“Don’t play us in Shreveport,” Ole Miss coach David Cutcliffe crowed after the Rebels beat one of the worst Nebraska teams in decades 27-24 on Friday. OK, Towel Boy, Dr. S acknowledges that you’re the king of Shreveport. But the first time you go 5-6, you will get fired. Of course, Dr. S is surprised to hear that Cutcliffe is sticking around in Oxford. But Dr. S won’t be surprised when Eli Manning tells Rebel Nation that he won’t be sticking around. Take the money, Eli …
Here’s some reports on the Ole Miss game, including a game story from the (Biloxi) Sun-Herald and column from the Lincoln, Neb., paper written by a man who apparently doesn’t believe Nebraska should be losing to the likes of Ole Miss.
As for USM, here’s the hometown take on Hardy Street High’s collapse in the Houston Bowl. And a Houston columnist says that the Houston Bowl finally had what every bowl game needs: a decent football game. But he still thinks the Conference USA tie-in is a loser at the box office.
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