Ole Miss fans frustrated as Dan Mullen set for 2023 Egg Bowl
By Ethan Lee
![OXFORD, MS - NOVEMBER 26: Head Coach Dan Mullen of the Mississippi State Bulldogs celebrates with his team after winning the Egg Bowl against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 26, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. The Bulldogs defeated the Rebels 55-20. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) OXFORD, MS - NOVEMBER 26: Head Coach Dan Mullen of the Mississippi State Bulldogs celebrates with his team after winning the Egg Bowl against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 26, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. The Bulldogs defeated the Rebels 55-20. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/cc988ec9f5578d8cebd504116fa1209046a78ef006276e1888a14f79b7d727d9.jpg)
While some Mississippi State football fans are on board with Dan Mullen at the Egg Bowl, it doesn’t look like Ole Miss fans are excited.
The 2023 Egg Bowl is going to feature an interesting name as part of its broadcast crew. ESPN has put Dan Mullen on Thursday night college football games (he’s been doing a really good job for the self-proclaimed worldwide leader in sports) and that means he’ll call the annual Mississippi State football game against the Ole Miss Rebels.
It’s a rivalry! It’s fun! He’s sure to have a ton of insight given all of his experience coaching in the SEC. He’s definitely familiar with both the Ole Miss Rebels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs given his experience coaching at *checks notes*
uh…
Mississippi State football.
Ah, well, I’m sure he’s going to be unbiased and not say anything that would infuriate either fanbase. There’s no way Ole Miss fans will be mad that a former Mississippi State football coach is part of the Egg Bowl, right?
Well…
Ole Miss fans react to news that Dan Mullen is joining the 2023 Egg Bowl broadcast crew
Folks up in Oxford aren’t exactly thrilled. In fact, some folks are definitely not happy with this Egg Bowl news at all.
This is extremely irresponsible by ESPN.
— Everything Ole Miss (@EverythingRebs) September 5, 2023
Dan Mullen is one of the main reasons the Egg Bowl rivalry is as toxic as it is now. https://t.co/Mt1ioM06Nf
It looks like there are some Ole Miss fans who will be listening to the radio, which, you know, fair enough. That’s not an uncommon choice for folks to pick during a college football game.
SiriusXM hometown broadcasters are available thank god https://t.co/Pg6zHZv65q
— Steven Willis (@TheStevenWillis) September 5, 2023
No thanks. I’ll be listening to @RebVoice with the TV muted https://t.co/Mt1ioM06Nf
— Everything Ole Miss (@EverythingRebs) September 5, 2023
Some, on the other hand, are having choosing fun with this. Because why not have fun with this? This is a unique and bizarre circumstance, so you might as well have a little fun and crack a few jokes here and there.
Give me Dan Mullen and Houston Nutt on the call asap https://t.co/jwEvPIiCXu
— #15 3-0 jaxson dart fan account (@omsportsburner) September 5, 2023
On the other hand, some seem to be REALLY upset on this matter and are not in a jovial mood.
If you didn’t already know ESPN was a joke, now you really do. Get cousin Eddie way the heck away from the broadcast booth @espn https://t.co/ZgpQQOkEv6
— Austin Eldridge (@AustinonAir1021) September 5, 2023
You've got to be kidding me https://t.co/6kscmYXNwO
— Catherine Chalfant (@catcarroon1193) September 5, 2023
No jokes here, folks. None at all.
Cousin Eddie announcing the Egg Bowl. You’ve been warned. https://t.co/7UZxhcTe9Y
— Chris Muller (@rebelinc) September 5, 2023
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