7 years $12.5 million a year. Not bad for a coach almost fired after losing to Michigan.

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Welcome to The Wednesday Word! This devotional series began as part of my New Year’s resolution to spend more time in God’s Word, and I felt led to share what I’m learning along the way. My hope is that these weekly reflections encourage, challenge, and bless you as much as they do me. God bless & Hotty Toddy!

Here’s last week's if you missed it:

https://olemiss.forums.rivals.com/threads/wednesday-word-pt-5-—-february-12-2025.384017/

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God Can Use Anyone

Scriptures

"Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." — 1 Corinthians 1:26-27 (NIV)

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. — 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)

Reflection

God has never needed perfect people to accomplish His will—He has always chosen the unlikely, the broken, and the flawed to carry out His greatest plans. Throughout the Bible, we see example after example of God using people who, by human standards, didn’t seem qualified for the task.

Paul, once known as Saul, was a fierce persecutor of Christians. He arrested believers, approved of executions, and did everything in his power to stop the spread of the Gospel. Yet God met him on the road to Damascus, transformed his heart, and called him to be one of the greatest evangelists in history. The very man who once hunted down Christians became the author of 13 books of the New Testament and a pillar of the faith. David was just a shepherd boy when God called him to be king. He wasn’t the strongest or the most impressive by human standards, yet God saw his heart. Even after David’s rise to power, he made serious mistakes—including adultery and murder. But God still used him, calling him “a man after my own heart” (Acts 13:22). Moses was full of self-doubt, telling God he wasn’t a good speaker. Yet God used him to confront Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Gideon was hiding in fear when God called him a “mighty warrior” and chose him to defeat an enemy army. Peter, one of Jesus’ closest disciples, denied even knowing Him three times, yet he became a foundational leader of the early church. These stories remind us that God doesn’t require perfection—He requires willingness. He can take our worst failures and turn them into testimonies of His grace. You don’t have to be a pastor, missionary, or church leader to be used by God. Your calling might be to lead with integrity in your workplace, to show kindness to those who feel unseen, or to raise your children in faith. Wherever you are, God has a purpose for you.

How to Apply This to My Life

• Stop Disqualifying Yourself – If God could use Paul, David, Moses, Peter, and Gideon, He can use you. Your past doesn’t define your future.
• Use Your Everyday Life for His Glory – Whether at work, at home, or in your community, you have opportunities to reflect Christ.
• Let God Redeem Your Brokenness – Your mistakes don’t make you unusable—they make your testimony even more powerful.
• Remember Who Gets the Glory – When God does something great through you, point others back to Him.

Today’s Prayer

"Heavenly Father, thank You for using ordinary, broken people for extraordinary purposes. Help me to see that my past mistakes and weaknesses do not disqualify me from Your calling. Use me in my daily life to reflect Your love, grace, and truth. Give me the courage to step into the purpose You have for me, knowing that Your power is made perfect in my weakness. In Jesus’ name, Amen."

Anyone have the gif or video saved ? I’m ready to get hurt again

OM wears any other jersey. These are perfect.

Watching spring training just reminded me that the uniforms are still awful.

Ole Miss-LSU tonight or the Super Bowl tomorrow? I’m going with the basketball game.

SEC Player of the Week – Auburn guard Denver Jones, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound senior from New Market, Ala., averaged 18.5 points shooting 63.2 percent from the field, 66.7 percent from beyond the arc and perfect from the free throw line (5‐for‐5) in helping No. 1 Auburn to wins at Vanderbilt and at No. 2 Alabama. Jones also limited the opposing teams’ leading scorers to a combined 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) shooting from the field and 3-of-16 (18.8 percent) from 3-point range. He scored 14 of his game and season‐high 21 points in the first half at Vanderbilt. Four days later, he added 16 points on 5‐of‐9 shooting from the floor, 3‐of‐5 from long range and 3‐of‐3 free throws at Alabama.

