Georgia blew out Ole Miss on Saturday night in prime time for the whole country to watch, and the Rebels in turn fell to No. 19 in the latest Associated Press top 25.
While the narrative of possible three loss teams sneaking into the College Football Playoff has been floated, the Rebels postseason hopes seem extremely dim if not dead altogether. Yes, three more wins would do nothing but help Ole Miss climb the rankings along with help from others, but for all intents and purposes, any Rebel fan this week has to be second guessing everything right now.
Did anyone see a 42-7 thrashing coming on Saturday? Head coach Pete Golding certainly looked baffled and even said in his postgame press conference he thought the team had a good week of practice. The fringe crazy part of the Ole Miss fanbase saying Pete was not the best choice for coach after losses one and two has steadily grown along with doubts about his game planning.
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Then there’s a more measured approach to all of this. Maybe Ole Miss is replacing too much from last year, is too banged up, and simply not good enough this season. Losses to Texas and Georgia come from two top 10 teams with the Florida disaster the only real outlier. Defensively, the Rebels have not gelled and come together as many hoped, and offensively even Trinidad Chambliss is starting to catch criticism as he’s struggled in some high profile games.
The Rebels can no longer control its own destiny with the Georgia loss that much is clear, and the CFP rankings coming out this week should confirm that fact. What is unknown however is how fall Ole Miss falls and if this team can finish with a three game win streak to maybe give itself an outside shot at the No. 11 seed.
If you’re the praying type, Pete and his squad need a miracle.
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