Due to the obvious restrictions tied to COVID, it looks like Saturday's tilt against the Spartans will yield the lowest attendance in the history of Michigan Stadium (1927). People will cite the 1931 Wisconsin game as the lowest on record - but that game might deserve an asterisk.
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Ski-U-Milton | Dr. Sap’s Decals
Big Ten Football is back! Michigan Football is back! And isn’t it just great?! During this pandemic when everything but the norm is now the new normal, there is still one constant that has been so sorely missed - Michigan Football. Here's Dr. Sap's Decals.
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Jug Ink Style Guide
Style guide for at-home DIY Little Brown Juggers. 49-24 in 2020.
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Has the Original 1903 Jug Survived?
In this video I examine a common question: Did the original jug, found by Gopher equipment manager Oscar Munson following the 1903 Minnesota-Michigan 6-6 tie, survive to the present day? In other words, is the jug the teams exchange today that same, original crock? We examine the evidence, from the paint jugs, to old photos, to press reports and most importantly, the expert opinion of Ryan Forrey from the Henry Ford Museum.
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Jug 401: Did Yost really want the Little Brown Jug returned?
In this short video, I take a look at the origin story involving Michigan's coach Fielding H. Yost asking for the return of the jug after the 1903 game. I also take a look at the alleged the response from Minnesota that he and Michigan would need "to WIN it back." This story is important to origin story of college football oldest rivalry trophy tradition, but is it really what happened? I examine some of the problems with and much more in this video.
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Jug Then, Now and In Between | U-M Alumni Association
I recently participated in a virtual roundtable discussion with U-M greats Bruce Madej, John U. Bacon and Jon Falk talking about what else? The Little Brown Jug. Here's the full piece, nicely produced by the University of Michigan Alumni Association as part of a virtual Homecoming celebration.
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Yost Busts The Ghost | This Week in Michigan Football History (1925)
To open season 11 of TWIMFbH, it's the story of how Michigan's Fielding H. Yost returned to the head coach position. For a year Yost planned, schemed, and devised a strategy to stifle Illinois' great Red 'The Galloping Ghost' Grange on October 24, 1925. This segment appears on the WTKA 1050AM Countdown to Kickoff, starting four hours before each game.
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Really little Little Brown Jugs (1930s)
A beautiful 1934 Little Brown Jug pin, and the set of mini stoneware Brown Jug collectibles from which it came. Love this stuff.
