The most important addition to the Ole Miss Rebels since the end of last season was not a player, but the hiring of Houston Nutt as head coach. Of course, Nutt was the successful coach of Arkansas who left the Razorbacks at the end of last year. It remains a mystery to me why Nutt fell out of favor at Arkansas, but their loss turns into a big gain for Ole Miss.
Though former coach Ed Orgeron did not earn enough wins to save his job, the general consensus among SEC watchers is that he did a good job recruiting talent to Ole Miss. Nutt has a reputation as a master motivator who is an excellent game day coach (ask LSU). He could be the missing ingredient when it comes to making Ole Miss football relevant again.
Ole Miss won't challenge for the SEC Western Division title. LSU and Auburn are both too powerful for that. However, the Rebels should have a bounce back season.
Their first two games may set the tone for the entire season. The Rebs host Memphis then take a trip to Wake Forrest. Even if they only go 1-1 in those games, this could create significant momentum after last season's 3-9 disaster.
Ole Miss should be able to squeak out six wins and go to a lower-tier bowl.
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I would love to see the U. of Miss. do well this year, if only 'cause they have cool old-school uniforms. (None of that monochrome jersey-and-pants crap like what Tennessee hideously donned in last year's SEC Championship game.)
I agree about UT's orange-on-orange uniform in the SEC title game. Never have been a fan of it. White pants all the way.
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