History of the brass spittoon rivalry

[82hoosier]

The year is 1950 and Michigan State has just had a big win over Notre Dame. The following week the Spartans are playing Indiana which is seen as a potential letdown game.

The Michigan State class president, concerned that the Spartans might overlook the Hoosiers, goes to an antique store and buys a brass spittoon for $25 and announces that the winner of the Indiana Michigan State game will be awarded the brass spitoon.

I have no idea if or where the brass platoon is displayed. Indiana has not won consecutive game against the Spartans in 53 years since they beat them three consecutive years from 1967 to 1969.

That's it. I'm not making this up.

 

[Euro]

Won Spitoon 3 years running, 67 68 69 all in East Lansing

 

[TR32]

MSU leads 34-9-1 since that 3 game win streak by IU.

Really no need for a spitoon or any other trophy in this game.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

Won Spitoon 3 years running, 67 68 69 all in East Lansing

There was a ton of scheduling imbalance back during all the decades prior to the 1980s.

IU played consecutive years on the road against the better teams.

Also, back in the day, schools had Freshman JV teams. IU beat OSU at least once, maybe a couple times, when they played freshman games. None of it counted, of course, and those games were basically glorified scrimmages but IU did play a JV schedule along with the other Big schools.

 

[82hoosier]

I can see it now: the Big 10 JV Network

 

[Euro]

There was a ton of scheduling imbalance back during all the decades prior to the 1980s.

IU played consecutive years on the road against the better teams.

Also, back in the day, schools had Freshman JV teams. IU beat OSU at least once, maybe a couple times, when they played freshman games. None of it counted, of course, and those games were basically glorified scrimmages but IU did play a JV schedule along with the other Big schools.

Not Jv just freshman, in 66 we played 2 games, at OSU and won and at home vs MSU and lost