[NU Sports] Pride of Illinois?

[Michael Vance]

I think the platypus is the closest real-life thing that looks like it 
might be a cross between a beaver and a duck.  Though completely 
inaccurate biologically, I think it's pretty funny.

Mike Nolan wrote:
>> Anybody up in Oregon know why they call their rivalry game the Civil War ?  
>>     
>
> According to Wikipedia (not always the most reliable of sources), it's
> a name that goes back to 1929.  (My guess is that it was an attempt at
> humor at the time, as the game has a history of anti-social behavior.)
>
> A better question might be why the trophy for the game is a platypus?  
>
> Wiki also says the trophy was misplaced for 40 years, I think I can 
> understand why.  
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> Mike Nolan
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