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So the Gophers football team has an off week.  At least we have the void filled somewhat with a real Gophers hockey game against our redheaded stepchild rival (apologies redheads everywhere--especially if you are a foxy female one--well, as long as you aren't a Husky fan).

However, the hockey game isn't until night anyways.  But, we do have a Big Ten football pillow fight on our hands between Iowa and Wisconsin.  The Gophers have twice as many Big Ten wins as these two schools combined.  Yeah, they are a combined 1-5.

So, this brings up a few questions.  First, does anyone else have an interest in getting together in a public place to meet each other and watch the game? 

Why a public place? 

Because I fear what sort of socially awkward, basement dwelling, sociopathic, blog participating people you all really might be when you aren't hiding behind a computer screen.  That way, I can just leave if you all turnout to be the equivalent of the girl-you-met-on-the-internet-who-looked-really-hot-in-the-two-pictures-she-sent-to-you-but-turns-out-to-be-below-your-standards-date that some (admit it) or most of us have experienced.  But at least I don't have to be physically attracted to any of you, so chances are good it will go better than the people you met off of hotornot.com or whatever.

Second question:  which team do you despise more, Iowa or Wisconsin?  Personally, I have always hated Wisconsin worst and never regarded Iowa as that much of a rivalry.  I know, I know, custodial rights of a bronze pig are involved.  But still, I've always hated Wisconsin's fans and teams worst.  I don't even want Wisconsin's women's rowing team to do well and think the school should automatically lose all public funding for not having a baseball program.  However, if we clinch the Big Ten title next year in Iowa City, I will for damn sure see to it that at least someone is trying to tear down THEIR goalposts on THEIR homefield.

Please leave comments below if you are interested in a public gathering to hate on either the Chicken Hawks (Iowa) or the Roadkill Rodents (Wisconsin). 

BTW--Badgers are roadkill.  Gophers dig tunnels underneath roads and therefore elude cars.  Gophers really are the superior rodents.  If Badger fans or Wolverine fans protest--just bring up the movie Caddyshack.  That ends every argument.

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Which football team do you hate most?
Wisconsin
13 votes
Iowa
2 votes

15 votes | Poll has closed

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Interesting debate...

I always like to say that you can’t hate a team just because they’re good, so that makes me back off my labeling of Wisconsin as a team I love to hate. I’d like to think that I’d be cheering just as hard against the ‘Sconnies if they were 0-3 in the conference as if they were 3-0, but I’m just not so sure.

What steers me even more to the middle is all the family that I have that attended Iowa State. Growing up a Hawkeye hater and developing into a Badger hater is a beautiful thing, but it does create quite a conundrum.

What makes me cast my ultimate vote for Wisconsin is probably their fans’ consistent sense of entitlement. At the end of the day, Iowa is just a whiney little brother.

by twinsfan21 on Oct 16, 2008 9:49 AM CDT reply actions  

Red

My first love is hockey and the Gopher hockey squad – kinda hard to hate Iowa’s team. I also know a lot more people from Wisconsin so the Green Bay – Vikings rivalry has overflowed into all things Wisconsin.

The only thing that puts Iowa on the map for me is my first 2 years of college at Iowa State – hated the little brother treatment that ISU got.

by FishingMN on Oct 16, 2008 12:32 PM CDT reply actions  

South Dakota State

For me, that’s the most heated border rivalry. Man, I hate those guys.

Did I mention my disdain for the Lakehead University Thunderwolves?

by plinytheelder on Oct 17, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply actions  

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