1942: Referee’s boner keeps Little Brown Jug at Minneapolis
August 19th, 2019 at 9:08 AM ^
That ... isn't what she said?
August 19th, 2019 at 4:03 PM ^
With comments like that... I seriously doubt "she's" ever said anything to you...
August 19th, 2019 at 9:08 AM ^
They didn't even don their football togs? What sort of foolishness was Crisler fooling with!
August 19th, 2019 at 9:10 AM ^
That's some boner!
All time
Michigan 75 wins, Minnesota 25 wins, 3 ties
Form a F*cking Wall -- Great Win. Halloween and we win by goal-line stand.
Since 1968, Michigan has only lost to Minnesota 4 times.
Little Brown Jug. Go Blue!
August 19th, 2019 at 9:28 AM ^
August 19th, 2019 at 9:58 AM ^
Still can't believe Minnesota gifted us that game. The goalline stand was awesome, but Minnesota should've gotten 1 or 2 more cracks at it if they didn't waste so much time. I'd have been losing my mind if Michigan did that
August 19th, 2019 at 11:04 AM ^
I was there, seated at the 5 yard line on the far side of the field with the goal line stand right in front of me.
It was... beautiful.
August 19th, 2019 at 12:11 PM ^
I literally couldn’t believe what I was watching when they just let the clock keep winding down. He must not have known it was gonna start on the whistle after they reviewed the previous play. Or he did and he forgot
August 20th, 2019 at 1:16 AM ^
Oh, but all that tricky motion was well worth it.
August 19th, 2019 at 2:20 PM ^
Truth.
Even Rich Rod's mess of a 2008 team pulled off a strong win against Minnesota.
August 19th, 2019 at 4:44 PM ^
Yep. RichRod only won 6 conference games in three years (!!!), and most of his wins were close, but that one was comfortable -- with Nick Sheridan at the helm no less.
August 19th, 2019 at 9:13 AM ^
That is an all-time headline right there - wow
August 19th, 2019 at 9:15 AM ^
And the Merkle boner cost the New York Giants the 1908 NL pennant. I think his boner was a bigger boner.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:36 AM ^
Call it "The BIG BROWN JUG"......it creates countless suggestive headline opportunities....
August 19th, 2019 at 9:16 AM ^
Wait, Madar had two stitches IN HIS EYE and was back out for the second half!? Please tell me that's not right.
August 19th, 2019 at 9:19 AM ^
2014: A nation in disgust at Shane Morris staying in with a possible concussion
1942: it’s just a flesh wound
August 19th, 2019 at 9:50 AM ^
Concussions are not some “rub some dirt on it” type shit. Grow up.
August 19th, 2019 at 10:04 AM ^
You're a bit pissy this morning, aren't you? So pissy, in fact, that you let your faux-rage get in the way of a decent joke considering the differences in opinion from WWII to now. I'm sure you're great fun at a party...
August 20th, 2019 at 2:33 PM ^
lol ok dad
August 19th, 2019 at 11:19 AM ^
They were in 1942
August 19th, 2019 at 9:30 AM ^
Some boners are better than others.
# Bone the Huskies.
August 19th, 2019 at 9:32 AM ^
They sure did write (speak) differently back in the day... LOL!! I'd love to see someone try to recreate prose like that, today!
August 19th, 2019 at 10:25 AM ^
That might save the newspapers if they did start writing like that again. Then start making movies with lots a dialogue and everyone talking fast.
August 19th, 2019 at 9:35 AM ^
Some people like little brown jugs, nothing wrong with that.
August 19th, 2019 at 9:51 AM ^
*Sometimes known to cause boners for referees and others
August 19th, 2019 at 9:40 AM ^
Great headline. Reminds of the Tonight Show bit!
A quick Google search on “funny headlines”:
-Alton attorney accidentally sues himself
-Health Officials: Pools, diarrhea not a good mix
-Clown Commits Fu King Robbery
August 19th, 2019 at 11:28 AM ^
That bit was hilarious. Also, I believe it was Pho King, wasn't it? At least, I know there is a Pho King restaurant somewhere. I've also seen What the Pho. Love Pho.
One I'll always remember: [Steve] McNair's Sack Pain Lingers
August 19th, 2019 at 9:53 AM ^
I can't believe he got it stuck in the jug! What was he thinking?
