| 25 January 2012
Ole Miss has a date with destiny when it hosts No. 14 Florida Thursday night. A win would thrust the Rebels (13-6, 3-2 SEC) into the NCAA Tournament conversation and put Ole Miss on a three-game SEC winning streak. It would also be the second win over a ranked opponent in three games. With another home game against South Carolina, picked by some as the 12th best team (a.k.a. "the worst") in the SEC, there would be a real chance for Ole Miss to move to 5-2 in the SEC on Saturday. Am I getting ahead of myself? Probably. The point is there is real opportunity here in the next three days and all Andy Kennedy and his team must do is reach out and take it...like a Honey Badger (from here on out the animal that will always be the symbol for those who take what they want).
Is it presumptuous to think Ole Miss could beat Florida? Not at all. The Gators have lost exactly four games this year, all on the road. The last loss was in Knoxville to an average, rebuilding Tennessee team. The young Gators are more comfortable at home, but so are the Rebels. Ole Miss hasn't lost in the Tad Pad this year. The Rebels are playing their best basketball of the season in the last two games. Kennedy seems to have figured out which players give his team the best chance to win and who needs the ball - and it's the frontcourt trio of Murphy Holloway, Reggie Buckner and Terrance Holloway, not coincidentally the leading scorers in each of the three SEC wins. Ole Miss will be looking to those three from here on out.
Big game Thursday night! A chance to prove something. Will Ole Miss take advantage? I can't wait to find out.
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