Lane Kiffin Responds to Misleading Nick Saban Meme with 'Rat Poison' Remark

Lane Kiffin wondered Tuesday if Alabama head coach Nick Saban managed to "rat poison" himself.

On Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide fell out of the SEC Championship Game by losing 26-14 to the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium.       

Per ESPN.com's Alex Scarborough, Saban said his squad should remain in consideration for the College Football Playoff even though it's not competing for the conference crown:

"I think this team deserves an opportunity to get in the playoff by what they've been able to accomplish and what they've been able to do. Certainly not maybe in this game, but I think the team we played tonight is a very good football team, probably one of the best teams in the country."

On Monday, TrojanInsider.com posted a meme claiming that Saban said last year, "You should have to win your conference to be in the CFB playoff." 

Kiffin, Alabama's former offensive coordinator who was unceremoniously left behind before last season's playoff, took the opportunity to poke fun at his former boss:

Only one problem: Saban never said that. TideSports.com's Ben Jones pointed out the tweet's inaccuracy.

Last month, per Scarborough, Saban said positive coverage of his team was "rat poison."

"If our players think anything of [the poll], then that could be an issue," he said. "These are the things we try to categorize as poison that you really don't want your players to be focused on."

Perhaps Kiffin was eager to use Saban's words against him, because he failed to take an extra moment to verify their validity.

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