It’s official: it’s updated and it’s safe until 2017.
Cheers to the great local artist Jil Gordon and her handiwork (more at TrueBlue365) this morning inside Schembechler Hall. Also thanks to the new keeper of the jug, U-M equipment manager Brad Berlin (with Jil below).
16 Comments
John S.
Am I missing something, or is the score being recorded as 29-26?
Jeffery Baker
That was the score… you’ve mixed up your weeks.
Justin Lisiewski
29-26, not 49-16. You missed something!
Greg - MVictors
We stopped them on that final play, John. We won!
98XJWolverine
Greg- Any idea who is the Minnesota version of Jill G? Whoever it is doesn’t get much practice with The Jug —and let’s keep it that way!
jmblue
Looking at those 1970s scores . . . what on Earth happened in the ’77 game to cause our Rose Bowl-bound team to get blanked?
Teddy
Is there a reason why we don’t play Minnesota next season? I thought that was our protected crossover matchup…
John
I don’t think there are any protected crossovers besides Indiana-Purdue.
Teddy
Damn… yet another reason to hate the additions of Rutgers and Maryland.
Greg - MVictors
Of course they don’t have it consistently to warrant a Jil-esque resource but last time IIRC they simply had a guy on the equipment staff do it.
98XJWolverine
Per Ufer, Minny watered down the field to slow down our option attack,and we turned the ball over five times.
Mike
Looking at the final picture … there are two jugs? Is one a mock-up/decoy?
Mike
Also noticed that they are not identical… Hmm….
Gulogulo234@gmail.com
I think one is the replica that goes on display in Schembechler Hall. The real Jug is kept safely out of sight IIRC.
Greg - MVictors
yes, left is the real jug, the right is Michigan replica. It used to be displayed in Schembechler Hall but they took it out after renovations. I actually asked about this – sounds like they are thinking about putting it back in the museum we’ll see. Real jug always stayed tucked away.
98212
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cseeman/8119636089/sizes/l/
They had it at the old Towsley Museum, but it’s not on display after the renovation. I actually liked the way they displayed all our bowl trophies at the old museum.