The Rebel Report with Michael Borkey

The Rebels are getting tested in a big way this weekend. Here are the three big things I'm watching for as Ole Miss takes on Tulane in New Orleans Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Week one is (kind of) in the books and there is a LOT to talk about. What can we take away from the games in Oxford and Starkville? Not much. But there are some things. Let's talk about them Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Ole Miss beat an FCS opponent the exact way they were supposed to today in Oxford. Here's some post-game thoughts from the season opening win Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Ole Miss will possibly be without a key member of its offense for the first few weeks of the season. Here's some thoughts on the news Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Keeping things secret is all the rage in today's college football. Especially at Ole Miss. Are you the fans "fed up" with it? Let's talk about it Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

It's game week and Lane Kiffin still wont publicly name his starting quarterback. Is it a big deal? Not as long as everybody in the building knows.  Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

We got a little taste of college football this weekend. And actually some fun games as well. But now the real game week is here. So let's talk about it. Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Excluding Dart and Judkins, here are my top-5 "most important" players this season for Ole Miss Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

We are in peak optimism season with games starting very, very soon. So would you take an 8-4 record for your team right now? Or gamble for more? Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

We survived the final weekend without college football! And there's a lot to discuss, especially on the recruiting front Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Mississippi's #1 ranked recruit picked Ole Miss on Saturday in a massive pickup for Pete Golding's defense Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Auburn named their starting quarterback today, leaving only a couple of open jobs in the SEC. Including at Ole Miss? If you believe Lane Kiffin, anyway. Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Ole Miss is deep into training camp, with fewer than 3 weeks remaining before the start of the season. Has anything happened in camp that changes your expectation for the team? We discuss... Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Ole Miss scrimmaged over the weekend, is there anything real we can take away from it? Yeah, a little. We talked about that and more during this edition of the live chat Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Spencer Sanders missed practice on Friday due to what was described simply as "academics" and today's episode tries to make sense of it. Maybe it's nothing, but it's not normal. Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

We're about a week into training camp. Have we learned anything? Also ESPN now has a gambling platform and the conference realignment thing is getting dumber Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

The Coaches Poll was released this week and Ole Miss will begin the season ranked again. We talk about that, plus react to what Lane Kiffin said in his weekly press conference, and more  Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

I'm back from vacation and apparently all hell broke loose in college football while I was gone. It's not good for the sport. I'll explain why, plus talk training camp and more with you Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

TRAINING CAMP BEGINS TOMORROW (for Ole Miss, anyway) and conference realignment is getting going yet again. So let's talk about it Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

The Ole Miss defense added a pair of portal pickups this weekend, after the spring window closed. Will they be eligible to play? Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Training camp is just one week away. Is there anything that we can actually learn during camp that doesn't require us to see real games first? Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Here's our interviews with Ole Miss running back Quinshon Judkins, defensive end Cedric Johnson, and defensive back Deantre Prince from SEC Media Days in Nashville  Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Lane Kiffin made his rounds in Nashville on Thursday and his version of the state of the union address was the talk of the event. Here's a few thoughts on what he said and the reaction to it Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Legendary linebacker Takeo Spikes sat down with me to discuss his time playing alongside Patrick Willis, what Suntarine Perkins faces in the SEC, and more Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com

Mike Bianco had a huge day in the transfer portal, picking up two highly accomplished infielders. We talk about that plus have a conversation with former NFL tight end Benjamin Watson Brought to you by... PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com