State/OM 2021 predictions

[MSTSatchmo]

STATE 5-7

LA Tech - W

NC State - W

Memphis - L

LSU - L

A&M - L

Bama - L

Vandy - W

Kentucky - W

Arkansas - L

Auburn  - L

TN State - W

Ole Miss - L 

 

OLE MISS 9-3

Louisville - W

Austin Peay - W

Tulane - W

Alabama - L

Arkansas - W

Tennessee - L

LSU - W

Auburn - W

Liberty - W

A&M - L

Vandy - W 

State- W 

 

 

 

 

[rebmus]

STATE 7-5

LA Tech - W

NC State - W

Memphis - W

LSU - L

A&M - L

Bama - L

Vandy - W

Kentucky - W

Arkansas - L

Auburn  - L

TN State - W

Ole Miss - W

 

OLE MISS 6-6

Louisville - W

Austin Peay - W

Tulane - W

Alabama - L

Arkansas - L

Tennessee - L

LSU - W

Auburn - L

Liberty - W

A&M - L

Vandy - W 

State- L

[Dawg83]

State: 8-4, losses to NC State, A&M, Alabama, Arkansas

 

Ole Miss: 8-4, losses to Alabama, Auburn, A&M, MSU

[MSTSatchmo]

What do State fans think about the QB situation? 

[Vott]

On 8/24/2021 at 2:45 PM, MSTSatchmo said:

STATE 5-7

LA Tech - W

NC State - W

Memphis - L

LSU - L

A&M - L

Bama - L

Vandy - W

Kentucky - W

Arkansas - L

Auburn  - L

TN State - W

Ole Miss - L 

 

OLE MISS 9-3

Louisville - W

Austin Peay - W

Tulane - W

Alabama - L

Arkansas - W

Tennessee - L

LSU - W

Auburn - W

Liberty - W

A&M - L

Vandy - W 

State- W 

 

 

 

 

I will say 8-4 for the Rebs. I agree with every game except Arkansas. Crazy thing seem to go against Ole Miss when they play them

[msaisbandkid]

On 8/24/2021 at 2:45 PM, MSTSatchmo said:

STATE 5-7

LA Tech - W

NC State - W

Memphis - L

LSU - L

A&M - L

Bama - L

Vandy - W

Kentucky - W

Arkansas - L

Auburn  - L

TN State - W

Ole Miss - L 

 

OLE MISS 9-3

Louisville - W

Austin Peay - W

Tulane - W

Alabama - L

Arkansas - W

Tennessee - L

LSU - W

Auburn - W

Liberty - W

A&M - L

Vandy - W 

State- W 

 

 

 

 

STATE 3-9

LA Tech - W

NC State - L

Memphis - L

LSU - L

A&M - L

Bama - L

Vandy - W

Kentucky - L

Arkansas - L

Auburn  - L

TN State - W

Ole Miss - L 

 

OLE MISS 8-4

Louisville - W

Austin Peay - W

Tulane - W

Alabama - L

Arkansas - W

Tennessee - W

LSU - L

Auburn - L

Liberty - W

A&M - L

Vandy - W 

State- W 

[msaisbandkid]

1 hour ago, MSTSatchmo said:

What do State fans think about the QB situation? 

Not a State fan but if Chance Lovertich somehow gets the starting job, I will not be happy.

[msaisbandkid]

1 minute ago, msaisbandkid said:

Not a State fan but if Chance Lovertich somehow gets the starting job, I will not be happy.

Brandon and Oxford> Prep

[Dawg83]

10 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said:

What do State fans think about the QB situation? 

The “QB controversy” talk has been laughable. It’s 100% always been Rogers’ job. Nobody else was ever going to start Game 1 barring injury/COVID/suspension, which I’m not aware of in any aspect for Rogers.

 

As for his potential, I think he’s a high floor kind of QB that won’t make many terrible mistakes but is also not going to blow you away with arm talent. Very much a stereotypical Leach QB for the most part. He will get his yards, it’s just a question of how many attempts it takes to get these yards. 60 attempts for 300 yards like you saw at times last year isn’t going to accomplish anything in this league. Definitely gotta get more bang for your buck when you throw it that often.

