salukiblue
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RE: Ole Miss "Rebel Yell" Show on 87.7
(09-03-2019 09:33 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote: (09-03-2019 09:22 AM)salukiblue Wrote: (09-03-2019 08:25 AM)aTxTIGER Wrote: Ole Miss is ,at best, the 4th-5th best team on our schedule. Cincy, Houston, and Temple are better for sure and based on Week 1 you could make arguments for South Alabama and SMU. I wouldve put USF in there too but then Wisconsin happened.
Ole Miss will be the 2nd or 3rd best team. Maybe Cinci and UH.
Just be honest.
They will be the most "talented" team Memphis plays.
Their defense held Memphis to 13 offensive points and Memphis hadn't score less than that since @Temple in 2015.
They were starting a new QB and essentially had 5 brand new receivers. And a new OC.
They will improve (to what degree I don't know) but I have a feeling the win will be better looking as the season progresses.
I didnt say most talented team...I said better teams.
While we are talking about talent.......They might have higher rated recruits but the usual size/speed difference against us just wasnt there. The"talent" gap storyline has more to do with the conference patch on their jersey than anything that actually showed up when you put both teams next to each other. Houston is a more "talented" team. Cincy is a much better team without question.
Us scoring only 13 offensive points had more to do with 6 False Start penalties(4 of which were in Ole Miss territory) than anything Ole Miss did.
But by the same token, Memphis only TD was aided by a questionable roughing call and then a facemask call.
Bottom line is OM was a great team to catch the 1st game of the year. Their offense will improve with more familiarity and their defense was sufficient.
Still a great win and Memphis (both eye test and score test) was the better team.
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Ole Miss "Rebel Yell" Show on 87.7
