It is not a question if Ole Miss is great, it is a question if they can play well enough for 1 game to beat the Cocks. Here are the things to keep in mind...

#1 Ole Miss was picked to finish last in conference this season, right now they are sitting in the top half of the SEC in conference play.

#2 Ole Miss is coached by Matt Insell who is the son of Rick Insell who has been making MTSU a top program with for ages. Blue Raiders had the #1 or #2 pick in the WNBA draft a few years ago. They are off the media radar but plenty of top teams have been upset by them in the past. As for Matt himself, he has a pretty impressive WBB education.

a) MTSU grad while his dad was coaching there
b) UT grad that worked under Pat Summit
c) Several years of AAU coaching of top AAU programs
d) Worked at La Tech as director of basketball operations : FWIW, La Tech was a power for the young folks on this board
e) Assistant Coach @ Kentucky under Matthew Mitchell and help them get to 3 Elite Eights in 5 years
f) Head Coach @ Ole Miss

#3 Non conference loses
a) Middle Tennessee State by 6 points to his dad
b) @ Western Kentucky at Diddle, and it is not like the Hilltoppers have bad basketball. I have been to Diddle and home folks make some noise.
c) #3 Baylor

#4 SEC home record (3-1)
W Arkansas, beat Hogs by 14 points
W Alabama, beat Tide by 14 points
W Georgia, beat UGA by 3 points
L Mississippi State, lost by 2 points

#5 SEC road record (1-2)
L Kentucky, lost by 6 points
W Florida, won by 7 points
L Texas A&M, lost by 9 points

I have been around both Matt and his dad for quite some time. The game is at Ole Miss so it could be a blowout but it would also not surprise me if he pulled the upset.