How will we do this season? Your thoughts...

I'd say it depends on what part of the rankings you're looking at. A team that finished as strong as Ole Miss did last year won't start 2009 outside the Top 25 when you consider that 2 of the players central to that success are returning. That's a pretty sure bet. I'm talking about putting them in the preseason Top 10 just because they finished there last year, which IMO is a much riskier bet given things like the weight of increased expectations. There's just too many variables involved from season to season to put a team within 2-3 spots of where they ended up last year and claim it to be an accurate reflection of how good they are.

Please send them to the BCS to replace some of the garbage models they already use. If I ever get free time again that may be a cool project to try out.

 

Nutt was brought here to beat LSU, like Nick was brought to UA to beat Auburn...first and foremost.

 

Here's a good read in todays paper here. Who knows, I hope we are both undefeated and the winner goes on to Atlanta.

Snead the key to Rebels’ hopes - Ole Miss - SunHerald.com

 

Completely agree. They should have a great o-line too. Replacing RB's isnt hard when you recruit well and their defense will be better.

 

Well that's the million-dollar question: can Snead shoulder the hype and bullseye of a Top 10 ranking and preseason SECW champ favorite? And believe me, he'll have to unless another playmaker emerges on that offense.

 

Let's see...

It's an odd-numbered year... check

Starting QB named Matt... uh-oh.


I think LSU will win the West. I hope we win the SECCG - obviously by the end of the season, barring injury, our QB will have a lot of experience, so even if we have dropped a game or two to get to the SECCG, we should be in good shape to win it. If we win the SEC with 1 loss, we're likely in the NC game. With 2 losses, it'll be unlikely, but has obviously happened before!