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Posted on 11/24/22 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 11/24/22 at 4:52 pm
Where did the name Egg Bowl come from? Why an egg?
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Posted on 11/24/22 at 4:54 pm to Auburn80
State skunked Ole Miss in the first one, so the they named the trophy after the egg they laid.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 4:54 pm to Auburn80
A sports writer in the 70s coined the term.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 4:54 pm to Auburn80
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Posted on 11/24/22 at 4:55 pm to Auburn80
Deviled eggs baw!!!
Posted on 11/24/22 at 4:56 pm to Auburn80
The trophy is a football shape, but an old football that looks very much like an egg.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 4:58 pm to Auburn80
The trophy is shaped like an egg (a football), but which came first, the name or the trophy?
(The trophy.)
(The trophy.)
This post was edited on 11/24/22 at 5:00 pm
Posted on 11/24/22 at 5:02 pm to Auburn80
Back in the late 70’s neither team was bowl eligible and sports writer for The Clarion Ledger dubbed the game The Egg Bowl because that would be the only bowl game either team would play in that year.
Traditionally, it was called the Battle for the Golden Egg. The trophy was introduced in the 1920’s and was supposed to look like a football but instead looked more like an egg.
Hence that is where the Egg reference came in.
So there you go, you are now edjamucated.
Traditionally, it was called the Battle for the Golden Egg. The trophy was introduced in the 1920’s and was supposed to look like a football but instead looked more like an egg.
Hence that is where the Egg reference came in.
So there you go, you are now edjamucated.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 5:08 pm to Dawgholio
It has morphed into "Egg Bowl"
A sportswriter originally called it "The Battle for the Golden Egg", as others have said, due to the shape of the trophy.
A sportswriter originally called it "The Battle for the Golden Egg", as others have said, due to the shape of the trophy.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 5:12 pm to Auburn80
"Educate us" and "Mississiippi" traditionally hasn't been a very popular request.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 5:16 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
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Mississiippi
Nice spelling, arse hat.
Posted on 11/24/22 at 5:21 pm to Sgt Tuffnuts
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"Educate us" and "Mississiippi" traditionally hasn't been a very popular request.
Well, he is an Auburn fan.
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