"Need to hire a hype man" "That's my coach": Fans react to Lane Kiffin's powerful locker room speech

Lane Kiffin has been the head coach of the Ole Miss Rebels since 2020. Last season was his best campaign with the program. It was an 11-2 campaign, and the team defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions to win the Peach Bowl.

Kiffin has helped the Rebels to a 7-2 campaign heading into week 11 this season. They are on a two-game winning streak and have a tough competition against the Georgia Bulldogs. Amid the team's preparation, a clip of Kiffin's motivational locker room speech is going viral on social media.

Last week at halftime, the Rebels put up a 35-10 lead over the Arkansas Razorbacks. At half-time, Kiffin fired up his team with a motivational speech to boost their confidence on the field.

"We can play better than that, so what? We can make more plays than that. We can score everytime, we can make the picks there, we can get more turnovers," Lane Kiffin said.

"Let's do what great teams do. You know what they do? They have leads like this and they don't give a f**k. Cause it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if the crowd is still there at all. Close them out man, don't close them out just by going through the motion. Let's go f***ing dominate this half more than we did the first! Not like we did, more than we did in the first half and set a f***ing statement of who we are!"

Many fans shared their reactions to Lane Kiffin's motivational locker room speech on social media.

One fan felt that the Rebels needed to bring in a professional hype man to the program:

"We need to hire a hype man. Desperately."

Another fan felt motivated with the way Kiffin fired up his players:

"This got me ready to run through a cloud of air."

This fan showed some love to the Ole Miss head coach:

"That's my coach!"

Another was not convinced with Kiffin's powerful locker room motivation:

"I get secondhand embarrassment from his hype speeches. They're kinda cringy. The voice cracks are cherry on top."

This fan believes Kiffin's characteristics have changed:

"This is a new side of Kiffin... having an elite defense is changing him and I like it."

Lane Kiffin's speech seemed to have worked for his players. In the second half, they continued their offensive prowess while Arkansas tried its best to catch up.

In the end, the Ole Miss Rebels won the game 63-31, putting a dent in the Razorbacks' hopes of being eligible for the Bowl games this season. Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart had a field day on offense, recording a total of 515 passing yards and six TD passes for his team.

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Lane Kiffin heaps praise on Georgia QB Carson Beck ahead of week 11 showdown

Before the season, Carson Beck was considered a strong contender for the Heisman trophy. However, his performance on the field so far has not been up to that standard. Beck has recorded 2,302 passing yards and 17 TD passes for the team but has also given up 11 interceptions on the field.

During this week's SEC teleconference, Lane Kiffin talked about Beck's potential as a QB and praised him for his performance on the field despite having a few setbacks.

"I see a guy that's extreme first-round talent," Lane Kiffin said. "He's had a couple interceptions here as of late, like a lot of great quarterbacks do. Some weren't even his fault. I saw him play an awesome game a year ago against us. He's one of the best in the country and definitely one of the most talented."

The Ole Miss vs Georgia week 11 showdown is scheduled to be played on Saturday, November 9 at Vaught Hemingway Stadium, home of the Rebels. The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live on ABC channel on television.