More Little Brown Jug shots here. Below find many more from a great day in Minneapolis: The Armory – where most reliable accounts claim the jug was found in 1903, and where it hung from ‘03-‘09 in the office of Minnesota AD Doc Cooke: Best B Dubs on the planet. It sits in the shadow of TCF Stadium and Williams Arena inside a converted old fire station. If you get too deep into the extreme Blazin’ wings sauce (or the booze), they can hose you down. Speaking of Williams Arena – I snuck in for a look and that place is sweet. Beer outside a college football stadium? Yawn. Beer inside a college football? Now we dance! To get to the beer you have to wander over to the beer/food garden behind the (east?) end zone. I’m not sure it’s the best view of the game, but I think it’s a choice place to sit next time you visit. Despite the empty seats the Gophers still definitely sold out. “What, take off our hats? Are you out of your mind?” Minnesota flashes their league championships on a ring on the stadium. I like it. More on 1904 later. Rawls and Norfleet feeling it pregame to Snapbacks and Tattoos. Denard seemingly ready…
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Jug Secured!
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Denard’s Arm and Beer
Two critical updates: Denard’s protection for the Golfer’s Elbow: Confirming they have beer here and you can drink it:
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Electrifying Game
We know the October 31, 1903 game Michigan played at Northrop Field in Minnesota spawned the Little Brown Jug rivalry. It was also the hottest ticket in town. The accepted attendance is an even 20,000, although Northrop Field only sat 8,000 in its 33 row grandstand. That doesn’t include the short stands in the end zone but that doesn’t explain how an extra 12,000 got their peepers on the famous 6-6 tie. Thanks to this shot the folks at Minnesota media relations forwarded over to me tonight, you get a sense for the lengths folks went to see this one: I think I need that on my office wall. Righteous Stub So we know approximately 20,000 witnessed the famous clash and we do know that the gross receipts for the game were precisely $30,933.50 (with the Wolverines netting a $13K cut). Assuming the ducats, based on others from that year, were probably about two bucks, it’s fair to assume Doc Cooke’s athletic department produced somewhere between 12,000 and 15,000 tickets. This leads to one missing piece of Jug Lore—I’ve never seen a ticket stub to the 1903 Minnesota-Michigan game. I polled a couple of the most famous U-M memorabilia collectors. Jack Briegel, who owns a ticket to every game played in Michigan Stadium and many more emailed me confirming that…
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My Jug Runneth Over (Michigan 58, Minnesota 0)
Photos from the 2011 Michigan-Minnesota postgame - players with the Little Brown Jug:
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Little Brown Jug Radio (WTKA audio)
On the eve of the Saturday’s great battle for the Little Brown Jug I swung by WKTA 1050AM for segment this morning. We talked all things jug—history, what to do with the scores, and so much more. We even had a special call from Jil Gordon, the artist who paints the scores of the crock if Michigan wins. (Above that’s Oscar Munson on the left, the man who found the jug in 1903, and on the right longtime Michigan equipment manager Henry Hatch). Here’s the audio from this morning: [display_podcast] Go Blue! Retain the Jug! Follow MVictors on Twitter
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Poll: Resolving the Space Quandary
Readers of this site know that the Little Brown Jug has but a pair of rows left for scores: After 2012 we’re hosed. When I first posted a set of potential options to resolve this matter, I was truly surprised by many of the suggestions. I’ve had a few new comments including this gem from reader bjk: As currently configured, the jug is sort of like the Mayan calendar, built to exhaust itself after a certain point. The options are as follows, (read the full post for more discussion): 1. Stop putting score on the jug 2. Remove some of the old scores 3. Make the jug bigger, aka the Stanley Cup solution 4. Repaint the existing score columns in a smaller font 5. Add new scoring columns in the free space on the jug 6. Retire the existing jug & start a new one I’m firmly on #4. Make the existing columns tighter, the numerals smaller and buy yourself a lot of time. The jug has been restyled a few times for this very purpose, so it’s not a break with tradition. What do you think? [poll id=63] Related: Little Brown Jug Lore Follow MVictors on Twitter
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The Eleven Jugsmen
From reader Daniel: I love reading the posts about custom Brown Jugs that readers make. In an awesome twist of fate, I found myself as the owner of a replica mini Brown Jug. Actually 11 of us did. One of my good friends got married in August. As a gift for all the guys who stood up, ushered, etc…he had replica Brown Jugs made. I had to pass these photos along. Right on, brother. Best wedding photo EVER: Like those guys didn’t get action that night. Check out these beauties: One disappointment: As an ordained minister in Jugology, I feel like I should have officiated this wedding. I case you are wondering, yes, all the scores are on there and it has the two spots awaiting the 2011 and 2012 games. Nicely done, gents! Consider yourselves in the Jug Brotherhood, Local 1903 along with: Brian Snider – 2011 post Eric Mierzwiak – 2009 post Mark Foster – 2010 post Dennis Dail – Post from earlier this year Related: Little Brown Jug Lore
