re: Ole Miss

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I think that Ole Miss is coming to the wrong conclusion based on their victories over Florida and LSU.

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Phil, you keep posting this same old crap. While the victories over Florida, LSU, and Texas Tech were certainly encouraging, there are three main reasons Ole Miss fans are extrememly optimistic going into next year.

1) The talent- we've seen how much talent we really have (whether LSU fans want to believe it or not) and how many starters we have returning. Nutt also had a decent recruiting class last year, and an excellent one this year.

2) The offense- Ole Miss has a ton of weapons on Offense, and Kent Austin and Nutt respectively know how to use them. It ranks among the best in the SEC, and very balanced.

3) The defense- this group started out shaky last year, but by the end of the season, they had really grasped Nix's scheme. We should only be better on defense next year, and having Greg Hardy come back for his senior year is that extra shot in the arm. James Scott (a transfer from Ohio State last year) will be eligible to play this fall. He was a four star cornerback coming out of high school, and this should help solidify the secondary.

As an Ole Miss fan, I am not thinking that because we beat Florida and LSU this year, we can win the west next year. It is the reasons above that give us the confidence that we will compete for the west next year.