Nobody is saying it's time to fire Nutt or anything like that. The Rebels could rebound and go to the SEC Championship Game. But if the season goes bad, you can be certain Ole Miss fans will remember this day.
The Rebels were up 13-0 with just 10 minutes left. The secondary -- so horrific last year -- was playing brilliantly. Not only that, Ole Miss looked to have stumbled into a quarterback. Junior college transfer Zack Stoudt was playing superbly in relief.
Yes, BYU finally got a touchdown with 9:52 left. But the way the Ole Miss defense was playing, it didn't seem to be that big a deal.
"It felt really good with about nine minutes to go," said Nutt.
Then it felt really bad. And for that, you can only blame the Ole Miss coaching staff.
You do not take a chance on third-and-27. Not from your own 21, not with a new quarterback, not with a punter who was banging it a cool 56.8 yards per punt.
Lee said he was trying to "get us a little bit out of a hole." So he fired up a steam shovel and dug a much deeper one.
"I trusted Stoudt, I trusted the protection," he said.
Just once, don't you wish a coach would say, "You know, that one was all on me?"
Lee is an excellent coach and a fine fellow. He will win more games for Ole Miss than he will lose. But he put one on the loss side of the ledger Saturday.
SEC SPORTS REPORT--
April 6--Florida, Georgia
April 13--Ole Miss, South Carolina, Vandy, Texas A&M, Kentucky
April 20--Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, LSU, Tennessee, Missouri, Miss State
Tennessee at Vandy....Dores by 4
Ole Miss at LSU....Tigers by 18
Arkansas at Miss State....Dawgs by 7
Syracuse at Mizzou....Tigers by 4.5
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SEC SPORTS REPORT-
Texas A&M at Alabama....Tide by 13.5
Georgia at Auburn.....Dawgs by 15.5
Arkansas at South Carolina....Gamecocks by 14
Miss State at LSU.....Tigers by 14
Vandy at Ole Miss...Rebels by 3
Missouri at Tennessee....Vols by 3.5
LA-Lafayette at Florida....Gators by 26
Alabama at LSU....Tide by 9.5 points
Texas A&M at Miss State....Aggies by 6
Missouri at Florida.....Gators by 16
Vanderbilt at Kentucky ......Dores by 7.5
Ole Miss at Georgia....Bulldogs by 14
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#7 South Carolina at #2 Florida....Gators by 3.5
#6 LSU @ #18 Texas A&M....Tigers by 3.5
Auburn @ Vandy......Dores by 7
#1 Alabama @ Tennessee.....Tide by 20
#11 Georgia @ Kentucky.....Dawgs by 27.5
Middle Tennessee @ #12 Miss State....Bulldogs by 19.5
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