It's been 18 years since Ole Miss beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa. And while some might point to the Rebs' 23-17 axis-tilting upset in Oxford as a sign that the universal balance has shifted, other folks will argue that it's just another harbinger of a sealed fate: not once in its football history has Ole Miss beaten the Tide in consecutive seasons.
But those type of broad, historical trends don't mean shit once you step onto the football field. They're the type of irrelevant but easily digestible tidbits that ESPN personalities use as crutches to limp through 30-minute segments.