Some consider LSU coach Lane Kiffin an agent of chaos. The best explanation is that he is a garden troll.
At halftime of Saturday night’s weather-delayed game against Clemson, Kiffin was interviewed by ESPN’s Holly Rowe. After the interview ended, Kiffin began to walk away before returning to the microphone and saying:Imagine if we had professional players.”
It was a hilarious reference to the elephant that has been living in the room for the past few weeks. Kiffin has tried to add players who should have been eligible for another season and who pursued NFL careers until their eligibility for another college season was recognized by the courts. It has sparked protests from many that “professional” players should be excluded from college football – which ignores the reality that college players are now professional players.
Without the two players LSU decided not to add to the roster for the opener, given the possibility that the SEC could retaliate by kicking them out of the conference, Kiffin and company are still managing Clemson.