It's been an up and down year for the Rebels, but they are one game away from becoming bowl eligible and this is their best shot at achieving that vs. an over rated Vanderbilt team. Vanderbilt really has not faced a balanced offense like Ole Miss all year with the exception of Georgia who really brings it to a different level than the Rebels but still Ole Miss can put up the points out of their no huddle spread and they have Jeff Scott who is one of the fastest and most explosive players in the SEC.
When I mention that Vandy has not faced balanced attacks they have faced an average 111th passing attack in their 6 games + FCS foe when you take out the two decent passing teams they faced in South Carolina 72nd, and Georgia 33rd. Ole Miss is ranked in between at 63rd. Ole Miss actually is balanced ranking 46th rushing the ball and on defense too ranking 56th in total defense but 61st vs. the pass 51st vs. the run. Vanderbilt's offense is getting too much credit as they just faced 3 poor teams in a row. Their defense is still allowing 4.68 ypc ont he road and they can't create pressure just a 3.65% sack % on the road. Ole Miss on the other hand has a 5.15 ypc at home and they are converting third downs at a 12% higher rate than Vanderbilt.
The biggest different will be in the red zone where Miss balanced offense is paying dividends converting at a 70% rate for TD's while VAndy is converting just 36% of their attempts on the road.
