Ole Miss heads to New Orleans this New Year's to get their revenge against the only team that they lost to in the regular season.
The Georgia Bulldogs crushed the Rebels when they met earlier this year in October with a one-score difference. The 45-37 clash left the fans disappointed, enraged, and seething for revenge, all at once.
Thanks the the updated 12-team College Football Playoff format, Ole Miss got its chance to settle the records against the Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl.
Besides, they have one factor that supercedes every other shortcoming to win any game: motivation.
Ole Miss's ultimate motivation
The need for revenge driving Ole Miss is something Georgia itself is very familiar with. They are just coming off after getting one themselves against Alabama in the first round of Playoff.
Just last week, Kirby Smart's squad cashed its regular-season loss receipt with a thumping win over the Crimson Tide.
This time, it is Ole Miss walking in with that mindset. If it still doesn't cut it against a blue blood like Georgia, Golding already has the urgency to prove himself as a head coach after Kiffin's departure.
On top of that, Ole Miss knows exactly where they went wrong the last time around the Bulldogs. Their offense would be prepared to face Smart's attack this time, which will make the win that much tougher for the Bulldogs.
There is also a small chance that Georgia might be playing unburdened coming off a regular-season revenge win. More so because it is against a team they have already defeated once.
All this adds up to why Ole Miss is generating all the buzz to advance in the bracket, even as the heavy underdogs.
Either way, New year's night will witness an iconic clash.