 

I like the crop of WR’s he has to operate with but the OL clearly needs to make big improvements from a year ago. OL play is perhaps going to be the difference in State winning 8ish games or not even going to a bowl game.

Edited September 2, 2021 by Dawg83

[MSTSatchmo]

10 hours ago, Dawg83 said:

The “QB controversy” talk has been laughable. It’s 100% always been Rogers’ job. Nobody else was ever going to start Game 1 barring injury/COVID/suspension, which I’m not aware of in any aspect for Rogers.

 

As for his potential, I think he’s a high floor kind of QB that won’t make many terrible mistakes but is also not going to blow you away with arm talent. Very much a stereotypical Leach QB for the most part. He will get his yards, it’s just a question of how many attempts it takes to get these yards. 60 attempts for 300 yards like you saw at times last year isn’t going to accomplish anything in this league. Definitely gotta get more bang for your buck when you throw it that often.

 

I like the crop of WR’s he has to operate with but the OL clearly needs to make big improvements from a year ago. OL play is perhaps going to be the difference in State winning 8ish games or not even going to a bowl game.

Were you expecting the freshman from Texas to make more of an impression by now? 

[Dawg83]

22 hours ago, MSTSatchmo said:

Were you expecting the freshman from Texas to make more of an impression by now? 

If he had been an early enrollee then I would have, but he didn’t get here until June so I never expected a ton from him this year. Unless Rogers takes a major step forward and is one of the best QB’s in the league this year (which you can’t totally rule out given who his coach is), I would think it’s more of a competition next fall.

[MSTSatchmo]

I had OM losing to Tennessee.   That ain’t happening.   They can put 50+ on UTenn.  

[MSTSatchmo]

At mid season, I still have State going 5-7, but I think OM will finish at 10-2.  
 

I think either Auburn or A&M will give OM a loss, but not both.  It’s more probable that they beat both as it is they lose to both.  
 

I still have State beating TN State and Vandy.   Their best bet at getting 6, I thought a few weeks ago was UK, but I think it may be more likely they beat Arkansas if they were to get 6 wins.  

[rebmus]

It's hard to tell Satch. 

Ole Miss is currently ranked 12th- higher than anyone left on the schedule. I can see Ole Miss going 11-1. (Very doubtful, but it's not crazy talk to think it could happen). On the flipside, Auburn, A&M, and LSU have sure shown they can get up and play with good teams. The egg bowl is always crazy. I can also see Ole Miss going 7-5. (Again, very doubtful, but it's not crazy talk to think it could happen). 

8 or 9 wins seems about right for Ole Miss to me. 

 

[Bulldogs4]

Two definite wins against Vandy, Liberty.

 

Two probable wins against LSU and A&M. Both @ home but still each is capable of knocking off Ole Miss if they don’t play well. 

 

Two games that are winnable @Auburn and State. Auburn is a weird team. 
Ole Miss is clearly better than State but it is the Egg Bowl so you just never know. 
 

To me , a bit concern is Corral’s health. He is a great player but the physical toll of a game like last night could work against Ole Miss later in the year. I know he is tough as nails but an injury to him would be hard to overcome. 
 

State could be 5-7 to 7-5. Hopefully beat Vandy and obviously Tn. State. 
Then you have UK, Arky, Aub, and OM. It is possible that we win or two of those games but we could lose all four. 
We will see. 
 

USM has hit another 2012,2013 low. They are looking at a 1-11 season. Tough gig for Will Hall who I like a lot. Good coach in an impossible situation. 

[rebmus]

I've been an Ole Miss fan too long to call anything a "definite win"... but those certainly should be wins. 

Yeah, Corral's health is always a huge concern. Looking at his rushing stats, you'd think he was built like Newton/Tebow/Prescott. He isn't built that way at all, but he sure plays like he's that big. 

Him getting up limping on the next to last series was a worry to say the least. IF Ole Miss can get/stay healthy, it should be a pretty good year. 

Defense played much better yesterday with Springer back. 

[pancho]

Will all the injured guys be back for the LSU game?

[Dawg83]

My prediction of 8-4 for both could technically still be right, and I did correctly peg both teams’ records through the midway point.

