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Belhaven is shifting games due to the threat of rain on Saturday. From the school:

A Giant Upset

Eli and the Giants ruin the season of the Anti-Christ and his godless minions. Perfect Patriots, my ... Archie's kids own the Super Bowl these days.

Eli The Cover Boy

Eli Manning, the Big Apple's new football hero, is on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated. No!, says the New York Daily News.

From Talking Smack to Talking SWAC

When Jackson State went to Birmingham, Ala., last week to play Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game, it was a week of firsts for the Tigers.

Are Dirty Birds Coming After Croom?

The Tupelo newspaper asked Mississippi State coach Sylvester Croom about a story listing as a possible candidate for the Atlanta Falcons job.

Let's Go Bowling

Here's a handy guide to the college football bowl games from YMSWWC. The Liberty Bowl analysis is spot on: "More cowbell."

Mississippi State is headed for the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. The Bulldogs will play Central Florida, champion of C-USA, on Dec. 29 at 3:30 p.m. ESPN will televise the game. The Liberty apparently badly wanted MSU, which helped set an attendance record in its previous appearance at the game in 1991. The game will also be an easy trip for most bowl-starved Bulldogs fans. State has appeared in the postseason since 2000.

Nix Offered USM Job? Nix, AD Says

Southern Miss athletic director Richard Giannini is denying reports that Tyrone Nix has been offered the job of head football coach at Southern Miss. Nix, a former USM player and assistant coach, is presentlly the defensive coordinator at South Carolina.

Updated: Sometimes You Feel Like A Nutt, Other Times You Don't

Houston Nutt inspired more than his share of venom while he was football coach at Arkansas. That probably won't end when he crosses the state line to become the head man at Ole Miss on Wednesday.

Agony of Eli

It must be great to be a millionaire pro athlete right? Sure, unless your name is Eli Manning and your team lost to the Vikings at home on Sunday. Will Eli get sent to the bench? (No, who's going to replace him, Jared Lorenzen?

Who's Next In Hattiesburg?

A Hattiesburg American story speculates on who might replace Jeff Bower as football coach at Southern Miss. A few of the names are laughably unrealistic (former Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione and Oak Grove High's coach) and two are intriguing (the coaches at Gulf Coast and Pearl River CC). The most likely candidates are South Carolina assistant Tyrone Nix (a former USM player and coach), Auburn assistant Will Muschamp and Georgia Southern coach Chris Hatcher, who's familiar to some Mississippi fans from his days as a coach at Valdosta State.

Nutt Leaving Arkansas?

Arkansas football coach Houston Nutt is expected to announce Monday night that he is stepping down. There has already been much speculation about where Nutt might be headed next. Baylor? Georgia Tech? Nebraska? Ole Miss?

Instant Replay: College Football, Nov. 23-24

Mississippi State 17, Ole Miss 14: The Bulldogs rally from 14-0 in the fourth quarter to win the Egg Bowl. The Rebels end Ed Oregeron's reign of error by firing Coach O. Could Orgeron be headed back to Southern Cal?

Bulldogs Beat Ole Miss In Egg Bowl

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Mississippi State rallies from a 14-0 deficit in the final 8 minutes to beat archrival Ole Miss 17-14. With the victory, the Bulldogs appear to have clinched a trip to either the Liberty Bowl in Memphis or the Music City Bowl in Nashville.

What Did $4 Million Buy Bama?

But Doctor S doesn't have to write anything, not when there's so much good stuff on the Net.

Doctor S didn't pile on Alabama last weekend (he was busy). He won't be so nice this weekend in wake of the Crimson Tide's humiliating loss to Louisiana-Monroe. At least Sabear said he was sorry.

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