who to cheer for--Hawkeyes/Badgers [Archive] - GopherHole Message Board Community

Maroon92

10-12-2009, 10:23 AM

That time again where one our hated rivals will be who we want to win.

Based on remaining schedules the badgers have an easy schedule the rest of the way and would hate to have them go through the year with only 1 loss if they win this weekend.

The Hawkeyes are undefeated and prefer not to have them be in contention for a national title or a BCS bowl and they play OSU still

IMO, I prefer the HAwks to win because I hate BB and always have dislike the Badgers. We still play the Hawkeyes and would be nice to upset them and ruin their season.

Who is everyone else hoping will win

gophertree

10-12-2009, 10:34 AM

I'll be in Vegas for the weekend, so I'm also trying to figrue out who to bet on...if anyone. I hate them both, but I hate Iowa more...so sadly I think it will be as simple as that for my rooting/betting interest. WIS does have a really easy schedule left, but I'm still not convinced that they are a good enough team to roll through all of those.

The Hogeyes in the BCS would be a much worse nightmare than an 11-1 or 10-2 Becky season.

Who hates Iowa!!?!?

RedPoo

10-12-2009, 10:37 AM

...tough one. I'm gonna go Iowa for the win. This is the last challenge on Wisconsin's schedule (unless you count Michigan going to Camp Randall...their away games are Indiana, Northwestern and Hawaii). Iowa still has to go to OSU. And, worst case scenario, we get shot at them on the last day of the season if they pull through the rest of the year w/ a BCS shot.

Rescooter

10-12-2009, 10:39 AM

...Camp Randall midway through the 4th Quarter.

Between the two, I'm voting for Godzilla.

gopher7

10-12-2009, 10:48 AM

The fact that one of these teams has to win this game makes me want to vomit. With that said, this is a tough call. The last thing I want is for either Wisconsin or Iowa to be able to claim a share of the Big Ten title so who I will be cheering for will be heavily influenced by that.

Wisconsin has the easier schedule from here on out.... in fact I think the Iowa game is their toughest remaining on the schedule. If they beat Iowa, they could easily run the table. If Iowa wins they put Wisconsin out of contention, but then they're still undefeated. With games remaining @ MSU and @ OSU there is more potential for them to lose to a good team than there is for Wisconsin. I would say though that chances are 50-50 that the winner of this game finishes the Big Ten with only one loss, and then gets a share of the title if OSU slips up.

From my perspective, I think Iowa is the better team and they are less likely to slip up the rest of the way than Wisconsin is. Seeing Wisconsin get pasted by OSU last week is enough to allow me to cheer for them in this game. Right now Iowa controls their own destiny for a Big Ten title (although it will be difficult) and that disturbs me. Time for Iowa to be taken down a notch like Wisconsin was last week.

SelectionSunday

10-12-2009, 11:12 AM

Easy choice. I respect Ferentz. He's a heck of a football coach. Bielema is a dufus. I'll be pulling for Iowa.

LC19

10-12-2009, 11:24 AM

Easy choice. I respect Ferentz. He's a heck of a football coach. Bielema is a dufus. I'll be pulling for Iowa.

+1 That is my decision maker too.

GoAUpher

10-12-2009, 11:35 AM

It's easy for me too. I live in Madison. Bucky loses and I get to enjoy the silence all week.

MGGopher

10-12-2009, 11:43 AM

+1 That is my decision maker too.

+3, for me personally. HOWEVER, if a fan were to be rooting solely on the basis of which win would help Minnesota more, you'd have to root for Wisconsin. As someone pointed out, their schedule is much easier the rest of the way and could conceivably land them in a BCS bowl at 11-1. Assuming OSU also finishes 11-1 (and again, who knows), the Big 10 could end up with 2 BCS teams, which would bump all other bowl-eligible teams up in the pecking order. ALSO, since UM has already lost their head-to-head with Wisky, there's no chance of jumping them in the bowl order. That said, there's still an outside chance of jumping Iowa with a) a very strong finish, including a win at Iowa, and b) two or three additional Iowa losses.