SEC Freshman of the Week – Texas guard Tre Johnson, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound freshman from Garland, Texas, averaged 28.0 points, 8.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists against No. 2 Alabama and No. 15 Kentucky. He converted 46.5‐percent (20‐43) from the floor and 91.7‐percent (11‐12) from the free throw line in 36.8 mpg on the week. In Tuesday’s loss to No. 2 Alabama, Johnson registered a game‐high 24 points (9‐17 FG, 4‐8 threes, 2‐2 FT), four assists and three rebounds in 37 minutes. He followed that effort by leading the Longhorns to an 82‐78 victory over No. 15 Kentucky on Saturday with a career‐high 32 points (11‐26 FG, 9‐10 FT), a career‐high nine rebounds (five offensive) and three assists in 36 minutes.

SEC In The NET

· Four of the top six teams in the NCAA’s NET rankings are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, and Alabama 6th.

· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Top 25 and 13 in the Top 50 of the NET.

· SEC teams have amassed 84 Quad 1 wins and 138 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.

· The SEC averages 5.25 Quad 1 wins per team and 8.63 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.

· Nine SEC teams have at least five Quad 1 wins, five have at least seven and four have at least eight.



More Metrics

· The SEC’s +21.90 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 in 1997.

· The top four teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Alabama 2nd, Kentucky 3rd, and Florida 4th.

· Four SEC teams are ranked in the Top 10 of KenPom’s team rankings, eight are in the Top 25, 14 are in the Top 50 and all 16 teams rank in the Top 85.



In The Polls

· Five of the top seven teams and nine of the top 25 teams in the Associated Press Poll are from the SEC.

· Auburn is ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll for the sixth week in a row while Florida is No. 2, Alabama is No. 4, Tennessee is No. 6, Texas A&M 7th, Missouri 15th, Kentucky 17th, Mississippi State 21st, and Ole Miss 24th.

· The SEC occupies five of the top seven spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Auburn 1st, Florida 2nd, Alabama 4th, Tennessee 6th, and Texas A&M 7th.

· Eighty-eight percent (14 of 16) of the SEC’s teams have been ranked by the AP this season, tying the record set by the ACC in 1983-84 (7 of 8 teams ranked)

· The SEC has had at least nine teams ranked in 12 of the 16 Associated Press polls this season.

· The SEC’s 10 teams ranked in the Dec. 23, Dec. 30 and Jan. 27 polls are the most by a conference since the Associated Press began compiling a weekly poll during the 1948-49 season.



Worth Noting

· Six SEC teams (Auburn 1st, Alabama 2nd, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, Texas A&M 6th, and Kentucky 10th overall) were listed in the NCAA Selection Committee’s Top 16 rankings on Feb. 15.

· Six SEC schools have tied or broken their record for number of games played against Associated Press Top 25 teams during the regular season: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and South Carolina. Arkansas and Tennessee will join that list this week.

· The Feb. 15 Auburn at Alabama game marked the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 AP matchup in conference history.

· Auburn’s Denver Jones was named SEC Player of the Week while Texas’ Tre Johnson was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.

· Eleven of the 50 players listed on the USBWA’s Oscar Roberson Trophy Watch List are from the SEC.

· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/828 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/827 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/685 wins).

· Eight of the 26 players announced as NBA All-Stars attended SEC schools: Kevin Durant (PHX/TX), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC/UK), Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK/UK), Anthony Davis (DAL/UK), Anthony Edwards, (MIN/UG), Darius Garland (CLE/VU), Tyler Herro (MIA/UK), and Trae Young (ATL/OU).

· Twenty-two percent of the players on NBA Opening Day rosters that attended college went to SEC schools. The SEC led all conferences with 103 players on NBA Opening Day rosters.



Non-Conference Recap

· SEC teams won 88.9 percent (185-23) of their non-conference games this season. That tops the nine-team ACC in 2003-04 that had a 88.2 winning percentage (75-10) in games before New Year’s Day.

· SEC teams are 59-19 (75.6 percent) against teams from the ACC (30-4), Big 12 (14-2), Big East (5-4) and Big Ten (10-9).