 

Now I probably lean more toward 9-3 for Ole Miss and 6-6/7-5 for State. But I can be convinced State finishes 5-7 and Ole Miss goes 10-2.

 

I think as we sit here today I’m expecting OM to lose at Auburn. And then I think they lose at least one game between LSU, A&M, and State.

 

For State it all comes down to those four toss-up games that B4 mentioned. As of right now I don’t think State goes 0-4 in those games, though it’s not out of the question. I still tend to think they beat Kentucky at home, and then we will see beyond that. Anything above 2-2 in that stretch would be a pleasant surprise to me. And I would say 0-4 is probably more likely than 3-1 or 4-0.

Edited October 18, 2021 by Dawg83

[pancho]

News out of Oxford today may dramatically affect the win total.  Corral's ankle went numb saturday night.   They are calling it a stinger.  I never heard of an ankle stinger before.

[MSTSatchmo]

5 hours ago, pancho said:

News out of Oxford today may dramatically affect the win total.  Corral's ankle went numb saturday night.   They are calling it a stinger.  I never heard of an ankle stinger before.

He returned after the injury, so i would imagine he’s okay.  
 

I’ll admit though, when he got up, didn’t walk, then went back down, I was concerned he was not okay.  

[pancho]

Looks as if Plumlee is the guy if Corral can't go.

[MSTSatchmo]

2 hours ago, pancho said:

Looks as if Plumlee is the guy if Corral can't go.

LSU has been really bad against the run this year.   Plumlee and those backs could have a huge day.  

[GoulaEagle05]

On 10/17/2021 at 3:29 PM, Bulldogs4 said:

Two definite wins against Vandy, Liberty.

 

Two probable wins against LSU and A&M. Both @ home but still each is capable of knocking off Ole Miss if they don’t play well. 

 

Two games that are winnable @Auburn and State. Auburn is a weird team. 
Ole Miss is clearly better than State but it is the Egg Bowl so you just never know. 
 

To me , a bit concern is Corral’s health. He is a great player but the physical toll of a game like last night could work against Ole Miss later in the year. I know he is tough as nails but an injury to him would be hard to overcome. 
 

State could be 5-7 to 7-5. Hopefully beat Vandy and obviously Tn. State. 
Then you have UK, Arky, Aub, and OM. It is possible that we win or two of those games but we could lose all four. 
We will see. 
 

USM has hit another 2012,2013 low. They are looking at a 1-11 season. Tough gig for Will Hall who I like a lot. Good coach in an impossible situation. 

The Will Hall era is not off to a promising start at all. We look abysmal on offense, even when we had our starting QB in there. Passing game has been bad. Offensive line is as bad as I have seen ever. We signed some JUCO guys that I have not seen take the field on offense line. Defense has been consistent in my opinion but they spend tons of time on the field most games. Hall is going to have to get some players in fast or he will not be at USM long. Fans are already getting frustrated. I believe in Hall and think he is the right man for the job, but there has to be a vast turn around next season. 

[Dawg83]

Someone pointed this out to me yesterday and I found it interesting. State and OM both have the common denominator of a blowout loss to Bama, but State is 2-2 in games within a TD and OM is 2-0. That’s probably what you should expect for State, for Ole Miss we will see if the law of averages catches up with them or if they are able to keep winning those close games and have a special season.
 

I feel pretty confident that both teams have several more close games on the schedule, the Egg Bowl possibly included.

[Wcchaingang]

45 minutes ago, GoulaEagle05 said:

The Will Hall era is not off to a promising start at all. We look abysmal on offense, even when we had our starting QB in there. Passing game has been bad. Offensive line is as bad as I have seen ever. We signed some JUCO guys that I have not seen take the field on offense line. Defense has been consistent in my opinion but they spend tons of time on the field most games. Hall is going to have to get some players in fast or he will not be at USM long. Fans are already getting frustrated. I believe in Hall and think he is the right man for the job, but there has to be a vast turn around next season. 

He came into an absolute dumpster fire. Ty Keys is a great start. And I think he would have liked him to sit this year. If he is given a chance he will turn it around.