If you’re going to be proven wrong, one of the best ways for it to happen is a dramatic six-point win over a rival that reignites optimism about your season and brings delicious amounts of wailing and gnashing of teeth to their season.
One week after a deflating performance in Tuscaloosa, Ole Miss showed they were not the team that lost to Alabama by two touchdowns, but a team with enough firepower and a dash of defense to make a run through an SEC schedule lacking its usual bite. It remains to be seen if they can, at the very least, continue to be that team or see their powers grow stronger.