College football must be in the air because Lane Kiffin is being quoted.

The Florida Atlantic coach enters preparation of Year 2 in Boca Raton after an 11-win season last year and discussed a number of topics Thursday on 104.5 ESPN in Baton Rouge, including Alabama coach Nick Saban's tenure and the ineffectiveness of LSU offense last season.

The topic of Saban's future in coaching has been a topic this week as the Alabama coach enters his 12th year in Tuscaloosa at age 66.

"It could be a record-type thing," Kiffin said. "Another 10 years. This is going to sound strange. but kind of like Tom Brady as a player. He's taken care of himself. ... Coach is extremely healthy, takes care of himself. People are supposed to lose things as they get up there in age, but he doesn't slow down. He drives himself. He works harder than anyone else in the building, whether it is the 25-year-old or not.

"Him thinking of stopping is only because it is by choice. If he wanted to. He isn't going to slow down. He's going to continue to be the best recruiter in the country."

That's not to say it will get any easier. In fact, as pointed out in the interview, he might be looking over his shoulder at Georgia's Kirby Smart. Losing a defensive coordinator who had spent nine years in Tuscaloosa to a conference opponent isn't easy, Kiffin said.

"When you have someone who's known you for 10 years and every single thing you do and why your program is successful ... Kirby was there from Day 1 and saw how coach built it. That's hard. ...

"One coach joked SEC meetings are a Saban staff meeting."

Of course, doing radio in Baton Rouge, it was only a matter of time before the conversation turned to LSU and coach Ed Orgeron, who Kiffin worked with at USC.

Kiffin was asked about coaching staff being sent to visit other staffs during the offseason, and he couldn't resist a jab at his buddy Orgeron.

"I sent our defense staff there with Coach O and Dave Aranda," Kiffin said. "They spent some time there and I'm grateful to LSU for helping our guys. "Coach O sent their offensive staff here. Obviously, I didn't help too much."

LSU finished 9-4 in 2017, falling 21-17 to Notre Dame in the Citrus Bowl last Monday.

Offensive coordinator Matt Canada was let go after just one season. His motion-based, tempo-oriented offense didn't catch on, something Kiffin made a point of bringing up on Thursday.

"You've got to understand, I just watched that bowl game yesterday," Kiffin said. "I was watching LSU's offense and I left Orgeron a message. I said, 'Hey, did you have like a bonus in the contract for your offensive coordinator? For every shift, he got extra money? You guys had a shift every play. You guys were shifting players all over the place on offense.'"

Check out the full interview here.

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.