The SEC Has New Bowl Game (That We'll Probably Never Play In)
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on May 18, 2012 3:23 PM EDT
In an effort to make money and show the ACC and Big East how lame they are - but, more importantly, it's the money - the SEC and Big XII have announced a new bowl partnership that would take place during primetime on New Years Day (take THAT, Rose Bowl!) that would pair the champions of each conference in some sort of mega bowl, assuming said champions aren't participants in the BCS National Championship Game. What would that look like? Godfrey breaks it down nicely. Notice that, even in 2003 and 2008, Ole Miss isn't considered for this game. This would basically be a step above the Sugar and Cotton bowls as far as prestige goes, meaning that Hugh Freeze or whoever it is replacing him in three or for years needs to win a metric shit-ton of days to get this program an invite.
This bowl, having just been announced today, still has a lot of kinks to work out and details to nail down before it goes live this upcoming January. It doesn't yet have a television contract worked out, which is pretty awesome considering the fact that the league offices have already decided that this will be on a certain date at a certain time. Somebody's gonna pick it up and make some coin off of it because this is going to have a massive television audience, and the league offices know that to the point that they are the ones setting the date and time of the broadcast.
4 commentsNumber-13 Rebels to Face UCLA Today In NCAA Men's Tennis Sweet 16
The bracket can be found here.
Nickolas Brassell To Transfer
by Juco All-American on May 18, 2012 10:29 AM EDT
What we all feared would be the case has finally become official. Nickolas Brassell, the athletically gifted receiver, cornerback, and return man for our Rebels, will not be a part of this football program this fall per a statement on the Ole Miss sports mothership. We have all heard for a while that Brassell was more than a long shot to maintain his academic eligibility to remain a part of the program for his sophomore year and beyond, something which was confirmed by head coach Hugh Freeze this morning. Freeze said that he and his staff did "all they could to help," which evidently was not enough.
His elite athleticism and big play ability will be sorely missed on a team which seems to be lacking in both. Brassell, as a true freshman, started six games at wide receiver and one at cornerback. He had 24 catches for 336 yards and two touchdowns on offense, 14 tackles and five pass breakups on defense, and saw action on return teams, even returning an 84-yard punt for a touchdown against Georgia.
I'm tired of issuing platitudes about this baseball program. I, naturally, want the Rebels to win tonight and tomorrow, but I'm far from anticipating as much.
Ole Miss Post-Spring Depth Chart Analysis
by Juco All-American on May 17, 2012 3:16 PM EDT
in 2011 Ole Miss Rebels Football
Yesterday, the football coaches released the Ole Miss Post-Spring depth chart. We, as you would expect, have some opinions and observations thereof. The depth chart as released by Coach Freeze is after the jump, with our annotations immediately thereafter.
Tailgating Making Strides at BYU
After visiting the Grove last year for the season opener, a few BYU fans were inspired to start a tailgating tradition of their own. They even mention their attempts to create a "Grove-like tent city" complete with good food and hospitality. Obviously there are some difficulties with this, not the least of which is the prohibition of alcohol by the Mormon faith and on the BYU campus, but they're working to make sure this is a success.
TLV #156 - This Weekend's Series is Important for the Rebel Baseball Postseason, so Pay Attention
by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on May 17, 2012 10:53 AM EDT
[ED: Press time on this was before we lost to Arkansas State, so read this as if I both assumed we won and didn't care at all to mention said outcome.]
The last coaches, they let certain things slide. Certain things were small, but eventually they start building up and turn into big things and people started feeling like they could get away with more and more things. Since [Hugh Freeze]'s not letting little things slide, you’re seeing the team come together closer and closer and there are fewer problems.
That's Ole Miss linebacker Mike Marry, quoted in this Edward Aschoff piece on the changing attitude around Ole Miss football under Hugh Freeze.
