Let all the Bulldog faithful rally behind the men who now wear the red and black with two words, two simple words which express the sentiments of the entire Bulldog Nation: Auburn Sucks.
NEWS: The NCAA’s appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court in the Trinidad Chambliss eligibility case has been denied. He’ll be eligible to play for Ole Miss in 2026. pic.twitter.com/GbrhRLNhxI
Well, great. And we have to travel to Oxford. The one thing I can say we have going for us is revenge, and Gunner seems to be a guy who is hell bent on earning it. And Kirby is his head coach.
Something tells me that lessons will be learned that day. It’ll be Georgia’s third chance against this guy, it took four quarters in the first match, and we seemed to have him in the first two in the rematch. Now it’s time to have him in the first quarter.
If lessons are being learned, let’s hope they are learned in Georgia’s favor.
There’s all sorts of speculation around the 2024 season, and the turbulence that developed starting with the Carson Beck “decision” at season’s end. From there, it just got worse. Between key injuries, arrests, and the ongoing saga that was Carson Beck and his magical Snapchat stories, there’s much to be suspected about what really happened behind the scenes in Athens and why Beck seemed genuinely apathetic and why the team gained a spark when Gunner entered the game in the 2024 SEC Championship.
Did teammates hate Beck? Did he hate his teammates?
Yes, that’s Kirby pictured with Carson’s ex. It’s the Cavinder twins, and I can’t tell the difference between the two. I think that’s the point. Cough, cough.
Aside from pulling my mind out of the gutter, I have to then wonder why Kirby would be pictured with them and more importantly, why they’re pictured with Kirby. He seems to be on a vacation, of sorts, as Lane Kiffin let the world know earlier this week.
Lane also took some time to play basketball with the twins, which he posted on his socials and is getting Epstein-esque responses for it. And, to boot, Kiffin took a shot at Beck.
The courtroom drama that Is Chambliss v NCAA continues to unfold. Not long after Chancery Judge Robert Whitwell, and Ole Miss alum, ruled that Chambliss could play an additional year followed by promptly getting his autograph, the NCAA is appealing the decision to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
NEWS: The NCAA is appealing the Trinidad Chambliss preliminary injunction, which granted him eligibility for the 2026 season. In a 658-page filing to the Mississippi State Supreme Court today, the NCAA is asking the court to overrule the injunction and expedite the ruling. pic.twitter.com/oWiqEQU7bj
I can’t imagine what would’ve been authored in a 658 page filing, which is equivalent to the length of Frank Herbert’s Dune. That’s a lot of creative writing by the NCAA’s counsel.
Now, here’s a fun scenario:
Chambliss risks it all on the chance that he can get another year of a sweet NIL deal through the injunction, playing at Ole Miss and continuing to develop.
The NCAA is successful in its appeal and the Supreme Court overturns the injunction ruling.
Chambliss has missed the Combine, and will be lucky to get drafted late in the Draft if he can’t get a workout with a team.
Chambliss then sues the NCAA for potentially lost revenue by not getting to participate in the full Combine Process.
The Falcons sign him to a multi-zillion dollar deal, anyway. I kid. Kind of.
Something tells me this saga is far from over, especially if the NCAA is successful.
I hope Pete Golding is hanging on to that win over Georgia, it might the lone bright spot right now for him as he deals with the remnants of Kiffin’s mess in Oxford.
Man, am I glad we don’t find ourselves on this list.
DID YOU KNOW: SEC schools have paid out over $300M in buyouts from fired coaches since 2020, more than any other conference. pic.twitter.com/bdflxFe8oG
Fun fact, Auburn appears here three times and, combined with the colossal failure that was Bayou Brian Kelly, make up over a third of the total buyouts on the graphic.
Must be something about a Tiger never changing its stripes, or something like that. I can only imagine what this will look like once Kiffin and Golesh are run out of dodge, especially Kiffin, which could happen within the next calendar year given Lane’s reputation and extra-curricular activities.
The team with the lowest average attendance (granted, Wallace Wade is not a big venue, seating 40,000 people) that could barely fill Paulson Stadium in Statesboro wins the conference, unbeknownst to Duke fans. Then the best quarterback you’ve never heard of bolts for Miami for Carson Beck-esque dollars.
Not much to come back for in 2026, I guess.
Kind of reminds me of Ole Miss, except the quarterback was compelled to stay by a local judge.
That title’s a bit of a reach. But let’s be real, we all saw this one coming, didn’t we?
NEWS: Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss has been granted a sixth season of eligibility by a state court judge in Mississippi. Chambliss received an injunction today, which paves the way for him to play in 2026 after the NCAA ruled he was eligibility. (The NCAA can appeal.) pic.twitter.com/nzeaak6uMq
The NCAA attorneys weren’t real happy about it, opting to leave the courtroom before the Judge’s decision had been reached, to which the Judge had a nice response:
Judge Whitwell just went after the NCAA attorneys in Trinidad Chambliss case for leaving before he was handing down the ruling, mentioning that he guess they were headed to Knoxville (Joey Aguilar case)
Said he will discuss holding them being in contempt of court
After all the ballyhooing about Kiffin and his “on-loan” staff in Oxford through the Playoffs, to the accusations by Dabo about Golding’s Shenanigans, it looks like Ole Miss did a good job of holding down the fort.
