Steven Willis of ‘Positively Ole Miss‘ joined Zac Blackerby and the ‘Locked on Auburn Podcast‘ to give an interesting take on the Ole Miss Rebels.
I think this Ole Miss team, to kind of put it into a perspective that you can understand- (Ole Miss) is kind of like Auburn in 2010, when they had Cam Newton. On defense, we have Jake Springer, he makes all of the different in the world as you have seen over the past couple of weeks, he’s kind of like our Nick Fairley, that complements our ‘Cam’ on the other side of the ball. It goes together and it provides a matchup where other teams really can’t keep up with. Ole Miss is little beat up right now, but as they get healthier, they’re going to get more dangerous.
I appreciate the take, I can understand the examples, but a couple of things that differentiate 2010 Auburn and 2021 Ole Miss.
First, while I do think Corral is a talented quarterback, he isn’t Cam Newton. Not even close. I would argue that Cam didn’t have the offensive skill position talent around him that Matt Corral does.
Second, Auburn didn’t lose. They came close, but they never did. This Ole Miss team has already lost to Alabama and has the opportunity to lose again this weekend.
Third, Jake Springer isn’t Nick Fairley. Also, that Auburn defense had some dudes outside of Fairley (Zac Etheridge, Josh Bynes, Daren Bates, Neiko Thorpe, etc.) Ole Miss, while they have improved off of last year’s totals, isn’t a good defensive unit.
Again, I appreciate the comparison, but 2021 Ole Miss will never be anything more than a ‘Great Value’ brand 2010 Auburn. Nothing wrong with ‘Great Value,’ but you get my point.
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