The Holy Definite Article, seen here in Verdana.
The Traveling The is a trophy whose origins stem from the Ohio State vs. Purdue game on 11/12/2011, which Purdue won in overtime, 26-23. The joke at the time was that since Purdue had beaten 'The' Ohio State, they should take possession of the The until such time as Ohio State (now An Ohio State) was able to earn it back from them.
Over time during the offseason, the concept evolved into a Traveling The that any team could win. After research, The Purdue was found to have been beaten by Iowa the following week, thus the "The" transfered to The Iowa. Any team taking possession of the The is usually referred to as The (team) for the duration of their reign, unless the team is generally disliked (Notre Dame, USC, etc.).
Note also that the The does not recognize division lines; if Michigan had held the The at the time they were defeated by Appalachian State, for example, then the Mountaineers would have taken possession of the Holy Definite Article.
The Traveling The: All-Time History
11/12/2011 Purdue 26, Ohio State 23 (OT)
11/19/2011 Iowa 31, Purdue 21
11/25/2011 Nebraska 20, Iowa 7
1/2/2012 South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 (2012 Capitol One Bowl)
8/30/2012 South Carolina 17, Vanderbilt 13
9/8/2012 South Carolina 48, East Carolina 10
9/15/2012 South Carolina 49, UAB 6
9/22/2012 South Carolina 31, Missouri 10
9/29/2012 South Carolina 38, Kentucky 17
10/6/2012 South Carolina 35, Georgia 7
10/13/2012 LSU 23, South Carolina 21
10/20/2012 LSU 24, Texas A&M 19
11/3/2012 Alabama 21, LSU 17
11/10/2012 Texas A&M 29, Alabama 24
11/17/2012 Texas A&M 47, Sam Houston State 28
11/24/2012 Texas A&M 59, Missouri 29
1/4/2013 Texas A&M 41, Oklahoma 13 (2013 Cotton Bowl)
8/31/2013 Texas A&M 52, Rice 31
9/7/2013 Texas A&M 65, Sam Houston State 28
9/14/2013 Alabama 49, Texas A&M 42
9/21/2013 Alabama 31, Colorado State 6
9/28/2013 Alabama 25, Mississippi 0
10/5/2013 Alabama 45, Georgia State 3
10/12/2013 Alabama 48, Kentucky 7
10/19/2013 Alabama 52, Arkansas 0
10/26/2013 Alabama 45, Tennessee 10
11/9/2013 Alabama 38, LSU 17
11/16/2013 Alabama 20, Mississippi State 7
11/23/2013 Alabama 49, Tennessee-Chattanooga 0
11/30/2013 Auburn 34, Alabama 28
12/7/2013 Auburn 59, Missouri 42 (2013 SEC Championship)
1/6/2014 Florida State 34, Auburn 31 (2014 BCS Championship)
8/30/2014 Florida State 37, Oklahoma State 31
9/6/2014 Florida State 37, The Citadel 12
9/20/2014 Florida State 23, Clemson 17 (OT)
9/27/2014 Florida State 56, NC State 41
10/4/2014 Florida State 43, Wake Forest 3
10/11/2014 Florida State 38, Syracuse 20
10/18/2014 Florida State 31, Notre Dame 27
10/30/2014 Florida State 42, Louisville 31
11/8/2014 Florida State 34, Virginia 20
11/15/2014 Florida State 30, Miami 26
11/22/2014 Florida State 20, Boston College 17
11/29/2014 Florida State 24, Florida 19
12/6/2014 Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35 (2014 ACC Championship)
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