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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1903 Michigan-Minnesota Ticket Stub Found
Whoa - someone found one of the holy grails of Michigan football memorabilia--a ticket stub to the 1903 Minnesota-Michigan game from Minneapolis. Of course this is the game that started the Little Brown Jug rivalry.
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Jugology 401
Your primer for Jug week – this will keep you busy for a while: Chapter 1: What Really Happened in the 1930sChapter 2: Spinning MythsChapter 3: Getting it RightChapter 4: 2013: A Space Quandary (solved! see above)Chapter 5: Red Wing RootsChapter 6: Is the Greatest Trophy in College Sports a Fake?Chapter 7: Open QuestionsChapter 8: Doc Cooke and the Real Origins of the RivalryChapter 9: Gophers Here, Gophers There – When Michigan played Minnesota TwiceChapter 10: How It Started: Minnesota Madmen 6, Michigan Machine 6Chapter 11: A Righteous Sip, and Why Michigan Bought the JugChapter 12: Making It Official—Jil Gordon & Painting the Little Brown JugChapter 13: 40,000 Jugs—Financial Analysis from 1903 Elsewhere: Did you order your Little Brown Jug book? It’s new and it’s hot – I heard they already sold out the initial printing and a setting up for run #2. Get yours now: Yes, I endorse this book. There are some incredible photos, many I’d never seen before getting the book. If you are local to Ann Arbor, contact Kenny Magee of Ann Arbor Sports Memorabilia at (734) 222-9321 or email kenmagee22[at]aol.com. Follow MVictors on Twitter
