Lane Kiffin owes LSU fans more than hype as Texas threatens to bury $40 million playoff dream

Just outside of Tiger Stadium on a Friday afternoon, the expensive RV's started making their way into the coveted spots that will host a full day of tailgating before the showdown against No.6 Texas that is a must-win for an LSU team on the brink of playoff elimination.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.

If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The pressure of a game that will determine whether Kiffin faces a very long offseason of reflection was not part of the story some envisioned just two months ago, when potential Tigers sat inside a Baton Rouge courtroom trying to convince a judge to let them join a football team practicing just a few miles away.LANE KIFFIN HITS DEATH VALLEY WITH SHAQ, PAUL SKENES, ANGEL REESE AND, NATURALLY, KEVIN COSTNERWe got to this point thanks to a 31-13 beating that came at the hands of Alabama last weekend in this same town, which sent fans into a frenzy around the prospects of not making the postseason.I don't think anyone could rationally say that they expected Lane Kiffin to win a national championship in his first season as head coach at LSU.LSU head coach Lane Kiffin reacts during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday, Oct.

17, 2026.(AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)I would wholeheartedly agree that the Tigers should not be in this current predicament with a roster that costs over $40 million, and a coaching staff that hovers around $100 million in total.People are watching, though, whether that be to see the downfall of Kiffin or who he gets off the bus with for the Tiger Walk into a historic stadium that has been home to a number of letdowns in recent years for an LSU team that was the talk of this offseason.Oh, and if you think the hype for this football squad came from those outside the state of Louisiana, you might need to check...