My fondness for the Little Brown Jug rivalry probably isn’t hard to explain to those who read this site. I run a regular feature called eBay Watch highlighting Michigan football memorabilia so digging into the story of the jug, the ultimate piece of Michigan (and perhaps college football) memorabilia was a natural fit for me.
But the work I began earlier this year was kickstarted almost by accident. As part of the research for my piece on the 1909 season for Brian Cook’s excellent Hail to the Victors 2009, I stubbed my toe on an interesting account of jug history.