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    Ole Miss HC Lane Kiffin has a major complaint that Tennessee Vols fans, for once, can't relate to

    By Zach Ragan,

    3 hours ago

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    Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin had a major complaint on Monday during his weekly press conference.

    And it's a complaint that in past years we've seen from Tennessee Vols fans.

    Kiffin lamented the fact that Ole Miss won't have a single night SEC game in Oxford this season.

    "I think that's proven over time (that night home games are an advantage) in the NFL and in college," said Kiffin. "Playing at night in electric atmospheres is a home field advantage. And [it's] tough when you gotta do that as an opposing team. So that's been proven for a long time."

    Kiffin then asked the reporter which team is playing the night game on November 9 (times were announced for the November 9 games during Kiffin's press conference).

    "So who went at night -- LSU gets gets to play at night again I guess? Shocker. So that's two for two for them. It is an advantage. I feel bad for our fans. To not have one night conference game is really unfortunate for them. So, whatever, it's just really disappointing. But it is what it is."

    LSU hosted Ole Miss in a night game earlier this season and they'll host Alabama at night on November 9 (arguably the Tigers' two toughest home games of the year).

    In past years, Tennessee fans have had the same gripe as Kiffin, but not this season.

    The Vols played Florida in a night game at Neyland Stadium earlier this season. They'll play Kentucky this weekend in Knoxville at night. And on November 9, the Vols will host Mississippi State at night. Tennessee's last home game of the season will be a 1:00 PM ET start against UTEP on November 23.

    The SEC should probably be more equitable when it comes to night games, since it is such a huge advantage for home teams. But the conference (and ESPN) seems to be more interested in which games will draw a bigger audience instead of being fair.

    Related: There's a big flaw with the 12-team College Football Playoff and it could impact the Tennessee Vols

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    just me
    29m ago
    Hmmmm, imagine that, the SEC and ESPN wanting to televise night games that will return big ratings.
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