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SEC Football: Takeaways for Each Team from Week 9

By John Richardson

Oct 29, 2016; Columbia, SC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks running back Rod Talley (32) and South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Randrecous Davis (8) and South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Lorenzo Nunez (19) celebrate with students following their 24-21win over the Tennessee Volunteers at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Columbia, SC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks running back Rod Talley (32) and South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Randrecous Davis (8) and South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Lorenzo Nunez (19) celebrate with students following their 24-21win over the Tennessee Volunteers at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 29, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA;Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) carries the ball during the second half of the game against the Auburn Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Auburn won 40-29. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2016; Oxford, MS, USA;Mississippi Rebels quarterback Chad Kelly (10) carries the ball during the second half of the game against the Auburn Tigers at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Auburn won 40-29. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

Ole Miss Rebels

Ole Miss 29-Auburn 40

While I’m sure it does little to console the Ole Miss faithful, the Rebels are no doubt the best 5-loss program in the country. Ole Miss has not lost a single game to a bad opponent and has beaten some decent teams. The Rebels are likely a Top 25 team in many conferences, but their SEC football schedule has gotten the best of them this year. Ole Miss needs a big win at some point this year. The only opportunities the Rebels have left, though, are Texas A&M and their potential bowl game.

Yikes.

Ole Miss football is beginning to slip back into irrelevancy.

Impact Moving Forward

-Impossible to tell…and not in a good way

Can Hugh Freeze keep this team together? This team had big time dreams to begin the year, but now sit at 3-5. The only goal remaining on the Rebel’s preseason goals list has to be winning the Egg Bowl and a bowl game. While each of those would allow this team to end their season on a high note, it is impossible to tell whether or not Freeze and his staff can keep this team together to reach that point.

Speaking of Freeze’s staff, though, some major changes will need to happen this offseason.

Just a side note here. I was able to attend this game and had a disappointing takeaways from the Ole Miss fan base. To be fair, though, it was only the student section. The student section at Ole Miss clearly had Halloween plans, because that section started emptying before halftime. For shame Ole Miss students, shame!

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