SEC Shorts salutes Ole Miss’ Playoff run, skewers Lane Kiffin in new skit
By David Wasson
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The wildly popular “SEC Shorts” account on X turned in another hilarious segment Monday morning detailing the Ole Miss run through the College Football Playoff while skewering former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin in the process.
The video depicts Ole Miss competing against various foes in a water balloon fight on rugged wooded terrain. Along the way, the Rebels dodge attacks from Tulane and Georgia – all while Oklahoma and Alabama fall victim to balloon shots – only to find Kiffin girding up a black-hoodied squadron representing “Constant Kiffin Trolling”, “Recruiting Tampering”, “Let Kiffin Coach The Playoffs!”,
Ole Miss comes across a Michael Irvin doppelganger snapping a belt manically along the way but chooses to ignore it while fending off more Kiffin foes donned in “Recalling The Coaches” (that one with the help of Charlie Weis Jr.) and also “Jimmy Sexton” with the help of “The Mannings”.
Ole Miss finally confronts Kiffin himself, and dispatches the former coach with a final, hidden water balloon – only to be tackled within sight of the College Football Playoff trophy by an official proclaiming “nobody throws a flag on a Hail Mary!”
Ole Miss is left to watch Indiana and Miami toss dueling water balloons around the CFP trophy and accept thanks from Alabama, Oklahoma and Georgia – as the SEC bemoans being “the third-best conference in the country” while being lured by the CW.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
