3-0 NCAA THREADS
Saturday, 6:30 EST, Winston Salem
Head start, gonna be busy these next two days-
Another SEC/ACC matchup, hmm, these have not bode well for the ACC recently, really other than Miami the ACC is as lackluster as I can remember and I've been following ACC sports for many years, UNC fan, don't expect anything different tomorrow.
Lane Kiffin has a legit powerhouse team led by QB Jaxson Dart, how appropriate is his last name, only 7 incompletions in 2 games including an SEC record 24 in a row last game vs MTSU. I don't care who you're playing, that's ridiculous. 13 returning starters, key transfer portal players too. Preseason 1st team all SEC receivers Tre Harris and TE Caden Prieskorn, make this passing attack as dangerous as any offense in the country. 0n defense they brought in 1st team preseason all SEC Texas A&M transfer DL Walter Nolen. With DL Jared Ivey, 2nd team, and DL Princely Umanmielen, 3rd team, it's a stud defensive line troublesome for the best O-lines in the country. Ole Miss won 11 games last season, including a 13 point win over Penn. St. in the Peach Bowl as a 6 point dog putting up 540 yards of offense on what was the number 1 defense in the country for total yards per game.
Wake is coming off a tough one point loss to Virginia at home, 31-30 in a game they led most of the way. Led by 6th year transfer QB Hank Bachmeier, Boise St, Louisiana Tech, experienced and "serviceable.'' What I don't like about him is his lack of mobility, especially against a fast SEC defense with a talented D-line like Ole Miss. He had less yards rushing in his first 5 years, 55, than Dart had in one run last season, 68, who BTW has scored 10 TDs rushing since the beginning of last season. Wake does return 12 starters so they do have some experience but again, they've not seen anything like they're about to see tomorrow.
Kiffin plays fast and faster and he has the players to pull it off. And if he has you on the run, he doesn't let up off the gas pedal, I like that! The defense has improved, the secondary may lack some experience but they're stout at the other levels. The momentum from last season has carried over as expected and this team is better. Dart has improved every year as a QB and will give Carson Beck and Quinn Ewers a run for their money for the best QB in a loaded SEC.
This line was -23 yesterday, down to -21 today, good, bring that Wake Forest money in, that's what I want to see. Ole Miss 1st road game against a Power 5 conference team so I suppose there are some questions and maybe some doubters because of who they played the first two games. Sure, 31k Demon Deacon fans ain't going to make any difference IMO. REBELS ROLL, 52-17
OLE MISS -21, -110
AS ALWAYS GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
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