As we endure what’s left of Egg Bowl Week 2K19, it’s important to remember how far Ole Miss has come since last year’s version of suboptimal football. After all, according to Ole Miss’ new athletic director, who only had to walk a few yards to move into his new office, the football program is heading in the right direction.
Since things are allegedly trending in the right direction, let’s crunch those right direction numbers:
- Sitting at four wins opposed to five wins at this time last year and in 2017
- Still not going to a bowl game*, though this season was through our own accomplishments and not due to NCAA supermax prison restrictions
- Lowest season home game attendance since Year Two of Eli Manning (and reduced stadium capacity)
- 2-6 SEC home record in the last two seasons
- Three (3) SEC wins in the last 15 attempts
- The last win over an SEC West team not named Arkansas or Mississippi State was on November 12, 2016 against Texas A&M
- Recruiting rankings still in the low 20s, which is good for 6th in the SEC West right now (finished 5th last year)
- Drop in season ticket sales for the second consecutive year (get ready for a third straight year!