{"id":28673,"date":"2015-10-29T18:27:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T23:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=28673"},"modified":"2015-11-02T17:40:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T22:40:12","slug":"anything-can-happen-when-ole-miss-plays-auburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/anything-can-happen-when-ole-miss-plays-auburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Anything Can Happen When Ole Miss Plays Auburn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ole Miss Rebels<\/span> vs.<\/em> Auburn Tigers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 11:00 am
\nJordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama
\nTV: ESPN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"OleMissHelmet\"<\/a>Ole Miss football is a tough thing to write about ahead of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

College football, generally, is an unpredictable sport. With so few games, each becomes hugely important, and a team\u2019s whole season can be drastically altered in just a few seconds. That\u2019s part of what makes it fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

But as an Ole Miss<\/strong> fan, you start to feel that an inordinate number of these alterations have befallen you over the years. Take 2003, \u201cthe Eli year,\u201d when the Rebs lost the SEC West vs. LSU<\/strong> in every heartbreaking way imaginable. Missed field goals from perhaps the nation\u2019s best kicker? Yep.<\/span><\/p>\n

Controversial out-of-bounds spots? Check. Eli Manning<\/strong> getting tripped up by his own center on the game\u2019s last-gasp play? Sure, why not. The unpredictable had become commonplace.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Treadwell_02\"<\/a><\/span>Or, take last year\u2019s game vs. Auburn<\/strong>\u2014this week\u2019s opponent. One second, the Rebels are pulling away with a late lead in a top-5 SEC West matchup. The next, Treadwell<\/strong>\u2019s gone for the year, the touchdown\u2019s called back, and it\u2019s Auburn ball. It was beyond unpredictable\u2014it was poignantly unlucky.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And just remember\u2014the 2003 LSU would have meant nothing without a dropped pass in the end zone earlier that fall by Auburn\u2019s Ben Obomanu<\/strong> vs. Ole Miss. It seems that the 2003 Auburn Tigers could have used some luck of their own that night.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"CFW_5858\"<\/a>This could also be said for this year\u2019s Auburn squad. It seems the well of good fortune has temporarily run dry for Gus Malzahn<\/strong> and company; a preseason top-10 team across the board, Auburn was supposed to contend for the SEC title this year, not hang out in its cellar. Star returning players at defensive line and receiver? A QB, by all accounts, better than Nick Marshall<\/strong>? Will Muschamp<\/strong> coming back on board to overhaul the defense? How could it fail?<\/span><\/p>\n

Fast forward eight weeks, and Auburn\u2019s recovering from a 4-OT loss to an Arkansas<\/strong> team with a losing record. The Tigers sit at 4-3, their only conference win a 3-point victory over Kentucky<\/strong>. Star WR D\u2019Haquille Williams<\/strong> punched some people at a bar, and he\u2019s no longer in school. Star defensive lineman Carl Lawson<\/strong> probably won\u2019t play\u00a0Saturday, still recovering from an injury in week one. They nearly lost to Jacksonville State<\/strong>. They\u2019re not doing that great.\u00a0 \"The<\/a>
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