The Mailbag, pres. by Whitney McNutt/Tommy Morgan Inc. Realtors, Edition 88

It's time for The Mailbag, presented by Whitney McNutt of Tommy Morgan Inc. Realtors, where I answer your questions from RebelGrove.com and Twitter.

I solicited questions. You delivered. So here we go...

I doubt it changes anything, other than making sure they do it 100 percent by the book, especially if it involves a Mississippi State player or a kid with ties to that program of any sort.

Surely, right? It feels like there's progress, albeit slow. I still don't understand why they're ruling out games with fans. That makes no sense to me right now. If they're going play in early July, the clock is ticking really, really loud right now.

I'd go under. I just think they will run out of time. Losing the spring and summer, in my opinion, is a real obstacle.

I don't know. I think I've always been pretty level-headed on what's important and what isn't.

Does it make me want sports more? I've been kind of shocked at how quickly I've almost forgotten about sports. Every once in a while, I'll have a longing for them, but it's rare. I've gotten used to life without them.

I need sports from a career standpoint; make no mistake. I'm very aware of that, so I'm cheering for sports to return. However, I sense I'll watch less sports than I used to moving forward.

Are they necessary? Yes, I think sports provide an outlet for many people, I think they help with mental health and I think they're a source of happiness.

I don't know what Ole Miss did. I just think it was apparent to people at Ole Miss that there was a potential issue that could have led to issues. Right now, Ole Miss has to be careful. That's the bottom line. Sankey was not involved. Ole Miss made the decision on its own.

I haven't talked to Lane Kiffin about his feelings for living in Oxford, so I have no idea. He hasn't been here, to my knowledge, since March. He doesn't own a home here. How could he possibly know at this point if he likes living here or not? Some of the Oxford locals are very used to having hands-on access to their coaches. Hugh Freeze was a regular at the golf club. So was Matt Luke. Houston Nutt had his share of Oxford buddies. Kiffin isn't going to be that way, and I think that has some locals worried. Frankly, I suspect, it's hurt some feelings.

But I don't know the answer to your question. I've heard he doesn't like being hounded when he's out, but again, I don't think he's been out and about all that much.

In the end, does it matter? Do we really think Nick Saban loves Tuscaloosa? Does Mike Norvell (or anyone) love Tallahassee? Kiffin is paid to win games and recruit players. If he does that, his experiences in Oxford will be positive. If he doesn't, he'll detest the place and won't be here long. That's reality in modern college coaching.

You sent me down a rabbit hole with this one. The consensus answer is Hanks' character, Chuck Noland, kept this one package unopened and undelivered as a symbolic reminder that he needed to survive. As for what was in the only unopened box, according to FedEx, it was a satellite phone, GPS locator, fishing rod, water purifier and some seeds.

Here's a deeper look at the symbolism of that box in the movie:

It's a little complicated. The angel wings show that the parcel Tom Hanks just delivered to the ranch belongs to the woman (who is an artist) in the truck. As Hanks stands in the crossroads deciding which way he will go, his looking back in the direction that she just drove off implies he will go back to her house, probably to let her know what she did for him while he was on the island (giving him hope that he could someday deliver that package) and possibly to restart his life with her (she is pretty, after all). She was married to the guy who she sent the package to in Russia, but he was cheating on her. If you notice the gateway over the entrance to her property where another package was picked up at the beginning of the movie, both her name and her partner's was on the overhead ironwork. His name has since been removed, indicating that she is now single.

(2) The angel's wings (or eagle's wings) are a symbol that the person who sent the package put on the box. The sender was an artist, and the wings were HER symbol. Chuck (Hanks) never knew what they meant, either, he just knew that they made this one box special, so he never opened it to see what it contained.

At the end of the movie, Chuck returns to the box to its original sender, an artist who did a lot of work with that symbol. The artist is not home, but as Chuck is leaving, a good-looking woman stops to give him directions, and as she is leaving, Chuck notices the same symbol on the back of her truck.

Throughout the movie, Chuck kept a picture of Helen Hunt's character with him, in his watch and painted on the wall of the cave. That was his symbol of hope. When he returned and discovered that his hope had left him, the wings became the symbol of his FUTURE hope. We are left at the end of the movie with the belief (or hope) that Chuck follows the artist-woman back to her home and something happens there for him. You never know what the tide will bring in.

