07-19-2010, 09:48 PM
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Re: Football is Life...The Rest is just Details. (NCAA 11)
Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy
The Paul Bunyan–Governor of Michigan Trophy is a college rivalry trophy awarded to the winner of the annual American football game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Michigan Wolverines. The winner retains possession of the trophy until the next year's game. Michigan State currently holds the trophy with their 26–20 victory in East Lansing, on October 3, 2009.
The naming of the trophy after the mythical giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan reflects Michigan's history as a major lumber-producing state. The trophy was first presented in 1953 (State's first year as a full Big Ten member) by then-governor G. Mennen Williams, and is a four-foot-high wooden statue on a five-foot-high base.
The Paul Bunyan Trophy is not to be confused with Paul Bunyan's Axe, which is annually given to the winner of the game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers, both of which are also in the Big Ten Conference.
#23 MSU 4-0(1-0) vs Mich 4-1(1-0)
Overall Rating: B ------ B
Offense Rating: B+ ------ B+
Defense Rating: B ------ B
Points per Game: 22.7(#70) ---- 28.2(#38)
Total Offense: 1407(#100) ---- 2052(#17)
Rush Offense: 578(#47) ---- 803(#15)
Pass Offense: 829(#90) ---- 1249(#30)
Total Defense: 1329(#54) ---- 1169(#36)
Rush Defense: 365(#39) ---- 397(#45)
Pass Defense: 964(#66) ---- 772(#34)
Turnover Diff: -1(#76) ---- 4(#19)
Kirk = MSU
Lee = Mich
Preview:
This rivalry is always a hard fought battle and this year appears to be no different, as both teams are 1-0 in conference play. The key to this game is whether the defense will step up, as in the past weeks, and shut down this deadly spread attack Michigan has. Or will Cousin and company be able to produce enough points to keep up. Let the battle for the Paul Bunyan trophy begin!
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