Give credit to Iowa and Nebraska for this: the concept of naming their new annual rivalry game the "Heroes Game" and using it as a platform for celebrating "local heroes" is an original, engaging, endearingly Midwestern concept.
So it's a minor shame the trophy unveiled this week to be awarded to the winner -- and upon which the names of said heroes will be engraved -- doesn't quite live up to the uniqueness of the concept. Here it is:
Also, LSU and Arkansas will play for a spot in the SEC Championship Game, and the Golden Boot Trophy:
Saturday, Missouri and Kansas play for the Lamar Hunt Trophy and the Indian War Drum:
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| Lamar Hunt Trophy |
Tennessee and Kentucky used to play for the Beer Barrel Trophy, but got rid of the trophy after some students died in an alcohol-related accident:
Oregon and Oregon State play for the Platypus Trophy (because it has a duck bill and a beaver tail, no kidding):
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| photo from: Mickey Mantle's Liver |
Washington and Washington State play for the Apple Cup:
Alabama and Auburn play in the Iron Bowl for the Foy Trophy:
Stanford and Notre Dame play for the Legends Trophy:
Mississippi and Mississippi State play for the Golden Egg Trophy:
And finally (there are some others, but they can wait for next year), Indiana and Purdue will play for the Old Oaken Bucket:
Also, Ohio State and Michigan play. Normally it is for a share of the Big Ten title, but this year, it is only for pride. I wish Governors Snyder and Kasich had bet that the governor from the winning state got to punch the other governor in the face, but alas, they didn't.
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