Worst Egg Bowl loss......

[Clarence Boddicker]

Has to be 1997, 2015 or 2017. You could vote 2014 but we weren't realistically going to the playoff and nobody got hurt in that game. 1997 cost us a bowl (at home), 2015 was Dak's last home game and cost us the Sugar Bowl, and 2017 we had the ankle and likely cost us the Citrus Bowl vs. Notre Dame.

1983 sucked obviously, but not much on the line. 2000 was bad, but we'd already blown our SEC chances. 2012 was really hard to get over, and helped Ole Miss land that 2013 class, but honestly that was probably going to happen no matter what, they were due and fed up.

I'd vote 2015. If not for the NCAA, Ole Miss was about to take us to task at that point. Mullen wanted out but couldn't get there, and our 2016 class was total crap while they signed another Top 5 haul. It was as close as I've ever seen to one program leaving the other. Then when you look at how 2016 started, with us losing to USA and them playing FSU and Alabama very close (and being up big on both), you see how thin that line really was.

I still can't believe how fast it all came down for them. Just have to laugh.

I think we make things right come Thursday.

 

[Drebin]

The immaculate deflection was bad, but I was only 13 at the time so I didn't really know how to hate at an adult level yet.

1997 with the pregame brawl, and Tuberville beating us by going for two at the end (that damn Peterson kid), kept us from bowling with a 7-4 record.

All of the ones we've lost in the Mullen era sucked for me, just because of the whole cheating/NCAA/Freeze undertones. Last year sucked particularly because of all the ******** that went on during the game.

The worst was the best however. Losing 45-0 to them rid us of the Croom era and ushered in a new life for our football program.

 

[campshelbydog842003]

I’m 34 and the worst one I have experienced was last year, because of the injury and Mullen leaving /not even being present in the game. 97 was a heartbreaker. 2014 was inexcusable. They were just better than us in 2015. Our OL was terrible that year.

 

[preacher_dawg]

Last year, it's not even close. I felt so much hatred in me, I felt as if the emperor was goading me on, "Yes, Yes, give in to your hatred, turn to the dark side."

 

[blacklistedbully]

1981. Dick Pace. (Drops mic).

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

Last year, it's not even close. I felt so much hatred in me, I felt as if the emperor was goading me on, "Yes, Yes, give in to your hatred, turn to the dark side."

I think I'm going to change my vote too. I might not even be that mad at Mullen if we had just won that game. But that's Mullen for you....he never finished.

 

[o_dawgnabit]

I'm 25 and the worst two for me is either last year or 2014

 

[jb1020]

1997

Win and we would have gone to a nice bowl at 8-3. Instead we stayed at home with a damn good 7-4 team.

2014 was pretty painful too, but I was mentally prepared for that one. 17ing playoff spot was on the line. That might not happen again for another 50 years.

 

[RightOfCenter]

Last year for me. I had not been to an Egg bowl in a long time. Since I was in the area, I decided to go, take my seven year old to his first and watch Fitz rush for 500 yards in a game. As I cruise by walmart in starkville, the town looked like a ghost town and I never had to stop at a single red light from walmart to the stadium. I knew something was wrong. I sat behind the UM bench, which made it so much worse. Just watching them gloat and be thrash was terrible. Then the turnovers, then the dog pissing. Makes me want to puke thinking about it.

Please score 70, Joe.

 

[mount lefroy]

1981. Dick Pace. (Drops mic).

This is it. Shut it down. There will never be a worse one.

 

[vhdawg]

Losing 45-0 to them rid us of the Croom era and ushered in a new life for our football program.

I went in the Zaxby's in Oxford once a few years ago and in the entryway they had a print of "The shutout" bragging about that 2008 45-0 game. I just laughed and laughed and laughed, and then texted HD6 that game needed to be in his list of top 100 Bulldog games of all time.

 

[Shmuley]

This. That prancing MFer still makes my blood boil.

 

[Philly Dawg]

Easy, and it’s not close... The Stand.

 

[Drebin]

I went in the Zaxby's in Oxford once a few years ago and in the entryway they had a print of "The shutout" bragging about that 2008 45-0 game. I just laughed and laughed and laughed, and then texted HD6 that game needed to be in his list of top 100 Bulldog games of all time.