· SEC teams posted a 21-7 record against non-conference teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 6-2 mark against teams ranked in the Top 10.

· The SEC’s 21 regular-season, non-conference Top 25 wins were eight more than any other league has ever had in a season (per former ESPN researcher Jared Berson).

· The SEC entered conference play 51-22 (69.9 percent) vs. Top 100 teams in Bart Torvik’s ratings system. No other conference was better than .500 against the Top 100.

· The SEC dominated the second annual SEC/ACC Challenge, winning 14-2. The average margin of victory in the 14 SEC wins was 16.2 points while the margin in the two losses was 3.5 points.

· Five SEC teams won MTE titles this season: Auburn (Maui Invitational), Florida (ESPN Events Invitational), Oklahoma (Battle 4 Atlantis), Tennessee (Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship), and Texas (Legends Classic).

· The last three undefeated teams in the nation were all from the SEC with Tennessee being the last to fall and was preceded by Oklahoma and Florida.





Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):

Tuesday, February 11

at #15 Kentucky 75, #4 Tennessee 64

#3 Florida 81, at #22 Mississippi State 68

#1 Auburn 80, at Vanderbilt 68

#2 Alabama 103, at Texas 80

at #8 Texas A&M 69, Georgia 53



Wednesday, February 12

#19 Ole Miss 72, at South Carolina 68

at Arkansas 70, LSU 58

at #21 Missouri 82, Oklahoma 58



Saturday, February 15

at #8 Texas A&M 69, Arkansas 61

at #5 Tennessee 81, Vanderbilt 76

#21 Missouri 87, at Georgia 74

#1 Auburn 94, at #2 Alabama 85

LSU 82, at Oklahoma 79

#22 Mississippi State 81, at #19 Ole Miss 71

at Texas 82, #15 Kentucky 78

at #3 Florida 88, South Carolina 67



Tuesday, February 18

Oklahoma at #2 Florida ESPN2 7:00p

#7 Texas A&M at #21 Mississippi State SEC Network 7:00p

South Carolina at LSU SEC Network 9:00p



Wednesday, February 19

Vanderbilt at #17 Kentucky SEC Network 7:00p

Arkansas at #1 Auburn ESPN 9:00p

#4 Alabama at #15 Missouri SEC Network 9:00p



Saturday, February 22

#6 Tennessee at #7 Texas A&M ESPN 12:00p

#21 Mississippi State at Oklahoma SEC Network 1:00p

#24 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt SEC Network 3:30p

Georgia at #1 Auburn ESPN/2 4:00p

#17 Kentucky at #4 Alabama ESPN 6:00p

#2 Florida at LSU SEC Network 6:00p

#15 Missouri at Arkansas ESPN/2 8:00p

Texas at South Carolina SEC Network 8:30p



Tuesday, February 25

Florida at Georgia SEC Network 7:00p

Mississippi State at Alabama ESPN2/U 9:00p

Tennessee at LSU SEC Network 9:00p

South Carolina at Missouri ESPN2/U 9:00p



Wednesday, February 26

Ole Miss at Auburn ESPN2/U 7:00p

Vanderbilt at Texas A&M SEC Network 7:00p

Texas at Arkansas ESPN2/U 9:00p

Kentucky at Oklahoma SEC Network 9:00p



Saturday, March 1

Auburn at Kentucky ABC/ESPN 1/4:00p

Alabama at Tennessee ABC/ESPN 1/4:00p

Arkansas at South Carolina SEC Network 1:00p

Oklahoma at Ole Miss ESPN/2 2:00p

LSU at Mississippi State SEC Network 3:30p

Missouri at Vanderbilt SEC Network 6:00p

Georgia at Texas ESPN2 8:00p

Texas A&M at Florida SEC Network 8:30p

You may have posted about this already and I missed it (sorry if so)

When will Mike let us know the rotation? I remember him doing it early for opening weekend last year if I’m recalling correctly. I’d guess Maddox / Elliot / Nichols?

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