2009 Schedule ?

Who will the Rebels play in 2009. As of now we only have two of the four Out of Conference foes selected. (@ Memphis & UAB). The SEC schedule for 2009 is as follows:
Away games -Vandy, USC, Auburn and MSU
Home games- Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama and LSU

Here are some universities with open dates in 2009:

Akron
Arizona (BCS)
Ark. State
Ball St.
BC (BCS)
BYU
CAL (BCS)
Central Mich
Colorado St.
Duke (BCS)
Eastern Mich
Florida Atlantic
Florida St. (BCS)
Fresno St.
Houston
Idaho
Illinois (BCS)
Indiana (BCS)
Iowa (BCS)
Kansas (BCS)
Kansas St. (BCS)
Louisiana Lafayette
Louisiana Monroe
La Tech
Louisville (BCS)
Miami (BCS)
Michigan (BCS)
Minn (BCS)
New Mexico State
North Texas
Northern Illinois
Ohio
Oklahoma (BCS)
Oklahoma State (BCS)
Rutgers (BCS)
San Diego State
UCLA (BCS)
Utah
UTEP
UVA
Virginia Tech
Wash St.
Western KY
Western Mich

What's your two favorites?

Powe will Play

The saga is over. Powe will play for the Rebels in 2008. Hallelujah.

Questions for 2008

It's slow around Rebeland but soon the Grove will be alive with the sound of tailgating. Once again we are on the verge of a new era at Ole Miss. It was only a few long years ago that we were similarly situated. All we can do at this point is hope that this time it will turn out better.

Here are top 10 questions I have for the upcoming season:

(1) Is Jevan Snead the savior? Will he help boost us back above the water?

(2) Will Powe play at Ole Miss?

(3) Will O's recruits and Nutt's coaching put us back in a bowl?

(4) How fantastic will the new Jumbotron be?

(5) Who will win the 1st Nutt Bowl (Ole Miss or Arkansas)?

2008-2009 Basketball Foes

Today the University announced this season's basketball schedule. It is much more exciting than seasons past. I am especially excited about the upcoming game in Cincinnati as I only have to drive 30 minutes to watch the Rebel's play.

Here is the lowdown on the some of the home Out of Conference Foes:

Home Games:
Arkansas St.
Last Season's Record: 10-20

South Alabama
Last Season's Record: 25-7: (NCAA, 1st Round)
Last Season v. Ole Miss: Ole Miss 81 USA 78

Morgan State
Last Season's Record: 22-10 (NIT)

UCF
Last Season's Record: 16-15
Last Season v. Ole Miss: Ole Miss 76 UCF 67

West Virginia
Last Season's Record: 24-11 (NCAA)

Bruce Feldman: Expect more Wins for Ole Miss

We are getting some praise from ESPN as Bruce Feldman writes what most Ole Miss fans already feel. Below is a bit from his mailbag column:

"From Brett in Chicago: I know you've been touting Notre Dame to win a lot more games because of its easier schedule as much as the team is getting older (which sounds a bit like a cop-out to me), but I won't give you a hard time for that. What other mediocre programs are you going to go on record and tout?

Bruce Feldman: I do expect ND to win at least eight games this year, and I also believe Pittsburgh and Ole Miss will make big jumps forward in the win column. The Panthers get a lot of their key players who were injured back, and they have matured along both lines. Ole Miss gets a huge boost from QB Jevan Snead, the Rebels have a terrific D-line, and their young receivers have kept improving. Vegas agrees with me about the Irish, as this Jeff Haney story explains."

To view the entire column click here.

The Magnolia Bowl

The Ole Miss and LSU rivalry now has a name and a trophy. The game will now be known as the Magnolia Bowl and a trophy with a golden magnolia will be awarded to the winning team. Student Bodies from both LSU and Ole Miss decided to name the rivalry and picked Magnolia Bowl as the name. Magnolia is the state flower for both Mississippi and Louisiana.

SEC's Top 10 games for 2008

With football just over a month away, I decided to take a look at the SEC schedule this year for the most exciting games. Here are my top 10 games.

(10) Auburn v. LSU- Should be the SEC West game of the year.

(9) Ole Miss v. MSU- AHHH revenge is sweet.

(8) Tennessee v. UCLA- Tennessee is making it's California rounds.

(7) Alabama v. Tennessee- Usually an exciting game.

(6) Arkansas v. Texas- Arkansas and Texas bring back the old SWC rivalry.

(5)Alabama v. Auburn- Will Saban stop the Tommy Curse?

(4)Georgia v. Arizona State- This will be a good SEC- Pac 10 matchup.

(3)Florida v. Georgia- This will be the game of the SEC East this year. I'm just glad that we only have to play one of them this year.

(2) Auburn v. West Virginia- One of the SEC's big boys plays THE Big East Big Boy.

(1) Ole Miss v. Arkansas- This will be billed as Houston Nutt's homecoming. Even if both teams haven't won a game this will be exciting.

Disagree? What's your Top 10?

Ole Miss site gets new look & .tv renamed

The Ole Miss Athletic site unveiled a new website today. I personally like the new look. It has a more clean and symmetrical feel to it. Also .tv is now called Rebel Vision. What do you think of the new look?

AJC talks Snead

In the Atlanta Journal Constitution today Mr. College Football, Tony Barnhart, had this to say about Snead in an article entitled SEC Quarterbacks: Five Burning Questions:

"BONUS QUESTION

How good is Javan Snead? Two years ago Snead battled fellow freshman Colt McCoy for the starting quarterback job at Texas. McCoy won and Snead landed at Ole Miss, where he sat out last season. Snead completed 20 of 26 passes in the Ole Miss Spring game. He’ll team with former Ole Miss quarterback Kent Austin, who returns to Oxford as offensive coordinator after a successful coaching career in the CFL. If McCoy is the real deal, and the people in Oxford swear he is, Ole Miss (3-9 last season) could be the most improved team in the SEC in its first year under coach Houston Nutt."

To view the entire article click here.

Ole Miss fans say add more sports

Recently the Hotty Toddy Blog polled readers on what new sport they would like to bring to Ole Miss. With twenty-six percent of the vote, Swimming beat out Gymnastics and Hockey which received eighteen and sixteen percent. Seventeen percent of those polled believed that Ole Miss should compete in all three. Twelve percent wanted to add another unnamed sport and only five percent didn't want to add another sport. What do you think?