As I said last year, I take a backseat to no one in picking the Egg Bowl.So here I go again.....................
State is a lot better this year. Not necessarily in talent, but in coaching. But coaching can only take you so far. As the ole Bear said, "You can't run a mule in the Kentucky Derby."
Unfortunately, we still have some mules.
Right now we are one dimensional. Our thoroughbred is Dixon. Ole Miss's is McCluster. Seems a wash, right?
Wrong. Ole Miss has Snead. He will be the difference because he makes Ole Miss two dimensional.
The Rebs will sell out to stop Dixon, and it will work. State can't sell out to stop McCluster, because of Snead.
I look for Ole Miss to use State's early aggressiveness against them. Look for a play action,
mis -direction, or a screen to McCluster early to make a big play for the Rebs.
If by the 2nd or third series Ole Miss is playing in State's backfield consistently, it's gonna be a long day.
While it won't be as bad as last year, we are still a year or two away.
I say Rebs by 17.