Once it was clear we were losing that game, I was actively rooting for them to run up the score. I didn't want there to be any doubt or hesitation for the Ninja as to whether Croom needed to go or not.

 

[blacklistedbully]

Easy, and it’s not close... The Stand.

I'm guessing you weren't around for '81.

 

[vhdawg]

Once it was clear we were losing that game, I was actively rooting for them to run up the score. I didn't want there to be any doubt or hesitation for the Ninja as to whether Croom needed to go or not.

I told lots of people that it honestly felt like MSU won five straight from 2007-2011.

 

[DawgsOnTheWing]

^This^ all day and twice on Sunday. The loop JF made after the score with the ball held up was right in front of MSU student section in NE corner of The Vet. Bogus PI was right in front, too. Those 2 plays, back to back at the end of the game, was enough fuel for a lifetime of OM disdain.

 

[L4Dawg]

Has to be 1997, 2015 or 2017. You could vote 2014 but we weren't realistically going to the playoff and nobody got hurt in that game. 1997 cost us a bowl (at home), 2015 was Dak's last home game and cost us the Sugar Bowl, and 2017 we had the ankle and likely cost us the Citrus Bowl vs. Notre Dame.

1983 sucked obviously, but not much on the line. 2000 was bad, but we'd already blown our SEC chances. 2012 was really hard to get over, and helped Ole Miss land that 2013 class, but honestly that was probably going to happen no matter what, they were due and fed up.

I'd vote 2015. If not for the NCAA, Ole Miss was about to take us to task at that point. Mullen wanted out but couldn't get there, and our 2016 class was total crap while they signed another Top 5 haul. It was as close as I've ever seen to one program leaving the other. Then when you look at how 2016 started, with us losing to USA and them playing FSU and Alabama very close (and being up big on both), you see how thin that line really was.

I still can't believe how fast it all came down for them. Just have to laugh.

I think we make things right come Thursday.

The Dick Pace game, and it's not close.

 

[Junction John]

I went to the game in Oxford with a group of friends.

We were literally home (in Jackson) before the game ended. I don't remember the exact score at the time, but was an easy call leaving before halftime.

 

[PBRME]

Easy, and it’s not close... The Stand.

That hurts deep.

 

[Bulldog from Birth]

2014 for me.

 

[was21]

All equally bad

 

[thatsbaseball]

No 17n ****. Every damn one.

 

[jack daniels dog]

My god I don’t believe I’ve ever seen that PI call as that was before my time. Damn that was pathetic....

 

[thatsbaseball]

What just haunts my *** is how many damn times we've lost to those bastards in the last 40 years when we were clearly the better team. I wish you hadn't brought this up....pisses me off every time I think about it.

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

2014 or 2017. They are on the same **** show pedastal by Mullen. We never had a shot in 2015 because of that horrendous O-line and mediocre defense. I disagree on the playoff. Our 1 loss was to Bama by 5 on the road. Ohio State got trucked by a bad Va Tech team at home. The playoff committee would have had hell.

 

[Bruce Dakinson]

for me its 2017. We had the better team, better coach, home field advantage... and we lost in a terrible way.

But they are all terrible. Almost every eggbowl since 2009 I've felt we've had the superior team but yet they have pulled it off some.

 

[sayit]

1997 (1st one I attended), 2000 (4th in a row I attended, Madden puking in the garbage can on the sideline at UM in the rain), 2014 (Dak cheap shot onto his head), and last year were all terrible.

I guess 97 screwed us the worst.

2000 led to us being dropped to the Snow Bowl which is one of the most memorable bowl games ever.

 

[blacklistedbully]

My god I don’t believe I’ve ever seen that PI call as that was before my time. Damn that was pathetic....

Now you can understand why Dick Pace is one of the most despised people in history for MSU fans. He was an Ole Miss fan. I've been told he apologized years later.

It was just so egregious. I'd say even worse than the Bama phantom block-in-the-back.

 

[gymdawg.sixpack]

2012. My oldest was born a few hours before the game. I had to go across the street to watch the game....watching tyler Russell show his true colors and throw a million ints and mullet not put in a dak was so frustrating

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

I hope Friday we are not saying 2018....take care of business JoeMo.

