Dilemma regarding traveling Paul Bunyan Trophy

Forget the spread. Keep Paul until sharty wins the game.

Straight up. Fuck your brother in law.

If he would have extended the same generous offer to you last decade, I say do it. 

Nope. Money line only. You'll have to lay so many points for Michigan over the next decade that you may never have it in your home. 

No mercy.  Straight up.

If he came up with that suggestion that's just embarrassing. If that's yours, nice thought, but as Coach Reilly once said, "it's not worth winning if you can't win big."

Fuck that.  Build a trophy case for it. 

? winner - don’t need to spot him 20 something points every year. Make his team earn it back!

by the way, I have the trophy at home and enjoy it! We have miniature helmets for Michigan and Michigan State. He has not worn the Michigan State one since we purchased it two years ago, and I don’t know when he will wear it. My wife went to Michigan State. It is great over the basement TV. We also have a little brown jug down there - it is also always faced towards the Michigan side since I purchased it.

go blue!

Straight up. Keep the trophy. Don’t give in. Center piece for all holiday gatherings. 

Send a picture for a participation trophy.

Straight up, winner only .

OP, if you make it spread-based you'll never [1] see it again. :)

[1] I can't say this is data-driven, but I'd bet that Michigan hasn't covered the spread more often than not since the '90s.

Against the spread? Fuck that. That's every loser Sparty's go to now. They need to continue to eat it.

Buy a small (little brother) version of the trophy - ideally a keychain version.

This way he too can have something to hold all year, in this case a daily reminder of being little brother.

The "Defeat With Dignity Trophy", if you will.

The coaches and players play the game to win. Not to kick a field goal as time expires to cover the spread. 
 

straight up 

I have learned this the hard way: never give the points on an honor bet. If your team doesn’t cover, you feel like you lost even if you won

This is an insane idea.  Spread doesn’t matter. Just win baby 

Keep it. It will be fun to have the entire decade!

No spread...straight up just like the real thing 

no way.  the trophy stays home, at your place, and hopefully is there for at least a decade before a transfer is even contemplated.  

p.s.  not drunk though, so you don't have to count my vote. 

Don't complicate things. Win or lose.

Either that or fantasy football the heck out of it.

Whoa nelly... remember the spread in 1991 vs. MSU?  ...

Yeah, neither do I.

No dilema, straight up game, no points given or taken.

BTW- where did you get the replica?

I say no, treat it like the real one just between the Michigan and MSU alums 

My sober vote is that making it ATS is the only way he’ll get it back for a while. He declared with glee; you should declare with glee that his team will have to win it with a win, not a defeat with dignity.

I would say regardless of outcome, keep Paul home as we want to slow the spread. He may be an asymptomatic carrier.

If you take that bet....you're an idiot. 

Sparty won't win or see Bunyan in at least 10 years if that.

Will upvote you based on comedic factor though. 

So he would proudly display a trophy that celebrates that his team lost to their bitter rival by 21 points instead of 22? That's dumb as hell

make it based on the spread

such a little brother comment

Hubris always gets you in the end. Mark Dantonio is a prime example of that.

Forget that. Win or gtfo. Let him wallow in his hubris.

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