{"id":20197,"date":"2014-12-30T19:12:16","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T01:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=20197"},"modified":"2015-01-28T12:26:05","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T18:26:05","slug":"rebel-nation-takes-peachtree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/rebel-nation-takes-peachtree\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebel Nation takes Peachtree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ATLANTA \u2013 As No. 9 <strong>Ole Miss<\/strong> prepares to take on No. 6 <strong>TCU<\/strong> in the <strong>Peach Bowl<\/strong>, droves of Ole Miss fans and their families are taking over <strong>Peachtree Street<\/strong>. The game before the game is in full swing, and <em>The Local Voice<\/em> Photographer <strong>Shelby Rayburn<\/strong> is in Atlanta covering the event. Follow us on twitter <strong>@LocalAthletics<\/strong> or on Facebook for coverage.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20199\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_9032-6921.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20199 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_9032-6921.jpg?resize=640%2C960\" alt=\"IMG_9032-692\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_9032-6921.jpg?w=692&amp;ssl=1 692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_9032-6921.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_9032-6921.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ole Miss Head Coach Hugh Freeze in Atlanta, Georiga on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Photograph by Shelby Rayburn.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Head Coach <strong>Hugh Freeze<\/strong> knows how big this game is for the program, for the fans and for Ole Miss. In his final press conference before tomorrow&#8217;s game today, Freeze talked about being ahead of schedule in \u201cThe Journey\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;To be here in year three of our journey, I think, is validation for us,&#8221; Freeze said. &#8220;In just three years to have gone to three consecutive bowl games, and this year being a New Year&#8217;s Six Bowl, I think, is validation enough that we&#8217;re on the right track and we were very, very competitive.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20202\" style=\"width: 692px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_9080-692.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20202 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_9080-692.jpg?resize=640%2C426\" alt=\"IMG_9080-692\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_9080-692.jpg?w=692&amp;ssl=1 692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/IMG_9080-692.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ole Miss players signed plenty of autographs Tuesday night in Atlanta. Photograph by Shelby Rayburn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Prior to Wednesday&#8217;s\u00a0game, fans are invited to attend the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl parade from 8-9:30 am ET, beginning at the corner of Peachtree and <strong>Baker Streets<\/strong> in downtown Atlanta. The FanFest presented by Tyson will be held at the <strong>Georgia World Congress Center<\/strong> from 8:30-12:30. Cost for the FanFest is $10 with a game ticket and $15 without a ticket. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Ole Miss players and coaches will walk through the FanFest at 10:20, similar to the <strong>Walk of Champions<\/strong> through <strong>The Grove<\/strong> on game days in Oxford. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"> Ole Miss is the designated visiting team for the game and will occupy the South sideline. The team tunnel is in portal B below section L13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ole Miss and TCU will kickoff tomorrow at 11:30 AM CST. 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