MARLER: College football’s new blueprint? 🤔 🏈
Which P4 head coaches brought the most former players with them?
Granted, LSU isn’t shy of talent, but they did have a fair number jump ship under the new Freshwater Management Company, LLC (LLC here stands for Lane Loves Cash).
What’s more interesting is the relatively few number of guys who followed Sumrall to Gainesville…although, to be fair, Buster brought enough transfers from the North Avenue Trade School with him from Atlanta.
Something tells me Penn State will be the 2026 version of Indiana with all that talent moving northeast to Pennsylvania. Maybe not a Natty, but they’ll be markedly improved over their 2026 selves.
The real question we’re all asking ourselves is this, though: what will Auburn’s excuse for going 4-8 be for 2026?
Ole Miss was being coached up by a staff in flux between Oxford and Baton Rouge…and now that they’re one step closer, Lane’s pulling the guys back in.
Running backs coach Kevin Smith won’t return for the Rebels’ game Thursday in the Fiesta Bowl against No. 10-seed Miami, according to 247Sports, while offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. is likely “the only one of the main LSU assistants” to continue with their former team the rest of the postseason.
One has to wonder if that’s more about the timing of the portal opening or if it’s about Joey Freshwater’s fragile ego. I’m guessing he thought there was no way Golding could beat Kirby Smart in just his second game as a head coach, right?
Tonight the Dawgs have a chance to take the next step to another national championship with a win over Ole Miss and move on to play Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. The Rebel sideline is going to look different without Joey Freshwater and his visor. The question is whether the Rebels can change their fortunes from game 1 where the Dawgs overwhelmed the Rebels in the 4th quarter.
Let’s get to the preview.
Gambling degenerate facts: Caesar’s has the Dawgs as a 6.5 favorite with a -250 moneyline and a point total of 56.
Interesting statistic: 2.85 and 4.26 (yards per rush allowed)
I don’t think this has changed from game 1. This statistic is the big difference between the teams. Georgia’s defense has been stingy to run against while Ole Miss has been susceptible to teams with good offensive line play and a QB who is willing to run it himself.
When Georgia has the ball
If Georgia does what they did the first time where the Dawgs never punted, we are going to be happy with the result. The Georgia offense led by Gunner Stockton’s 5 total TDs overwhelmed the Ole Miss defense to the tune of 510 yards, 34 first downs and more than 37:00 of possession. All of that started with an offensive line performance resulting in 133 yards combined for Nate Frazier and Chauncey Bowens. A balanced passing game with multiple explosive plays made it difficult for the Rebels to get any success against the Georgia offense.
When Ole Miss has the ball
Since the earlier game, the improvement of the Georgia defense is well chronicled, and many point to this game’s 4th quarter as the driving factor in that improvement. Ole Miss had no running game to speak of other than Trinidad Chambliss’s ability to escape the pocket in game 1. Even then, the Rebels didn’t break the 100 yards combined mark on the ground. I expect to see the Georgia defense get after Chambliss as they have in every game since the first Ole Miss game. I don’t expect we’ll see the Georgia defense on their collective heels as they were for the first 3 quarters in Athens.
What will happen
I expect the Georgia defense to bring some things out of the playbook that Ole Miss didn’t see in game 1. Kirby has been money in season rematches since 2017 with the most recent example being the Dawgs’ overwhelming win over Alabama in Atlanta in early December.
The Dawgs get their 200+ yards rushing again and get ready for a war in the desert.
Man, there’s preparing for the next big game, then there’s preparing for what sounds like an active divorce proceeding.
But what about Weis and those five other assistants who’ve signed contracts to coach at LSU next season?
“Their focus is on Georgia-Ole Miss football,” Chambliss said. “Their obligations for next year are next year.”
Except, of course, when the six of them hold separate recruiting meetings at night, some which unfold at Weis’ own home and include, perhaps, conversations about pursuing current Ole Miss players to come to Baton Rouge.
“It’s very strange,” Weis acknowledged. “You spend the whole day grinding together with the game plan, and at night, you’ve got to go to opposite sides [of the building]. At nighttime, we go take care of recruiting meetings on our own. It’s a crazy deal.”
For some, this is unnerving. The trust factor is a real thing.
In fact, new Ole Miss assistants hired by coach Pete Golding, or those staying on staff next year, will intentionally sit in during individual meetings with players led by some of the six LSU-bound assistants “just to make sure there’s no tampering,” says one school official.
“We got to get the FBI in here to bug the phones,” says one Ole Miss administrative staff member with a laugh.
He’s only half-joking.
If you’ve got the time, this is worth a read.
In an unprecedented situation, six LSU assistants are coaching Ole Miss in its biggest game ever.
Tampering is afoot, officials say. Trust is wavering.
And things could get weirder: Lane Kiffin may attend the Sugar Bowl with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.https://t.co/VVcuGvQX1s
