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Free Throws will make you or kill you. We missed 9 FT’s and I think a couple of them were front ends of a one and one in first half. So effectively 11 missed FT’s. Costly when you lose by one point.

Ugly game. Hubs misses two FT’s and a lay up. Fitting way to end the game.

Basketball version of the Egg, Part 1. Have no idea what will happen. Must win for State since it is at home. Both teams have been underwhelming for the most part of this year with a few sprinkles of good. Ole Miss is certainly riding some good momentum after a tremendous win at Georgia. State needs to figure how to sustain play for than 12 minutes. Obviously emotion comes into play during this game and crowd will certainly be a factor. With that Let’s Go Dawgs!!!

I know I am in the minority here but I just don’t think State is going to quite be at the level as we are being ranked. Most of the time the baseball gods find a way to stymie first year head coaches. Now I know that times are different and there is really no team development anymore. You just plunk guys out of the portal and try to sign some good HS players and keep them from going pro. And then it is a crapshoot during the season. I am definitely a O’Connor fan but I would advise our folks to pump the brakes a bit and let the team play some games and gel. And hopefully not jumping off the cliff when we lose some games early. I agree that I am surprised that Ole Miss is not ranked. I have always been a Coach Bianco fan and have never understood all criticism he gets from the Ole Miss folks. And ditto to Southern Miss. Just consistently good every year in baseball. They have a nice ball park in Pete Taylor Park and a solid loyal fan base.

Hard to understand. Play very well for about 12 minutes and build a 14 point lead. And then poof , the team just melts like the Wicked Witch of the West.

But as usual Kentucky is kryptonite to State. For the last 15 years they seem to play their best against us and we lose to them Like clockwork.

But they still have to finish. Miami is down there with Michigan as the two teams I dislike the most. So hope Indiana beats them to a pulp like they have Bama & Oregon.

Have to give props to Ohio State. They played Indiana to a 13-10 loss. That is looking better and better these days.

Cignetti is an excellent coach but I can see Indiana dropping back next year. Ole Miss will take a step back. Both will still be good. But given the new normal I can see football becoming more wide open in the years ahead. Few teams will be able to sustain any kind of dominance. If the playoff goes to 16, more teams will have an opportunity to be this year’s Indiana. There will be more flash in the pans and less sustained runs.

It was definitely DPI, but unfortunately it seldom gets called in that scenario. I wished Chambliss would have lofted the pass more. When he let go of it, I thought it was going to be too long. Basically they ran out of time. Needed about 15 more seconds.

And they won by 4. If you are Ole Miss I don’t think you can ask any more of your players. They left it all on the field. Heartbreaking loss. This was the opposite of bad game between two bad teams where one team loses and the other team does not lose the game. One team won this game and the other team did not win this game.

Agree. Also need to make NIL payable as an end of season bonus after the team has completed their entire season including bowl games.

Long way to go and I would say we need to win 11-12 conference games plus one-two tournament games to garner a bid. The SEC is a grind but the conference is not nearly as elite this year as last year. It is cliche but we have to take one game at a time. Feels good to be 2-0. It seems like that the last several years we have started out conference play poorly. And then had to scramble during the year to recover.

He is definitely the classic garbage player (and I mean that as a compliment) in that he is going to score about 4-6 points a game i. E. a rebound layup, a dunk on a broken play etc. but he plays excellent defense, rebounds and hustles 110%. A good complimentary player that every team needs.

The depth on this team is surprisingly good. We committed a lot of fouls today but the guys off the bench played very well. As physical as the SEC is, that depth paid dividends today and for us to be successful going forward, it’s going to be crucial.

Huge win on the road for State at Texas in OT. Some redemption from the loss to them last year at home in OT. Team seems to be getting better. Of course their best player fouled out late. A complete team effort even though Hubs and Epps carried the scoring load.

Well that was bad, worse and then worst. Terrible injury to Taylor at the end but a very disappointing showing by State. Period. WF is a better than average team but they basically dominated the LOS tonight. Lebby & Co. have got a major job ahead building an OL/DL going into next season.

Kicking 50+ yard FG’s is a win for the offense even if it is only three points. Georgia kicking short FG late last night was win for the defense. Both were for three points but the perspective on them is totally different. The two early long FG’s for Ole Miss were good momentum and scoring some points. The last FG by Georgia gave OM a ton of momentum going into the last drive.

Hard to know that answer. But Golding put his players in position to win and they made the plays. I still give the Ole Miss players a ton of credit for not letting all the coaching drama affect their play on the field. In fact they seem to be playing better without Kiffin (motivation maybe?) And from a pure football perspective, how can you not be for a player like Chambliss? What he has done is amazing. I know Miami has a great defense but they have not faced a QB like him. I think Ole Miss wins and hopefully Indiana and that would make a heck of a Championship game.

Kiffin has got to be sh****g in his pants. From a State I am glad Georgia’s arrogancy got chopped down tonight. Heck of a win by Ole Miss.

The irony is if Ole Miss wins it all and Lane never wins a Natty. And then gets run out of Baton Rouge in 3-4 years after averaging 8-9 wins a season with no conference championships and no playoff appearances.

Well 23 years ago, ohio state started MIA’s descent into the abyss in the Fiesta Bowl. Last night, MIA got a bit of retribution. I don’t like either team but MIA really bullied the buckeye’s in the second quarter and the fourth quarter(the last drive). They are going to be a tough out for either Jawja or Ole Miss.

Did any of you have visions of Nick Fitzgerald when Arch took off on that 60 yard touchdown run? I mean he looked like his twin. Ran away from the DB’s

Which is odd, generally speaking wins over Ga Tech, Utah and Memphis would be at least a Quad 2 win. Obviously you can not control what your opponents do when they are not playing you. SEC is not anywhere as good as last year but both State & Ole Miss have, so far, been even more mediocre than other teams that have declined from last year to this year. So where this leaves us heading into conference play is anybody’s guess.

Nice win for State over Alabama State tonight. I think we needed this type of game going into conference play. While I see some potential with this team, I believe SEC play is going to be a struggle for this team.