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Good opening wins for both squads. Ole Miss beat a good Georgia team solidly. State absolutely destroyed an average SC team. Nothing will be as easy as today going forward, however. @ Vandy, KY, @ Auburn, Ole Miss are coming up. But we need to play like this every time out. Which will be impossible and even when we do play well, we can lose a game. The big key this year is keeping an even keel during the season. If we win 7-8 home games and 4-5 road games, that would be a huge accomplishment and put us in the thick of winning the conference. Next game the most important game of the season.

Will be 8-7 after Texas gets throttled by the òhio state next week.

the ohio state might just win it all but their fans will not be happy because they lost to michigan four the fourth time in a row.

Or they relaxed thinking they had the game in the bag. Credit them for getting back to back TD’s to not only not lose the game but to win the game. A CFP game that finally lived up to the hype.

SC-Illinois was a good game. Bama had too many turnovers and it is hard to climb out of a 16 point hole. LSU played well and was never in danger of losing. If Ole Miss is at least interested, they should win comfortably but unfortunately there is no guarantee that will happen. ND may just beat Georgia. Since losing to NIL, they have kind of flown under the radar. And while AZ State is good, I think TX will win that game. Skatteboo reminds me of a modern day Franco Harris. Kind of a throwback running back from days gone by.

If all three play their best game, they will all win. But we know bowl games can be a crapshoot so we will see what happens.

State wins by 14 but playing a game like this is a bit difficult so I was not completely surprised either. And any win is always a good win. Now we have to play our A game every time out. Obviously that will be difficult to do as there are going to be a few games where we are not going to play well. The key to being a very good team as opposed to just a good team is finding a way to win on those nights. A very successful non-conference season though. 12-1 is an excellent start to the season. As one of my ole coaches used to say “we are pleased but not satisfied”

State again playing down to the competition. Bethune Cookman is certainly better than their 3-9 record indicates. But to be up only 6 points midway through the second half is just not good.

Often times the worst time to play a team is right after they have been blown out, especially at home. You can kind of figured that Memphis was going to bounce back. So if you are Ole Miss I would not make too much of this one game. You still have a good team. And Memphis is a quality team too.

For State, the only direction is up. With the signing class and portal class, I think we will see improvement (not dramatic) but steady improvement in the next few years.

Today’s bowl games have been much more exciting and entertaining and enjoyable than the playoff games last weekend. Maybe the bowl games are not dead after all.

A sixteen team playoff. Seeded 1-16 4 P4 champions + highest rated G5 champion. Other 11 teams at-large. 1st round on campus. Final 8 use the Peach, Sugar, Fiesta, Rose, Orange, Cotton Bowl games with geographical considerations in place. In other words the higher seeded teams would have an opportunity to play as close to home as possible. Championship game would rotate between ATL, MIA, PHX, DAL, LAX, NO. Additionally keep 10 of the remaining most historical bowl games for 20 deserving teams that are outside of the playoff. Sun, Gator, ReliaQuest, Liberty, Music City, Holiday, Las Vegas, Independence, Citrus, Alamo. Or some combination thereof. That way 36 teams get to play postseason football. The other twenty teams get the extra practice time plus the bowl reward. And if it is a young team, that bowl game can catapult you into the next season with some momentum (provided you can keep your players on the roster). Then we get a great playoff with some additional bowl games to wet our appetite throughout the Christmas Holidays. A win-win all the way around.

the ohio state is a very good football team. Tennessee was a decent team this year and I know the record was good but I think overall that USCe, Bama & Ole Miss were better than them even if each team’s record was one game worse. The first round of the playoffs have been the biggest duds of the year. Maybe the next round of games will be more exciting and competitive.

Well he could play 2 games and two quarters for each school. The math just about works out there doesn’t it?

Senior Day going forward will be relegated to the dust bin for schools. Will be very few true Seniors playing for the same school anymore.

My prediction is offenses are going to perform poorly in the years ahead while defenses will dominate more and more. Why? It is simple. It takes much longer for an offense to develop in football, especially along the offensive line. Also, a QB and WR/RB’s take time to gel. With the roster turnover we see today, it is easy to see that offenses are going to suffer. Defense OTOH, does not take nearly as long to come together and play well. And as Ole Miss did, when you can attract some high level talent on that side of the LOS with some good coaching, you can put together a defense like they had this year.

Navy earned the win today. Took the opening kickoff and drove down the field for a Touchdown and really never looked back. Army played poorly but partly because Navy played well.

McNeese is a good ball club. They were 30-5 last season. I don’t care what conference you are in, that means you are a good team. Was not surprised that it was a tough game at all. Glad to win. And good to win these close games early in the season.

Winning breeds winning as does losing. Kiffin has Ole Miss riding a wave right now while State is under the swell. Money is important but kids also want to play on a winning team. With the 2025 Schedule that is going to be a tough task for State. But winning 4-5 games next year would be a step in the right direction.

I think State can compete financially. But the issue is climbing out of the rut we are in. Every school is going to be getting robbed or robbing someone else unless the schools figure out a way to collectively pull the reins in somewhat going forward.

Tulane & Washington State are not going to be a cake walk. Could be two tricky games.

Even if he transfers to State.

Absolutely insane. Just don’t get it. He should have to forfeit any NIL money/gifts he has received at this point in time. And if he does not pay it back, the school should not release his transcript to the new school.

At the end of the day it was a win. College basketball and baseball can see a lowly team beat a much better team on a given day. Hopefully, our players learned a good lesson and they will carry it forward as a harsh reminder on what can happen when you play lackadaisical.

Dart made a career at Ole Miss and has earned HofF status. But guys like him are going to be fewer and fewer in the future. If a Star player stays at the same school three years, it will be a surprise going forward.