If the first helping of Big Orange leftovers have left Ole Miss fans... lacking... surely E. Orgeron's latest coup should provide for a longer lasting flavor at quarterback. The Rebels found the successor to former Tennessee quarterback and current starter Brent Schaefer on Monday night when former Texas quarterback Jevan Snead chose the Rebels over TCU and Houston.
Snead: Headed to the Ellis Island of d1 signal callers
Pros on Snead - Big arm, good feet, great size and he'll have two springs and a summer before he ever takes a meaningful snap. Plus, he's got three years to play three years, a steal of a deal for D1-to-D1 transfer.
Cons on Snead - Rumored to back away from competition (see: his shunning of Florida in the wake of Tebow, leaving UT-Austin after a year behind Colt McCoy). Also, looks like boy band member, and that's not a "Backstreet" era reference. I'm talking new-age boy band, the kind that fancy themselves introspective songwriters.
Right now we're looking at this:
So if we could add a little bit of this:
We might end up with this:
(Motorhead rules your ass. In case you were wondering.)
"Ole Miss Lands Talented Transfer," Robbie Neiswanger, Clarion Ledger
"Ex-Texas QB will transfer to Ole Miss," Scott Cacciola, Commercial Appeal
- Props to the Biloxi Sun-Herald and Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal for missing the story completely.