Does anyone here remember Juice? See, we can bet you one thing: Albeit Uga being extremely cute, if there is any other dog who can outmatch the Bulldogs mascot, it’s Juice. It was a warm day at Oxford back in 2022 when we first spotted this random IG account pop out of nowhere – Juice Kiffin, it said. We instantly knew Lane Kiffin was plotting something, and lo and behold, you have the most adorable golden retriever staring at you from the passenger seat. Didn’t take long for the Ole Miss fandom to rally up and push for a mascot change. Think about it – Who in their right mind wouldn’t want Juice Kiffin as the new Rebels’ poster boy? Now, you might be wondering why ES is suddenly talking about Lane Kiffin’s pet dog.
Valid question, but it’s just that we just found out that Juice might not be the only pet Kiffin has or had. Here’s the deal: we will reveal who the other pet is, but with that news comes a round of mourning as well. Why? Well… Lane Kiffin took to his IG story to share an unfortunate update. “Rough day around here. RIP Bubbles,” Kiffin wrote. Yes, Bubbles – a Siamese fighting fish Lane got for his office. As the Ole Miss HC points out, “Bubbles was the light of the office.” We are sure he was.
Bubbles joined the Rebels squad back in June 2024 and left Oxford on April 1st, 2025. Talking from personal experience, it is extremely hard to properly maintain a Siamese fighting fish. One small change in their habitat, and you are royally screwed.
Regardless, we hope that the time Bubbles had a dandy time with Kiffin and the rest of the office…. But you know what this pet talk reminds us of? So, last year, we heard this weird theory going around Oxford and the CFB fanbase.
At this point, everyone is familiar with the “fake injury” drama surrounding Lane Kiffin and the Rebels, right? Even the NCAA went a step further and recommended a full modification of the injury timeout rules. Clearly to avoid the misuse of the current rules and naturally penalize those teams trying to get some extra time for themselves.
But here’s where it gets interesting. Some fans crafted this elaborate theory around Lane: In short, Kiffin was using squirrels to cause delays.
Is Lane Kiffin the new Snow White?
Out of all the things in the CFB world, this was the last thing we thought we’d talk about. But here we are. USA Today did a solid article on this, where they went into important details regarding 2 specific delays that had happened during the 2024 conquest.
The first was the Georgia game, and the second was the OU game. In both games, a delay was caused because a squirrel had somehow made its way into the gridiron. During the Bulldogs clash, it happened in the 2nd quarter and during the Oklahoma clash, it happened during the first quarter.
And now, if there is anything CFB fans love more than bashing the Sanders for every little thing, it’s tin foil hat theories. This one is all about Lane and how the HC might be the one releasing squirrels into the field. Like, is Kiffin the new Snow White?
We wouldn’t be surprised because Lane sure does love his pets.
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