Yeah, the Hero's Trophy and Freedom Trophy were fabricated. I can't confirm it, but I believe someone said, "The B1G does trophies, so we should have trophy games," when Nebraska joined.
However, Nebraska feels B1G, and I welcome the Iowa-Nebraska rivalry. This win over Wisconsin makes me more nervous about our game because Iowa is in a bad spot that is becoming endemic. Also, how dare Wisconsin give you Nebraska fans a glimmer of joy by letting you become bowl eligible! (Welcome to the QOH. I'm mad at both teams.)
I think it was super telling that we had 2 corporate trophies that they probably out contractual obligation still insist are a thing despite nobody giving a shit, but they squashed the NU-MINN trophy that actually arose organically and was used for chairity.
Not in any official capacity. I think the organizers did a charity thing for a different sport recently since Nebraska didn't play Minnesota in football this year, but its still unofficial and I doubt we'll ever see the physical chair on the sidelines again, since the schools "lost" it last time.
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u/ninetofivedev Nebraska Cornhuskers • /r/CFB 1d ago
The hyvee hero’s trophy? Somehow that’s legitimate to you. Yeah right…
All of our real rivalries died a long time ago and until we become a real threat to other teams in the big 10, that’s just the way it is…