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Originally posted by PiEp299
Basically because in 1926 when Ole Miss won @ Miss. St. the Ole Miss fans decided they needed to take down the goalposts. A fight broke out injuring several people. They decided they needed a token for winning the game that would keep the fans calm. So, the "Golden Egg", which is a gold-plated football (egg shaped), was decided on. Was first played for on Thanksgiving Day, 1927.
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Oh you people have no idea the agony of being a SDSU sports fan (the six of us). Ever yr it's the same thing...we hear they're going to make a run, just to shit it all away by the openening quarter of the opening game of the campaign.