texas leader was asked about Kiffin’s comments during a press conference on Monday, and he had a blunt response: “(Lane) says a lot,” the Longhorns head coach stated, via CJ Vogel of On Texas Football.

It’s safe to say Sarkisian might not agree with his SEC counterpart. It’s far from the only inflammatory comment Kiffin has made this season. He went even further while speaking with ESPN, calling for analytics and computer models to help determine postseason berths rather than human selection committees.

“The records in college football are so burned into our heads that 11–1 is so much better than 10–2 and so much better than 9–3, but it’s so different because you’re in these different conferences,” he added.

“It can’t be these people deciding who gets in the playoff. We’ve got to get back to analytics and computers. Baseball and basketball have the RPI where they take into account margin of victory, who you play, where you play and all of that.”

Alas, Sarkisian’s quick response suggests he may not buy into Kiffin’s broader theories. Especially with Texas hoping to get into the national championship conversation once again this season.

The two coaches may share mutual respect, but the SEC continues to evolve, as well as college football as a whole. Their differing philosophies are certainly an interesting thing to ponder though, as the potential death of dynasties in the sport might not be all the surprising when you consider all of the factors.