My $0.02.

Schnoodler

10-12-2009, 12:04 PM

This is easy for me. Badgers suck.

But beyond that, Iowa is the only team that has a shot at a National Championship in the Big Ten. I think it will be very good for the Big Ten to have a contender. Even better for the gophers to defeat a very highly rated team to finish the regular season!!!

Bronko Nagurski Gopher

10-12-2009, 12:07 PM

i know of two lame ass teams who go by the names: hogeyes & becky. perhaps that is who you are referring to. i am confused. :confused:

MrGopher

10-12-2009, 12:09 PM

Agree. I want Iowa to win.

GVBadger

10-12-2009, 12:13 PM

Easy choice. I respect Ferentz. He's a heck of a football coach. Bielema is a dufus. I'll be pulling for Iowa.

Bielema is 33-12 and 4-0. Imagine if he wasn't a dufus how good his record could be. :D

Bayfieldgopher

10-12-2009, 12:20 PM

Iowa.

End of debate.

monk10

10-12-2009, 12:28 PM

Is it possible they both lose?

GoAUpher

10-12-2009, 12:33 PM

Is it possible they both lose?

Sure there is. When Iowa wins the game they have to go back to Iowa City.

tikited

10-12-2009, 12:37 PM

SelectionSunday

10-12-2009, 01:02 PM

The fact that he's never lost to the Gophers doesn't preclude him from being a dufus. He just is.

He reminds me of our former basketball coach in Minnesota. The first time he looks a person in the eyes when he speaks will be the first. The social graces and personality of a tird.

Rickman55

10-12-2009, 01:41 PM

Wisconsin. The sooner Iowa loses one the better. There is no way I want guys like Kinnicknation etc celebrating a win over Wisconsin, and having them talk about how great they are. If either team does finish 11-1 and make it to a BCS game, it will be lights out like it was for Iowa against USC a few years back in the Orange Bowl. When either team runs up against a good defense like Wisconsin did against Ohio State, they don't stand a chance.

tubbyapolis2

10-12-2009, 01:41 PM

Iowa and it's not even close!

I will never root for Wisconsin, no matter what the cause is!

GVBadger

10-12-2009, 01:41 PM

The first time he looks a person in the eyes when he speaks will be the first.

How many times have you talked to him?

GophBen

10-12-2009, 02:04 PM

This is the 2nd week in a row I've been openly rooting for Iowa. I think I'm going to go take a shower and use steel wool as a loofa.

Sam

10-12-2009, 03:03 PM

If there are two teams playing that I both dislike I always root for the away team. If the away team wins there are thousands of home team fans going home feeling sad and dejected. That makes me happy.

goldfan24

10-12-2009, 03:21 PM

Iowa is easier for me to hate because the vast majority of their fans I've met are so ignorant. Becky is impossible to cheer for at the same time, so being the game is in Madison, hopefully both teams beat each other to a pulp and the winner squeeks out a heart-breaker. I can never cheer for Iowa because of their fans but I do respect Captain Kirk as a coach. I would like the Gophers to play defense like Iowa and have the running game of Becky. Can't stand either fanbase. The thought of 60-65000 Becky fans leaving with their heads down and PO'd does make me smile a bit .

GophersInIowa

10-12-2009, 04:15 PM

It's easy for me too. I live in Madison. Bucky loses and I get to enjoy the silence all week.

I'm in the same situation, except in suckeye land. They think they're the greatest fans in the world and it's sickening. I won't be cheering for becky, but I will be cheering against the suckeyes and hope they lose.

On 2nd thought, I'll go with Rescooter's response. Hopefully Godzilla shows up in the 4th.

STPGopher

10-12-2009, 04:30 PM

...Camp Randall midway through the 4th Quarter.

Between the two, I'm voting for Godzilla.

