Donster Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Momma has chores for you all to do! Foggy this morning, but clear skies and 55F today. A great day to end the Big Ten Football regular season! Iowa Hawkeyes vs Minnesota Golden Gophers today at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City. The Battle for the "Floyd of Rosedale" Trophy*. "Floyd" is currently in Iowa's possession after a 55-0 rout of the Gophers last season in Minneapolis. "Floyd" has gone to the Hawkeyes seven of the past eight years. *Floyd of Rosedale is the name of a bronze pig trophy that is awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the Universities of Iowa and Minnesota. It is one of several traveling trophies in college football. The 1934 football game between Iowa and Minnesota had been filled with controversy over the treatment of Iowa star halfback Ozzie Simmons. Simmons was also one of the few black football players of that era, and several rough hits by the Gophers on Simmons forced him to leave the game multiple times in Minnesota’s 48-12 victory. “What it amounted to was that they were piling on – late hits,” Simmons recalled. “I had bruised ribs...they came at me with knees high, and some of it was pretty obvious.” The following year, Coach Bernie Bierman’s Gophers were 5-0, and Coach Ossie Solem’s Hawkeyes were 4-0-1. Before the 1935 Iowa-Minnesota contest in Iowa City, Bierman received a flood of threatening letters from Iowa fans. He requested and received special police protection for the team when it detrained in Iowa a couple days before the contest. The day before the game, Iowa Governor Clyde Herring told reporters, "If the officials stand for any rough tactics like Minnesota used last year, I'm sure the crowd won't." Herring’s message was clear. “What he was saying was, ‘If you treat Ozzie like you treated him last year, we’re coming out of the stands,’” Ozzie said. The news quickly reached Minnesota. Coach Bierman threatened to break off athletic relations. Minnesota Attorney General Harry Peterson practically accused the Iowa governor of thuggery. "Your remark that the crowd at the Iowa-Minnesota game will not stand for any rough tactics is calculated to incite a riot," said Peterson. "It is a breach of your duty as governor, and evidences an unsportsmanlike, cowardly and contemptible frame of mind." To lighten the mood, Minnesota Governor Floyd Olson sent a telegram to Governor Herring on game-day morning, which read, "Minnesota folks are excited about your statement about the Iowa crowd lynching the Minnesota football team. I have assured them that you are a law abiding gentleman only trying to get our goat...I will bet you a Minnesota prize hog against an Iowa prize hog that Minnesota wins." The Iowa governor accepted, and word of the bet reached Iowa City as the crowd gathered at the stadium. Things calmed down and the game was untroubled. Minnesota won 13-6, and Iowa star Ozzie Simmons played an injury-free game. Afterwards, the Minnesota players went out of their way to compliment Simmons, and Simmons praised the Gophers for their clean, hard-fought play. Minnesota went on to win their second straight national championship. Governor Herring obtained an award-winning prize pig which had been donated by Allen Loomis, the owner of Rosedale Farms near Fort Dodge, Iowa. Dubbed Floyd after Minnesota Governor Olson, the pig was the brother of BlueBoy from Will Rogers' movie State Fair. A few days later, Governor Herring collected "Floyd of Rosedale" and personally walked him into Governor Olson’s carpeted office. Iowa social crusader Virgil Case swore out a criminal warrant in Des Moines against Governor Herring, alleging that the bet violated Iowa gambling laws. Herring jokingly stated that he had retained Governor Olson as his attorney, who argued that it was not a true bet because Herring did not have a chance of winning it. However, an assistant Iowa attorney general convinced a judge to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds because the bet had been made in Minnesota and Iowa City, beyond the local court's jurisdiction. Case also argued that the governors were guilty of violating federal gambling laws because the pig had been placed into interstate commerce when Herring made good on the bet, but the U.S. Attorneys declined to prosecute. President Franklin Roosevelt's former son-in-law, Curtis Dall, who attended the 1935 game as a guest of the governors, suggested that they name the pig "New Deal." Herring vetoed that proposal. Aftermath Governor Olson later offered Floyd up as the grand prize in a state-wide essay-writing contest, which was won by 14-year old Robert Jones. A few years later, Floyd of Rosedale caught cholera and died. Since the two schools could not continue wagering a live pig, Governor Olson commissioned Saint Paul sculptor Charles Brioscho to capture Floyd's image. The result was a bronze pig trophy 53cm (21 inches) long and 38cm (15 inches) high. Iowa and Minnesota have played for the Floyd of Rosedale trophy every year since then. The winner of the annual Iowa-Minnesota football game is entitled to keep the trophy until the following year's contest. One of the most notable games in the rivalry was in the 1960 college football season when undefeated and number three-ranked Minnesota met undefeated and number-one ranked Iowa in Minneapolis. The game was for the Big Ten Conference championship, the 1961 Rose Bowl berth, and the #1 ranking. Minnesota won, 27-10. In 2008, Rivals.com named Floyd of Rosedale the top rivalry trophy in college football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Morning all and that's some interesting information about my favorite breakfast meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraj Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Morning all..yeah chores inbound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCat Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Raining and extremely cold, got the shivvers with winter clothes on. It's about 60F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Oh, shut up, Donnie! Go back to sleep. Unless it's time to feed the piggies, in which case get your arse in gear and do something useful for a change! Bloody farmers!................(Whiz wanders off to find the coffee pot) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Somebody is in a bit of a mood today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted November 21, 2009 Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Afternoon. Can't believe how fast this day has gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Afternoon. Can't believe how fast this day has gone! Day? What day? Oh, that one! Wasn't anything to shout about anyway. Just wait until tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stans Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Day? What day? Oh, that one! Wasn't anything to shout about anyway. Just wait until tomorrow! Tomorrow is nothing but a promise and we call it the future. Yesterday is past and we call it history. But today is a gift and we call it the present. Think about that for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Oh, shut up, Donnie! Go back to sleep. Unless it's time to feed the piggies, in which case get your arse in gear and do something useful for a change! Bloody farmers!................(Whiz wanders off to find the coffee pot) Them there pigs and cows have been fed and watered long before you got up my friend. Next time you sit down for a meal, thank God and them Bloody farmers for what you are about to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donster Posted November 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Whew, 10-2! Defense carries the day for Hawkeyes Floyd of Rosedale stays home in Iowa Trophy Case. Playing extra-super cautiously with a red-shirt freshman quarterback, Iowa improved to 10-2 (6-2 Big Ten) and definitely is in the mix for a BCS at-large bowl berth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whizkid Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Them there pigs and cows have been fed and watered long before you got up my friend. Next time you sit down for a meal, thank God and them Bloody farmers for what you are about to eat. You're right, Donnie, I wouldn't be a farmer for anything! Must be something they like about it, though. And I certainly give God the Glory for all I eat. Haven't seen a scientist that can make a carrot from scratch yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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