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Considering way goofy games have shown up, Rebels just need to win

Nobody needs to get hung up on style points in Ole Miss’ game against Georgia Southern … only wins matter.

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OXFORD, Miss. — Let’s not get too hung up on a margin of victory in Ole Miss’ game tonight against Georgia Southern. The Rebels don’t want to be anything of a surprise.

Considering the goofiness of college football this year, just getting a win should be enough. Let Lane Kiffin and his coaching staff deal with how pretty it is.

Style points aren’t as big of a deal now with 14 teams in the College Football Playoff. It also means nothing to help reach the SEC Championship Game. Ole Miss hasn’t been there and the old joke the Rebels can’t go without a ticket is getting old.

Quarterback Jaxson Dart is having to deal with an increasing swirl of his name being brought up every time the Heisman Trophy is mentioned. None of that matters at this point.

All that really matters is getting wins. All of that other stuff will take care of itself.

Georgia Sothern coach Clay Helton looks at the scoreboard during the season opener against Boise State at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. | USA TODAY Sports

In a way, the Eagles can be somewhat of a trap game. Kiffin knows Georgia Southern coach Clay Helton fairly well, being referred to him years ago by his dad, Monte Kiffin.

They probably have more in common than each getting fired at USC, but Kiffin does have better players. More of them, too. That’s what usually makes the biggest difference.

Now fans just have to get on board. The party atmosphere at The Grove started hours ago and it should be a bunch of fans in a great attitude by the time the game kicks off at 6:45 p.m. on the SEC Network.

Some will get a win means more than how they got it. In November when we’re all looking at these games, nobody will remember an awful lot of the details.

All that matters then is whether it’s a W or an L.

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Ole Miss to learn plenty with CFP rankings: Rebel Roundup

Your daily briefing on what’s going on with Ole Miss Athletics.

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Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin on the sidelines against Arkansas

Ole Miss football will get a lot of its questions answered tonight.

The College Football Playoff Committee will release its third edition of its rankings at 6 p.m. tonight on ESPN. The Rebels figure to be included in the committee’s rankings, but where they’re ranked – and more importantly where other teams are ranked – will be telling to how clear the Rebels’ path to a playoff berth is.

The SEC has five teams with two losses and how the committee ranks those teams will determine who just needs to win out and who needs help.

For the Rebels, what will be important to know is where does the committee rank Georgia? How far does Tennessee fall after losing to the Bulldogs? Is LSU fall out of the top 25? How far does South Carolina rise after beating Missouri? Is Ole Miss ranked ahead of BYU (who lost to unranked Kansas, but still in contention for the Big 12 championship)? Where does the highest-ranked Group of 5 team rank?

How the committee answers those questions will go a long way in determining in if Ole Miss simply needs to just win its final two games or needs to rack up style points in those wins?

Of course, a loss will put the Rebels in the same boat as LSU. Out of the playoffs.

Yesterday’s Ole Miss Results

Women’s Basketball: Ole Miss 76, Jackson State 44

Today’s Ole Miss Schedule

Women’s Tennis: NCAA Individual Championship, Waco, Texas

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Ole Miss coach Yolet McPhee-McCuin won her 200th career game, and 106th at Ole Miss, with the Rebels dispatching Jackson Stte 76-44 at SJB Pavillion on Kids Day.

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What Josh Pate thought about where Ole Miss ranked in AP poll

The Ole Miss Reels were ranked No. 9 by the media in Sunday’s poll and Josh Pate released his reaction

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Josh Pate reacting to the latest AP rankings Sunday / Josh Pate-YouTube

OXFORD, Miss. — The Ole Miss Reels were ranked No. 9 by the media in Sunday’s poll and Josh Pate released his reaction on YouTube on Monday.

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With a clear path to the playoff, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin talks to reporters

The Rebels’ head coach spoke with reporters about a variety of issues.

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OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and his players came into the 2024 season with the loftiest goals and highest expectations an Ole Miss team has had since a Manning played quarterback.

Despite a shocking home loss to Kentucky and overtime loss to LSU, the Rebels are still in position to accomplish most of those goals. An conference championship isn’t likely, but a spot in the new 12-team playoff is and the Rebels’ path is crystal clear.

Beat Florida. Beat Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.

If Ole Miss can win those two games, it should be in the playoff.

With that in mind, Kiffin started the week off with his weekly Monday press conference with reporters and talked about the playoffs and much more.

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