Across the vast landscape of college football, many trophy games exist, but only some of them own a long and enduring history. Many trophy games are artificial creations bereft of the passion which ought to belong to a backyard battle. Floyd of Rosedale, however, is one of the legitimate trophy games.
Minnesota’s players were very excited to reclaim the big pig after thrashing Iowa on Saturday:
GET THAT PIG @GopherFootball @GopherHole @GOPHERgossip !!!! #IOWAvsMINN pic.twitter.com/F2mGk8ReZX
— BHogg (@benhogg9) November 8, 2014