
Ole Miss football player files federal lawsuit against university, coach Lane Kiffin
An Ole Miss football player filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Mississippi and head coach Lane Kiffin.
As much as I like to see OM squirm, that’s about as frivolous as frivolous can be.
You think? All I read was that he was having mental health issues before last season, and he claims Kiffin kicked him off the team, but he’s still listed on the roster. There’s no details at all, really.Man, if you actually read that, Kiffen comes across as a really bad guy.
And this is the type of thing for which we’d be crucified in the press. I have no sympathy. Hope it gets ugly for him.
Yeah, the conversation where he has asked for a mental health break and Kiffen calls him a ***** (p word, since we apparently can’t say that here) isn’t going to go over well.You think? All I read was that he was having mental health issues before last season, and he claims Kiffin kicked him off the team, but he’s still listed on the roster. There’s no details at all, really.
The player legally recorded a conversation with Kiffin without Kiffin's knowledge. Mississippi is a one-party state.How did they get a transcript ?
I can't speak for the conditions at State, but I know a therapist at Alabama who says they cannot meet the demand from the students. Mental health is just so readily talked about and accepted these days. A lot of students are diagnosed with depression, ADHD, etc, before they get out of high school. Others are dealing with the normal pressures of college and just decide to talk to someone.When I was at USM 15 years ago, they offered mental health counseling to students at no cost. I’m sure it wasn’t unlimited, but I always thought that was kinda cool. I’m sure that State and Ole Miss do the same thing.
Witness....If there's one thing Ole Miss boosters are familiar with, it's frivolous lawsuits.
It's not crap. With the scare media, especially in the Covid era, we're raising a generation of terrified kids.Mental health is becoming a “monkey see, monkey do” type thing. At this point, I’m starting to believe most of these kids are full of crap.
"Ok, you have a f---ing head coach, this is a job, guess what, if I have mental issues and I'm not diminishing them, I can't not see my f---ing boss," Kiffin said, according to the lawsuit and the audio recording. "When you were told again and again the head coach needs to see you, wasn't to make you practice, wasn't to play a position you don't f---ing want to, ok? It was to talk to you and explain to you in the real world, ok? So I don't give a f--- what your mom say, ok, or what you think in the real f---ing world, you show up to work, and then you say, 'Hey, I have mental issues, I can't do anything for two weeks, but if you change my position I won't have mental issues.'
"I guarantee if we f---ing called you in and said you're playing defense, would you have mental issues?"
"I definitely would," Rollins said.
During the audio exchange, Rollins is heard saying, "I mean, you're acting like my issues aren't real."
"I didn't say they're not real," Kiffin responded. "You show up when your head -- when your boss wants to meet with you. It wouldn't have been like this. If you would've come here when you kept getting messages the head coach wants to talk to you, you say 'I'm not ready to talk to him.'"
"I wasn't," Rollins said.
"What f---ing world do you live in?" Kiffin asked.
"I don't see why you have to be disrespectful, honestly," Rollins said.
"Get out of here," Kiffin said. "Go, you're off the team. You're done. See ya. Go. And guess what? We can kick you off the team. So go read your f---ing rights about mental health. We can kick you off the team for not showing up. When the head coach asks to meet with you and you don't show up for weeks, we can remove you from the team.
"It's called being a p---y," Kiffin said. "It's called hiding behind s--- and not showing up to work."
See… they are full of crap!It's not crap. With the scare media, especially in the Covid era, we're raising a generation of terrified kids.
Honestly, kiffin ain’t wrong.The PR nightmare is the alleged conversation between Kiffin and one of his players. No matter what happens with the lawsuit, this is a bad look for Kiffin.
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We ain’t raising $h1t.It's not crap. With the scare media, especially in the Covid era, we're raising a generation of terrified kids.
1st off I don’t disagree with kiffen just from this small snippet.The PR nightmare is the alleged conversation between Kiffin and one of his players. No matter what happens with the lawsuit, this is a bad look for Kiffin.
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I guess that's a party Ole Miss didn't win.The player legally recorded a conversation with Kiffin without Kiffin's knowledge. Mississippi is a one-party state.
I don’t think that’s a terrible look for Kiffen. Sue me.The PR nightmare is the alleged conversation between Kiffin and one of his players. No matter what happens with the lawsuit, this is a bad look for Kiffin.
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We used to call that puberty.I can't speak for the conditions at State, but I know a therapist at Alabama who says they cannot meet the demand from the students. Mental health is just so readily talked about and accepted these days. A lot of students are diagnosed with depression, ADHD, etc, before they get out of high school. Others are dealing with the normal pressures of college and just decide to talk to someone.
Whether it does or it doesn’t don’t make a ****(s word). A few idiots that get too excited over cable news may get excited about it but Mississippi &/or kiffin can absorb this without missing a beat. The kid’s probably a t-wat anyways. And to the kid, toughen up and go get in a bar fight you little b-itch.This has the potential to turn into a big story. Like CNN talking heads versus Fox News talking heads. I’m not saying whether or not it should be, but this may catch fire.
Ole Miss has a few friends in the media world. Otherwise, their name would be a huge problem considering you can't even say Master Bedroom.Man, if you actually read that, Kiffen comes across as a really bad guy.
And this is the type of thing for which we’d be crucified in the press. I have no sympathy. Hope it gets ugly for him.
This is the point. Let’s not lose focus arguing our own personal feelings gentlemen. Focus on what is really important here.Even if it is frivolous, anything that brings any kind of misery to those clowns makes me smile!
Exactly.Yeah, the conversation where he has asked for a mental health break and Kiffen calls him a ***** (p word, since we apparently can’t say that here) isn’t going to go over well.
Maybe he is, and maybe he isn’t, but if you’re Kiffen in 2023 you can’t do that.
Mental health is becoming a “monkey see, monkey do” type thing. At this point, I’m starting to believe most of these kids are full of crap.