For those of you wondering how I could possibly commit such a treasonous act as to reference communism and John Philip Sousa in the same headline, check the spelling.  For those of you who have no idea who Sousa is, read a book or Wikipedia.  For those of you thinking I should check my spelling, it is time that you meet Matt Mott, head coach of the Ole Miss women's soccer team. 

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[ED: Thanks Role Player. I love how creative you've gotten with our conference titles. The analysis of the SBNation Conference Re-Draft Project so far is greatly appreciated.]

What would a draft be without some annoying media analysis to stir up unnecessary interest all while being totally off base?  As the SB Nation Conference Re-Draft has recently concluded it's third round, every one is wondering what is behind the picks of the respective conference commissioners.  While some have taken advantage of picking early others have, quite frankly, decided to take on the responsibility of being the Super Bowl where the Browns always go (see: QQRSE). 

With this edition of "What's Their Mojo?" we bring you the latest in the developments of conference names and the drafting strategies of each new conference.  Check it out after the jump...

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Editors Note: This post is being promoted from a fan post to the front page.

I'm not taking anyone's job here; I just started playing around because I wanted to look at the league as a whole, and so I am posting just to share.  You'll notice that I altered Jeremy's format to fit my own needs.  Thank you, Jeremy.  Essentially what I have done is changed the information that I use.  I see no need to count wins against teams that should definitely be beaten so I changed that (see: Other Potentially Notable Wins, it's different depending on the team's RPI).  I also put the teams in order of their RPIs.  This paints a much more accurate picture of postseason prospects for each school.

As a league the Mountain West is still rated 7th in the RPI above the Pac-10 and below the A-10.  I assume that is probably where we will stand,at the end of the season given the bottom half of the conference this year. 

Not much is changing in the RPI with all of the teams, but we can clearly see each team's body of work below.  There are distinct divisions, which will probably see us being a 3-bid NCAA, 2-bid NIT team - pending major upsets of course.  UNM, BYU and UNLV are clearly going dancing.  SDSU and Colorado State are most likely going to the NIT, but it is possible that CSU falls into that other postseason tourney.  It is also possible that SDSU makes the dance given the RPI and SOS, but take a look at the key wins/losses.  Then, there is the rest.  Not to knock on the rest, but they are substantially behind the top of the conference.  That being said, you'll notice that no team in the conference has a SOS lower than 127 - thanks, top half - and there is a lot of potential in the bottom teams for years to come, especially when you consider the consistency (or lack there)of Utah and Wyoming.  I look forward to an exciting finish to the season and March Madness!

I wanted to report more in-depth analysis and explain why I wanted to look at certain things, but this "Checking in with the College Basketball RPI" takes a lot of work.  So, figure it out for yourself, and thank Jeremy for the time he has been putting into this.  Hopefully, I gave him some time off.

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Let's cut right to it: this Ole Miss team is overrated.

Andy Kennedy is often baffling with decisions (e.g. taking Gaskins out when he single-handedly changed the defensive complexion of our team in the first half or not playing Buckner when he was the only one who could slow Varnardo).

Chris Warren and Terrico White too often disappear from the game.

Eniel Polynice cannot shoot.

The Rebels still refuse to drive the ball on offense, which if not corrected, will continue to lead to losses or close games when it is not necessary.

Refs seem to love Varnado for no damn good reason...and they hate the Rebels.

Tired yet?  So am I.

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                                                                           I like photos of AK shouting.

Most of you were probably following the game on Gametracker, maybe even listening to it on the radio, so you might not have caught the nuance as to why the overtime period that sunk the Miners was so important.  Driving the lane, quick player notes, and the Desoto Civic Center after the jump.

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Today's game between the mighty Cowboys of McNeese State (see: 340 RPI) and our Ole Miss Rebels was less than comforting for any of the red and blue faithful (constantly announced at over 5k, but probably closer to 3k).  Were it not for Eniel Polynice (possibly busting out of Andy Kennedy's dog house), we would have lost that game and maybe even in definitive fashion.  Ivory Tower, BWE and I witnessed the embarrassment and heroics.  Comments on this game and the rest of the season are after the jump.

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 I had an opportunity to go see this movie early with a bunch of Ole Miss alumni last night, and I just want to make sure that, if you were not already planning on it, you go see this movie.  If you like Jesus, Ole Miss football or just plain feeling good, you will enjoy this movie.  This movie definitely gave me a sense of pride to be associated with Ole Miss just cause our fine school was all over it.

                            
Unfortunately, this was just another way of showing who we are in athletics.  The 3rd-seeded Ole Miss women's soccer team was eliminated from the SEC tournament by the 6th-seed Auburn Tigers 1-2 this afternoon. 

Apologies in advance for the lack of clarity when it comes to moments in the game (there was no visible game clock) and identification of players (it was broadcast on a grainy three-inch streaming video) at the beginning of the game.

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A brief update after the first game of the Women's soccer  SEC Tournament. It is incredibly windy in Orange Beach, AL, which favors the technically advanced.

Unfortunately for the rest of the teams in the tournament, LSU has some of the most skillful players in the SEC and they showed it in their opening round 4-2 drubbing of Vanderbilt.  I didn't start watching the match until the second half when I caught the 4th LSU goal, but I am assuming that at 4-1 early in the second, Vanderbilt never really threatened - their second was scored with less than four to play off a beautiful strike. 

Malorie Rutledge, the SEC Offensive Player of the Year, came out of the game with ten minutes to go in the game, but what I saw of her was calm and organized management of her team.  She is just as good as advertised - actually seeing her play made me even more proud of what our defense, especially Alix Hindal, did to her when we drew 0-0 earlier this year at LSU.  As evidenced by her two goals, senior Melissa Clarke is an attacking force.  What isn't evident is how many other opportunities she created.  Vanderbilt's keeper denied her of a couple more.  The bottom line is that LSU looked dangerous on offense and dominated the center of the field.

Looking forward, the good news is that LSU still gave up two goals to a rather disappointing Vanderbilt offense that was easily muscled off of the ball, and our defense is much better than Vanderbilt's.  None of that matters, of course, unless we beat Auburn in game two at 2:30pm.  Hopefully work will remain slow so I can catch the majority of our match and report back in a couple of hours.