The Ole Miss Rebels spent over $10 million on their roster this season. David Ubben spoke with members inside Ole Miss athletics and their collective to find out why this was the time for Lane Kiffin and crew to go all-in. But, after losing to LSU, was the spend worth it? David and Chris Vannin dive into the idea of 'championship windows' and donor fatigue being fake, why programs will continue to spend, the overwhelming positives of NIL, parity in college football and more. Plus, we answer your mailbag questions.

Rundown:

- (3:00) Ole Miss' $10M roster and championship windows

- (7:00) Donor fatigue is a fallacy

- (10:30) Nick Saban and frustrated coaches

- (16:00) Early, aggressive NIL spenders are finding great success

- (19:15) Shifts in NIL spending?

- (21:15) Grayson McCall and a better future

- (26:00) The power of parity

- (31:15) Keeping talent in college football

- (35:30) Cam Ward and guys moving up to P4

- (39:00) It's not perfect

- (42:30) Voicemail: Chris from Portland, "What's with all the upsets?"

- (45:45) Mailbag Q via Todd D.: Tie-breaker insanity

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