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.....they get to play in Atlanta. Their remaining SEC games vs Alabama, at Florida, vs Vandy, and vs OU. All winable games I think.

If they win out they'd likely play the winner of TAMU v Texas.

If LSU loses the SEC CG I wonder what the playoff committee does with a 10-3 Tiger team.

Anyone have extra tix for bball game tonight? Looking for 2

Up ten percent today. Hope you guys took advantage.

I know this is ridiculous, but does anyone have reservations on The Square that they may not be using?

Great challenge this week, one we’re excited about and playing at home. We screwed up two games earlier in the year and when you do, you put yourself in this situation. We don’t talk about playoffs and things because it’s about how you play each day, but we still have that stuff alive. If you’re going to win it, you have to go through Georgia at some point. They are the program in college football. They’ve won 51 straight games taking out playing Alabama. That has to be some type of record. They are loaded as always. They went into Texas and beat them. We’ve put ourselves in a playoff situation for 2 games in a row now and this is the third one we need to win to keep on pace for that.

I hope our roster is in a better spot than last year. That didn’t go well a year ago. Every year and game are independent. We’re in a better place, but UGA gets the best HS kids every year and has draft picks. They are all over the field when you look at the tape. Other than the miracle half of Mike Vick showing up, on a field with everyone big and fast and he was faster than everyone, that’s the only time they’ve lost and they still came back and took the lead. They have a great personnel situation and great coaches. They’ve last lost to non-Alabama during COVID.

We need RBs to step up. Parrish is a big loss for us. He’s done well with the ball and protection. Is what it is. People face injuries and adversity. Need guys to play well.

Dart had amazing accuracy on Saturday. Only incompletions were throwaways for the most part. After great games even we talk about missed plays or drops or whatever but this is a game where no one dropped a ball and he didn’t miss a pass except for maybe the overthrow to Juice on the fade.

I don’t know about Thomas’ role on Saturday. He did a good job in there. He’s a consistent player. Most people don’t have success running on UGA. Outlier was Mike Vick in college. Those guys have played extremely well. And they’ve scored 30 plus except for Kentucky.

I was telling the defenders good job and we have another half to go at halftime on Saturday. I wanted to keep guys engaged and we have a ways to go. It’s 35-10 but we need to come out and play well.

UGA does a great job and they don’t have to pressure because of their DL. The linebackers are very physical and big. Look at first half against Texas. They’ve been doing this for years. This is the elite program in college football. They’d be on their way to four straight titles if not for Alabama.

I didn’t watch after I threw the football on Saturday. I was frustrated about the lack of the timeout. The official joked he didn’t try to catch it. He joked later in the game.

Beck is very talented and played great against us a year ago. He’s thrown picks and QBs go through that. Good problem to have. Highly talented QB like him who can make the throws. You work through the picks part and you have a great QB. Some programs protect the ball but can’t make the throws. It’s a good problem to have. Extremely talented.

When UK is healthy and motivated on defense, they can play great defense. They have a premier player in 0 who can destroy game plans. They did a great job against us and them. They were healthy.

It gets played a lot about us coaching together back in the day, but you’re just coaching your team. Neither of us are primary playcallers. More of that gets made than is true. You just want to have really good players and have them playing well.

I thought Austin Simmons did a nice job and commanded well. Dae’Quan had a good game outside of the penalty – especially blocking and catching the football. Made people miss.

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I believe he will retire after the season. Based on very limited sources, I believe Arkansas will move in a new direction. In other words, not Petrino or Odom.

Not that anyone cares. I have nowhere else to share info.

On the surface when you include the whole fanbase it should be Auburn by a landslide. However the normalization of the pretend soldiers and male cheerleaders makes a strong case for Aggie. I’m still going with Auburn if for no other reason than I’m surrounded by them on my bayou. What say you guys?

Anyone got a parking pass they are trying to sell for this weekend? Thanks

on rewatch he did very very well in pass pro but some to be desired in run blocking.

Ole Miss made the trip to Fayetteville, Arkansas this weekend, a place where Ole Miss had only won 2 times previously, the last being 2008, and methodically dismantled the Razorbacks 63-31 in front of 72,894 fans at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The win improved Ole Miss to 7-2 on the season and sets up a potentially momentous confrontation with #2 ranked Georgia next Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
This post will discuss key plays, key players, pose a few questions, and then close with a couple of key points to consider as the Rebels prepare for the UGA game.

