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'A self-inflicted wound': Why Ole Miss finally had enough of Lane Kiffin

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KIFFIN OFF TO LSU
Wetzel: Lane Kiffin left an actual playoff team for a theoretical one. He should be honest about why
Kiffin might be a great coach, but he isn't being treated unfairly by Ole Miss or "the calendar" or anything else.

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