You had a pretty good Thanksgiving weekend: Ate some pumpkin pie. Took the kids to the parade. Managed to get through a visit with your family without arguing about politics.

Lane Kiffin ? He coached his ascendant college football team to its fifth-straight victory, its 11th of the season, making history for his employer and putting the team firmly on the path to a possible national championship. He was rewarded with a seven-year contract worth a reported $100 million and private-jet flights hopscotching the Deep South. He had an awesome Thanksgiving weekend. Except for the part where he made himself a poster boy for the big-money mercenary mess that is elite college football.

Kiffin’s on-field triumph came in the service of his then employer, the University of Mississippi. At the

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