Rewatched the Ole Miss dismantling of Candy again last night. I know they had a great class two years ago. Could we be where they are this year (top 20 team) next year or are they they much more talented?
That depends on your frame of reference. When I was growing up in the 50's and 60's, Ole Miss was at or near the top of college football.Honestly, I think our ceiling is way higher than Ole Miss. They have always been an up and down program and have really never consistently been at the top of the SEC. They usually have 2-3 good years then fade back. Tennessee generally spends at least a decade at the top before fading back.
That depends on your frame of reference. When I was growing up in the 50's and 60's, Ole Miss was at or near the top of college football.
They won 6 SEC titles in 17 years, 3 Natl Champs, and had the 2nd best overall record (behind Okla) in the decade of the 50's, and the 4th best overall record in college football in the 1960's. All of this was under Johnny Vaught. I also remember them dismantling a highly ranked U.T. team when I was a student in 1969 ( I think) 38-0.
So, it has been awhile, but they were consistently at the top of the SEC for about 20 years. For comparison, U.T. has only had about 15-20 years near the top in the last 40.
They weren't more talented when Freeze took over. He took over a 2-10 team. But he made huge strides in his first year, improving them by 5 wins, and more strides in his second, beating a solid out-of-conference opponent (Texas) on the road and beating a highly ranked SEC opponent (LSU). I would like to think we're at that point, and this season will tell, but sadly I don't think so. The thing many of the apologists on this board seem to miss is that, when your program is in a major hole, at some point you have to take big steps to get out of it. We haven't seen that on the field yet, just baby steps. Here's hoping we do eventually see it.
You are out of your mind!! Your post is the most absurd thing I have ever seen. Tennessee has been, at all times, throughout all football history better than Ole Miss.