It sure got messed up, didn't it? I'm talking about the brief history of the Little Brown Jug. Here's a download of information to set you straight:
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Why Michigan (really) Bought The Little Brown Jug in 1903
During a 2011 press conference, Michigan’s Ryan Van Bergen talked about The Little Brown Jug and joked, “I don’t think you’d want to drink any water out of that.” True, but even if you wanted to take a drink you’d be hard-pressed to make that happen. When I did my jug research a couple of years ago it was easy to notice that the top is sealed off: There used to be a cap and some ribbons affixed to the top, but at some point, they were removed (and from the looks of it, torn off). I asked Jon Falk about it –he’s not sure when exactly that happened. It’ll take a flathead screwdriver and some pliers to get that top off. You have to want it. Why Michigan Bought A JugSo obviously at one point, this jug did carry water for the team, but the truth of how and why it ended up on the U-M sideline in 1903 has shifted a bit over the decades. In the early days of the Jug rivalry, it was widely believed that Michigan brought the jug & water from Ann Arbor, and further, some suggested it was because Yost feared the Gophers would attempt to spike/poison their water. Of course, years later Tommy Roberts revealed that he simply bought the jug in Minneapolis before…
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Nebraska Cornhuskers Deliver the Royal Treatment (1911)
With a return to Lincoln, Nebraska afoot, a repost. This was originally published in mgoblog's HTTV 2011 as part of a blow-by-blow of the entire 1911 season through the reporting of The Michigan Daily. This is a fun look at the November 25, 1911 game played in Lincoln - on and off the field.
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The Daydrion Taylor Hit [Michigan-Penn State 1997]
There are certain names in U-M history that when mentioned immediately bring to mind a certain game or, in some cases, a distinct moment in a game. If you are over 30, you probably agree that Daydrion Taylor is one of those names. Here's why:
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Gary Moeller Calling “The Catch” (headset/video 1991)
Check this out, the Gary Moeller headset audio was included in the Notre Dame game program thanks to the athletic department, and my man Steve “Dr. Sap” Sapardanis spliced the video sequence over the audio. Unreal:
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Michigan Calls Cal & Stanford Chicken | Scheduling the First Rose Bowl (1901)
While most Michigan fans know that the Wolverines played in the first Rose Bowl in 1902, one detail that's misunderstood is that U-M actually had scheduled the trip out west BEFORE the season. Here's how it all played out - it's pretty cool stuff:
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Cold Case Closed: Herron (2011) vs. Harmon (1939)
Thanks to the new U-M Bentley Game Film vault, we’ll have a chance to see game events previously only experienced through photos, written descriptions, or rarely, first-hand accounts. And maybe we’ll use these videos to learn a few new things, and possibly, clear up a few mysteries or misconceptions. In the 2011 season opener against Western Michigan, U-M’s Brandon Herron took an interception return 94-yards to the house. But was it the longest ever?
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Yost Gets a Dog to Get Shorty Longman’s Goat (1910)
The story of how why Fielding H. Yost showed up with a dog in a 1910 team photo. It was apparently to get the goat of former player and Notre Dame coach Shorty Longman: