"Kiffin and the seventh-ranked Rebels rallied for a 34-26 victory Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma, against Venables and the Sooners. Venables said Sunday that he thought Oklahoma was "the better team" before conceding that Ole Miss "out-executed us." "That's an interesting take. That's a hot take [that] they have the better team," Kiffin said Monday when asked about Venables' comments. "I wouldn't have thought that people watching would say that.""
""I felt that one, we won at their place in weather that -- as a defensive head coach -- you would normally wish for, and won by eight points. And I think we left a lot out there. I think we should have won by a couple of scores. So I don't know how he evaluated that game that they were the better team.""
"Kiffin cited Ole Miss' 26-14 victory last season at home against Oklahoma before mentioning other previous games he has coached against Venables' teams. "Maybe they had the better team last year, too, when we beat them," said Kiffin, who shrugged before apologizing for interrupting a reporter's follow-up question. "Sorry ... maybe he had the better team in Oklahoma, when we beat him 55-19 in the national championship -- maybe. Maybe he had the better team at Clemson, when we beat him 45-40 in the national championship at Alabama. Next question, my bad.""
Lane Kiffin criticized Brent Venables' assessment that Oklahoma was the better team following Ole Miss' 34-26 road victory in Norman. Venables said he thought Oklahoma was "the better team" but conceded that Ole Miss "out-executed us." Kiffin labeled that a "hot take," noting his team won in adverse weather, by eight points, and left points off the board. Kiffin referenced prior meetings, including Ole Miss' 26-14 victory last season and other national championship matchups in which he participated. Kiffin reminded that he served as an assistant at USC during a previous title game involving Venables.
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