BATON ROUGE -- Lane Kiffin called his time at Ole Miss "the best six years" of his life, and then tried to explain why he felt compelled to leave Oxford, Miss., behind and take over an LSU football program that he's always admired from afar.

"Having watched this place for a long time, having been on the other sideline in this stadium, this place is different, and that's why we're here," Kiffin said. "LSU is the best job in football. When you take the history, tradition, passion and the great players in the state of Louisiana ... when you're in Tiger Stadium on Saturday night, there is nothing like it."

Kiffin was flown in on a private plane on Sunday night with LSU Athletic Director Verge Ausberry.

Monday afternoon, he was standing on a podium before a festive crowd of LSU dignitaries i

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