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STARKVILLE, Miss.: Forget about recruiting and bowl games. And rankings and records, too.
When it comes to the Egg Bowl rivalry between No. 25 Mississippi and Mississippi State, Bulldogs coach Sylvester Croom explained to reporters this week, none of that matters. It’s simply personal, a game that will resonate 20 years down the road when rivals meet again on the street.
“You will look him in the eye and neither of you will say a word, but each of you will know that one of you got whipped in this game,” Croom said.
Hating each other’s guts makes for good drama. The coaches save their most colorful quotes for this game. Every recruit is looking closely for validation of their decision. And the players get themselves worked up and say things that might be mistaken for dialogue in “The Sopranos.”
“It’s all about respect,” Ole Miss defensive tackle Peria Jerry said. “This game is all about respect.”
International Herald Tribune
11/27/08
