{"id":27394,"date":"2015-09-21T16:12:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T21:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=27394"},"modified":"2015-09-29T23:54:37","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T04:54:37","slug":"ole-miss-press-conference-recap-september-14-2015-freeze-says-if-we-look-in-the-rear-view-mirror-we-will-wreck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/ole-miss-press-conference-recap-september-14-2015-freeze-says-if-we-look-in-the-rear-view-mirror-we-will-wreck\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss Press Conference Recap September 21, 2015: Freeze says, \u201cIf we look in the rear view mirror, we will wreck…\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ole Miss<\/strong> Football Coach Hugh Freeze<\/strong> was generally complimentary of his team following their huge win in Tuscaloosa at Monday morning\u2019s press conference, but emphasized that there is room for improvement on a squad that many now have marked as a legit national championship contender.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really happy with the win,\u201d said Freeze. \u201cThere were a lot of positives, but we can play a lot better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo of Chad Kelly 2015 by Shelby Rayburn for TLV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On a night that saw Chad Kelly<\/strong> shred the Crimson Tide<\/strong> secondary for 341 passing yards and 3 TD (thus retaining his claim to the nation\u2019s top QBR through three weeks), Freeze said that Kelly\u2019s game was \u201caverage,\u201d and that the Rebels<\/strong> must correct their 3rd down efficiency and their ability to break \u201cexplosive plays.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, he also noted that the offense played with a great deal of confidence, and that their zero turnovers were a decisive factor in the win.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI told everyone that asked me before the game that I thought the team with the fewest turnovers and the most explosive plays would win the game,\u201d he said. \u201cThat turned out to be pretty accurate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As for the defense, Freeze called it \u201ca story of two halves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe first half, I thought our defense was dominant,\u201d he said, \u201c[but] the second half, I don\u2019t know that I did an adequate job preparing our defense in regards to the emotion and the output of energy.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to simulate what you ask them to do on a Saturday night in a battle like that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nothin like a celebrated lockeroom!! #backtoback<\/a> #HOTTYTODDY<\/a> #WEBEATBAMA<\/a> #AGAIN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mJUJXXOQmj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Emmanuel McCray (@EMcCray70) September 20, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n