I can vouch that it happened on the night that ESPN leaked the news that X was leaving because I saw it on SportsCenter but as far as if it's just coincidence or not....
If I was him, I would be laughing too. Here this rookie "tough guy" coach comes in and boast about how he is going to tear-up the SEC, stays one year and bails. That is humorous, except if your on our end.
There is s 12 second clip of an idiot looking at his cell phone at a basketball game, and everybody thinks it is him getting a text that says Kiffin is leaving... oooooh kaaaay.