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LSU’s Kiffin says ‘both sides won’ when he left Ole Miss, but he still expects ‘hatred’
Lane Kiffin figures that if the attention of the college football world is going to be primarily on him this week, he might as well use that to his advantage.
LOVERRO: When the game is on the line, dance with the one that brought you
In the classic film “Hoosiers,” with the score tied at 40-40 and seconds left on the clock, Hickory gets possession of the ball and calls time out. They huddle around their coach, Norman Dale, who gives them to play he believes will win the game:
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