They call it the Egg Bowl, but the annual Mississippi State-Ole Miss football game has nothing to do with the state's agricultural prowess. According to Department of Agriculture data, Iowa is actually the top producer of eggs in the United States (15%), followed by Ohio and Indiana (both 9%). Mississippi doesn't even get a mention in this "Egg-STAT-ic" post from 2021.
So what's the deal with the nickname? Well, it's what happens when fans need something shiny to distract them from thoughts of malice and a newspaper headline writer decides to take matters into his own hands.