Before we get too far, let's establish that we're not going to talk about last year's Auburn game.
Throw out all of the revenge story lines and bulletin board material so we can focus on what this game really is: a matchup between one ridiculously talented but maddeningly inconsistent team that's trying to pull back into the SEC West race and another shockingly disappointing team that's trying to salvage the wreckage of what it thought would be a conference championship run. With 6-2 Ole Miss clinging to distant Playoff hopes and 4-3 Auburn already nursing three division losses, this is a far cry from last season's elite showdo.