Reflecting on the past few seasons and the years ahead....

I love this Ole Miss team, but I still believe the 2012 team that beat Mississippi State to become Bowl Eligible and advance the Birmingham Bowl against Pitt, was my favorite. After all, in 2011 Ole Miss had gone 2-10 and the program was in shambles. When Hugh Freeze took over as Head Coach at Ole Miss in 2012, Ole Miss had 30-40 players who were on the verge of being academically ineligible. Not only did Freeze right the ship in the classroom immediately, he signed a Top-5 recruiting class and three #1 players. That season, Ole Miss would go on to finish 7-6 and win their Bowl game in Birmingham, AL.

This group of juniors and seniors has been really fun to watch and will always be highly regarded and thought of by the Ole Miss faithful. They may not have reached their ultimate goal that they had set forth from Day 1--an SEC Championship and a National Championship--but they were one 4th & 25 away from going to the SEC Championship. That, however, does not take away from what an awesome season 2015 was for the Ole Miss Rebels. With a New Year's Six Bowl (The Sugar Bowl) looking more and more likely, this team and group of coaches has taken Ole Miss into uncharted territory--they have become ELITE.

Although the Senior and Junior classes (those who are leaving early through the draft) did not win a Championship, what they did at Ole Miss from 2012-2015 will be felt long after they have gone. They have left the program in great hands and have made Ole Miss relevant on a national level. With a 2016 recruiting class that is expected to be in the Top-5 nationally, Ole Miss future looks even brighter. Ole Miss fans can thank Hugh Freeze and the Rebels 2013 recruiting class for that.