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Kiffin, whose Rebels (5-0) are ranked No. 4 in The Associated Press Top 25 poll after last week's 24-19 victory against LSU, said name, image and likeness rules and the transfer portal have also leveled the playing field in the 16-team SEC, making it harder for programs to stay on top.
He said SEC programs will no longer be able to stockpile talent as former Alabama coach Nick Saban did while winning six national championships from 2007 to 2023 and Georgiacoach Kirby Smart did when capturing back-to-back CFP national titles at his alma mater in 2021 and 2022.
"In my opinion, the dynasties are over," Kiffin told ESPN on Wednesday. "Alabama with Coach Saban and then Kirby at Georgia, where they had those rosters year in, year out and there would be a bunch of wins by 30 points in the conference, those days are done."
Kiffin was Alabama's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2014 to 2016, helping the Crimson Tide finish 14-1 and beat Clemson 45-40 in the CFP National Championship after the 2015 season.
"When I was at Alabama, they'd be like, 'Go watch the outside linebackers,' and there's six of them over there that are first-round picks," Kiffin said. "That's not going to happen anymore because if they don't play, then they're going to leave. They can't keep them all anymore."
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He said SEC programs will no longer be able to stockpile talent as former Alabama coach Nick Saban did while winning six national championships from 2007 to 2023 and Georgiacoach Kirby Smart did when capturing back-to-back CFP national titles at his alma mater in 2021 and 2022.
"In my opinion, the dynasties are over," Kiffin told ESPN on Wednesday. "Alabama with Coach Saban and then Kirby at Georgia, where they had those rosters year in, year out and there would be a bunch of wins by 30 points in the conference, those days are done."
Kiffin was Alabama's offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2014 to 2016, helping the Crimson Tide finish 14-1 and beat Clemson 45-40 in the CFP National Championship after the 2015 season.
"When I was at Alabama, they'd be like, 'Go watch the outside linebackers,' and there's six of them over there that are first-round picks," Kiffin said. "That's not going to happen anymore because if they don't play, then they're going to leave. They can't keep them all anymore."
Ole Miss' Kiffin: Dynasties 'over' for bigger SEC
Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin believes "dynasties are over" in the SEC after the league added Oklahoma and Texas and recently announced it will play a ninth conference game starting in 2026.