So with the line at -2.5 ole miss are you going to trust Bo and his decision making? I don't think I can. I will say this tho, if anyone in the nation can stop auburn's offense it would have to be ole miss. I'm just not sure they have what it takes with bo at qb to get back auburn. I agree with you tho auburn will get beat by bama this year.
Decision making? He had zero turn overs in sec games heading into the lsu game, only bad decision he has made in sec play was the last pass vs lsu where he threw into double coverage in the end zone. Lsu fans clearly got in his head. Also, the conservative play calling didn't help either. Freeze running it redundantly up the middle on first down was nauseating. Another thing is throw it deep to treadway if you're going to throw it deep. He is tall and lengthy and a top ten receiver in the country.
I wanna see what this total will be. I think points will be put up. Coates and duke Williams are tall and very athletic receivers. Nick Marshall is not the greatest passer but he is a dual threat qb which poses problems. Auburns defense looks pretty bad and I expect ole miss to open it up more and run the Offense with a faster pace.
Tross, I watched both games last Saturday, wore out two remotes flippin and floppin back and forth. IMO, the Rebs are gonna beat down a highly over-rated Auburn team. They have NO DEFENSE, PERIOD! And D wins the big games, this is a big game, already.....shit, here I go again, putting a play out there, although it paid off last weekend....put large dinero on the Rebs -2+. I'll take that all day, all month, all year, shit, I'm retired, so all until all is done, lol. This is gonna get ugly quick imo, and I mean that in a Reb kinda way. GL
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Interesting opinions and input here from everyone. I'm not an expert when it comes to SEC football, that I will admit, but it's hard for me to think this game will be a blowout in favor of ole miss. What I see is one team that can score a lot and do it quickly, and another team that struggles to score but plays the nations best defense. This is a game I will probably avoid playing unless red elephant or some other guys on this forum can convince me otherwise. Just seems like it will be a close game. In fact I'd go as far to say that this game will be won by whichever coach isn't afraid to open up the playbook... Gus usually opens the playbook up and digs deep in these types of games
Going to put my two cents in, but first, I was wrong about last week. LSU's defense was better than expected, which was largely due to the crowd. That's my 12th Ole Miss/LSU game in Tiger Stadium. I've never been impressed with the whole "Tiger Stadium at Night" thing because it's really never been a factor when I was there. I assure you it was Saturday. I rank it as tied for the loudest football game I have ever been to(along with the Ole Miss/USCe 09 game on Thursday night). I mean...it was fucking LOUD. Bo got distracted by LSU fans behind the bench, and acted a buffoon. He lost his composure, plain and simple. Then, on the last play of the game we have exactly the play the staff wanted to get the ball about 8-10 yards closer and on the left hash. But Bo decides he's going to throw into double coverage, which even if the ball was caught was short of the endzone. It was a stupid play.
I also want to speak to the theory that LSU "gashed" Ole Miss in the running game. Nothing could be further from the truth until the last drive, when they DID gash us. Prior to that series, LSU had averaged 3.9/YPC. In the second half, they had 17 plays for 67 yards, and had two first downs total. They were in no way gashing anyone. On the last series, I attribute that to a few things: 1) We were missing three of our best defensive players that drive(Both Nkemdiche's, and Cody Prewitt). 2) Our defense was gassed because the offense had sputtered the entire second half. Ole Miss had almost 200 yards offense at half, but had less than 100 in the second half. The TOP ended up being 36/24, but it felt like 40/20 late in that game.
Give LSU credit. They came out and played their asses off defensively. Their fans took Bo out of the game mentally, which is a credit to them. But the fact is LSU still only scored 10 points, which leads me to the Auburn game......
I have no idea which Ole Miss offense is going to show up. Bo and Freeze have a difference of opinion right now on how the offense should be managed. Bo wants to open it up, Freeze doesn't. Bo wants to throw more, and Freeze doesn't seem to trust him to do that. To Freeze's defense, Bo has completed less than 50% of this passes in his last two games. A lot of that is the OL, but Bo has to own that, too.
This is typically the type game where Bo can play well. Auburn doesn't really pressure the QB, so Bo should be more comfortable than he was @ LSU. Everyone talks about his arm strength, but his issue is footwork more than arm strength. He got happy feet against LSU and just go nothing on the football. I don't think Auburn can do that to him. Ole Miss also has to do a better job getting Laquon involved. He had 6 targets at LSU. He caught 4 balls for 70 yards. They just have to figure a way to get him the ball more. He's easily the best offensive football player at a skill position on our team.....he needs the ball more.
