From the August 7th Chicago Tribune sports section "Main Event: Prize fights.
Nothing like a good college football rivalry. And with the season poised to start tomorrow, this is a good time to run this.
Illinois State and Eastern Illinois have been playing each other for over 100 years, and now they will have the most recent of a long line of rivalry prizes, those traveling trophies that go to the winning school each year.
Theirs will be called the Mid-America Classic.
The Tribune took a look at others and even categorized them as: classy, cheesy, contrived and historic. Included were photos of each trophy.
CLASSY-CONTRIVED QUADRANT
KEG OF NAILS-- Louisville vs. Cincinnati (Nails?)
JEWELED SHILLELAGH-- Notre Dame vs. USC (OK, the Irish have shillelaghs. What does this have to do with Southern California? Perhaps they also get the Lucky Charms.)
CRAB BOWL TROPHY-- Maryland vs. Navy (OK, both are in Maryland and they have lots of crabs.
LITTLE BROWN JUG-- Michigan vs. Minnesota (OK, does Minnesota have any idea what it looks like? Sounds like a college drinkin' thing to me.)
CLASSY HISTORIC QUADRANT
APPLE CUP-- Washington vs. Washington State (OK, Washington is the Apple State)
FLOYD OF ROSEDALE-- Iowa vs. Minnesota This one is of a pig. (OK, rise up all ye pigdom!!)
LAND OF LINCOLN TROPHY-- Illinois vs. Northwestern (OK, Illinois is the home of you-know-who)
OLD OAKEN BUCKET-- Indiana vs. Purdue (OK, my bucket's got a hole in it and I don't care.)
Eight More to Go. --Cooter
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