First look at new George Jewett trophy
October 19th, 2021 at 9:09 AM ^
Some more facts on it:
October 19th, 2021 at 9:12 AM ^
"will be able to rotate"
I await the day someone drops it and it gets stuck in one position
October 19th, 2021 at 9:17 AM ^
or, presumably, it stays in the same position for decades, and no longer can "go left"
October 19th, 2021 at 9:55 AM ^
From a product durability standpoint, probably not a great idea. People are going to be hoisting/waving the trophy by the easiest place to grab (most likely near the base of the legs) and there is going to be a good deal of stress on the swivel point. And if someone *drops* it...
October 19th, 2021 at 10:00 AM ^
I hope they have a set screw in there somewhere to stop it from rotating accidentally. Safety first!
Cool design - I like it.
October 19th, 2021 at 10:43 AM ^
I thought I read a while back that the trophy was going to be presented each year at halftime of the NW-UM basketball game. I could totally be thinking of something else, but that might help to prevent it being run all over the place like Paul Bunyan or the Jug.
October 19th, 2021 at 12:38 PM ^
If it breaks, it can always be easily fixed.
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October 19th, 2021 at 9:18 AM ^
I don't get the rotation aspect. Is it going to be placed behind the end zone and face whichever side is winning at the time? Anyway, it looks really well done.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:19 AM ^
Probably just rotates to face whichever side wins the last game
October 19th, 2021 at 9:23 AM ^
I can't decide if this is super corny or cool.
October 19th, 2021 at 12:15 PM ^
Probably cool? Presumably the winner will put it in their trophy case with Jewett facing their name.
October 19th, 2021 at 2:26 PM ^
Maybe it rotates to the sound of the school fight song, like a ballerina
October 19th, 2021 at 9:20 AM ^
One side of the base of the trophy has a Michigan logo, the other has a Northwestern logo. Presumably the winner will rotate so it's facing their side. If they were going to have him rotate like you described, they should have made him 10x as large with glowing eyes. Really up the ante.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
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— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) October 18, 2021
Honoring the legacy of the first African American player in @UMichFootball & @NUFBFamily history. #GoCats | @coachfitz51 pic.twitter.com/k3HZHyYxIW
We'll see if I do this right. But just in case I don't here is the picture from NW's twitter feed showing the statue rotated to their side of the base.
October 19th, 2021 at 12:16 PM ^
Pretty dope trophy in my opinion
October 19th, 2021 at 12:20 PM ^
Wonder if the team has already tailored a pair of maize pants in George's size too...
October 19th, 2021 at 9:46 AM ^
If he picks up a fumble or picks off a pass, you don't want Jewett running the wrong way, do you?
October 19th, 2021 at 5:16 PM ^
Well, he’s gonna have to set down the books to carry the ball properly and not fumble it back. #football101
October 19th, 2021 at 9:12 AM ^
I really like it. Well done.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:15 AM ^
Love it.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:22 AM ^
Works for me.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:23 AM ^
I wonder if Jewett's ancestors [edit: no, there will not be zombies on the field. I'm sure I meant descendants. Yeah, that's the ticket.] will be on hand for the inaugural trophy game. Per wikipedia:
Jewett was married on November 4, 1901, to Lillian Zebbs. They had two children, George H. Jewett (1902–1977) and Richard Jewett (born 1908).
Jewett died suddenly in 1908 at the age of 38, leaving his wife, Lillian, and two sons; his son Richard was eight days old when his father died.[6][18] Richard was the father of Coleman Jewett, well known Ann Arbor athlete, educator and craftsman, and grandfather of Michael Jewett, the host of 89.1 Jazz heard on weekday afternoons on WEMU radio.[6][19]
Also, based on this article about Coleman Jewett, I learned that Jewett Ave in AA is named after the family (perhaps grandfather George?). Also more on Michael Jewett.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:25 AM ^
Harbaugh shouted out Coleman Jewett during the press conference about the trophy yesterday
October 19th, 2021 at 9:33 AM ^
I wasn't aware of that. Very cool.
Also wasn't aware that the Jewett's apparently have pretty deep roots now in the AA/SE MI area. Also very cool.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:40 AM ^
Harbaugh is a graduate of Tappan Junior High (not middle school) where Coleman Jewett was the long-time assistant principal, and a legend.
October 19th, 2021 at 10:20 AM ^
Coleman Jewett also made furniture and sold it at the Farmer's Market for ages. My parents, in fact, have a few of his creations. He was a very, very genuinely nice man and he is greatly missed in the community (he died in 2013).
