Ole Miss was one half of the highlight of the “greatest opening weekend in college football history,” or whatever ESPN’s self-serving branding of last Thursday-Monday was called. Our Rebels’ game against Florida State was one of a pair of top-15 matchups that weekend, and was scheduled as the grand finale of the entire show - a game that was to stand alone on Labor Day as a standin for the forthcoming NFL Monday Night Football broadcasts on ESPN.
It was a huge moment for Ole Miss and Ole Miss, doing what Ole Miss does, wilted under the spotlight.