Georgia Tech running the triple option is a tough team to prepare for, but when you take a look at their success in bowl games it's obvious that the extra time definitely benefits the opposing team. Last year they beat USC in their bowl game, but they are 1-7 in their previous 8 bowl games and we see the same struggles from Navy who runs the same offense. Georgia Tech will run the ball over 75% of the time and Ole Miss is young on defense, but they have the athletes and talent to stop this triple option. They ranked 54th vs. the run this year, but what was even more impressive was how they did having to face 8 top 50 rushing offenses, 5 of which were in the top 25. Ole Miss had a much stronger schedule to work through and came up with big wins. The only big win that Georgia Tech came up with all year long was Duke and that was before anyone knew Duke was any good. Ole Miss was close on the road against Auburn, and they beat LSU. They did struggle down the stretch, but a win here and we will be looking at this team completely different. Hugh Freeze is a good coach and Ole Miss has had success in these bowl games I also think their offense is going to give Georgia Tech major issues.
Ole Miss is a balanced offense but when they can pass the ball they generally win. They were 36th in QB rating led by an experienced Bo Wallace. In wins this year Ole Miss had a 158 QB rating and in losses a 114 QB rating. Georgia Tech in wins allowed a 106 QB rating and in losses allowed a 180 QB rating. They only faced three teams with a better QB rating than Ole Miss and in all three games the defense allowed 45, 41 and 55 points. Georgia did not even have Aaron Murray and still hung up 41 points on Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech was 95th in yards per pass attempt 94th in QB rating and 85th in yards allowed. They played an average 59th ranked passing offense not including the two non FBS schools in Elon and Alabama A&M that helped skew some of their defensive and offensive stats on the season. Overall they are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. the SEC and Ole Miss is 18-5 ATS in their last 23 non-conference games. It looks too easy, but sometimes it is, go Rebels!
