For The Most Part I Agree

(Clarion-Ledger) Even though the Rebels failed to become bowl eligible for the third straight season — and second under Orgeron — Boone said he’s pleased with the progress of the program.

“At some point, it gets down to W’s,” Boone said. “But the things I was looking at in the sense of how the kids responded, their work ethic, their competitiveness on game day and also the working relationship, the camaraderie within the coaching staff.

“Everybody is upbeat. I just felt like a lot of very, very positive things happened this year.”