Florida Atlantic football head coach Lane Kiffin knows how you feel, Reince Priebus.
The political world received quite the Friday evening news dump when President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he was replacing Priebus, his now former White House chief of staff, with Homeland Security secretary John Kelly.
And the way Priebus found out had college football fans feeling déjà vu.
Priebus is in this van on tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, as Potus has not yet disembarked. Driver pulled van away as press moved toward it pic.twitter.com/mlrV2s3U8P
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) July 28, 2017
Wait, isn’t that basically what USC did when it let Kiffin go after a 2013 loss to Arizona State?
You bet, and the internet wasted no time linking the two incidents.
USC: firing Lane Kiffin on the tarmac in front of the team is a low as it gets.
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Donald Trump: hold my Diet Coke.— Christopher Heath (@C_A_Heath) July 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/status/891041644186927104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbnation.com%2Fcollege-football%2F2017%2F7%2F28%2F16060336%2Freince-priebus-lane-kiffin
He got Lane Kiffin'd https://t.co/bSPSb5Wg42
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) July 28, 2017
Priebus got Kiffined? https://t.co/qM9T8aKKhN
— Yahoo Sports College Football (@YahooSportsCFB) July 28, 2017
Ah, yes, the ole’ “Kiffined.” It worked wonders for Pat Haden when he fired the former Trojans coach at LAX.
And, as the saying goes, Kiffins always remember.
Donald Trump firing his Chief of Staff draws Lane Kiffin, USC comparisons. #Feel4U https://t.co/yJHSoZfAfF
— Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) July 28, 2017
Well done, Lane. Well done.
Thumbnail photo via Matt Kartozian/USA TODAY Sports Images
