It’s a great weekend for rivalries. And for every Cortaca Jug or Monon Bell or Shoes, there’s a Little Brown Bucket, an Old Musket, an Old Tin Cup, and Old Funky Knickers.

Sometime in the late ’20s, nobody really remembers when, the janitor cleaning out the locker room at State Normal School #2 came across a pair of pants left behind by someone from Central Mennonite College. The following year, when Normal’s team made the short trip over the mountains to play in their neighboring state, they attempted to return the knickers, which by now were less than sanitary, and were rebuffed. In the end, the battle was so fierce over them that they became a trophy symbol of the teams’ meeting, with the “trophy” going to the loser.

Seem unlikely? Absolutely. Totally made up? You bet. But the story isn’t all that unlike how many trophy games must have come about. The Goat Trophy? The Drum? The Shot Glass? The Wooden Shoes? They all have stories, too.

We’ve heard many stories about the Jug, the Shoes and the Monon Bell. But let’s hear from people with other tales to tell. What’s your local trophy game and your favorite memory?

By the way, State Normal School #2 and Central Mennonite College are/were actual Division III schools. State Normal #2 became Frostburg State, and Central Mennonite is now Bluffton.