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In the ongoing mystery as to how the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks is Alabama 6-0, yet another chapter of “What the heck was Mike Shula thinking?”

First the Arkansas game…

Then the Florida game…

Today - I give you the Ole Miss game…

It’s one of the cardinal rules of SEC Football - if you take the opening drive down the field (75 yards) on a tough defense on the road - you get points. Bottom line. You don’t give the home team a chance to get fired up.

4th and 1 on the 5 at Ole Miss. You take the points…kick it off…put your defense on the field and force the other team to play catch up all day.

Not Shula. “Let’s go for it.”

Now - to give him some credit - Alabama does have the number 6 defense in the nation. But, Mike…on the road? After a bye? Early game? He’s the nicest guy in America…eventually it’s gonna cost ‘Bama a game.

His mistake was overshadowed by Ole Miss’s coaching staff. I’ll never understand how an offense that has a 3rd and 1 on the 3 gets 2 DELAY OF GAME PENALTIES IN A ROW!!!

Thanks, Ole Miss.