Jon Joseph Moderator No. 1 Share Posted September 20 The Big Ten Conference including the Victory Bell game between UCLA and USC recognizes 17 football trophy games. There is a reason why the B1G 'Saturday coverage site' is referred to as 'Saturday Tradition.' Oregon is leaving a conference with great tradition of its own but is not leaving tradition behind. In addition to No. 11 ranked USC playing No. 18 Michigan, and No. 24 Illinois playing No. 22 Nebraska in Week 4, the Battle for The Floyd of Rosedale Trophy will be played in Minneapolis when 2-1 Iowa faces 2-1 Minnesota. The history of the 'Pig Trophy Game' is explained in the attached article. Note, that the game was born out of political and racial animus that was overcome by a wager between the Governors of Iowa and Minnesota; the Governor of the team that lost the game had to personally deliver a prized home state porker to the winning Governor. For health, safety, welfare, and olfactory reasons, today the winning team takes possession of a statue of Floyd. The pig and the politician STORIES.UIOWA.EDU Only one team can leave the Iowa-Minnesota football game with a bronze pig. Here’s the story behind the beloved trophy. Iowa is the only B1G team to have three permanent opponents, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. All three are Trophy games. Will the Cascade Clash between OBD and UW one day be recognized as a Trophy tilt? If so, what will the trophy be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 2 Share Posted September 20 On 9/20/2024 at 8:44 AM, Jon Joseph said: Will the Cascade Clash between OBD and UW one day be recognized as a Trophy tilt? If so, what will the trophy be? With a name like Cascade Clash, which is unofficial but should be the thing, I'd say it should be mountain themed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 3 Share Posted September 20 Iowa also has a trophy game with Iowa State. But, most Iowa fans of a certain maturity consider the game with Minnesota as THE rivalry game. For many years it was the last game of the regular season, sometimes played in snowy conditions. When Nebraska joined the Big Ten, the conference "manufactured" a rivalry game with Iowa for Thanksgiving weekend to end the season to create a "rivalry" for Nebraska in the B1G. That shifted the Minnesota game to various dates ranging from mid-October to mid-November. This Saturday is only the third time Iowa and Minnesota have played a game in September in their history. This will be the 118th meeting. Before Simmons who was discussed in that link, Iowa's roster included Duke Slater...the first Black in the College Football Hall of Fame. The stadium field has a logo with his name as the Duke Slater Field. Iowa had Black players as early as 1910. The first Black player on the Alabama roster was 1971. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 4 Share Posted September 20 UO/UW trophy? A bronze of a husky led dog sled, with a duck and a whip in the driver's seat. 3 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solar No. 5 Share Posted September 20 The trophy should just be a a beautiful fir tree carved out of a beautiful piece of wood mounted in a bronze base. Maybe the wood should a be a waterproof variant like teak for longevity. What to call it, I don't know. Something stupid but perhaps more original would be a carved woodshed model with an axe in front. Implying who killed who that year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted September 20 Solar, good thoughts but Cal and Stanford have: 'Give 'Em The Axe, Right in the Neck!' This week Cal plays in Tallahassee and Stanford in Syracuse. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Moderator No. 7 Share Posted September 20 I submit my idea for a trophy. The Cascadia Trophy (cascadia can be defined as a bioregion…land of falling waters) The sculpture depicts a 40 lbs. chinook salmon. A classy connection to the Pacific Northwest…one of the many fisheries/industries in the region. I would rather win this than a bronze sculpture of a . 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 8 Share Posted September 20 On 9/20/2024 at 12:43 PM, Drake said: I submit my idea for a trophy. The Cascadia Trophy (cascadia can be defined as a bioregion…land of falling waters) The sculpture depicts a 40 lbs. chinook salmon. A classy connection to the Pacific Northwest…one of the many fisheries/industries in the region. I would rather win this than a bronze sculpture of a . Could we get a talking fish version? I know this is a bass... but maybe something like this? 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Joseph Author Moderator No. 9 Share Posted September 20 On 9/20/2024 at 3:59 PM, David Marsh said: Could we get a talking fish version? I know this is a bass... but maybe something like this? Hello, my name is Jedd Fisch! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 10 Share Posted September 20 When Oregon wins....we are awarded the Golden Paddle...and get to use it on the Husky Coach! 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDuck No. 11 Share Posted September 20 The Columbia Cup? And, get NuttyBuddy to be the primary sponsor? Though they are based in Arizona. Athletic Cup Supporters Protective Mens Safety Equipment NUTTYBUDDY.COM Athletic cup and athletic protective cups from NuttyBuddy. The new sports jock supporter gives unmatched protection and comfort. The unique design is perfect for active sports such as baseball... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Dawg No. 12 Share Posted September 21 On 9/20/2024 at 12:59 PM, David Marsh said: Could we get a talking fish version? I know this is a bass... but maybe something like this? Damn I have one of these around here somewhere (unless I have given it to my 2-year-old great grandniece who loves the darned thing and almost giggled herself to death playing with it). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckley Palace No. 13 Share Posted September 21 I would say Oregon vs Washington could be for an axe due to all the trees, but there already exists a Paul Bunyan Axe game in the B1G. There's also a Little Brown Jug , Illibuck and Heroes Game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 14 Share Posted September 21 (edited) On 9/21/2024 at 4:09 PM, Duckley Palace said: I would say Oregon vs Washington could be for an axe due to all the trees, but there already exists a Paul Bunyan Axe game in the B1G. There's also a Little Brown Jug , Illibuck and Heroes Game. I'm not a big fan of playing regular season games for trophies. What about a fruit basket? Edited September 21 by OregonDucks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckley Palace No. 15 Share Posted September 21 On 9/21/2024 at 2:19 PM, OregonDucks said: I'm not a big fan of playing regular season games for trophies. What about a fruit basket? I think the Oregon vs Oregon State game should get a trophy. Ditch the Civil War because going forward it's more like Meh Obligatory. You could license a bored Garfield looking cat batting a toy Beaver mouse around. We don't need Puddles to be involved in that nothingness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 16 Share Posted September 21 On 9/21/2024 at 3:09 PM, Duckley Palace said: I think the Oregon vs Oregon State game should get a trophy. Ditch the Civil War because going forward it's more like Meh Obligatory. You could license a bored Garfield looking cat batting a toy Beaver mouse around. We don't need Puddles to be involved in that nothingness. The alumni exchange the playapus trophy. Which is why it should have been a no brainer when they choose to rename the civil war game that it should just be called the playapus bowl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OregonDucks No. 17 Share Posted September 22 On 9/21/2024 at 6:46 PM, David Marsh said: Which is why it should have been a no brainer when they choose to rename the civil war game that it should just be called the playapus bowl. It's still the civil war game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 18 Share Posted September 22 On 9/21/2024 at 5:04 PM, OregonDucks said: It's still the civil war game. I'd agree with that now. They probably won't officially rename it at this point. If they renamed it when they said they would we'd probably use both names. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
