FREEZER BURN
The school down south: Give Dan Mullen his due. He’s as responsible as anyone for spicing up the Mississippi State-Ole Miss rivalry with the way he’s gone after Ole Miss and referred to the Rebels as the “school up north.” For three years in a row, Mullen and the Bulldogs beat up on the Rebels and then rubbed the Egg Bowl trophy in their faces, at least figuratively speaking. Now, it’s Ole Miss’ turn to do some crowing after blasting the “school down south” 41-24 last Saturday in a game the Rebels dominated in the second half. It was a huge win for Hugh Freeze in his first season as Ole Miss coach and says volumes about the direction in which the Rebels are headed. They could easily be 9-3 right now instead of 6-6 if they had finished the Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and LSU games the way they finished the Bulldogs. Mississippi State’s disappointing finish to the season will put a damper on the Bulldogs’ 8-4 record. They wound up losing four of their last five games, and all four losses were by at least 17 points. Their only win over an FBS team that finished the regular season with a winning record came over Middle Tennessee.
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The school down south: Give Dan Mullen his due. He’s as responsible as anyone for spicing up the Mississippi State-Ole Miss rivalry with the way he’s gone after Ole Miss and referred to the Rebels as the “school up north.” For three years in a row, Mullen and the Bulldogs beat up on the Rebels and then rubbed the Egg Bowl trophy in their faces, at least figuratively speaking. Now, it’s Ole Miss’ turn to do some crowing after blasting the “school down south” 41-24 last Saturday in a game the Rebels dominated in the second half. It was a huge win for Hugh Freeze in his first season as Ole Miss coach and says volumes about the direction in which the Rebels are headed. They could easily be 9-3 right now instead of 6-6 if they had finished the Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and LSU games the way they finished the Bulldogs. Mississippi State’s disappointing finish to the season will put a damper on the Bulldogs’ 8-4 record. They wound up losing four of their last five games, and all four losses were by at least 17 points. Their only win over an FBS team that finished the regular season with a winning record came over Middle Tennessee.
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