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Had Cooper not been injured, it would have been 100% certain that Peyton would have gone to Ole Miss. Very unfortunate set of circumstances for him, the Manning’s and Ole Miss. Just don’t see Arch going to Texas.

I thought Arch was Cooper’s son. If I recall correctly, Cooper attended Ole Miss as an undergraduate student. If that is the case, then he would be a legacy student at Ole Miss. Nice photo of Austin. Look a bit closer and the scene might not be so pleasant. Like I said, I loved Austin in the 1980’s. Made several trips there from when I lived in DFW. It was great. Unfortunately, like a lot things in life it has changed for the worse. I really do not care where he goes to school. Hopefully it will be where he can get the best academic education for what he wants to do in life in the event Football does not pan out.

Could not have said it better myself. Ole Miss is his legacy. IF he is really that good I hope he goes there. Otherwise, I can think of several other schools outside UTA where he will do very well for himself.

Sadly, Austin itself has become a cesspool. Once a great city, it peaked out about 2000 and has declined precipitously over the last 20+ years. Texas football was once great as well but the team players, fans and alumni have become so entitled that I am not sure they will ever return to glory. All that money is great but with money becomes the ability to manage it correctly and leverage it to the best potential for your university. Texas forgot that being a member of a conference means you don’t act like are an Independent. I don’t particularly like that they are going to be part of the SEC. This coming from someone who likes Texas greatly as a child. In fact I was so happy when they beat Arkansas 15-14 in one of the greatest games ever played in 1969. Unfortunately, they are nowhere close to the classy Texas I grew up with. Maybe we will see a different culture in the future but somehow I doubt it. I hope Arch comes to his senses before he signs.

If Meridian plays like they did at Laurel it will be an easy victory for WL.

West Lauderdale at Meridian Friday night.

Great finish. Florida State was the better team tonight so it was fitting that they blocked the XP to win it. Poor call by FSU to pitch the ball at the one yard line to give LSWHO a chance.

So very glad that Arizona won last night impressively. Now I know we will not overlook them. Going to be a tough game on the road in the desert but so glad it is at night. Tucson is at higher elevation so while the temps are warm that does help moderate it a bit compared to Phoenix which is like an oven this time of the year.

I was wrong on Oregon and Georgia. Thought it would be much closer than that. Also, thought Utah would win but kudos to Florida on the win. ND covered against ohio state. Arkansas covered barely over Cincy. USM with a heart breaker. But they are much improved.

The interception was the receivers fault. He misread the coverage and stopped his route. They were playing mtm and he thought they were in a zone. But other than the two turnovers, the offense played very well. Defense was very good. Memphis’s points came off the turnovers and then after the outcome was long settled.

It will be at least 10P for this game starts back up.

In the old days Coach Sherrill talked about winning each month of the season.He said if you did that you were going to have a good season. I think that helped temper expectations but at the same time giving hope that if you lose one game the season is not ruined. If Ole Miss wins 3 games a month this fall it will be a good season. Oh and by the way, I get it…

And I did not say it was a fluke. I just stated that it will be interesting to see what happens if D’Iberville plays a clean game.

and see I have a different perspective on Coach Croom. The record did not indicate it but he did a lot of good things for the State program and he set the stage for the success we have had over the last 12 years. He recruited well (that 2010 defense was loaded with talent) and he left the cupboard in good shape for Mullen. I know he was hard headed. From what I understand, McCorvey wanted to open the offense but Croom would not let him do so. I will always love Coach Sherrill but the last two years were very bad and it took some years to recover from that. Croom did an excellent job of completely rebuilding the program after 2003. Yes there were some disastrous games (Maine 2004 and Auburn/OM in 2008. But overall he left the program in much better shape than he found it.

If he did I think it is awesome. Now I don’t advocate smoking for kids but a victory cigar is aok in my book occasionally. I love that tradition with Alabama and Tennessee.

