The 2015 Grove Bowl lies epochs in the past. Chad Kelly has thrown and scrambled and steered his way into Ole Miss' starting quarterback job, and though the Rebs' current campaign is just two weeks old, one can plainly observe Kelly's comfort and command of Dan Werner's playbook. Alabama has no such luxury at quarterback, and heading into Saturday night's Bryant-Denny ballyhoo, the Rebels' stability at wheelman gives them a palpable offensive advantage over the Crimson Tide.
Alabama, for its part, can of course remain stolidly immune from fluid quarterback situations, insofar as Nick Saban's plan de guerre adheres rigorously to downhill rushing.