I know this isn’t going to go over too well within the Ole Miss fanbase, but Rebel fans need to temper their expectations significantly for new quarterback Austin Simmons. 

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I think he’s going to be decent this year, but not as good as some fans think he will be. Does he have a stronger arm than Dart did? Absolutely, no question about it. The thing is, the kid is only 19. Side note: it feels weird calling someone a kid when I’m only 20. 

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Ole Miss fans have put way too much stock in a single drive that Simmons had against Georgia. He and Dart are two entirely different players and Georgia was not ready for a quarterback with Simmons’ talent. 

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I’m not all doom and gloom about Simmons, in fact, I’m all aboard the hype train. I think he has the potential to be one of the best quarterbacks Ole Miss has seen from a talent perspective. He has all the talent in the world, he is just so very young.

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To put this into perspective, if he stays all five years, he will be 21-22 when he enters the draft. While I am willing to bet money he won;t declare after this year, he technically can. Overall, I want people to temper their expectations for Simmons. The kid is wildly smart and extremely talented, but he is just young and inexperienced. 

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If he does well for the first few weeks, I will be rubbing it in everyone’s face that the Rebels have another one. Also I know it’s baseball season but I just wanted to say this because I’ve been seeing a lot lately. 

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