It doesn’t take long before an innocent conversation in the Egg Bowl rivalry between Ole Miss and Mississippi State, turns into a keyboard banging fracas. All civility gives way to name-calling and fake Twitter bravado. Some media member have come to call the situation toxic.
Now I can’t measure its toxicity as compared to other rivalries. But I have watched enough Dr. Phil to know that if you are a part of a toxic relationship, it’s time to end that relationship. I know it’s tough and sudden, but Miss State, we have to dump you. We’ve got to let you go as our rival.