Questions linger as Ole Miss enters pivotal stretch
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The final seconds of a 23-7 victory over Vanderbilt ticked away and – Hotty Toddy gosh almighty – all seemed right for Mississippi again.
As the Ole Miss band played, a man in a shiny blue top hat, red sunglasses and bright red suit with “Hotty” and “Toddy” emblazoned in blue glitter on the lapels danced in the Vanderbilt Stadium bleachers alongside Colonel Reb. Others showered praise upon the team as it exited the field. Moments later, the sound of a boisterous victory celebration reverberated behind the door leading to the visitor’s locker room.
It was a stark contrast to the sound of stunned silence in South Carolina the previous week.
“There’s nothing like a celebrating locker room after a big win,” Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt said. “We needed this victory in the worst way.”
They got it. In the worst way.
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10/7/9
Magnolia Tribune