+1

SelectionSunday

10-12-2009, 04:31 PM

Gophers507

10-12-2009, 04:36 PM

...Camp Randall midway through the 4th Quarter.

Between the two, I'm voting for Godzilla.

This would be best case scenario lol...but, if i have to root for one I'm pulling for the Hawkeyes...I dislike wisky too much...and I really believe Iowa is the better team. Their D is too good

GopherTwin

10-12-2009, 04:52 PM

Can we hope for nuclear winter to befall Madison just before gametime....

mittens22

10-12-2009, 04:58 PM

It must be tough to cheer for either of these two teams because you rarely beat them and if you do it's never both in the same season. But Brewster is going to change that, right?

Dr.Don

10-12-2009, 05:07 PM

I have no relatives in Wisconsin. (We are a smart family). I have a brother and sister that live in the Quad Cities/Davenport. (Most of us are smart). Therefore, by default, and to keep peace in the family, I will pull for Iowa. That's the only reason.

vinko bogataj

10-12-2009, 05:54 PM

Can we hope for nuclear winter to befall Madison just before gametime....

GopherTwin wins the thread. I was going to vote for a giant meteor, but a simple nuclear mishap will suffice. :D

BadgerRival27

10-12-2009, 05:57 PM

Badgers, I hate them, but Badgers because then we don't look as bad. We lost to them, and if the Badgers win, it makes us look slightly better.

go 31

10-12-2009, 07:02 PM

Hawkeyes. We still have a chance to have a better record than the Badgers. Our defense let them look much better than they are.

GVBadger

10-12-2009, 07:08 PM

"How many times have you talked to him?"

Zero.

How many times have you asked him for his autograph?

Let's keep it civil GV.

Do you expect to participate on this board (which I have no problem with) and not expect Bielema to take some shots from us? Generally speaking I don't get into the "F Wisconsin or F Iowa" stuff the likes of lunatic-fringers like Bronko (I wrongly predicted a Gopher victory over your Badgers), but nevertheless I don't understand the fascination with visiting other school's chat boards. I have no interest and see no purpose in visiting Buckyville for the primary purpose of needling Badger fans.

I was asking a serious question. I have never met Bielema myself but have read that he is very personable and is great working a room. That is why I asked if you have ever met him. You certainly can take a shot at him and I have no problem with that. I was just curious whether what you were saying was based on personal experience.

Slim Tubby

10-12-2009, 07:21 PM

I've got to lean towards the pig farmers...a very, very small part of me feels sorry for them just considering how pathetic the state they live in is. That being said, I'm going to buck the trend and root for the giant asteroid over the perennial favorite, Godzilla.

bankonit

10-12-2009, 07:58 PM

I hope both teams get swine flu and pass it to their fans

LloydChristmas

10-12-2009, 08:00 PM

I grew up in SE Minn so I have deep seated hatred for both... but

I will NEVER cheer for the in-bred's in red.

SlipperySlope

10-12-2009, 08:20 PM

I could never choose between the two. I figure saying I want one of them to win might open a wormhole and the world as we know it would end. It's just not worth the risk.

Rescooter

10-13-2009, 02:25 AM

I'm in the same situation, except in suckeye land. They think they're the greatest fans in the world and it's sickening. I won't be cheering for becky, but I will be cheering against the suckeyes and hope they lose.

On 2nd thought, I'll go with Rescooter's response. Hopefully Godzilla shows up in the 4th.

I love the Picture! I may frame it and hang it in my office - a classic.

It looks like the unofficial voting is going something like this:

Iowa: 15
Godzilla: 3
Astroid: 1
Nuclear Mishap: 1
Swine Flu Outbreak: 1
Wisconsin: 1

ulfr

10-13-2009, 02:50 AM

SelectionSunday

10-13-2009, 06:09 AM

Fair enough, GV. Now let's get to the best sports season of the year, Big 10 basketball. I think we can both agree that our programs are in great shape with their current coaches.

GopherRock

10-13-2009, 08:21 AM

The only thing I'm cheering for in this game is spontaneous combustion of Camp Randall.

