Ole Miss did not lose that game because anybody lacked courage. It lost because there were not enough bodies left. Golding's postgame said his defense was ankle biting instead of going chest to chest, and used the words "a lack of courage." This show does not sign that one. What goes in its place: nine players ruled out, five of them defensive backs. Kewan Lacy downgraded to doubtful hours before kickoff. Three ranked opponents inside 22 days, the last on the road in Florida heat. And Florida handing it to two backs 41 times for 302 yards. Watch the shape of it — Ole Miss came out of the half, scored on the first possession, cut it to three. Then Florida scored on five straight possessions. A team that lacks courage folds early. A team out of bodies holds on exactly that long. Segment two: the kickoff number is 37.8 yards per return, and that is not a kicker statistic. Florida got returns of 41 and 74 yards from London Montgomery and both set up scores. Eleven men run down the field on a kickoff and one of them kicks it. The counterweight: tired legs do not explain a missed tackle in the first quarter, and a short kick genuinely does make coverage harder. Both things compound. Leg or lanes? Tell me in the comments. https://discord.gg/KF3dtcQJhC Locked On Ole Miss Hits — quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy. #OleMiss #HottyToddy #RebelsFootball #SEC #SpecialTeams #CollegeFootball
Ole Miss did not lose that game because anybody lacked courage. It lost because there were not enough bodies left.
Golding's postgame said his defense was ankle biting instead of going chest to chest, and used the words "a lack of courage." This show does not sign that one.
What goes in its place: nine players ruled out, five of them defensive backs. Kewan Lacy downgraded to doubtful hours before kickoff. Three ranked opponents inside 22 days, the last on the road in Florida heat. And Florida handing it to two backs 41 times for 302 yards.
Watch the shape of it — Ole Miss came out of the half, scored on the first possession, cut it to three. Then Florida scored on five straight possessions. A team that lacks courage folds early. A team out of bodies holds on exactly that long.
Segment two: the kickoff number is 37.8 yards per return, and that is not a kicker statistic. Florida got returns of 41 and 74 yards from London Montgomery and both set up scores. Eleven men run down the field on a kickoff and one of them kicks it.
The counterweight: tired legs do not explain a missed tackle in the first quarter, and a short kick genuinely does make coverage harder. Both things compound.
Leg or lanes? Tell me in the comments. https://discord.gg/KF3dtcQJhC
Locked On Ole Miss Hits — quick takes on the Rebels every weekday. Subscribe and hit the bell. Hotty Toddy.
#OleMiss #HottyToddy #RebelsFootball #SEC #SpecialTeams #CollegeFootball