Game 2 vs. Ole Miss: Hello, Deacon Tower

September 6, 2008 is a date we've all had marked on our calenders for some time now. It's all but guaranteed to be a landmark day in the history of Wake Forest football. No longer will people look at BB&T Field and scoff at it's size and amenities. Wake is finally joining the big time with the huge addition of a new press box, complete with a club level, suites, and media areas that will certainly all be top of the line.

Wake fans certainly know all about this project, but for anyone who wants to learn more this site should be helpful.

It seems pretty clear at this point that work will be finished in time for the game and that it should be quite an impressive structure. The big remaining question is how the Deacs will play on the football field. No matter how exciting the building is, a Wake loss on this day will put a huge damper on an otherwise incredible day.

Wake should be coming off of a victory at Baylor to start the season. The quality of the win is yet to be determined, but I would be very surprised and disappointed if we weren't coming in to this game 1-0. 

Ole Miss' first game is against the Memphis Tigers, a team who probably surprised some last season by winning 7 games. They may provide somewhat of a challenge for the Rebels, but I imagine that they'll win their home opener with a new coach and be coming to Winston-Salem 1-0 as well.

With Houston Nutt taking over at Ole Miss, Wake will have some difficulty preparing as thoroughly as they may like, but they will have tape from the Memphis game to get an idea of what to expect, and will certainly be looking at Nutt's tenure at Arkansas for an idea of what to expect this summer.

I expect Ole Miss to be better than they were last season, and certainly to be more prepared, but ultimately I don't think the talent is there quite yet.

I don't think I'm going to make it a habit to try to predict scores this early on because it would just be silly to think that I could come anywhere close at this point, but given everything going on that day and the excitement in the stadium and with the team, I except Wake to win by at least two touchdowns.

Anything but a 2-0 record at this point will be a major disappointment. Thankfully I'm not too worried about it. Bring on Deacon Tower!