The Oxford Exxon Podcast

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss Southeastern Conference uniforms, the new mailbag feature on the site and spend a lot of time talking through Ole Miss' running back situation now that Eric Swinney is out multiple weeks with mono. That and much more on today's Oxford Exxon Podcast.

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss a computer failure that occurred on Monday night and that leads into a conversation about the reliance society has on technology, especially with the younger generation. They they discuss what was said during Monday's Ole Miss football media availability and look at Las Vegas lines for the weekend. 

Chase Parham and Neal McCready recap their weekends and discuss the news from the past few days before doing some buy or sells for the season opener against Texas Tech this weekend. How many yards for Jordan Ta'amu? How many yards for the Texas Tech running backs? That and much more. 

Chase Parham and Neal McCready record their third live show of the year on the Oxford Square at Funky's. They are joined this week by former Ole Miss defensive coordinator Dave Wommack. They discuss Wommack's tenure at Ole Miss that saw the Rebels go to back-to-back access bowls and lead the nation in scoring defense in 2014. It also saw the end of the Hugh Freeze era. Players and games from that time period are talked about during the majority of the podcast. 

 Chase Parham and Neal McCready are joined by Jeffrey Wright and spend the majority of the show discussing the ridiculous showing from Ohio State on Wednesday night. Other topics are interspersed throughout the show. 

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss the interesting parts of Ole Miss and Texas Tech in the season opener and what it means that the Red Raiders haven't settled on a quarterback. Then they jump into the latest news with the Ohio State and Urban Meyer situation. After a break, they discuss Ross Bjork's contract rollover and what the first week's college football slate looks like

Chase Parham and Neal McCready look at several different preseason college football predictors on this Monday morning. First, there's the S&P+ preview from SBNation that has the Rebels much improved from last year and predicts the likelihood of wins for the season. Then, Rivals.com chooses the over or under for each SEC team's win total this season. 

Chase Parham and Neal McCready host their second live show of the year from Funky's on the Oxford Square. Former Ole Miss quarterback Romaro Miller is the guest this week, ad the trio discusses Romaro's playing career in detail from the coaching change prior to his junior season, playing with Eli Manning, who Ro believes should be honored as the most important recruit of that era and much more.  Miller also discusses his relationship with Tommy Tuberville, how he sees the program currently and what it's like for former players. 

Chase Parham and Neal McCready have a guest-packed show on this edition of the Oxford Exxon Podcast. First up is Ole Miss Deputy Athletics Director Michael Thompson, who gives insight into the entire mascot process and also explains how the landshark logos will be incorporated into the Ole Miss brand. Michael also tells how quickly more merchandise will be available. Then, Jeffrey Wright makes his weekly appearance to talk about Major League Baseball, the Maryland tragedy and much more.

Chase Parham and Neal McCready go through Neal's morning for attention from a female with the same name as another "famous" person, and then Neal needs the audio version of a song that no one else really remembers. They talk with Missouri Rivals.com publisher Gabe DeArmond about a number of topics including the PGA Championship, the situations at Maryland and Ohio State and much more. 

Chase Parham and Neal McCready talk Ole Miss fall camp storylines including the emergence of young linebackers and how the running game needs key improvement despite the loss of Jordan Wilkins. Then, they speak with Denver Post Broncos beat writer Kyle Fredrickson about Chad Kelly's promotion to second team with Denver and how the Broncos may handle the back-up quarterback position with Kelly, Paxton Lynch or a veteran from outside the organization.

Chase Parham and Neal McCready give their thoughts on the Ole Miss mascot situation and grade the administration on the Tony the landshark rollout. They also discuss Tiger Woods' run into contention at the PGA Championship and how the mainstream sports fan is back into golf because of Woods. The close of the show features thoughts about Chad Kelly and more. 

Chase Parham and Neal McCready open with some Ole Miss basketball thoughts following the loss in Canada on Wednesday and then delve into the new NCAA legislation passed Wednesday that gives more power to the organization and is another move in the direction away from players and coaches getting a fair shake. Then they talk with Jeffrey Wright about the NCAA, the LeBron James school coverage and much more. 

Chase Parham and Neal McCready go through some fall camp observations, and Neal discusses how time goes by quickly as his daughter begins her senior year of high school. Then they go through mailbag questions from subscribers including buy/sell for the season and more.

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss some upcoming events and talk about the football practice that is open to the media on Tuesday. Then they visit with Kermit Davis, who is in Canada with his team. The Rebels are 2-0 on the Canada trip and play Carleton, which beat Cincinnati by 19 this week , on Wednesday. Davis offers early impressions and what he's seen from his team. Then Chase and Neal go on a bit of a soapbox to close the show.