Saturday in Houston, a Big 12 / SEC showdown will pit one of the nation’s most potent offenses against a big, physical athletic defense. That is nothing unique. But in a reversal of the normal order of the college football universe, it is the SEC team that has the offensive firepower and the Big 12 team that will be relying on its defense.
By now, every Texas Tech fan is familiar with the question marks surrounding the offense and the optimism surrounding the Red Raider defense. If you flip those sentiments, you will get an idea of how fans in Oxford, Mississippi feel about their Ole Miss Rebels.