KEY PLAYS

1. I will start this segment with what I consider the play of the game. After we failed to convert on 4th and goal from the 1 ( we used tempo to run up the middle, and...UNBELIEVEABLY (big S) ... it didn't work!) Arkansas had a 3rd and 10 from the 1. Arkansas attempted to throw from the pocket and their QB Taylen Green was sacked by TJ Dottery in the endzone, fumbling in the process. After a mad scramble for the ball, Prince U recovered for an Ole Miss TD. This play was a huge swing in momentum and set the tone for the rest of the game.

2. On the ensuing drive, Arkansas has a 2nd and 1 from about the 40. Green keeps on the zone read and easily gets the 1st down, but is hurt in the process. Even though he came back later, he was not the same physically or, more importantly, mentally. He was ginger in his movements, cautious in his decision-making, and constantly looking in his rearview mirror for Rebel defenders, ultimately resulting in him being replaced by their backup.

3. This is actually a series of plays. After Dart completed touchdown passes on 3 straight offensive plays, 2 of them long-range bombs to Jordan Watkins (which were all big in themselves), the Rebels held a 28-10 lead following an Arkansas touchdown. After an Arkansas stop, the Razorbacks moved down the field at the end of the half and were poised to kick a very makable FG from 45 yards out. The Arky kicker missed. Instead of taking the big lead into the half, Ole Miss moved down the field and scored with 5 seconds left in the half, pushing the score to 35-10. That was game, set, match.

Key Players

1. Offensively
A. Jaxson Dart completed 25/31 passes for 515 yards and 6 TDs. He finished with 562 yards in Total Offense, breaking a 55-year-old school record held by Archie. Additionally, he displayed the moxy and passion that has endeared him to fans ( including me) and players alike since he arrived in Oxford. I knew when I saw his...tantrum... on the sidelines after the 1st drive that we were going to be ok. Dude has IT. I have said that since day 1.
B. Jordan Watkins caught 8 passes for 254 yards and 5... 5 TDs, setting several school records himself. He has been our most consistent, steady receiver since he arrived 3 years ago. I just don't understand why/how we went several games where he was healthy enough to play, and not even try to get him the ball?!
C. Cayden Lee had 5 receptions for 127 yards. I love to watch this guy in the open field. He finds open areas and is not afraid to fight for the extra yards.
D. Daquan Wright had 9 receptions for 99 yards and 2 TDs. He needs to be reprimanded for his lack of discipline after the 1st TD,... you just can't do dumb things like that. That said, our offense is so much better when we use the TEs underneath in the middle of the field. His size and athleticism is a matchup issue for opposing teams. I am still looking for more use of 12 personnel with a healthy Prieskorn.
E. The OL/ Jeremy James. It was so good to FINALLY see Jeremy James get some extended time. Dude has been a mainstay on our OL for 4+ years, some of the most successful years in our history. There may be some correlation between his presence and us winning.

2. Defensively
A. Poo Paul played like a dog against his old mates at Arkansas. He had 6 solo tackles, 2 TFLs, a pass deflection, and seemed to consistently disrupt the flow of Arky's offense. I love watching his passion and effort.
B. T.J. Dottery had a big game. His sack in the endzone for a TD was a tone-setter, the play of the game IMHO. He also had 6 tackles with 2.5 TFLs.
C. Walter Nolen is not going to show up in the stat sheet concerning his influence on the game. He is so disruptive. He commands a double team, freeing up other players to make plays.
D. Suntarine Perkins is continuing to develop into a force in the SEC. He is all over the place. He is that guy that the opposing QB better know where he is at all times. He had 4 tackles and a sack.
E. Prince U is so explosive off the ball. When he and Perkins are on the field, they present a conundrum for the opposing offense. He had 2 sacks and was consistently pressuring the QB. Arkansas held him unmercifully as well, for the record.
F. Trey Amos has developed into the player we thought he would be. He consistently takes away the player he is lined up on, which shrinks the field for the remainder of the defense. He had 2 balls thrown at him Saturday, with one resulting in a PD.
G. Zxavian Harris/JJ Pegues both had solid games that need to be mentioned. Harris had 4 tackles and a sack while JJ had 5 tackles and was consistently in Arky's backfield.

3. Newcomers/Future
A. Kam Franklin had a sack and 2 TFLs in the snaps that he earned on Saturday. He just doesn't look like a normal true Freshman.
B. Jamarious Brown had 3 tackles and a sack. He looks like he has added a little weight since the season began. I hope it is "good" weight.
C. Will Echoles is a massive human. Like Franklin, he just doesn't look like a true freshman. He had a sack in the action he earned Saturday.
D. Austin Simmons showed flashes of pure beauty Saturday. Being a left-hander myself, it warms my heart to watch the natural beauty of his ball when it comes off his hand. The TD throw was an impressive glimpse of the future.

