[Ed. OK, it’s Jug Week and Saturday will mark the 112th Anniversary of the 1903 game – to the day (October 31, 1903). This week I’ll throw up a few required reposts of Little Brown Jug Lore, along with some new material. Below you’ll find a repost from last year, a good Jug primer.]
Most U-M fans (both U-Ms, I suppose) know the basic jug story. Before the 1903 game between the two schools in Minneapolis, Fielding Yost dispatched U-M equipment manager Tommy Roberts to purchase a five gallon Red Wing water jug.