Bits of Wooden Chair

The Minnesota Gophers play for four trophies against rivals across the Big Ten.

Floyd of Rosedale – Minnesota vs. Iowa

Little Brown Jug – Minnesota vs. Michigan

Governor’s Victory Bell – Minnesota vs. Penn State

Paul Bunyan’s Axe – Minnesota vs. Wisconsin

…and now the Bits of Wooden Chair Trophy?

From bringmethenews.com

This past weekend, the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the University of Nebraska’s Cornhuskers to claim the Bits of Wooden Chair trophy.

So how exactly did this trophy come into existance? To answer that, we have to go to Twitter. It all started with a friendly wager between Gophers mascot Goldy, and an account run by Nebraska called Faux Pelini.

It seems like Nebraska liked the initial offer, responding with:

And the Gophers responded with:

As it would turn out, Minnesota came up with a trophy named ‘Bits of Wooden Chair’ that was claimed by the Gophers after they won on Saturday. A poll on the Daily Gopher states that 94% of voters say that the trophy should exist, and the trophy was well received on Twitter as well.

This is the way a trophy game should start. Not by conference mandated games or two schools looking for additional revenue, but by a sincere rivalry that is well supported on both sides.

Personally, I think that the trophy is a great thing. Some people might say that the Gophers play to many trophy games, but I think that isn’t an issue. Minnesota and Nebraska is defiantly a rivalry in the making, and this trophy is a perfect symbol of it for years to come.