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The Ole Miss Rebels should’ve been sitting pretty for a College Football Playoff Bid this week. But, a late loss to an average Florida team and a midseason loss to bad Kentucky team, plus a loss to a middling LSU team, may have Lane Kiffin on the outside looking in.
But, that’s not stopping Lane Kiffin from doing everything he can to get the team into the 12-team College Football Playoff. He took to Twitter to state his case as to why Ole Miss should get in.
Ole Miss looked a bit sluggish in a 26-14 win over Mississippi State at home in the Egg Bowl on Friday afternoon. But, the win got them to 9-3, and with Miami losing to Syracuse, it put them back in the College Football Playoff picture.
Assuming that SMU beats Clemson in the ACC Championship Game on Saturday, there should be a playoff spot open for one of Miami, Alabama, South Carolina, and Ole Miss.
Each of those teams has an argument as to why they should be the final team into the field in this scenario, but there are reasons why they shouldn’t, as well.
One of the big reasons as to why Ole Miss should get in is because they beat South Carolina and their losses came by close margins. That’s what Kiffin highlighted by sharing this post on Sunday.
@CFBPlayoff pic.twitter.com/U39OUZrOmM
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) December 1, 2024
The post made valid points, but Illinois coach Bret Bielema piggybacked of Lane’s post to make a valid point about his 9-3 Fighting Illini.
I couldn’t agree more @Lane_Kiffin here is a thought for the @CFBPlayoff
Ole miss #31 strength of schedule and has 3 losses to unranked Kentucky, Florida and 8-4 LSU team 🤷♂️#Illinois HAS #30 strength of schedule and has 3 losses to #1 Oregon and #4 Penn State and a one… https://t.co/Bw8haGFf8s
— Bret Bielema (@BretBielema) December 2, 2024
At the end of the day, Ole Miss and Lane Kiffin have themselves in this predicament because they lost three games they shouldn’t have lost. If they don’t make it, they will only have themselves to blame.