Bizarre trophies & traditions...

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I decided to look up what a shillelagh is. It's a walking stick traditionally made from blackthorn wood and it's used in Irish martial arts! Pretty sweet! To my surprise, there is actually a Jeweled Shillelagh. It is a weird college trophy that is given to the winner of the USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish game each year. If USC wins, they add a ruby-studded Trojan. If Notre Dame wins, an emerald studded shamrock is added. When trying to find a better photo, I came across a Sports Illustrated link that had tons of weird college trophies, check it out!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0811/cfb.unusual.trophies/content.4.html