Lane Kiffin Shares Motivational Photo After Tennessee Loss to OSU amid CFP Criticism

Lane Kiffin had a connection to critics connected societal media connected Saturday.

The Ole Miss caput coach, who has been vocal astir his disdain towards the College Football Playoff committee for leaving his squad out, reposted a quote astir "the group going nowhere" who "have thing to say."

On Sunday, Kiffin had different inspirational quote to share, this 1 astir rejection.

Kiffin, whose Rebels vanished 9-3 this season, posted respective times passim the first information of the College Football Playoff sarcastically complimenting the committee for its Playoff selections.

His posts came amid a fistful of first-round blowouts, for illustration Notre Dame's 27-17 triumph complete Indiana and Penn State's 38-10 triumph against SMU.

Kiffin had thing to opportunity connected societal media arsenic Tennessee—a squad from his conference—crumbled astatine the hands of Ohio State connected Saturday. The Vols, who were the past SEC squad included successful the CFP down Georgia and Texas, mislaid to the Buckeyes 42-17.

The third-best squad successful the SEC losing successful blowout manner wounded Kiffin's lawsuit that Ole Miss' grounds was amended than immoderate of the different Playoff teams because of the spot of the SEC, which is seemingly why he stopped posting astir the CFP committee aft the Buckeyes ran distant pinch the game.

Ole Miss, successful its 5th twelvemonth nether Kiffin, had a fistful of respectable wins for illustration its triumph against South Carolina and its upset complete Georgia, but the Rebels' losses outweighed their wins. They mislaid astatine location to Kentucky, which vanished 4-8 connected the year, earlier losing to LSU and Florida later.

One upset nonaccomplishment apt wouldn't person bounced Ole Miss from the College Football Playoff running, but losing 3 games was capable for the committee to time off the Rebels out.