As for the defense, Im worried about the injuries. Robert and Cody are both going to play, but neither is 100%. Denzel is out for the year. That being said, when Ole Miss put a spy on Marshall in the second half last year it completely shut down their offense. I would expect to see something similar this year with either Mike Hilton or Keith Lewis. Auburn has two really good receivers, but you have to make Marshall beat you through the air. Maybe he can, but that's less likely than him beating you on the ground. Ole Miss' starting defense has now allowed 3 TD's through 8 games. I don't know how much more than can do than that. I don't see Auburn being able to blow up and break 20 here on this defense, but that's possible if Cody and Robert can't go but 30-40 plays. This defense has now played 11 games in a row without giving up 20 points. That's astounding at any level, but especially with where CFB is today.
I expect the Rebs to come out ready Saturday. Been around a few of the kids, and they hate that they lost, but they also fully understand that all of their goals are still within reach, and they control it. Win out, and you're in. Lose, and you're out. The playoffs start this week for Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, and MS State. However, of those teams, only Ole Miss and MS State completely control their own destiny. If you are a player, I don't think you can ask for more than that. Just win, and you are in.
I also want to speak to the theory that LSU "gashed" Ole Miss in the running game. Nothing could be further from the truth until the last drive, when they DID gash us. Prior to that series, LSU had averaged 3.9/YPC. In the second half, they had 17 plays for 67 yards, and had two first downs total. They were in no way gashing anyone. On the last series, I attribute that to a few things: 1) We were missing three of our best defensive players that drive(Both Nkemdiche's, and Cody Prewitt). 2) Our defense was gassed because the offense had sputtered the entire second half. Ole Miss had almost 200 yards offense at half, but had less than 100 in the second half. The TOP ended up being 36/24, but it felt like 40/20 late in that game.
Give LSU credit. They came out and played their asses off defensively. Their fans took Bo out of the game mentally, which is a credit to them. But the fact is LSU still only scored 10 points, which leads me to the Auburn game......
I have no idea which Ole Miss offense is going to show up. Bo and Freeze have a difference of opinion right now on how the offense should be managed. Bo wants to open it up, Freeze doesn't. Bo wants to throw more, and Freeze doesn't seem to trust him to do that. To Freeze's defense, Bo has completed less than 50% of this passes in his last two games. A lot of that is the OL, but Bo has to own that, too.
This is typically the type game where Bo can play well. Auburn doesn't really pressure the QB, so Bo should be more comfortable than he was @ LSU. Everyone talks about his arm strength, but his issue is footwork more than arm strength. He got happy feet against LSU and just go nothing on the football. I don't think Auburn can do that to him. Ole Miss also has to do a better job getting Laquon involved. He had 6 targets at LSU. He caught 4 balls for 70 yards. They just have to figure a way to get him the ball more. He's easily the best offensive football player at a skill position on our team.....he needs the ball more.
As for the defense, Im worried about the injuries. Robert and Cody are both going to play, but neither is 100%. Denzel is out for the year. That being said, when Ole Miss put a spy on Marshall in the second half last year it completely shut down their offense. I would expect to see something similar this year with either Mike Hilton or Keith Lewis. Auburn has two really good receivers, but you have to make Marshall beat you through the air. Maybe he can, but that's less likely than him beating you on the ground. Ole Miss' starting defense has now allowed 3 TD's through 8 games. I don't know how much more than can do than that. I don't see Auburn being able to blow up and break 20 here on this defense, but that's possible if Cody and Robert can't go but 30-40 plays. This defense has now played 11 games in a row without giving up 20 points. That's astounding at any level, but especially with where CFB is today.
I expect the Rebs to come out ready Saturday. Been around a few of the kids, and they hate that they lost, but they also fully understand that all of their goals are still within reach, and they control it. Win out, and you're in. Lose, and you're out. The playoffs start this week for Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, and MS State. However, of those teams, only Ole Miss and MS State completely control their own destiny. If you are a player, I don't think you can ask for more than that. Just win, and you are in.
You're out of your damn mind. If Miss State beats Sipp, I'll quit betting football for the rest of the season...lol, yeah, know it's the last reg game for both, but no way in hell State wins the Eggs, ain't gonna happen. You watch their D??? They don't have one, so gotta watch real quick, as my man Corso likes to say.
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That's what I was thinking. Everybody seems to think there is only one team that counts here. This is win or go home for Auburn too. And even if they don't have the defense of LSU, they present many more problems for Ole Miss on the offensive side of the ball. When we start getting down to the end and start talking SEC Championship and then playoff, I can just about guarantee you that the team who wins the college football playoff will have the hottest or one of the hottest QB's of the 4 teams. Now which one of these SEC teams qualify as having the better QB's who are capable of getting hot and making a difference in a 2 game playoff?
