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Cayden Lee had a nice game also, happy for both of them.

My guesses Ole Miss wins, doesn’t cover… that’s a LOT of points. State wins by 10. Auburn wins, highly doubt they cover.

Ole Miss got the win, that’s the main thing. I hope Louisville is really good or Ole Miss had first game jitters.

Agreed. I guess because it’s basketball and not football? Either way, should have ended that back then

UNLV lost to Memphis, more proof of why I don’t bet on games.

Probably should have been renamed years ago, but whatever. USM smartly got a paycheck to rename it now

I figure you’ll see a lot of this coming shortly for the group of 5 conference members, they need funding to even try to keep up with NOL deals. I’m not sure the “blue bloods” will take this route anytime soon, sticking with field logos, jersey badges, and doners for now… IF one of the biggest programs (Ohio State, Alabama, etc) ever sells naming rights to a stadium and/or field, look out… it’s a race for money to buy players.

Kamario and Trinidad are going to be an interesting follow this year. Trinidad showed up and showed out last year when Austin went down. Can he repeat that performance? Defense’s definitely have more tape to study him all offseason, we will see how it goes. Kamario looked like a high upside in the action he saw, I’m interested to see how he’s built on it this offseason. I’d wager we are both happy with QB play this year.

I'm curious to see how Ole Miss does with (mostly) a new coaching staff... mainly the new OC.

Game 3 winner take all tomorrow.

North Carolina advances to the finals, they've been putting on quite a show in Omaha. Georgia has been so good this year and Oklahoma is playing on fire this postseason... we'll see who gets UNC.

Agreed, tomorrow’s winner is likely the one who advances.

Rebs really needed this win to have a chance, Auburn is really good and capable of winning the next two.

Probably 5.

You shut your Kiffin mouth! ** It would be something if Ole Miss and MSU met for a 5th game in Hoover and MSU continues the season sweep to 5-0. I'm not sure that's ever happened before.

State is almost a lock to host at this point... MAYBE be a high 2 seed and missing out IF they get swept next weekend but I still think they'd host. Ole Miss staying in the hosting discussion helps MSU a lot, I don't see any scenario where Ole Miss hosts while MSU doesn't when MSU is 4-0 head to head this season and has (worst case scenario) basically the same record as Ole Miss. Being a top 8 is still on the table... definitely have to win the next series if not sweep to get it. Ole Miss is back in the hosting discussion... most likely needs to win the series next weekend to get a host bid... I don't think 1 more win will get it. Of course, a deep SECT run by either team will help the chances if the above doesn't pan it... it's much nicer to already be basically locked in before the SECT. IF the season ended today, I'd bet on MSU and USM hosting with Ole Miss as a 2 seed at USM. I'm not sure the NCAA will award all 3 a host bid unless it's just too obvious all 3 earned it. IF next weekend ends with MSU winning 1, Ole Miss winning 2, and USM losing 2... it's MSU/Ole Miss hosting while USM falls to a 2 seed at Oxford or Starkville... likely Oxford. I hope all 3 sweep next weekend and all 3 host for the first time in the same year... great exposure for the state.

I'd be surprised if 16 SEC wins doesn't get a hosting bid, 17 is definitely a lock with a shot (depending on what else happens) of getting a top 8 seed.

State and Ole Miss (along with Auburn, Oklahoma, and Florida) tied for 4th in the SEC with a 10-8 conference record. Both teams are back in good position to host with a decent finish with a shot to be a top 8 with a strong finish. The schedule ahead for Ole Miss remains brutal, I haven't looked at MSU's but I suspect it's pretty dang brutal also.

Out of the "Big 3" sports, baseball is easily the most unpredictable sport. When a good team gets hot, they can quickly become a great team. When a great team goes cold, they can quickly become a good team. Baseball can be so streaky and turn the other direction at any point of the season.

State may well be a really really good team this year... then again, Ole Miss may be not so good. I lean towards State is indeed a top 8 team and set up to host a SR while Ole Miss is a 2 or 3 seed on the road come tourney time.

I certainly wouldn’t bet against it being the best Ole Miss football season in my lifetime. I paid pretty dearly to go to the Sugar Bowl to see Ole Miss beat Oklahoma State… my dad picked on me for the amount I dropped and I just told him I may never see Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl again. It will be interesting to see how well Ole Miss does with Golding as head coach and new offensive coaches.

#6 entering the playoffs, #3 after the playoffs. Easily the best football showing by Ole Miss in my lifetime... and I'm pretty old.

It's hard to ask for a better start than the three MS teams have had so far. We'll know more about Ole Miss and State after a few weeks of conference play. 15-15 in conference play will get (at least) a 2 seed and has a strong chance of hosting. The SEC schedule is just brutal.

Who knows... seems like pretty much everyone is breaking tampering rules now. Will the NCAA punish Ole Miss? Maybe? Seems like the course with the NCAA is to hire Tom Mars and get a case at a local courthouse... worked for Bama to get a pro basketball player somehow playing at the college level again. Obviously that's different from an NCAA penalty, but still... does the NCAA have any real bite left? Having the early signing period and transfer portal opening while games are still being played is a huge issue the NCAA has failed to address. I have a strong feeling the SEC and Big 10 are close to breaking away from it and starting their own thing anyway and setting things up more like the NFL model.

Contender as in typically in the playoff discussion or contender as typically a top 5 finish? In this new era, I don't see teams dominating top 5 year after year... sometimes the tons of new players from the transfer won't gel well together. Will Indiana average a top 15 finish over the next 6 years (assuming Cig stays... I think he will)? I think so. Will Indiana average a top 5 finish over the next 6 years? I lean nope. On Ole Miss, I like what I saw from Pete in the playoffs... but that sure is a very small sample size (although, on a very huge stage). Next year will tell us more of what to expect with Pete as HC along with a new OC. IF Pete finishes top 3 again next year, almost everyone will forget the hatred of Lane and soak in the love of Pete. That's a VERY HUGE IF.