August 19th, 2019 at 10:02 AM ^
OMG hahaha that's awesome!
August 19th, 2019 at 10:03 AM ^
I definitely did a little Peter Griffin laugh at this one.
August 19th, 2019 at 10:10 AM ^
Like the ad for Goebel beer!!?
August 19th, 2019 at 10:41 AM ^
"Jjo-Belll"
Brewed in "Deyy-twaaaah"
August 19th, 2019 at 11:12 AM ^
Same here, though I scream "false advertising!!!" at their claim that you get "5 brimming glasses" of beer from a quart bottle. 32 oz ÷ 5 glasses = 6.4 oz/glass. When was the last time you drank a 6.4 oz beer?
Don't forget to click WD's Bentley Library link https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071756121/185 if you haven't yet done so yet; it opens up the entire page.
On the bottom right-hand corner of the page is an advertisement for the October issues of The Gargoyle, which is another campus publication. Among the other features is advertizes is one called "Freshman Beauties". Would love to see a copy!
Another little one-paragraph insert right in the middle of the page is a notification for freshman basketball tryouts. I wonder if Coach Howard will run a similar advertisement in the Michigan Daily this fall.
August 19th, 2019 at 1:30 PM ^
Back in the day (when boners were std headlines) you would order a shell or similar, came in a six oz juice glass for like a nickel or a dime.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:56 AM ^
I've never seen a commercial for Goebel's beer! And it was my dad's and grandfather's favorite beer as I was growing up. However, as it began getting more difficult to obtain, they changed brands after I moved out (off to the Navy).
When grandfather died, my brother brought a case of Goebels to the funeral to toast the old man with. I don't think we got through half a can each... My dad wondered why the hell he ever drank that stuff to begin with. Man, it was baaddd... LOL!
August 19th, 2019 at 1:34 PM ^
Compared to todays craft beer it was really light, both in taste and in cost. When i was at the U, we’d buy a case of Goebel for $4.95 at the drive thru beer store and put it in an old Pepsi machine...”The Beer Machine” which dispensed long necks for $.10 each. Still have the machine, runs like it’s new.
August 19th, 2019 at 2:15 PM ^
I hadn't seen a commercial before either. They look a little on the older side; perhaps that's why.
That stuff is putrid. I once got a case for $3.50 in Ypsi. That includes the deposit!!!
August 19th, 2019 at 10:24 AM ^
My wife and I will actually be in Minneapolis next year in October and it just so happens Michigan plays Minnesota on the 17th - We'll be there! Go Blue!!
August 19th, 2019 at 11:42 AM ^
Next year, just saw that. Have fun.
August 19th, 2019 at 10:32 AM ^
Dr. AW Coxon...
August 19th, 2019 at 11:24 AM ^
Great headline and article. When reading the text under the "Ohio Retains Top Football Ranking" headline, I saw that Notre Dame defeated the "Iowa Seahawks". Thinking it may have been a former mascot name of the University of Iowa, I did a quick search and found that a short-lived program by the name of Iowa Pre-Flight (not Iowa) was actually a pretty decent football program in 1942-1944. Actually played our Michigan Wolverines in September of 1944. Michigan handed the Seahawks their only loss of the season as Iowa Pre-Flight would finish 10-1 (with victories over Purdue, Minnesota and Iowa) and a final ranking of No. 6 in the AP Poll. Great to find a little previously unknown nugget of college football history hidden in this post. Thanks, WD!
August 19th, 2019 at 11:43 AM ^
I don't know if this was urban legend or if it's true because I never saw the headline. But when I was taking journalism classes at Michigan, some students discussed the Michigan Daily headline from when Michigan beat South Carolina 34-3 in 1985 - "M beats Cocks Blue."
August 19th, 2019 at 11:46 AM ^
This is great. How long did it take you to find this shit?
August 19th, 2019 at 11:50 AM ^
Not very long. I’m trying to find when our last dropkick we ever attempted was.
The dropkick is still legal by the way. A D2 kicker made 3 of them last year on extra point attempts.
August 19th, 2019 at 11:50 AM ^
All this talk about boners and jugs makes me think I'm reading a college newspaper or something!
August 19th, 2019 at 3:12 PM ^
That must have been a Hard loss to take.
OT,. was Bob Kolesar related to John?
August 19th, 2019 at 5:38 PM ^
The feels. Man, if I had a nickel for every time that happened to me..