Mississippi State has beaten the University of Mississippi in their annual football rivalry game for the second year in a row. This has been stated many different ways by many different people, but the fact remains, “there’s certainly one program in this state that’s on the rise and headed in the right direction.”
So why is the 2010 Egg Bowl victory for Mississippi State so awesome? Well I’ll hazard a shot at an explanation.
- This is the first time MSU has won the Egg bowl back-to-back since ’98 and ’99. The last time MSU won 3 in a row was 1940-1942. Cue Dan Mullen, “We plan on partying like its 1940. Also, MSU last, and only, (unofficial) National Championship was 1941.
- The win puts us at 8-4 (4-4 SEC) and in line to go to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl (formerly Peach) in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve.
-If we had lost, MSU fans could at least use the “better season, actual bowl” excuse
that Mississippi fans used last year. But we didn’t. So we can say both.
-If we had lost, Mississippi fans could recite the score like we did last year (41-27, by the way). They would use this as a counter-argument when we called them the Care-Bears or the Fightin’ Yogis. But we didn’t.
-If we had lost, MSU fans would be forced to endure the miserable weather and condition of the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. But we didn’t.
-The win is big for the next several years as we continue to recruit the State of Mississippi hard. We have already “stolen” two recruits (Market and Brassell) from South Panola, which is traditionally a Univ of Mississippi funnel program. Why would recruits want to play for the SEC school in Mississippi where fans don’t show up? If you thought MSU had a jump in attendance THIS year, just wait. I hope Scott Stricklin and company are working on those expansion plans.
-There will be 53,123 people at the Maroon and White spring game this year.
- Dan wants to stay at a program where he can build it up. He’s always said he wants to get this team to Atlanta (for the SEC Championship game). He has definitely earned his paycheck and more this season and we treat him and his family right, I think he’ll want to stay here for a long time.
-LaDarius Perkins, Chris Relf and Vick Ballard: need I say more?
-I do? The loss of Anthony “Boobie” Dixon was a worry for many a bulldog faithful over the off-season. While one can never replace “The Prophet”, the Bulldogs have definitely grinded it out in Boobie’s honor this season as he grinds on in San Francisco. Chris Relf threw, yes threw, for 288 yards. Perkins had 238 total yards. Ballard has been a rock all season and, while he didn’t have a stellar game stat-wise, Mississippi had to stack the box against him and allowed room for players like Perkins on the outside. 498 total yards from our beloved Bulldogs. 498.
-The Golden Egg stays in our trophy case in Starkville and the Mississippi Black Bears go into hibernation for the winter.
-MSU 31, UM 23. I love Mississippi State University.
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