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T&L Classic: Daniel Boyd Takes Us Back to the 1991 Egg Bowl

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SuperTalk Mississippi Media

Sports News, Sports, News

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

1991 was the start of a new era for Mississippi State football, and it was sealed with a win in the Egg Bowl, back on campus for the first time in decades. Brian Hadad catches up with Bulldog legend Daniel Boyd, as he looks back to an incredible win for Jackie Sherrill's first team.

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0:00.0

A Super Talk Mississippi Media Production.

0:04.0

Talk to former Mississippi State Bulldog, Daniel Boy, who played in the 1991 Egg Bowl, which is what we're going to focus on here today.

0:12.6

Daniel, one thing that I don't know is getting enough play right now is this is the 30th anniversary of the return to campus.

0:19.4

You know, all those games in Jackson from, I want to say 71 on through 90, and then

0:24.4

the first game back on campus was in 1991 here in Starkville.

0:29.1

You know, for being a player, what was the difference from having to bust up and go down

0:33.8

to Jackson to having that game on campus for the first time?

0:38.0

Well, the fact that your fans are in their home stadium, it gives the home team a little advantage.

0:46.9

I think it was a great move.

0:48.3

I think it was long needed.

0:50.6

I never enjoyed playing in Jackson as much as I did in Star Bowl or even in Oxford.

0:58.7

There's something about the feeling of the fans and people wanting to show up and sort of defend their home turf with making a lot of noise and making it hard for the opposing team.

1:10.9

Those sorts of things are exciting.

1:12.9

It was a great move.

1:14.0

It was well done and was well overdue.

1:19.6

And so you're asking me about things 30 years ago now.

1:23.3

That makes me a little bit older that I woke up feeling this morning.

1:29.2

I knew that was going to hit you the wrong way.

1:31.5

That's right.

1:31.9

30 years.

1:33.4

And so I need to preface everything I say about the 91 Eggbow then,

1:39.0

and that 30 years ago, you know, there are times when my wife accuses me of, you know, not remembering

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