Anniston Star - Not prove Gamecocks must show upset was not a fluke

Anniston Star - Not prove Gamecocks must show upset was not a fluke

Quote of the Day

“They (Jacksonville State) wanted it more than us,” junior running back Brandon Bolden said. “That’s point blank what it came down to. We couldn’t get to their level.”

Saturday Down South recaps the game.

Our friends at Saturday Down South recap JSU vs. Ole Miss



http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/2010/jacksonville-state-upsets-ole-miss-rebels-2ot/

Chattanoogan.com reviews UTC- App. State

The Chattanoogan.com has a very good review of the UTC - App. State game. It sounds like UTC should have won the game. Saturday is going to be a big time game.


http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_183423.asp

Smouse For President

There has been a lot of coverage about the JSU vs. Ole Miss game, but barely a mention of one of the most amazing aspects of the game. Jacksonville State lost TWO STARTING Offensive linemen this summer to season ending injuries, Tylor Chambers and Matt Jones. Jones, from Hoover high school, started as a true freshman for the Gamecocks against Georgia Tech. Chambers was a pre-season All OVC selection. Both of these players would have been key contributors this year. In addition to these unexpected losses, Reggie Wade (center) was lost to graduation.

Thus, the Gamecocks were forced to totally rebuild their offensive line against an Ole Miss team with one of the best interior defensive lines in the country. Offensive Line Coach, Scott Smouse, adjusted. All OVC tackle, Curt Porter, manned one of the guard positions for the first time in his career. Another converted tackle, Justin Kay, played right guard. Tyler Ogletree, who has been a key reserve in the past, played center. Both of JSU's tackles were making their first career start, JUCO transfer Odie Rush and Columbus, Georgia product Tori Mobley.

These guys did an awesome job holding up for the entire game against an SEC defense. The most impressive part was as the game went on, the line got stronger. Gamecock Illustrated is still in a daze, but we only remember one sack in the fourth quarter and the 2 headed monster (Ivory/Blanchard) was given time to throw even when Ole Miss knew JSU had to pass.

Injury wise, things were only slightly better on the Defensive side of the ball. The Gamecocks were missing corner phenom, Awesome Jet Davis, and an outstanding defensive lineman, Trio Tyson. It is truly amazing that the Gamecocks held the Rebels to three second half points with these key players out of the game.

The no excuses attitude of this team makes a great win even sweeter. Now you know the rest of the story!

From Kyle Buffolino (Ole Miss Fan)

We had fun last week with SaturdayDownSouth.com contributor Kyle Buffolino. He goes way beyond the call of duty and posts an apology letter to Jacksonville State fans. You can see it by clicking this link.

Kyle, I was there Saturday and regret not meeting you. Good luck the rest of the season. Thanks for all the hospitality from the Ole Miss fans!

Marques Ivory Leads "The Drive"

In NFL circles, "The Drive" refers to a playoff game between the Cleveland Browns and the Denver Broncos in January 1987. John Elway led the Broncos on a 98 yard drive, lasting just over 5 minutes, to tie the game with 23 seconds left - a game that the Broncos won in overtime. For more details, you can click here.

Just as Elway led the Broncos that day, Marques Ivory, whom we have called "Cool Hand" Ivory, showed great leadership and ability against a defense that knew what he would be doing: passing the ball and looking for a touchdown. After a kickoff return by Jamal Young, Ivory led the team out to the huddle with 2:49 left on the game clock, 71 yards away from the end zone. The next 9 plays were passes from Ivory, who indeed stayed cool under the pressure. Out of the 9 passes, 7 were completed to 5 different receivers.

Two huge plays Ivory connected on should be on the highlight reel for this game. First - a 4th down and 11 play from midfield, where Ivory found La'Ray Williams for 12 yards. Credit also goes to La'Ray on this one. We needed 11, and he got us 12. The second huge play was the pass to Alan Bonner that found the end zone. Great pass from "Cool Hand" Ivory - great catch and score from Bonner.

After the score, JSU has to go for 2 to tie the game. Ivory finds La'Ray Williams in the back of the end zone with the pass to tie the score. With that play, Ivory was 8 for 10 in passing, against a defense that KNEW he would be passing. Very impressive.

Of course by now, you know the rest of the story. So now, we have "The JSU Drive", thanks to Marques Ivory leading the way.