| 27 August 2010
When Ole Miss invades Death Valley in the traditional second-to-last game of the season, it'll be facing an LSU team with a lame duck head coach. You heard it here first: The Tigers will lose to North Carolina in their season opener and that combined with losses to Florida, Auburn, and Alabama will have LSU's one-time BCS National Championship winning coach Les Miles looking for work before his team even faces the Rebels.
By offensive coordinator Gary Crowton and Miles's own volition, as a result of the offensive scheme they run, a return to SEC West dominance can only happen if quarterback Jordan Jefferson has a night-and-day turnaround season. Last year, Jefferson was sacked 33 times, many times because he held on to the football too long. When he did get rid of the ball, it was less that spectacular. I don't think Jefferson will improve much this year. The real shame in it all is that the Tigers have the talent to be dominant. But you can't put a square peg through a round hole, and that's what I see when I watch Miles and Crowton try to run the LSU offense.
Even if LSU survives North Carolina, losses to Florida and Alabama could be enough to keep Miles on the hot seat. LSU fans forgot 2007 in 2008. That's the way it works in Baton Rouge. Either way, the game couldn't set up any better for Ole Miss. Houston Nutt will win his fourth straight game against the Tigers and Rebel fans will be trying to find hotels in Orlando for the Capital One Bowl.The Ole Miss defense should thrive in this game.
Prediction: Ole Miss 28, LSU 17.
Recruiting: Turns out Houston Nutt does know a thing or two about recruiting. Rivals.com has the Rebels current class ranked 10th in the country. If Ole Miss can win nine or ten games this year, and hold on to Nutt in 2011, the Rebels football program may be on the verge of something special.
Masoli: Still no waiver?!
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