ATLANTA — Lane Kiffin stood on the 30-yard line of the Georgia Dome as streamers and confetti fell from the sky, the Alabama band blared out "Rammer Jammer" for what seemed like the 10th time since the final whistle of the SEC Championship Game and he said more with his actions than his words.
He's gone.
The mere fact that the third-year Alabama offensive coordinator would talk with a group of about 10 of us for eight or nine minutes following his team's third straight SEC title spoke volumes considering head coach Nick Saban's policy that prevents assistant coaches from speaking publicly except for once during fall camp, at award ceremonies and as required by bowl games.