Hanmudog said:
If Ole Miss drops the next two and has no shot at bowl eligibility do you think Masoli starts the Egg Bowl or will Nutt start playing for the future?
He'd still play to win if that's what you're asking. I've heard that suggestion many times with many situations, saying that if you lose to a certain point, you should quit playing your seniors and use the games as practice for upcoming years. I've yet to see a coach do it though.
The fans wouldn't have it, and he'd be crucified for it.
In theory though, if that's what you were going to do, you'd sit all of your seniors. Did Croom ever do it? I know Mullen didn't sit Dixon last year for the Egg Bowl to get his younger backs more touches in live action since it was a meaningless game for you. I don't remember Orgeron ever sitting any seniors either.