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Ole Miss 17 State 14 halftime So far it has been a game but we will see if that continues in the second half.

Realistically speaking, I look for State to play with a lot of effort and energy. And if Ole Miss plays unmotivated then it might be a game for a quarter or so. I will definitely be watching. Loyal always and forever.

Made me have a nightmare when you brought up that disastrous game…

Excellent win for Ole Miss and State is up 24 in the second half over UNLV. Sets up a big matchup with Butler tomorrow night for the Tournament Championship.

In an ironic twist of fate, Coach Joe Moorhead’s Akron Zips defeated the Toledo Mud-hens (or whatever they are called) 21-14 in OT earlier this week. For us State loyaltists that stings a bit…LOL

Don’t see how what OG says about this game translates to bulletin board material for Ocean Springs but whatever. Ocean Springs has had a good football program for years. Getting the win last week against OG was huge. Can they follow it up with another big win Friday against a very difficult opponent? Can they take the next step? That is what will be answered Friday night.

Certainly understand your rationale but as a couple of folks noted above, records can be deceiving especially if one teams a very difficult OOC Schedule. Rotating the S and N Championship games via Region each year is fair enough when each team are equal seeds. It is much better than the old system when a 2 seed invariably hosted a one seed in the SSC or NSC Game.

Not much commentary on this game. Ocean Springs has quietly put together a good year and is one win away from a SC appearance. Comparing the common opponent of OG is well and good but that does really tell you anything about this game. I don’t think so. Can Ocean Springs handle the pressure of playing their A-game and beating Brandon Friday night? We will see. Brandon is good at finding ways to win these types of games and I think they will again Friday…35-21.

I am objective here and until Hattiesburg can prove that they can win this kind of a game, I will go with Picayune. They are battle tested team, playing at home which in this case, is a big advantage. Hattiesburg is capable but the result on the field is what counts. Picayune 31-27.

Certainly a big two game stretch for both. 2-0 would be awesome but 1-1 against this competition very acceptable as well. Good to see our teams playing top notch teams in OOC games. Very good SOS and a possible bid come March.

Craver is an explosive player but when you can not stop anyone it does not make any difference. Ole Miss can run, run, run run away for TD’s in this one.

Rivalry weekend can be bizarre some years. And anything is possible but as 83 noted a number of the Rivalry games look to be one sided this weekend which is not good news for Ole Miss. We will see how it unfolds.

Not sure how the State-Ole Miss game is going to unfold. 1. Ole Miss comes out gang busters and races out to a 28-0 first quarter lead and coasts to a 49-17 win, with State scoring a couple of late TD’s. 80% 2. Ole Miss is flat and State takes an early 10-0 lead but in the second quarter, a State turnover is returned for a TD. Ole Miss jumps on the momentum and wins going away 35-16. 19.9% 3. State pulls a 1964, except this year it is on ABC instead of NBC like it was 60 years ago when the game was first televised, and wins 20-17. .01% IB- Auburn hangs tough for a while but Bama pulls away 27-14 final. A&M edges TX in a wild & woolly game…31-30. KY salvages their season with another win over Louie-ville…..23-21. USCe stays hot and defeats Clemmie. 31-24 FL 38, FL ST. 10 GT plays hard and scares GA to death before succumbing 20-19. Vandy pulls the upset over Knoxville Juco. 21-18. In a game no cares about LSU 14, OK 13. Why is this game being played as a Rivalry? Restore LSU-Tulane and bring back OK-OK State. This game means nada, nothing, zero… Arkansas finally breaks through and gets a win at Misery….26-20. Ohio State 35, Michigan 6

Playoff games use officials from a different part of the state. WL will play hard and disciplined but Louisville should win comfortably.

In the other football world, State lost to Notre Dame 2-0 in the Sweet Sixteen. Still a great year. Undefeated in SEC regular season play, conference champions and ranked #1 in the nation for several weeks. Tough way to go out but much to proud of this season.

It is easy to be a Sunday arm chair QB but it is Kiffin has outsmarted himself. Puzzling to say the least. I do not know the ins and outs of certain players playing or not playing. One other thing that a friend of mine pointed out to me about a month ago but I dismissed it at the time. He said that “Ole Miss is mentally weak” because they have paid all these guys top dollar to come play as basically mercenaries. My friend is an objective person, one who is neutral where Ole Miss is concerned. Not a fan but neither does he dislike Ole Miss either. I am still not sure if that is accurate but the evidence seemingly points towards it being at least somewhat true at this juncture. It is still hard to win consistently in CFB especially with the turnover in personnel that is happening in the present day year to year.

Could very well happen. Ole Miss is safe even if they play their worst game it will still be plenty enough to beat State handily. SMU is a team that has quietly put themselves in position for a spot.

A&M, OM & Bama all busted today. SEC may only be a three bid league TX, GA and TN are in barring a complete collapse next week (which anything is possible in rivalry games).

Welcome to what CFB is and it is going to only get worse in the years ahead.

If A&M & Bama lose tonight, there will be even more chaos. Army is now out and ND in if they take care of SC.

Well certainly and it is the Wild West these days. So nothing will surprise me. Earning your way to a starting position seems to be a foreign concept. Just give me money. Oh and do I have to actually practice…

Ole Miss’ season this year reminds me of the 1981 State season. Lost 4 games by a combined total of 19 points. Had the best defense in the nation. Played flat against Mizzou and lost by 11. 3 point loss at Bama and we were at the goal line late and threw an INT in the end zone, missed a chip shot FG in the 4th quarter and lost to USM by one point, and then had the bogus interference call in the end zone against OM and lost by 4. All kinds of potential for that team to win a NC or at least be a top ten/five team. Incredibly frustrating to say the least. So I know how you feel. And it sucks…

That doesn’t make any $ense. Why would he not expect to have to compete for the QB Job? If Shapen comes back and Parson as well, you could have a three way battle for the position. He has played reasonably well for a FR but he is not set the world on fire either. Certainly nothing that would guarantee it to him.

I would not mind seeing Parson play a series. Just to give a different look.

Same ole same ole for State. Ill timed mistakes. Just par for the course this year.