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Because it amuses me to do so, I've decided to do a series of posts on eating our opponents. No, not like that! More like this: Here's an interesting article about how the craze for turtle soup nearly wiped out terrapins. Turtle soup used to be food that only the poor ate, and then it...

Playing the Cornhuskers made me think of all the recipes involving corn. We're playing the Scarlet Knights, and there aren't too many recipes involving knights, but this one seemed perfect. Poor Knights This "Poor Knights" recipe is an ancient way to make stale bread taste good again...

https://www.thedailygopher.com/2019/8/1/20750570/Daily Gopher: Minnesota Gophers: Oldest Piece of Gopher Football History? TBT If you've visited the James J. Hill House, you may have seen this sweater. It was worn by Egil Boeckmann, who scored the tying touchdown in the 1903 Little Brown Jug...

If you're looking for something while coming up to the Twin Cities for a game, here are some cheap ideas. Minnehaha Falls, a 53 ft waterfall in Minneapolis. Parking can be a little limited, but the park is on a light rail stop. Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at the Walker Art Museum. While...

Winfield was smart of kneel after the interception because it ended the game. If he had fumbled, Fresno State could have returned it for a touchdown. But if Winfield fumbled in the field of play, and Fresno State recovered but didn't return it for a touchdown, would they get a new possession or...

The State Fair is something to try at least once. It's the second largest state fair in the country in terms of total attendance, but the largest in daily attendance. The Texas State Fair has a larger total attendance, but it is open for more days. There are park and ride lots all over the metro...

In 1869, the Rutgers Queensmen (That's what they went by back then) beat the Princeton Tigers 6-4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1869_New_Jersey_vs._Rutgers_football_game I had always thought it would be a great idea for Princeton and Rutgers to play each other in 2019. It was seen as...

Here's my handiwork. Not as good, but I was pleased.

I expect I'll be eating a lot of Red Baron pizza, but I can only use so many tickets. Does anyone have a group which would like the tickets? It would be simple enough to forward the e-mail with the promo code to whoever wants the tickets, and they could use it to order the tickets. It's not...

The obstacle is money. If there were a big donor who wanted men's volleyball, it could happen.

I found this gem at AxeMan on University Avenue. Only $4.95! Came with a lot of extras, like replica postcards, a banner and printed schedules,like this one showing the results of the 1891 season. There's a replica of the program from the 1908 game vs Carlisle. I'm tempted to get another just...

I took this picture at the game. It was chance getting the person waving the pompom, but I thought it was cool.

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From the Minnesota Historical Society: I was at the James J. Hill house in Saint Paul and noticed this sweater on display. According the tour guide, one of the grandchildren scored the tying touchdown in the game. Very cool, the U should see if they can borrow it to display in the Hall of Fame...

Don't mess with Raccoons.

In 1999, the Gophers were 5-3 in the Big Ten, and in 2000, the Gophers were 4-4 in the Big Ten. That was the last time the Gophers have had two consecutive seasons with records of .500 or better. Now we have two seasons in a row that aren't losing seasons, and we still have three more games. The...