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what did lane kiffin say about kirby smart

Lane Kiffin has mostly made playful, trolling-style comments about Kirby Smart, mixing light jabs with big-time praise.

Main comments Kiffin made

  • In an October press conference, Kiffin joked about Smart’s weight when asked who burns more calories during games, saying that when he saw Smart’s presser on TV, “it doesn’t look like he’s burned too many calories.”
  • Kiffin has also said he’s teased Smart before about “the weight loss aspect,” noting Smart says he’s too stressed to work out.
  • Despite the jokes, Kiffin has called Kirby Smart the best coach in college football right now, praising Georgia as “the leading program” over the last five years and saying Smart knows how to win games in different ways and keep his team together through adversity.

Tone and context

  • The comments are widely framed as friendly jabs between two coaches who know each other well and have history together, not as serious trash talk.
  • Coverage notes that while some Georgia fans may not love the weight joke, it is generally seen as gamesmanship and personality from Kiffin rather than genuine animosity.

TL;DR: Kiffin poked fun at Kirby Smart’s weight and sideline energy with some light trolling, but he’s also gone out of his way to call Smart the top coach in the sport and praise Georgia as the standard program in college football.

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