Quote Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve View Post
The top half may be good enough to make the playoffs if your schedule breaks right. I mean consider for a second that Vandy, yes Vandy, is 3-4 plays from being undefeated. Bama, with an NIL war chest double ours, looks like MAYBE the 10th or 11th best team. The parity this has created is good, if you can evaluate.
I think there are several factors to having a special season. Special being defined as 10 regular season wins or more.

1. Program stability. It's not just Ole Miss. I could say the same for Mizzou as well. And Tennessee.

2. Having a veteran team. Which is much easier to do with the portal and NIL nowadays.

3. Having a coaching staff that can evaluate talent.

4. Having the schedule break your way. That's what happened for Ole Miss last year. This year it didn't for us. But it will probably break that way in 2-3 years which by that time MVB and friends will be juniors and seniors.