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SI’s Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde give their take on highlights from Lane Kiffin’s Media Day, along with a look at upcoming Big Ten Media Days and a look back at last week’s Pac-12 release.
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin had plenty of chances to surprise and shock, as he has done in the past, but at SEC media days in 2023, he took the high road when asked to rank the aggressiveness of SEC boosters. With good comes bad, as Lane Kiffin called college athletics a disaster surrounding the transfer gate and NIL. Kiffin described it as free agency and the biggest buyer gets the best prices, while noting that Ole Miss was successful in recruiting on the transfer portal.
Looking ahead to the Big Ten media days, Ryan Day is considered one of the most interesting figures in college football to come this season. He was very successful, but losing to Michigan two years in a row sparked some suspicion from the Buckeye faithful. The rest of the Big Ten will be very exciting, with newcomers Matt Rhule and Luke Fickell joining Nebraska and Wisconsin respectively. The show wonders how Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker will be received after a very tough year for the Spartans.
The Pac-12 media day was disappointing, with Deion Sanders not in attendance due to surgery. Ross recaps some of George Kliavkoff’s sentiments, and the show acknowledges that once the Pac-12 can put an end to the drama of the media deal, reporters can finally focus on football again.
The Mid-American Conference may be trying to restore some of its main rivalries with weekend billings after seeing a drop in weekday attendance. The weekday MACtion is a big college tradition, but the conference is looking to invigorate fans with more Saturday games between big-name rivals.
Finally, an otter in California takes over Santa Cruz by bullying and stealing surfers’ boards.
1:00 Lane Kiffin thinks college sports are a disaster
15:28 Big Ten media days are fast approaching
35:53 Pac-12 Media Days Fallout
45:03 The MAC held its media days
53:57 There’s an outlaw otter in California
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