Questions/Mysteries

1. I would love to know the Paul Harvey version of the Micah Pettus spectacle. What events led to his return to the lineup? Playing the position he was allegedly holding out to play?

2. Why is McIntyre continuing to get all the snaps at Center when it appears Caleb Warren is ready? From what I have seen the last several years, including this season, Warren is the better player at the position. I am not at practice or in the film room/weight room/locker room, but I know what I have seen/see.

3. Juice Wells had a decent game Saturday, with 3 receptions for 59 yards. Why does he not get more touches? Well, it appears, from games I have seen in person, that he plays at a different speed when he doesn't think that he is going to get the ball. Further, he doesn't appear to be willing to "mix it up" to win 50/50 balls and is redirected relatively easily. Why is he underachieving? Was he as good as originally advertised?

4. Bentley situation? One of the strangest, most confounding situations I have ever seen. There has to be more to it...right?

5. Why do we insist on playing the starters (particularly offense) so long? How are younger players (ie receivers, linemen, QB, etc) supposed to develop if they don't get in-game action when the issue is settled?

Points of emphasis for UGA Week

1. We must find more balance on offense. I am not sure how, but we have got to find more ways to run the ball effectively. We can't let UGA turn those pass rushers loose on JD with little regard for the run game.

2. Screen game. In addition to running the ball effectively, we have to use screens and short underneath stuff to make their DL/LBs play a little slower. The more they have to think, the more they slow down.

3. Pressure Carson Beck. Beck has shown a propensity to throw the ball into a crowd when pressured. He doesn't have Bowers and McConkey to bail him out this year. We have to bring the heat and make him hurry and unsure of where to go with the ball.

This week could be a program changer for Ole Miss. Make no mistake, it is a tall task to defeat a team that has lost 1 regular season game in 4 years. Staying positive and not mentioning the half-empty glass... instead focusing on the half-full glass... we made the plays we had to make in the last 2 games to give ourselves an opportunity. That is all we can ask for, a chance. Let's do our part as fans and make VHS as loud and intimidating as ever...2003 LSU-esque. LFG! HYDR! BEAT UGA!

Anthony Dasher with UGASports.com tells me the Georgia running back will be good to go Saturday at Ole Miss.

Will Ole Miss ever have 30,000 students in the near future?

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I wonder if Jaxson and Weiss get along okay?

Sometimes, RPO can be more of a hindrance to a QB than be a benefit .. ..

Would a NFL GM look at Jaxson and think to himself that NOT running the RPO would be better for him?

Hmmmmm .. ..

What would have to happen for us to make championship game?

In case you have not been paying attention – leftist groups around the country have been caught corrupting our elections by dumping tens of thousands of bogus ballot registrations into our voter rolls. This is taking place in state after state.

Maricopa County officials reported that 90,000 registration forms were turned in by a third-party group on the last day of voter registration (October 27) in the state. This tends to be a similar practice to other leftist registration harvesting groups – dumping thousands on state clerks around the cut off date for registering to vote.

According to the Arizona Republic 40,000 of the registrations or almost half of the total were damaged or incomplete and could not be used.

Maricopa Spokesperson Taylor Kinnerup said many forms were dated weeks prior. Arizona state law mandates that third-party groups submit registration forms to election officials “within five days” of collecting the forms from voters. So this was another infraction by the group.

It should be clear at this point that this is how Democrats are finding their new voters. It appears the majority of these “new voters” may be fake registrations.

Life is very precious and live each day to the fullest. This morning a girl I went to school with lost their child in a car wreck. I saw the child yesterday at church and was cutting up with them and now they aren't here any more. Love your people and tell them you love them because you never know when it will be the last time you ever see them.

They've cut it to 6 in the 3rd quarter.

Men's Basketball Begins 2024-25 Season at Home Monday Night

OXFORD, Miss. – It's finally here. The 2024-25 men's basketball season begins for Ole Miss on Monday, November 4 when they host Long Island in the SJB Pavilion at 7:30 p.m. Excitement around the program is near an all-time high, as Ole Miss earned a preseason ranking in the AP Top-25 for just the second time in school history, and in the Coaches Poll Top-25 for the first time ever.

