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In case you were wondering about Neville, they’re kind of like a championship caliber 5A MS school. They’ll be reloading at the skill position but defensively they should be rather good. I’m kind of surprised Oak Grove chose this game instead of a south LA team. I would’ve loved to see yall vs Central out of Baton Rouge. They beat Neville in the playoffs but Neville gave them their closest game. Basically same distance to Monroe though.

Having Chip Kelly as your OC with the weapons they had didn’t hurt.

More than likely no Brakefield tonight. His 10 pts/5 reb plus clutch FT shooting will be missed if so.

What a game. Sucks we came out on the short end of the stick but I’ll accept this one with how we battled back from a slow start. Beard realized the lineup that’ll work in the 2H and it almost worked out. Just need to erase this one and get a road win against a surprisingly tough Missouri team next.

Also the first time these two teams have met as both being ranked teams. Part of me was kind of surprised by that. I fully expect State to win at home tomorrow but if Ole Miss somehow pulls it out I def have to reevaluate my thoughts on the team. I still see them as a 7/8 seed type of team. A lot of it boils down from still having a sour taste in my mouth from the Memphis showing or lack there of. Need Dia and Brakefield to have another game like they did against Bama and need Pedulla, Murray and Murrell to all put up double figures. Def don’t need any cold shooting from the 3 from those 3. Defensively they just need to keep playing like they have lately in SEC play. Forcing 20+ turnovers against Bama was the key to that win also in the 2H turnaround against Georgia.

Since that prior post Tennessee has decided to start the 2H on 26-4 run.

That win against Georgia that had Ole Miss fans upset because we didn’t look sharp in the 1H is looking better every game. Since then Georgia has beaten ranked Kentucky, ranked Oklahoma and leads Tennessee at the half on the road.

Florida on possible upset alert at home against Missouri down by 11 with 9 mins to play.

Road wins are so huge. I predicted 4 early on and none of them are the 2 we have right now so I’m happy RIGHT NOW. That could change quick with an off night against a team you’re favored against. Also gotta protect home court in games you’re suppose to win because every game is crucial this year in the SEC.

Crazy what happened when SEC time came around and Beard decided to give Malik Dia more than around 15 mins a game. Last 3 games he’s seen around 27-30 mins and averaging 21 points/11 rebounds. Safe to say you need that guy on the floor as much as possible.

The SEC is so tough and crazy this year to where you gotta throw this win out soon as you get on the bus and think about the next gauntlet because one min you’re riding high and next you can get hit in the face.

Down here in Bayou La Batre Alabama for captain school and what a time to be sitting in a bar with an Ole Miss hoodie on. I’m an Ole Miss fan though so I know not to get too excited or have lifted expectations.

Just remember the name Shekai Mills-Knight. Same kid that started the year as N/R and ended #7 RB in country. I’ll honestly be happy with 9 wins next year because this team is setup for 2026 but it’s got the potential to be better offensively this upcoming year. Defense will be young but talented.

Saying it now, Ole Miss will have a better record next year than they did this year. Quote me.

Only problem I see with that @Bulldogs4is you need to add Indianapolis and/or Detroit, Minnesota to your locations because you already know north followers will be upset that there’s no game up there and it’s a reasonable gripe.

I think SMK will be a day 1 starter at RB and have folks talking after game 1 that didn’t know who he was.

After adding Deuce Alexander today this WR group next year will actually be deeper than it was this year. Will that translate to anything? I shrug my shoulders. I do like how this looks though… WR1-De’Zhaun Stribling WR2-Caleb Odom WR3-Caleb Cunningham WR4-Cayden Lee WR5-Deuce Alexander When you have a 5 star top five WR recruit as a WR3 and the guy who led college in reception percentage as WR4, you should have a good group.

Looking at our remaining schedule, here’s how I see it playing out. There’s some away games we don’t need to lay an egg on that’ll make or break the season. @ Memphis-W vs Georgia-W @ Arkansas-L vs LSU-W @ Bama-L @ State-L vs A&M-W @ Missouri-W vs Texas-W vs Auburn-L vs Kentucky-W @ LSU-W @ South Carolina-W vs State-W @ Vandy-W @ Auburn-L vs Oklahoma-W vs Tennessee-L @ Florida-L

He was back yesterday but Beard only played him around 20 mins. He looked good putting up 10/6/3 with 0 turnovers. I expect to get his normal mins against Memphis.

I’m still not getting excited for Ole Miss just yet. Last year before conference play I basically got called a negative Nancy on here but I just wasn’t sold on our down low play. I feel the same this year. We’re a team that relies a lot on the three and when we’re on we can be really good, but when it’s not we’re basically hoping Murray or Pedulla can make enough plays to pull out the win. I’m still waiting on Dia to give us that 15 points/5 rebounds average that I thought he would. Davis has been great for us and giving us the same he gave Seton Hall last year.

No surprise, two double digit underdogs next round that had a 1st round bye.

Danny Kanell on X enjoying himself right now saying “this must mean Michigan could’ve won the SEC.” Not sure how that can be true since Tennessee didn’t win the SEC but one thing this game does show me is you can lose to a mediocre team like Michigan but if given the opportunity with one of the best teams on paper anything can happen in the playoffs if your team clicks during those games. Ohio St was in regardless but had they lost a 3rd I still would’ve put them in just off the eye test.

I’ve kinda cringed at Kiffin tweeting during these playoffs but it’s been kinda funny with how it’s really looked…. The country-“They really gotta do a better job at who they select next year.” Kiffin-“They really gotta do a better job at who they select next year.” The country-“Oh how dare you Lane, quit whining.”

This one has a Bama/Georgia game this year feel to it.

I thought about doing the same. Yea that game was an example of what happens when your starting QB enters the portal before the bowl game. It was a pretty sloppy game in the 1H and could’ve been worse had Lagway not made a couple bad throws leading to INT’s. Luckily for Tulane they had Williams at WR or that game would’ve looked worse than it did.