Everything started off great. The Rebs outscored their first two opponents, Memphis and Southeastern Louisiana, by 77 points. All of the Rebel Faithful knew that one of the team's biggest tests of the season would be our 3rd game against an underrated South Carolina team that was set to be a Thursday night ESPN game on national television. By the time the game was played, the Rebels were ranked number 4 in the country and I could barely sleep at night.
Unfortunately the week of the game also happened to be the week of fraternity and sorority rush at Ole Miss, so instead of making the trip to Columbia, SC to be in attendance I had to sit around the Sigma Nu house and shake hands with about a thousand freshman dudes. Luckily, our advisors let us keep the TV going during the rounds.
Basically, the Rebels choked. We couldn't get much going on offense and Jevan Snead destroyed any chance he had of being in Heisman contention with his lackluster performance. The season wasn't completely ruined by any means, but I knew that this loss meant that the Rebs weren't as good a team as I (and everyone in America) thought they were. The Rebels went on to finish the season 9-4 and win the Cotton Bowl for the second year in a row which is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of, however, the lofty preseason expectations were far from met, and Rebel football fans were left unsatisfied once again. This is why the 2009 South Carolina game is #3 on my "worst of the worst" list.
Here's a video narrated by some random South Carolina guy of the highlights of that game:
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