TWTW: Egg Bowl Goes Nutty... MSU Wins For A Change...

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All we can say is "Good for Dan Mullen..."

Those of us at OSG HQ have determined, to no one's surprise, that Arkansas and Mississippi State are the most improved teams in the SEC this season.

You've seen what Ryan Mallette can do when given an offense not like Michigan's. ANd with Dan Mullen teaching athletes in Starkville, you've seen the results again.

This includes a win over a drain-circling Ole Miss team in this year's Egg Bowl.

FOSG Heather Cook has your highlights from the world of Conference USA and the previously mentioned Ole Miss-Miss State game...

TWTW: Long Day In Mississippi, Eagles and Rebs Both Lose

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Southern Miss lost 50-43 to #15 University of Houston in a shootout.

The Cougars (7-1, 3-1 C-USA) drive the ball 77 yards in the final minute for a seven point lead against Larry Fedora's visiting Golden Eagles (5-4, 3-2) for the victory.

USM's offense recorded over 600 total yards against the Cougar's defense. Houston leads the nation in total offense and recorded 750 yards against the Eagles.

Cougars quarterback, Case Keenum, completed 44 passes for 559 total yards and five touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Ole Miss lost on the Plains to Auburn 33-20.

Chris Todd passed for 212 yards, Ben Tate ran for 144 yards and Walter McFadden returned an interception for a touchdown.

Sufficed to say, TBH was quite pleased and may now have to stay home for all remaining home games for the War Eagle since she decided not to get wet and sit at Jordan-Hare for the first time this season.

Here's FOSG Heather Cook with your highlights of both...
Hang on 'til the end and you'll see her get a little distracted...
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John Lawrence Like-A-Like Pisses Off Ole Miss Fans

Never, never ever call Ole Miss fans "white trash" if you live in Alabama...

Taylor Fortinberry, a UA Alum, likes to thump his crimson tide chest on the youtube under the name "JTBowtie." His most recent posting got the entire state of Mississippi in a collective boxer-bunching...

Here's Fortinberry and his 15 minutes, thanks to our friends at WVUA-TV in Tuscaloosa
Kim Garner got to track him down and do a stand-up in front of a computer...



And here's the posting in its entirety...

Hornsby Indicted, Released From Ole Miss

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Jamar Hornsby ((Pictured, thanks Clarion-Ledger file)) was given a second chance by Ole Miss when he signed a football scholarship in February.

On Friday, coach Houston Nutt said there would be no third chance.

A week before Ole Miss players are scheduled to report to campus to begin practice for the 2009 season, Hornsby was kicked off the team after being indicted on a felony aggravated assault charge in Oktibbeha County Circuit Court.

Hornsby, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior who played last year at East Mississippi Community College, pleaded not guilty to allegations that he assaulted Benjamin Jenkins at a McDonald's in Starkville on March 2.

But the damage to his football career is already done.

"I am releasing Jamar Hornsby and he will not be a member of our football team," Nutt said in a statement released by the school. "We wish him nothing but the best in the future."

Nutt did not return messages seeking further comment.

Hornsby was considered a four-star recruit (out of five stars) by Rivals.com and a three-star by Scout.com. He was expected to compete for playing time at safety, one of the team's thinnest positions.

Hornsby, 22, was on probation when he signed with Ole Miss after being convicted of four misdemeanor counts of credit card fraud in Alachua County, Fla. He used a friend's credit card following her death in October 2007, buying almost $3,000 worth of gas.

Hornsby was kicked off the Florida team, but when Hornsby signed with the Rebels Nutt said he deserved another chance to play.

"We talked to everybody involved," Nutt said in February. "We talked to (Florida coach) Urban Meyer. We talked to the judge. We talked to his family. We wouldn't have signed him if we weren't confident he would represent our program in the right way."

In the original complaint, Hornsby was accused of using brass knuckles in the assault, but that was not a part of Friday's indictment.

"As we've said all along, there were never any brass knuckles involved," Hornsby's attorney, Steve Farese, said. That the brass knuckles allegation was not part of the indictment is "great news," Farese said. "It semi-vindicates us as far as this was just a fight."

Hornsby was released on his original bond of $15,000. The trial is scheduled for Nov. 2.