Similarly, rivalries such as the one between Real Madrid and Barcelona or Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich are easy to understand, as hugely successful clubs who develop competitive rivalries due to regularly facing each other and battling for trophies – albeit there’s obviously a lot more than just footballing reasons behind that Barca / Real rivalry. 2018 … There’s a 75-minute weather delay. Following a big Michigan State win over Notre Dame, Gene McDermott, a MSU student in 1950, purchased the spittoon from an antique shop in Lansing as good luck to help the Spartans avoid a letdown game against Indiana. In fact, the rivalry between the two countries started because of some rather foul play between them. On Oct. 13, 2001, Syracuse won at Heinz Field 42-10 — it was the first trip to the brand-new stadium. pic.twitter.com/cxYWTEdBfP. We reserve the right to edit a comment that is quoted or excerpted in an article. North Carolina vs LA GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy, Chris Pontius #12 of Los Angeles Galaxy celebrates his goal with Zlatan Ibrahimovic #9 of Los Angeles Galaxy during the Los Angeles Galaxy’s MLS match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at the…. pic.twitter.com/ebZoJ65HBf. This list deals with football rivalries around the world. Supposedly fraternities came up with the idea as a nod to the winning players, who were "tough as nails.". Syracuse blows two different leads in the fourth quarter. What’s stranger is the fact that these two aren’t near neighbours, at all in fact, with 250km of German roads separating the two sides. All emails are subject to publication unless specified otherwise. You are solely responsible for your comments and by using TribLive.com you agree to our Reproduction or reuse prohibited without written consent. And then Pitt wins in overtime. Cooke wrote back saying, "If you want it, you'll have to win it." But it’s tough to pull away from, because there are interesting parts around the 4.5-hour mark. This includes club teams who compete in local derbies as well as matches between club teams further afield. Pictured: Ohio State offensive linesman Jack Mewhort (74) celebrates with the wooden turtle trophy named Illibuck after beating Illinois 60-35 in 2013, in Champaign, Ill. It thinks it can carry the day by itself, and you’d miss it if it didn’t happen, but it's not the feature. The bizarre rivalry trophies of college football. SEB Football renews rivalry with Screven County ... Barrett Davis knows Friday night will be weird. Guaranteed to last entirely too long. A few things we won't tolerate: personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity (including expletives and letters followed by dashes), commercial promotion, impersonations, incoherence, proselytizing and SHOUTING. The winner each year adds a bronze "P" or "L" link to the chain attached. Politically, the two sides could not be any further opposite if they tried. Toward the end, weird things run together on your plate. The old rotary telephone has a receiver painted half red for Iowa State and half yellow for Missouri. On paper, they should be no match for the second most successful side in the MLS, with LA Galaxy having won a record five MLS Cups. According to the more lively version, an SMU fan playing a joke before the game in the 1940s fried up some frog legs while tailgating. The nation's two oldest land-grant universities play for this trophy which features, among other things, pictures of Penn State's Old Main building and Michigan State's Beaumont Tower. The winner presented a 1935 oil can from Fresno that was recovered at SDSU. Check out the gallery for 25 of the weird and wacky trophies from college football rivalry games. The most notable of the four (yes, four) trophies associated with the Red River Rivalry, the Golden Hat received an upgrade through the years. Pictured: TCU wide receiver David Porter (14) shows off the famed iron skillet after their 56-0 win over SMU on Sept. 27, 2014, in Dallas. Around two-and-a-half hours separates English lower league duo Gillingham FC and Swindon Town, and despite playing each other regularly for around 80 years, there was no ill-will between the two.