No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 21 Florida Trade Respect Before 3.5-Point SEC Showdown
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 24
No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 21 Florida Trade Respect Before 3.5-Point SEC Showdown
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 24
Summary
A rare SEC "respect off" has taken hold before Saturday’s game in Gainesville, with No. 5 Ole Miss and No. 21 Florida drawing unusually friendly chatter from coaches and fans.
Jon Sumrall helped set the tone Monday when told Florida was a 3.5-point favorite, joking, "There’s a lot of good drugs out there" rather than embracing the edge.
That mood has spilled onto social media under the #RespectOff tag, a sharp break from last week’s more hostile buildup around Ole Miss-LSU and Florida-Auburn.
The calm may not last: the loser could take an early hit to SEC Championship and College Football Playoff hopes, testing whether the truce survives Sunday.