OXFORD, Miss. — Lane Kiffin knows it will mean nothing looking back if Ole Miss was better this year if the record doesn’t support that. While it’s probably an explanation more than any excuse, a lot of fans still won’t buy it.
But he did point that out in the SEC Teleconference on Wednesday ahead of facing No. 3 Georgia on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ABC or listen on the Ole Miss Radio Network. I’ve heard coaches say that for about 40-50 years and it’s always an “uh-oh” thought.
“When you look at it, we lost two one-play games,” Kiffin said. “Last year, we won all of our one-score games. The majority of our conference wins were one score. We pulled them out. This year, we had two games that we were in control of go the other way. We’re in a better position than a year ago. Every year is independent, every week as you can in college football, let alone every season. There’s not a whole lot you can take from teams a year ago.”…