I go back farther than even that. I listened to games on the radio in the 1960’s , attended my first State game in the early 70’s. Maroon is my blood type as my Dad, three uncles on my Mom’s side were all State grads. I well understand losing as we had many lean years in the 60’s and early 70’s with sporadic success occasionally. Bob Tyler changed the dynamics of the State-Ole Miss rivalry in the 70’s and though Ole Miss has a comfortable edge in the series, it is much closer today because of him. Had Ole Miss listened to Coach Vaught and hired Tyler in 1970 after he retired, Ole Miss would have continued the domination they enjoyed from 1947-70 for another 30 years. As a result I appreciate winning today and while I hated Ole Miss as a youngster, I no longer really have any angst at Ole Miss. Obviously, I want to win when we play each other but outside of that, I generally pull for Ole Miss to win they play other teams and OOC teams. It is better for both of us if we are both successful. I have seen the great wins (6-3 Bama in 1980) and the miserable losses (24-23 OM in 1983) which is still unbelievable to this day. I have sat in the cold rain to see a great win (7-6 over LSU in 1974) and horrific loss to Ole Miss in 1986 when it was 40 degrees and raining. But they have all been worth it. I will be there Saturday night to cheer on the Dawgs. I well remember listening on the radio with my Dad in our den in 1974 when we went 98 yards in last three minutes of the game to score against Memphis State and then Felker scored the two point conversion to win the game 29-28. Rebm, you are right in that staying loyal to your team makes the high points worthwhile even if does not happen too often.

I am in no way demeaning Laurel. They played well and earned the win. I just stated it is hard to know how good they are based off last Friday. If they have to sustain an 80 yard drive , will they be able to do it? If D’Iberville does not turn the ball over, will Laurel be able sustain long drives. Will their defense get tired if they are on the field a lot? Just some questions that might be answered this week because they were not last Friday. I think a few years ago, Florida had about 500 total yards and Missouri 150 yards but they had 7 turnovers and blocked punt and KR TD and Missouri won the game like 49-17 or some other crazy score. As I mentioned, it will be interesting to see how this game plays out.

Laurel may have a good team but last week did not really show that. Meridian had 7 turnovers (2 of which were pick sixes) and Laurel scored all their points of those. All credit to Laurel for taking advantage of the opportunities but if D’Iberville plays a clean game they may very well win this game. Will be interesting to see what happens.

ND +17.5 I like them cover. the ohio state is certainly good but that is a lot of points in what basically is a rivalry type game. First game of the year and I know they have a new coach but IMO they will cover. Liberty wins comfortably over USM. Ole Miss wins but it may be a bit ugly (just kind of hard to tell). Arkansas will drill CVG. Georgia wins very shaky over Oregon but this game may be similar to last year’s Oregon-OSU game. No gimme for UGA and they may have NC hangover. I like the Ducks to cover and possibly pull the upset. I would like to see State roll and destroy Memphis but I don’t have a lot of confidence that will happen. But it sure would nice to grind them in a mud hole after last year. I like WV to win at home in a dormant rivalry game that has been resurrected. Utah beats Florida (Florida will be good again but this revolving door of coaches may turn them into another Tennessee if they are not careful). LSU-FSU is a pick ‘Em game. Just have no clue what to expect from either team in this game. Maybe LSU wins 3-2. LOL. Kentucky wins in a solid showing over Miami of the North.

I just watched Brandon Walker’s barstool interview with Leach. He has some intriguing ideas about NIL. Of course I know he is an attorney and has a keen legal mind. His thoughts about college free agency make a lot of sen$e. Let the top tier guys be drafted just like the NFL. Sign mega deals etc. Allow them to be traded just like the NFL unless they negotiate a no trade deal. Then have the group that is committed to going to school and graduating while playing for the same team. Upon graduation and fulfilling their playing obligation they would receive $150,000 from the school. You are letting the player make a decision based on his ability similar to the NFL by being drafted by a school. The second option gives them less potential money but more security.

Laurel 47 Meridian 27 Too little Too late

Laurel 47 Meridian 21 Still in the third quarter.

Another turnover on downs followed by another Laurel TD. Laurel 47 Meridian 14 Still in the third quarter.

Laurel 40 Meridian 14 All six scores for Laurel are off Meridian turnovers. Blow out city.

Six turnovers for Meridian. Just completely awful on offense. Defense has not been bad so far. But at this point it is mostly a moot point.