How 'fraud' comments from TV commentator helped rally Chris Beard, Ole Miss basketball over Iowa State and into Sweet 16

Just like Ryan Day wanted to know where Lou Holtz was, Chris Beard wanted to know where Tim Doyle was. The Ole Miss head men’s basketball coach had the CBS analyst on his mind ever since Doyle c ...

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“Where’s Tim Doyle.” #OleMiss coach Chris Beard (and players) in locker room after advancing to Sweet 16. Doyle was the pundit who called Ole Miss a fraud when the bracket got announced. pic.twitter.com/oxVms0R4We

CBS Sports analyst Tim Doyle apologized for calling Ole Miss frauds before the NCAA Tournament, in which the Rebels have won 2 games.

Nobody knows the truth. Perhaps CBS’s Tim Doyle and Chris Beard are great friends. Perhaps Doyle, who referred to the Rebels as “frauds,” is giving the Ole Miss head coach and his players the motivation they need.

Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels are Sweet 16 bound after taking down the Iowa State Cyclones on Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 32 matchup. I

If Tim Doyle is a man of his word, he must travel to Oxford, Mississippi at some point during the upcoming college football season to sit in a dunk tank