http://paulquinn.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/ole-miss-actually-wins-a-football-game/
I know, I know. We beat MEMPHIS, so what? We do that every year. But not always do we win by 17 points; and in my four years in Oxford we’ve only scored more than 30 points one time – my freshman year when we beat South Carolina 31-28.
What I am used to is traversing the Grove, my tie pulled down, my button-up shirt pulled out and a feeling of disappointment with every step. My friends will say, “well at least we held Florida (or some other SEC school) close.” I’ve even said this when I began to realize we might never have a winning season in my tenure.
So last night when we won 41-24 I didn’t know how to react. I am still skeptical, however I am no longer cynical.
Surely it’s fitting that former Texas Longhorn transfer Jevan Sneed led Ole Miss to its first blow-out over a Division I school I can remember. My hometown is Austin. I grew up on Longhorn football; I saw Ricky Williams (before the pot changed him) run for the all-time-leading rushing record, and Vince Young beat up teams that usually crushed Texas.
I’ll be one happy rebel if a former Longhorn turns out to be our saving grace. Who cares about Colt McCoy … prove Mack Brown wrong Snead and bring us to a winning season.
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