If ever there was a reminder about those old sayings "On any given day'' or "That's why they play the game'', No. 1 Southern Cal's upset loss to Oregon State Thursday night was it.

But long before that game kicked off, Gator players insisted they had no intention of looking past Saturday's opponent, Ole Miss.

And let's face it, they shouldn't. Even though the Rebels enter the game with a 2-2 record and coming off a loss to Vandy, Mississippi is one of those teams that has stymied the Gators at times.

Remember last year's 6-point escape in Oxford? QB Tim Tebow sure does. He said this week that perhaps last year's team might have had a tendency to overlook the unranked Rebels, but not this group.

"Our team is pretty grounded and focused,'' Tebow said. "We won't be too worried about not taking Ole Miss seriously. They are very talented and have a lot of athletic ability. They lost a few games they should have won, but still are a very good team.''

Any mention of taking the Rebels too lightly brings up memories of last season.

"We barely won that game,'' C Maurkice Pouncey said. "We had to run Tebow over and over all over the place. We know how good they can be. Don't even worry about that (not taking seriously).''