 

[Beretta.sixpack]

I spoke with an ole miss fan yday that wants us to win like that....

he's a Vaught society donor too.....he said, 'can't be 55-20, has to be 55-3.....worse than bad....'.......as i reminded him the 45-0 beatdown was the best/worst egg bowl of all time for msu....

Once it was clear we were losing that game, I was actively rooting for them to run up the score. I didn't want there to be any doubt or hesitation for the Ninja as to whether Croom needed to go or not.

 

[Oak23]

1. 2015
2. 2014
3. DICK PACE - (a game that I witnessed unfortunately) State was much better than OM - prolly similar to this year. Very strong D and rushing attack. OM threw the ball that year.
4. Immaculate deflection
5. 2017- It become blatantly criminal by the evil doers.

It just seems to be something about OM always, (with the exception of 2016), plays WAY above their head for the game. I would say 10 points higher than they should. So with that said and the spread being 9-10, I’m afraid it could be an extremely close game - maybe even overtime. I may not be able to stand watching it.
What they did to Fitzgerald last year was unforgettable and unforgivable. There should be great revenge put upon them at all cost. I have No words to explain my hate for them.

 

[Original48]

There’s not even a close second to this.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

2015 was very embarrassing. 2017 was also embarrassing.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

1997 was my first ever State game as an 8 year old. Dad made us leave a little early to beat the traffic. Thought we had it. Learned some valuable lessons that day.

The 31-0 shalacking in the rain was really bad in early 2000s, but we were expected to lose.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

The immaculate deflection was bad, but I was only 13 at the time so I didn't really know how to hate at an adult level yet.

1997 with the pregame brawl, and Tuberville beating us by going for two at the end (that damn Peterson kid), kept us from bowling with a 7-4 record.

All of the ones we've lost in the Mullen era sucked for me, just because of the whole cheating/NCAA/Freeze undertones. Last year sucked particularly because of all the ******** that went on during the game.

The worst was the best however. Losing 45-0 to them rid us of the Croom era and ushered in a new life for our football program.

Oh yeah I had forgotten about 45-0. It was so bad it was erased from my memory, but we fired Croom so it was perhaps the best loss in MSU history.

 

[DoggieDaddy13]

1. Dick Pace Screw Job that allowed Fourcade to dance into the endzone from the one yard line. Such BuIIsh!t! That one still makes me so 17n angry to this day. We had a fantastic team that year. We lost 7-6 to USM, a heart breaker in Tuscaloosa (with three bad calls!), and I think Missouri beat us that year. So we would have been 8-3.

2. The Immaculate Deflection - This one hurt the worst even though our season was already a wash. Lost my faith in a loving God that day. Never had a team scored so many points by doing so little as Ole Miss that day. One lucky play after another kept the Rebels in the game. (I think we gave up a punt return right before halftime.) After the game DT Daryl Moore gave one of the best quotes ever about Ole Miss, "They're cheaper than Southern, worse than Tulane, and luckier than Georgia." - That sums up the Ole Miss football program about as well as you can.

3. 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 - Frozen. Mullen didn't just take his foot off the gas in the Egg Bowl rivalry.. he had his damn foot out the door. Without the Miracle of Dak in 2013, Mullen would have had a losing record in the Egg Bowl after winning the first three. Once Freeze arrived, he owned Mullen, because Mullen was incapable of competing against Freeze for recruits and all of their cheats in the Network.

I give a hell of a lotta credit to Mullen for making us a better than .500 program (though not in the SEC) and the excitement he helped create around game day, but there is no doubt he wanted out of Starkville and was checking out every November from 2012 on. We'd be a much more relevant program and in a better position to recruit if Mullen had won at least two of those four games.

GO TO HELL OLE MISS!

 

[She Mate Me]

Even if you don't remember it or weren't born yet, it has to be the Immaculate Deflection. The wind blows a perfect FG attempt straight up and backwards at the end of a bitter rivalry game? Are you 17'n kidding me?? Has that ever happened in a similar situation before or since??? ???

It felt like we were simply doomed and God was on the side of the devils in Oxford. Especially so soon after Pace.

 

[dawgman42]

'92 and '97 were the painful ones for me. Took me forever to get over Watson Brown's ridiculous play-calling in '92 during the goal line stand.

'97 just deflated me, and of course, cost us a bowl game.