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Super Eli was Patient
Published: 2/4/2008 11:05 AM
Last Modified: 2/4/2008 11:05 AM

It has been just four years since Eli Manning of Ole Miss beat Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl.
At the time, OSU coaches marveled at not only his natural ability but at how smart of a player he was in that game.
Manning repeatedly audibled the Rebels into the right situation to beat OSU's defense.
In the end, Manning was the best player on the field. OSU had four future NFL players on offense that day and a fifth would go on to play major league baseball.
Manning deserves to be mentioned with the best players in the NFL, something no one would have predicted early in the year.
He was considered an underachiever by many in New York.
But he played better in the four playoff games of the Giants than any other player in the NFL.
Patience paid off for the Giants and Manning.



Reader Comments 2 Total
Bart (5 years ago)
I agree with your evaluation of Eli's skills both in the Super Bowl and the Cotton Bowl. However, that OSU loss was of Miles' own making by failing to use the total offensive package available, specifically Rashaun Woods. When they finally decided to start using him extensively in the fourth quarter, Ole Miss was not effective in stopping him but time ran out.
Jeff (5 years ago)
Eli was fantastic that day, but Josh Fields walked away with the most passing yards in a Cotton Bowl, a record at the time.
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