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Rubbing it in: Glen Perkins brings Minnesota's favorite pig to Iowa

The Twins caravan made a stop in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday night and closer Glen Perkins, who pitched for the University of Minnesota, brought a guest to the dinner.

By Howard Sinker

January 14, 2015 at 4:15PM

So the Twins caravan made a stop in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday night and closer Glen Perkins, who pitched for the University of Minnesota, brought a guest to the dinner.

It was the pig. Perkins comandeered Floyd of Rosedale, the trophy that goes to the winner of the football game between Minnesota and Iowa.

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The Gophers recaptured Floyd by beating the Iowa 51-14 two months ago.

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Howard Sinker

Digital Sports Editor

Howard Sinker is digital sports editor at startribune.com and curates the website's Sports Upload blog. He is also a senior instructor in Media and Cultural Studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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