Iowa-Nebraska Football: ‘Heroes Game’ a Great Concept, but Not for a Trophy Game

Posted by Kevin Trahan on July-29-2011 Add Comments

When Iowa and Nebraska announced earlier this week that they would be unveiling a trophy game on Friday, it was hardly a surprise to anyone.

The game has all the makings of a rivalry—the schools are located in border states, both have outstanding fanbases, both are the most popular sports team in their state and both have very respectable football programs. So the question was never really if the there would be a trophy involved, just when it would be announced and what the trophy would be.

Since last July, experts and fans alike have tried to decide what to call the game. "Farmageddon" was a popular choice, but that name has already been taken by the mu...

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