While I attempt not to be biased, please forgive me if my ink runs maroon.
Sports are a huge part of the culture in Mississippi.
While semi-pro hockey teams reside on the coast and in Tupelo, and minor league baseball teams have come and gone, no sport is bigger than football. And no one game is as huge as the Egg Bowl, the November collegiate clash game between the two largest universities in the state, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. And what rivalry would be complete without a trophy as proof of a hard fought battle on the field, and more importantly, something to taunt the other school with for 364 days The Golden Egg was created to take the place of fighting between the two student bodies, which was a regular event after the football game. A 1927 article from the Daily Mississippian explains how the trophy came to replace the post-game brawl. While the annual clash dates back to 1901, the Golden Egg was not first presented until the 1927 contest in Oxford, with the Rebels recorded a 20-12 victory.