TEAM FACTS
No. 24/25 Ole Miss Rebels (2023-24 Record: 20-12, 7-11 SEC)
Head Coach: Chris Beard • 2nd Season at Ole Miss (20-12) • 257-110 career record (13th Season)

Long Island Sharks (2023-24 Record: 7-22, 6-10 NEC)
Head Coach: Rod Strickland • 3rd Season at Long Island (10-48) • 10-48 career record (3rd Season)

ON THE AIR
Television/Online: SEC Network+
Play-by-Play: Jake Hromada
Color: Kermit Davis

OLE MISS RADIO
Radio: Ole Miss Radio Network
Play-by-Play: David Kellum
Color: Marc Dukes


SERIES HISTORY VS. LONG ISLAND
Ole Miss and Long Island have met once before, during the 1997-98 season at the First Merchants/CVC Classic, where the Rebels won in a high-scoring battle 102-99. Ansu Sesay and Keith Carter led the charge, each securing a double-double. Sesay paced the Rebels in scoring with 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Keith Carter put in 16 points and secured 16 boards. Six members of the Ole Miss team scored in double figures.

LAST MEETING: December 5, 1997 (W, 102-99, Muncie, Ind.)
• The two teams were drawn even at the half, 43-all, before Ole Miss got the edge on Long Island with a three-point victory.
• Ansu Sesay (Ole Miss): 28 points, 11-16 FG, 11 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, two steals.
• Keith Carter (Ole Miss): 16 points, 5-7 FG, 2-2 3PFG, 16 rebounds, four assists, two steals.
• Charles Jones (Long Island): 39 points, 13-30 FG, 10-12 FT, six rebounds, three assists.

SCOUTING THE SHARKS
Last season the LIU Sharks finished with a 7-22 overall record, beginning with 2023-24 campaign with a record of 1-12 before turning the corner in conference play and going 6-10.

The team's leading returner is Terell Strickland, son of head coach Rod Strickland. In 18 games played last season, he averaged 7.2 points, including a season-best 18 at UCLA. He is joined by transfer Jamal Fuller, who averaged 18 points per game last year at Division II Academy of Art University, and guard Blake Lander from Whittier where he averaged 14 points and 5.1 rebounds.

Head coach Rod Strickland enters his third year with LIU in 2024-25, having gone 10-48 in the previous two seasons. He was previously an assistant coach with South Florida from 2014-17, after finishing a 17-year playing career in the NBA from 1988 to 2005. As a player, Strickland was a first-round NBA Draft pick by the New York Knicks out of DePaul, earning NBA All-Rookie Second Team honors in 1989, and was tabbed All-NBA Second Team in 1998 after leading the league in assists. He was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

SEASON OPENER HISTORY AT OLE MISS
In 114 seasons of Ole Miss basketball, the Rebels own a record of 89-25 (0.781) in their openers. They have won nine-straight to start their schedule, including 19 of the last 20.

I GOT ALL NUMBERS
The 2024-25 Ole Miss basketball roster boasts some serious career statistics. Five players have scored over 1,000 points in their collegiate career, including Matthew Murrell (1,444), Sean Pedulla (1,230), Dre Davis (1,144), Jaemyn Brakefield (1,103), and Mikeal Brown-Jones (1,015). Jaylen Murray (995) and Davon Barnes (924) are on the cusp of hitting that mark as well.

"I'M LIKE MAYONNAISE 'CAUSE I'M SMOOTH AND DANGEROUS TO LEAVE OPEN"
This year's roster possesses a mountain of shooting talent, notably from beyond the three-point arc. With over 900 career three-pointers made among the 2024-25 roster, the Rebels will look to light it up from deep on offense this season. Among the current members of the Ole Miss roster, they made a total of 430 shots from three during the 2023-24 season, a total that would have led all of college basketball last year.

2023-24 Made Three Pointers (30+)
Matthew Murrell: 78
Jaylen Murray: 72
Davon Barnes: 59 (at Sam Houston)
Sean Pedulla: 53 (at Virginia Tech)
Malik Dia: 44 (at Belmont)
Jaemyn Brakefield: 38
Dre Davis: 35 (at Seton Hall)

SEASONED VETERANS
Featuring 10 seniors on the roster, Ole Miss returns the fourth-highest minutes-per-game figure among all "power-five" programs in the nation at 284.3, and the most in the SEC. In total, Ole Miss players have played in 921 career collegiate games with 509 starts. The Rebels are one of 18 programs in the nation that feature five or more players in at least their fifth year of college basketball.

SETTLED IN
Success in year two under Chris Beard has been evident throughout his coaching career. At Angelo State, he jumped from 19 wins in year one (2013-14) to 28 in year two (2014-15) and reached the round of 16 at the NCAA Division II Tournament. He then increased his win total by nine in year two at Texas Tech (18 wins in 2016-17, 27 wins in 2017-18), leading the Red Raiders to the 2018 Elite Eight. Following his first campaign at Texas, Beard began the next season with convincing victories over No. 2 Gonzaga and No. 7 Creighton, earning a national ranking as high as No. 2 in the nation.

