Though it seemed Saturday’s game would be just another exercise in confirming that the talent gap between Ole Miss and Alabama is about as wide as Matt Luke’s love of Ole Miss, there were a few things we learned about this year’s team. Might I add, respectfully learned, as Alabama is such a generous teacher.
One, with a one-dimensional offense, Ole Miss was able to run 88 plays and average 5.4 yards per play, which is not great, but not terrible! Alabama came into the game only giving up 4.2 yards per play, and the offense topped that with a true freshman quarterback and without an effective passing game.