CHAPTERS 0:00 — Cold open and intro 0:50 — The third quarter 2:45 — The number that is zero DESCRIPTION Ole Miss beat Charlotte 41-9 and gave up 322 yards doing it. The score is the least interesting number on the page. Segment one is the third quarter, and Pete Golding named it himself in his opening statement: "Really disappointed on how we came out in the third quarter." Charlotte outgained Ole Miss 116-60 in that quarter, held the ball for 11:26 of the 15 minutes while taking three penalties, and opened the half with a 43-yard run that led to points. Ole Miss rushed for minus one yard and answered with a three-and-out. What makes it a pattern rather than a bad quarter: Golding said the identical thing happened a week earlier in the fourth quarter against Louisville, up two possessions. They coached it all week and re-hit it at halftime. It happened again. The counterweight is on the same tape: the first half was five scores on six drives, one punt, and a shutout. Segment two, on separate evidence: Ole Miss did not record a single sack — against a line that let an FCS team live in its backfield seven days earlier. Every reaction since has gone to the secondary, and the busts are real. But coverage and pass rush are the same statistic in different jerseys. A corner can hold anyone for three seconds; if nobody gets home, three becomes five, and five seconds is how a team that lost to The Citadel throws for 178 yards. Front or back end — which one worries you? Tell me in the comments. Locked On Ole Miss Hits — quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy. #OleMiss #HottyToddy #SEC #CollegeFootball #OleMissFootball #Rebels
CHAPTERS
0:00 — Cold open and intro
0:50 — The third quarter
2:45 — The number that is zero
DESCRIPTION
Ole Miss beat Charlotte 41-9 and gave up 322 yards doing it. The score is the least interesting number on the page.
Segment one is the third quarter, and Pete Golding named it himself in his opening statement: "Really disappointed on how we came out in the third quarter." Charlotte outgained Ole Miss 116-60 in that quarter, held the ball for 11:26 of the 15 minutes while taking three penalties, and opened the half with a 43-yard run that led to points. Ole Miss rushed for minus one yard and answered with a three-and-out. What makes it a pattern rather than a bad quarter: Golding said the identical thing happened a week earlier in the fourth quarter against Louisville, up two possessions. They coached it all week and re-hit it at halftime. It happened again.
The counterweight is on the same tape: the first half was five scores on six drives, one punt, and a shutout.
Segment two, on separate evidence: Ole Miss did not record a single sack — against a line that let an FCS team live in its backfield seven days earlier. Every reaction since has gone to the secondary, and the busts are real. But coverage and pass rush are the same statistic in different jerseys. A corner can hold anyone for three seconds; if nobody gets home, three becomes five, and five seconds is how a team that lost to The Citadel throws for 178 yards.
Front or back end — which one worries you? Tell me in the comments.
Locked On Ole Miss Hits — quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy.
#OleMiss #HottyToddy #SEC #CollegeFootball #OleMissFootball #Rebels