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Per the Detroit Free Press:
The series: 115 games, dating back to 1891; Minnesota leads, 62-52-2.
The buzz: “Floyd” is more than a trophy — he’s a cautionary tale for our times, as the brass pig memorializes the stakes of the 1935 bet between the states’ governors, a pig that died eight months later because it wasn’t vaccinated (against cholera, but still).
The series: 130 games, dating back to 1892; Wisconsin leads, 62-60-8.
The buzz: Did this rivalry get a push past U-M and MSU’s Small Paul solely for the size of the humongous axe the winning team gets to wield? Maybe. In fact, let’s expand this trophy series; we need the Badgers and Gophers playing in hockey for Paul Bunyan’s Skates, the hoops teams playing for Paul Bunyan’s Shorts. Heck, even the academic decathlon teams playing for Paul Bunyan’s Pencil. You get the idea.
Go Gophers!!
4. Minnesota-Iowa
The trophy: Floyd of Rosedale.The series: 115 games, dating back to 1891; Minnesota leads, 62-52-2.
The buzz: “Floyd” is more than a trophy — he’s a cautionary tale for our times, as the brass pig memorializes the stakes of the 1935 bet between the states’ governors, a pig that died eight months later because it wasn’t vaccinated (against cholera, but still).
2. Minnesota–Wisconsin
The trophy: Paul Bunyan’s Axe.The series: 130 games, dating back to 1892; Wisconsin leads, 62-60-8.
The buzz: Did this rivalry get a push past U-M and MSU’s Small Paul solely for the size of the humongous axe the winning team gets to wield? Maybe. In fact, let’s expand this trophy series; we need the Badgers and Gophers playing in hockey for Paul Bunyan’s Skates, the hoops teams playing for Paul Bunyan’s Shorts. Heck, even the academic decathlon teams playing for Paul Bunyan’s Pencil. You get the idea.
Big Ten football: Ranking the conference's 11 protected rivalries
It's an offseason edition of the Big Ten football Misery Index, now that we know what the 2024-25 schedule will look like, and what rivalries remain.
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