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The last time the Michigan Wolverines faced the Minnesota Golden Gophers feels like decades ago. After the 2020 season was canceled and restarted, the Wolverines traveled to Minneapolis for a primetime, empty stadium contest for The Little Brown Jug. A 49-24 win kicked off the Joe Milton era and the rest is hist...
About that. While the new Michigan quarterback threw for 225 yards and completed 68 percent of his passes, the win over the Gophers turned out to be quite forgettable. Three straight losses to follow and a double-digit deficit to Rutgers before being benched ended the Milton experiment, and the vast majority of fans have completely wiped the 2020 season out of their minds entirely.
This is not a post about that, or Joe Milton. No, this is a reminder of just how much has happened since The Little Brown Jug was last on the field. This week, The Athletic looked at rivalries that have been impacted by realignment, and to no surprise, this historic battle made the list as one that has “nose-dived”:
As great as the rivalry is, the results have been quite imbalanced. The Wolverines have won nine of the last 10 and 25 of the last 27, so The Little Brown Jug pretty much lives in Ann Arbor, whether or not the games have actually been played. Still, it will be nice to have a little bit of history restored, and consecutive games in 2023 and 2024 will really feel like a significant — and welcome — change from recent memory.
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Go Gophers!!
The last time the Michigan Wolverines faced the Minnesota Golden Gophers feels like decades ago. After the 2020 season was canceled and restarted, the Wolverines traveled to Minneapolis for a primetime, empty stadium contest for The Little Brown Jug. A 49-24 win kicked off the Joe Milton era and the rest is hist...
About that. While the new Michigan quarterback threw for 225 yards and completed 68 percent of his passes, the win over the Gophers turned out to be quite forgettable. Three straight losses to follow and a double-digit deficit to Rutgers before being benched ended the Milton experiment, and the vast majority of fans have completely wiped the 2020 season out of their minds entirely.
This is not a post about that, or Joe Milton. No, this is a reminder of just how much has happened since The Little Brown Jug was last on the field. This week, The Athletic looked at rivalries that have been impacted by realignment, and to no surprise, this historic battle made the list as one that has “nose-dived”:
Things will get slightly better with the removal of divisions, as every team in the Big Ten will see every other opponent at least once every two seasons. Many Michigan fans were hoping for a protected annual contest against Minnesota, but at least the cadence will shrink from every three years to every two.
As great as the rivalry is, the results have been quite imbalanced. The Wolverines have won nine of the last 10 and 25 of the last 27, so The Little Brown Jug pretty much lives in Ann Arbor, whether or not the games have actually been played. Still, it will be nice to have a little bit of history restored, and consecutive games in 2023 and 2024 will really feel like a significant — and welcome — change from recent memory.
We need more Little Brown Jug!
How does Joe Milton get multiple references in one post?
www.maizenbrew.com
Go Gophers!!
