‘Completely unprepared’: Fans roast Ole Miss offense for slow start vs. Louisville
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Fans were all over No. 9 Ole Miss for a, shall we say, less than ideal start to the season offensively as the Rebels took on No. 24 Louisville in a nationally televised showdown in Nashville.
But Ole Miss was held down in the Music City, at least for the first half, which ended with the Rebels clinging to a 10-6 lead over the Cardinals. This was head coach Pete Golding‘s coming out party to start a full season, and the Rebels were supposed to roll offensively with Heisman Trophy candidate Trinidad Chambliss at the controls.
Instead, the first 30 minutes produced just 10 first downs and 148 total yards, with Chambliss going 9 for 17 for only 75 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interception. Chambliss did rush 5 times for 31 yards, but collectively it wasn’t the kind of highlight-reel opening half that fans were looking for from the Rebels to start the 2026 season.
Naturally, those fans were out in full force on social media, telling Golding and Ole Miss exactly how they felt about the first half of what is supposed to be a really memorable season in Oxford. There wasn’t a lot to like so far in Nashville, and the fans let the Rebels know it.
Here is just a sampling of the reaction to Ole Miss’s slow start on Sunday night:
Ole Miss was trying to get off on the right foot on Sunday night in a season opener that had a ton of eyeballs on it as a national TV game. The Rebels are looking to win a lot of games this season, and here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about that potential Ole Miss win total for 2026:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