A BIG TEN TEST
The Ole Miss squad got a great measurement of where they stand among the nation's best early, hosting Illinois for their charity exhibition on October 27. Picked No. 24 in the Coaches Preseason Poll, the Illini gave the Rebels a quick test before their regular season opener. Ole Miss rose to the challenge behind clutch shooting, scoring 51 points in the first half before eventually winning by 17 in a 91-74 contest. Malik Dia paced the Rebels with 18 points on 7-8 shooting, going 3-3 from three-point range while grabbing three steals on defense. Jaemyn Brakefield added 15 points and led the team with eight rebounds coming off the bench.

EYES ON OXFORD
Ole Miss has earned plenty of preseason recognition on the national stage leading into the 2024-25 season. Starting with the national polls, the Rebels were ranked in the preseason AP poll for just the second time in program history at No. 24, and earned a preseason ranking in the Coaches poll for the first time ever at No. 25.

Other outlets that had Ole Miss in preseason rankings include: "ESPN's 'Way-Too-Early' Top 25" as high as No. 20, the "Field of 68" at No. 22, John Fanta's preseason top-25 at No. 24, Jon Rothstein's preseason rankings at No. 27, and a spot in the offseason bracketology by ESPN's Joe Lunardi, peaking at a No. 7 seed.

PRECURSORY HARDWARE
The college basketball world has high praise for not just the team, but for many of Ole Miss' players in advance to the 2024-25 season.
Matthew Murrell:
- Preseason All-SEC Second Team (Media)
- Preseason All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
- Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Watchlist
- Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Preseason Top 20 (Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame)
- No. 58 in the ESPN Preseason Top 100
Malik Dia:
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Preseason Top 20 (Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame)
Dre Davis:
- No. 78 in the ESPN Preseason Top 100

PARTY IN THE 'SIP
Ole Miss, including the team, fans, and students, helped turn the SJB Pavilion into one of the premiere facilities in college basketball last year. The 2023-24 season saw a new record for total home-game attendance last year, topping the previous record by over 11,000. On the court, the Rebels set a new arena record by winning 12-straight games at home.

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
The Ole Miss roster features six returners from last season, including three starters. Last year's leading scorer Matthew Murrell (16.2 PPG, 78 3PM) is joined by fellow starters from 2023-24 in Jaemyn Brakefield (12.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG) and Jaylen Murray (13.8 PPG, 72 3PM). Guards TJ Caldwell (5.5 PPG), Robert Cowherd (10 GP) and Cam Brent (6 GP) round out the group of returners.

A HOUSEHOLD NAME SOON
This year's team features six players who transferred in from other college programs:
Davon Barnes, Sam Houston (2023-24: 13.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 59 3PFGM, 54 ast.)
Ja'Von Benson, Hampton (2023-24: 32 GP, 15 MPG, 46 blk., 7.2 PPG, 5.3 RPG)
Mikeal Brown-Jones, UNC Greensboro (2023-24: 18.9 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 24 blk.)
Dre Davis, Seton Hall (2023-24: 15.0 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 60 ast., 34 stl., 49 blk.)
Malik Dia, Belmont (2023-24: 16.9 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 44 3PFGM, 27 stl., 26 blk.)
Sean Pedulla, Virginia Tech (2023-24: 16.4 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 4.6 APG, 53 3PFGM, 37 stl.)

I AM AN OLE MISS REBEL
The Ole Miss roster has four first-year collegiate players, in freshmen John Bol, Zach Day and Eduardo Klafke, as well as senior Max Smith.

Bol, a 7'2" forward from Overtime Elite in Atlanta, was ranked as the second-highest recruit in program history according to 247Sports. The South Sudan native was a consensus four-star recruit, and was ranked as high as No. 38 in the nation by 247Sports and No. 40 by ESPN. Klafke is a 6'5" guard with great shooting and play-making ability. He trained with the prestigious NBA Academy Latin America, and spent all of last spring as an early-enrollee training with Ole Miss. Day joins the program from Midland, Texas where he averaged 24 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists as a senior at Midland Christian. Smith joined the team as a senior Ole Miss student, previously playing at Anderson High School in Austin, Texas where he averaged 24 points per game.

Selling for a friend who can't go: 4 tickets section F Lower Row Starting on Aisle and Parking Pass in Lot 6 $1350.00

Taking the wife and kids. Hotty Toddy -