Ole Miss led Wake Forest for most of the game, only to have the lead taken away in the fourth quarter. We then mounted a comeback drive, scoring a touchdown with just over a minute left, only to let Wake Forest drive down the field and kick a field goal to win the game.
Disappointing? Yes, but looking on the positive side of things, we had a chance to beat a team ranked 20th in the nation. If we had won, it would have been an impressive upset. The future looks bright.
Looking down the schedule, Vanderbilt is looking like less of a “gimme.” (See my last football post.) They upset South Carolina 24-17 on Thursday night. Arkansas, on the other hand, continued their rough season. This week they barely beat Louisiana-Monroe and after barely beating Western Illinois last week. You can get they’ll be up for playing their old coach though. We should beat Vanderbilt, South Carolina, and Arkansas (along with the “gimmes”) if we play the way we are capable of playing (never a given).
It’s hard to tell much about Mississippi State just yet. They got beat by Louisiana Tech the first week, but convincingly beat Southeastern Louisiana (another cream puff team) this week. Seeing them get murdered by Auburn next weekend isn’t going to tell me much either. On the other hand, it really doesn’t matter. You can usually throw records out the window when Ole Miss and State play each other.
Sooooo………..was it pass interference in the fourth or a bad call?
When I first saw the replay, I thought they had blown the call. Then they showed it again, starting a little earlier in the play. There was definitely a little “extracurricular” activity going on. Some refs might not have called it, but it was legit.