I asked Zach Berry on this one. He said there aren't 24 football seniors in Mississippi worth ranking. He said it's a down year in the state. He did, however, get to work on a story about the top 8-10 seniors in Mississippi. I'll publish that today.

I don't know Steve Robertson on any personal level. I do believe he's obsessed and I believe he's a rabid fan doing work for a network that promotes fandom in their publishers. My guess is he's one of those people who care more about the school he cheers for than he does any individuals. Not to defend him, but I have found that to be fairly common in this little corner of media. I can't stand it, but it's there. He just strikes me as more obsessed than most.

I think media would be stunned if Plumlee were not the quarterback this season. The national media has taken quite a shine to him.

As for odds, there's no way to know. I've never seen Plumlee or Corral or Tisdale or Dent or anyone else on the Ole Miss roster take a practice snap in Kiffin and Jeff Lebby's offense. There's simply no way to have an educated opinion on the matter.

Yes, I do.

As a kid living in Ruston, La., I was a big Bert Jones fan when I was a little boy. I loved the Houston Oilers for a while and cheered for Dan Pastorini, Earl Campbell and, subsequently, Warren Moon. I became a John Elway fan in my teenage years. On defense, I was a fan of Mike Singletary, Ronnie Lott and Sam Mills. My favorite player as a kid, though, wasn't a superstar. I loved Gary Fencik of the Bears.

If there's no season, I truly fear for the future of the game. I think the odds of a strike and/or lockout in 2021 go way up, and the current labor agreement ends after 2021. The owners are taking a bath right now. They're not going to be spending a ton of money over the next couple of offseasons. Players are going to be desperate, but some powerful agents are pulling strings behind the scenes.

To answer your question, no, if there's no season, there's nobody out there ready to save the game.

I tend to agree with your co-worker but the numbers are on your side.

Jeter accrued 96.3 oWAR over his 20 seasons, thanks to his durability, athleticism and consistently strong bat at a premium defensive position. That oWAR figure puts Jeter 20th all-time, but that ranking places him right behind Nap Lajoie, a second baseman whose career began in 1896.

Jeter's 3,465 hits are the most ever by a shortstop, and sixth most of any player at any position. ... But his 260 career home runs are more than all but two Hall of Fame shortstops (Ernie Banks and Cal Ripken), and they blow away Honus Wagner's 101.

A pretty comprehensive ranking of all-time shortstops by Yahoo ranked Jeter seventh all-time at the position.

I don't anticipate a depth chart until the week of the Baylor game. Kiffin has literally said there is no depth chart. I have come to learn fans love depth charts, but if the coach says there isn't one, I take him at his word. He hasn't yet seen his players work in his system, which means I haven't either. I couldn't even take a semi-educated stab at a depth chart right now.

As for his QB room, there's talent in there but there are tons of question marks. Can Plumlee throw well enough to be a true threat? Can Corral make better decisions and process defenses faster? What do we truly know about Tisdale and Dent? Would Kiffin play a true freshman in Year One? I have no idea.

I don't know. Obviously, it's different for everyone. Had Campbell chosen Auburn, the expense was going to be ridiculous, and barring some significant scholarship help, we likely just couldn't have done it. Arkansas' bordering state program made it an easy call for us when Campbell decided to leave the state. Caroline wants to look at Tennessee, and I know nothing about their scholarship programs. I can't imagine paying full out-of-state tuition to attend a state university, Ole Miss included.

Monroe?

Ruston?

Seriously, I think the game will be played in Houston if it's played. I suppose a game in Waco or Oxford could happen, but if the game is played, my guess is they'll play it in Houston,

I wish I could've turned it off.

Sure, I think that's appropriate.

If I were an Ole Miss fan, I'd worry about defensive line depth. As for play-calling, I'd have to think Kiffin will handle that.

I guess you need to hit up some Dayton boosters. I don't know any.

Many are already back in town. I suspect they'll all be in Oxford by June 15, but Ole Miss has not addressed that yet.