Another Les Miles Moment

In case you missed it, before the game started as the team is coming out of the tunnel, old Les gets a little confused to which sideline he's supposed to be going to. Watch the whole video and keep your eye on Miles. He is in front of the team and breaks left before he gets run over, and then he keeps going left. Although as goofy as he is, you can't say he doesn't get his team up for big games especially in the face of adversity. Katrina, Gustav, and now bar fights.

Ole Miss Pep Talk..

Coach Wally Riggendorf from dr-nix on Vimeo.

Yeah well, we blew that game. However, give BYU credit for continuing to play football and get after it. There is no quit in those Cougars and that is evident by the fact that they won a game they shouldn't have despite being favored. I will leave the second guessing to the sports writers, etc.. Although, I will say from the very first play I was concerned. Anytime you have a big, veteran offensive line and a running back that's probably in the top ten in the SEC and you don't feed him the pill, then I have got to question the play call. End around on the first play of the game... WTF?!? Obviously now that doesn't matter as Bolden got injured and is likely done for the year. They say six weeks but its a fractured ankle. Really don't see him being a factor moving forward. In addition to our lack of an effective, clock and yard chewing running game, the dropped pass was huge. Not gonna rag on the guy, I expect that Brassel will make plenty of plays over his career to outnumber that one. Besides, kid was playing High School ball this time last year. Overall, the D didn't do that bad of a job. They still gotta improve but that it apparently the least of the worries at this point. It seems we are... how would you put it.... Same season, different quarterback problem. Stoudt looked good with the exception of the fumble that ultimately resulted in defeat. But I personally feel he shouldn't have been put in that position considering his limited to zero experience. Brunetti, unfortunately didn't get much of chance and did little with the chances he got. I wish I would have been able to see the whole game, but work supersedes recreational football watching. With that being said, it will be interesting to see where Mackey fits into this dilemma.

As I stated in a previous post, I thought the Rebs were going to be a .500 ballclub at the very best this season. However, I counted this past game towards that mark and now it seems we are in the same ship as last season and are headed for another 4-8 unless things change drastically. I hope they do and I will not fade in my support of the home team, but I will call it like I see it and if you don't like it... don't read it. Read up on some of Mac's Ole Miss Hate messages. That should keep you entertained.

ONE DOWN

THE BOOK OF MORMON SAYETH...

GO TO HELL OLE MISS!!!!!!

HURRY UP!

This is going to be a long week.

Oldie..

Cracks me up everytime! Such a soft side for probably the best fighter pound for pound.

Almost Football time!!!

Well we are back, and just in time, as football season draws a little bit closer. I for one am excited about the upcoming season. We have little to zero expectations going into this season and that suites me just fine. Maybe we can make some noise this year and win a game or two that we aren't supposed to. I'm not betting on it but I certainly hope that is the case. The rebs will field a young and somewhat inexperienced team in several key positions, and once again, we will breaking in a new QB. My only hope is that from the start our seemingly hyped O-line can pave the way for Bolden to churn out yards, first downs, and touchdowns while the new signal caller is getting acclimated to scrambling for his life. The D is, as always, gonna be the key. We need an increased performance from our secondary, as well as our young front seven to grow up in a hurry. To start it off against BYU sounds like a game we win, but don't get ahead of yourself. BYU is no slouch. They are no Jacksonville State, who we lost to in OT and basically put a sour taste in the mouth for the rest of the year. Rebs gotta set the tone early against the Mormons and continue to take it to them all game. Hopefully the heat will be a factor, as the BYU is not accustomed to the sweltering heat in this region of the country. I think we got a legit shot at being 3-1 in September and it would be just outstanding to split October. A tough roadtrip out West to Fresno and three conference games will not be an easy hill to climb. I have already penciled in Bama a loss, but maybe we beat Auburn? We always play them tough on the road and of course Arkansas at home is huge due to the past coaching relationship with Nutt.

So lets say hypothetically, we are 5-3 rolling into November and we start with KY and La Tech.... not pushovers, but at this point in the season, maybe we've found a little groove and we steal em both and we get to bowl eligible with two to play. That would delite many, including myself and it would be great to win at least one of the two between LSU and the hated State, but I don't foresee that happening. However, with that being said, we'll probably beat State because they are supposed to be good this year and as we all know, we are supposed to suck.

I could live with a winning season and have something to build on going into the next year and the recruiting season. I mean, we did throw together a pretty solid recruiting class following a 4-8 season... so the sky is the limit here. But in all seriousness, I think we are a .500 ballclub at best and obviously I haven't seen a snap yet. I'm gonna set my expectations as that so maybe the pain won't be as bad if we lay an egg all year and are terrible. It all stems the years of pain that a Rebel fan encounters. If you aren't one, you don't know. Well you have an idea if you are a State fan, you've been there as well. State fans should be on there knees every night praying the Dan Mullens doesn't leave for greener pastures elsewhere. The guy has done a terrific job with that program and now it times to see what kind of job Nutt can really do with his players. We got spoiled with back-to-back Cotton Bowl triumphs in the front end of the Nutt regime using Orgeron players. Guy couldn't coach, but he could recruit. So, as I said earlier, the tome has got to be set against BYU. Here is the schedule. Print it out, whatever. I looked forward to this rant to continue.

2011 SCHEDULE

09/03/11 -vs. BYU- Oxford, Miss.-3:45 p.m. CT

09/10/11 -vs. Southern Illinois Oxford, Miss.5:00 p.m. CT

09/17/11-at Vanderbilt * Nashville, Tenn.-11:21 a.m. CT

09/24/11-vs. Georgia *Oxford, Miss.-TBA

10/01/11 at Fresno State -Fresno, Calif. -8:15 p.m. CT

10/15/11 vs. Alabama *Oxford, Miss. -TBA

10/22/11 -vs. Arkansas *Oxford, Miss. -TBA

10/29/11 -at Auburn *Auburn, Ala. -TBA

11/05/11 -at Kentucky *Lexington, Ky. -TBA

11/12/11 -vs. Louisiana Tech (HC) -Oxford, Miss. -TBA

11/19/11 -vs. LSU *Oxford, Miss. -TBA

11/26/11 -at Mississippi State