Archives for January 2019

#131: Rematch in Oxford; worst calls recalled – 01/31/19

January 31, 2019 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

There’s a big rematch in Oxford on Saturday.

The MSU and Ole Miss men meet again (11:56), with the Bulldogs seeking revenge for a loss at home the first go-round. Both teams have stumbled of late, with MSU struggling to make 3-pointers on the road. A possible culprit: The ball. Bigger issues, perhaps, include the recent disappearing act by big man Abdul Ado and a knee injury to starting guard Nick Weatherspoon.

Ole Miss has lost four of its last five thanks in large part to its defensive struggles. That’ll need to be improved come Saturday, and it would help if Blake Hinson turned in the kind of performance he had in Starkville; he’s been very quiet since that game.

Parrish and Logan also take a trip down memory lane today. Inspired by the much-maligned no-call in the NFC championship game, the guys look back at some of the controversial calls they’ve seen while covering their respective football programs (2:53).

They also talk a bit of baseball. Logan looks at the Bulldogs’ weekend pitching rotation (24:05), while Parrish examines the Rebels’ second baseman competition (24:56).

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#130: Bulldogs, Rebels fall on the road – 01/24/19

January 24, 2019 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

The Mississippi State and Ole Miss men’s basketball teams are both coming off tough road losses.

On this episode, Logan looks at what went wrong for the Bulldogs at Kentucky (1:42). The 3-pointers wouldn’t fall, and Aric Holman’s struggles in the post continued. Up next is a big home game versus Auburn (12:12). The Rebels, meanwhile, weren’t very competitive at Alabama (6:54), and they will try to bounce back Saturday against Iowa State.

On the women’s side, MSU was off Sunday and shouldn’t have much trouble with its next two opponents, Florida and Ole Miss (19:56), although the Rebels are playing much better lately (21:07).

Spring football is right around the corner, as Ole Miss is set to start drills Feb. 28, with the Grove Bowl set for April 6 (14:23). Parrish examines the running back situation, with Eric Swinney looking to leave. As for MSU, it lost a couple of assistant coaches and has a couple of players in the NCAA transfer portal (17:31).

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#129: Rebel Rags case update; big basketball wins – 01/18/19

January 18, 2019 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

The Rebel Rags defamation lawsuit will move forward, and Parrish has the latest on that case in this week’s episode (1:35). And Logan has a strong take on the merits of the case.

From that court, the guys move to the basketball court to recap some big wins by both schools from the past week. The Ole Miss men got a statement win for first-year coach Kermit Davis by beating MSU on the road (12:24). The Rebels then lost to LSU at home and have Arkansas up next.

MSU bounced back by beating Florida for its first SEC victory (17:21). The road gets no easier, as four of the Bulldogs’ next five games will be played away from Humphrey Coliseum, including Vanderbilt on Saturday and Kentucky on Tuesday.

On the women’s side, MSU won a showdown with South Carolina (21:20) despite losing forward Chloe Bibby to an injury early in the contest. And the Ole Miss women scored an upset by beating Kentucky for its first SEC win (23:06).

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#128: Rebels, Bulldogs to meet on hardwood – 01/10/19

January 10, 2019 by Brad Locke Leave a Comment

Double Coverage is back from its hiatus.

On this episode, Parrish and Logan preview Saturday’s big basketball game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State (:55). MSU is having a fine season but dropped its SEC opener at South Carolina. Ole Miss is also doing well, especially after beating No. 11 Auburn on Wednesday.

Logan examines how well MSU will match up with the Rebels in the post (10:23), while Parrish looks at the Ole Miss bench depth and offensive efficiency (12:25).

On the football front, the Rebels have hired coordinators for both sides of the ball (18:05). Rich Rodriguez and Mike MacIntyre are both former Pac-12 coaches of the year.

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