October 19th, 2021 at 10:52 AM ^
That is very cool about the furniture!
October 19th, 2021 at 10:44 AM ^
Good thing you corrected that junior high/middle school situation for Tappan, HUGE dIsReSpEcT there.
October 20th, 2021 at 8:50 AM ^
Ha -- just a typo. I meant to write "now middle school" rather than "not middle school". Oh well.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:34 AM ^
I don't believe the word "ancestors" is the one you meant to go with here.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:42 AM ^
Then what exactly should he have used? The word was not misused. However, the family would have been correct too.
EDIT: And I was wrong.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:46 AM ^
How about decendants?
October 19th, 2021 at 9:57 AM ^
Almost
October 19th, 2021 at 9:47 AM ^
Ancestors is commonly defined as relatives from the past, more distant than grandparents, from whom one is descended. If any of his "ancestors" are at this game, its probably a felony...
October 19th, 2021 at 9:49 AM ^
I stand corrected and will drink another cup of coffee.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:51 AM ^
His ancestors are long since deceased, right? So: descendants. And yeah family works equally to that.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:53 AM ^
Lol. I haven't had my coffee yet.
October 19th, 2021 at 10:01 AM ^
This article here says that "about 16 members" of the Jewett family will be present at the game on Saturday.
October 19th, 2021 at 10:11 AM ^
I love the self own. The thought of self-aware zombies on the field to honor their descendant is what 2021 needs.
EDIT: I assume this means the honoree himself will be there as well.
October 19th, 2021 at 10:53 AM ^
Even the shit-headiest of middle schoolers would straighten up if you entered this man's office.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:24 AM ^
Trophy games are part what make college football great, glad this one represents an important, but heretofore overlooked individual
October 19th, 2021 at 9:26 AM ^
This is a super cool trophy
October 19th, 2021 at 9:32 AM ^
It really is a way super cool trophy. Let's keep it most of the time....like the Little Brown Jug. That is if we ever play Minnesota again. Now that I think about it again , we don't play NW very often anymore. Trophy games would be better if we played the teams every year.
October 19th, 2021 at 11:41 AM ^
I'm actually shocked, I guess this will only be Harbaugh's third game against Northwestern. I knew we didn't play last year, but I felt like we had played most of the years before that; actually only played in 2018 and 2015. I guess I must just be thinking of the Hoke years, where we seemingly played Northwestern every year (and pretty much every one was memorable)...
October 19th, 2021 at 1:23 PM ^
I believe that other than Wisconsin, we will play every other western team twice between 2016-2021, and then from 2022-2027 we play Nebraska annually and every other team twice more. So 2 years of not seeing most of the west is the new normal.
Which is why we oughta get rid of divisions, name a few permanent rivals, and rotate amongst everyone else so we see them about every other year. Top 2 teams play each other in Indy for the Big Ten 'ship, with tiebreaker rules discouraging rematches. It'd be FUN! And we'd play for the jug 5 times a decade instead of 4 times in a dozen years. And no longer would we complain that the west is undeserving.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:27 AM ^
Trophy looks slick and (as far as we know), Jewett is certainly worthy of the honor.
Although... it is curious how many people were of the opinion recently (especially with the developments of the Anderson scandal and what Bo & others did/did not know, not to mention in regard to various prominent historical figures) that we should stop naming things/buildings/places after people and putting them up on pedestals (since people are inherently human and thus likely to have character flaws). Now we have a new trophy named after a person... literally with a person on a pedestal.
Strange times.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:42 AM ^
I think a hundred+ years out from his death, we're pretty safe to think George Jewett isn't going to get embroiled in a controversy.
October 19th, 2021 at 9:52 AM ^
You are probably correct (this is still a man born ~150 years ago that *most likely* had some views that would not be considered "acceptable" today... let alone 50+ years from now), but the point still stands: should we still be putting people on pedestals (figuratively or literally)?
October 19th, 2021 at 9:57 AM ^
We tend to remember the bad ones but not the good ones. Like you said, almost every human being, including you and me, are going to have flaws. Same thing goes for corporations which are used widely to name buildings. We can't be afraid to cherish, but at the same time willing to take it down when additional information comes out in the future that didn't fit the picture. I can also go with just naming them after flowers and birds.
October 19th, 2021 at 11:06 AM ^
Of course - those predominantly remembered for their remarkably good and significant contributions to society and history. They are exceptional and should be seen as so.