Forget what Lane Kiffin says, because LSU is no villain. It's a bust -

BATON ROUGE, LA – Arch Manning pointed to the Texas sideline in triumph. He’d made so many mistakes throughout this night, but he couldn’t have been thinking of any of them in this moment.

Not after he’d flicked a game-winning touchdown to Raleek Brown.

As Manning celebrated, Lane Kiffin stood with his hands on his hips and stared toward the opposite end of the field.

It’s official. Kiffin’s first season is a massive flop, because his team’s one reliable trait was its inability to finish games.

LSU is out of the playoff race, with two games to go.

So much hype, so much money spent, such little to show for it.

LSU led for most of the game, but when the clock hit triple zeros, the score said this:

Texas 22, LSU 21.

“We talked about having the chance to end someone else’s dream,” Manning said afterward, “and I like to focus on us, but it kind of feels good.”

Not much of a dream season for LSU (6-4). Just a familiar nightmare.

Kiffin’s first season on the bayou will end in an irrelevant bowl game.

He’ll finish with fewer wins than Brian Kelly secured in his first LSU season.

“We lost,” Kiffin said. “It doesn’t really matter that (LSU was a few) seconds from winning.”

Texas won despite Manning’s three interceptions, despite LSU putting the Texas quarterback in a blender for most of the night.

Why?

Because, LSU can’t handle the pressures of the fourth quarter.

Not against Mississippi. Not against Kentucky. Not against Alabama. And, not against Texas despite leading all but the final three seconds of the second half.

Kiffin badly wanted to talk a scary LSU super villain into existence, but the Tigers never looked intimidating enough to earn that label.

LSU and Kiffin are Charlie Brown. Lucy took the football away. Again.

Texas outlasts LSU

The Tigers head into the final two weeks of the season without a single signature victory on the resume of Kiffin’s first season, and we can stop pretending like LSU is a playoff team.

Two of the nation’s most expensive rosters conducted a contest to see how many turnovers they could rack up between them.

LSU needed one fourth-quarter score to salt away a win that would’ve prolonged its playoff hopes. Instead, each of its four drives in the fourth quarter ended the same way.

Punt. Punt. Punt. Punt.

Texas (8-2) had three fourth-quarter punts, then a 58-yard drive to win it.

“We play all four quarters,” Texas defensive end Colin Simmons said.

What’s the Guv got to say about this one?

Not much. He’s on to tweeting about Will Wade’s basketball team.