While every Ole Miss fan would’ve preferred a blistering start eliciting lamentations from the people of Troy and the haters and the losers*, a fairly boring, stress-free win beats the alternative of opening with a Houston Nutt special.
*Of which there are many
Clearly, this team is a long way from achieving #TheBestVersionOfThemselves, but there were plenty of moments involving high levels of play, as well as signs of the potential for greatness.
As Lane Kiffin noted after the game, there are many things to clean up, most notably the part where everyone seemed to switch off when it was 28-3, and the last 25 minutes were, what’s the phrase I’m looking for, oh right, NO MORE IOWA.