GVBadger

10-13-2009, 09:34 AM

Hawkeyes. We still have a chance to have a better record than the Badgers. Our defense let them look much better than they are.

And people think there is not great entertainment on this board.

Let me translate the above. "Our defense sucks, so they can't be any good either."

Try this one out. Give credit to the other team when they beat you. I know it is tough, but give it a shot.

Here is an example from my post on the UW/OSU game.

Stats in the context of THIS game are meaningless. The front seven of OSU dominated the game and was the reason the Badgers had no chance to win the game. Yards are great. How many did the Badgers get when they had to have them? Not many. Moving between the 30's makes for nice stats. Scoring when you get down there is where games are won. The Badgers could not do it because the OL was getting the crap beat out of them. The first INT, a key play in the game was forced by the pass rush. Toon was wide open and Tolzien missed him badly because of the rush. If he is standing back there with time, he hits Toon easily there. As well as the defense played, when the chips were down and they needed a stop to take a halftime lead, how did they do? The defense of OSU dictated the offensive game plan for them. No reason for Tressel to take a lot of chances with the way our OL was getting dominated up front. He knew what his defense could do. It really is a simple game. Block and tackle. OSU did it much better on Saturday.

GoGoGophers

10-13-2009, 11:45 AM

Try this one out. Give credit to the other team when they beat you. I know it is tough, but give it a shot.

Um...do we need to dig up some posts of yours from last basketball season? The spinning was at an all-time high during the losing streak, or have you forgotten?

Nobody here give a f*ck what you think. Learn this. Embrace it.

GVBadger

10-13-2009, 12:43 PM

Um...do we need to dig up some posts of yours from last basketball season? The spinning was at an all-time high during the losing streak, or have you forgotten?

Nobody here give a f*ck what you think. Learn this. Embrace it.

That is not very nice language.

I know 13 out of 15 is tough to take, but relax. It's only football.

RedPoo

10-13-2009, 01:05 PM

I know 13 out of 15 is tough to take, but relax. It's only football.

Sound advice. Maybe you should consider taking it yourself? I could probably find 20 posts from the last week plus that say some variation of 'Wisconsin earned the win.' Does that mean we no longer have the right to notice their weaknesses? Do I have to refer to the badgers as "Wisconsin - who beat us this year and therefore has no faults" whenever I mention them, just to sate your ego? Or maybe you think this is some weird war, and since we lost a game to you, Minnesota is now technically part of Wisconsin and is therefore obligated to blindly cheer for the badgers. (Come to think of it, that would explain why you spend all your time on this posting board.)

metrolax

10-13-2009, 01:07 PM

Khaliq

10-13-2009, 01:08 PM

Is it possible to weaponize swine flu? This is a totally hypothetical question.

GoGoGophers

10-13-2009, 01:12 PM

That is not very nice language.

I know 13 out of 15 is tough to take, but relax. It's only football.

Nice attempt at deflecting...care to answer my question?

Or are you through giving pointers on how to correctly post in reference to the Badgers?

Goldentimeofday

10-13-2009, 02:46 PM

I am just glad one of them will LOSE this weekend.

MNBadgerGuy

10-13-2009, 03:37 PM

howeda7

10-13-2009, 04:01 PM

I have to go with Iowa. I agree with those who respect Ferentz and can't stand the Smug Mug. Also, the Big 10 could use a team in the national title coversation, even if it's Iowa. Either way, it brings up a nauseating feeling. Kind of like rooting for Brett Favre.

badgergopher

10-13-2009, 04:55 PM

All Gopher fans should be rooting for the outcome that gives the Gophers their best chance at a conference title, or in lieu of that, the outcome that gives the Gophers a chance to finish ahead of one or both teams.

In this case Gopher fans should root for Iowa because the Gophers would win the conference if Iowa edges Wisconsin and the Gophers win out. As unlikely as that may be, it is the rational choice unless you have some other reason for wanting one or the other to win.