94 percent of those polled said we couldn’t do it. We did.
Ole Miss wasn’t expected to do much headed into the 2008 season with a new coach (Houston Nutt) and a team that went 3-9 the year before. There was a lot of uncertainty around the talent level on the team and how quickly they would be able to buy in. The worries around the team were heightened in Week 2 when the team lost to Wake Forest, despite good quarterback play by Jevan Snead.
After beating Samford in week three, the team lost to Vanderbilt, and I clawed my eyes out.