beavergopher
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Gary Anderson is an Axehole.
I do agree that there is a need to improve the logistics of the victor retreiving the axe and chopping down the goal posts. I just don't think a unilateral decree by one side during game week is the right way to do it. If Anderson was truly concerned about player safety, he would have addressed this with Minnesota in the off-season. The way he did it makes it seem like Minnesota's increased chances of winning entered into his thought process.
I hope the Gophers kick Badger @$$ up and down the field then after the game go kick in the door to the Badger locker room and take the axe!
I do agree that there is a need to improve the logistics of the victor retreiving the axe and chopping down the goal posts. I just don't think a unilateral decree by one side during game week is the right way to do it. If Anderson was truly concerned about player safety, he would have addressed this with Minnesota in the off-season. The way he did it makes it seem like Minnesota's increased chances of winning entered into his thought process.
They had it in place for their Iowa and Nebraska games this year and things went smooth. Sounds like they want it to be a conference policy.
Didn't realize WI was now in the business of creating conference wide celebration policy for all other teams. So dumb.
Worth noting that in the press conference Andersen mentions the Axe being brought to the winning team's locker room.
Worth noting that in the press conference Andersen mentions the Axe being brought to the winning team's locker room.
Absolutely no reason to delay it that much, none.
Wheel it out late in the game like Michigan did and put it in the corner of the sideline away from the benches like Michigan did.
Absolutely no reason to delay it that much, none.
Wheel it out late in the game like Michigan did and put it in the corner of the sideline away from the benches like Michigan did.
What a loser Andersen is. Seriously, a LOSER.
I hope Kill and Norwood PUBLICLY make him look as petty and small as he deserves.
I also hope Delaney swoops in and smacks this down. BTN needs the visuals.
EDIT: Also would make for an interesting 5th Quarter with the team bringing the axe onto the field AFTER the game.
Sure the Axe is about the teams, but I think Coach Kill would agree that the Axe is more about the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Every trophy we have won this year coach says it's bigger than the team. The stories of the trophy go on long after a coach or player and this is the reason that Axe should be brought out onto the field and shown to all who are there and all who are watching back in MN and around the country. It isn't Gary Anderson's Axe, it isn't Gary Anderson's rivalry.
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No one wants bench-clearing brawls. But it seems like this could have been solved a little bit easier, perhaps by having the coaches tell their teams this week, "Hey, if we lose, get the heck off the field. And if we win, stay in one end zone until the coast is clear. Whatever happens, save all your fighting for the 60 minutes during the game."
That's not so hard, is it? Instead, a grand tradition could be watered down, just when this rivalry is reaching a crescendo.
You would prefer a pissing contest like last year?
Solution - Gophers bring a "replica" axe to chop down goal posts spontaneously. Can get the real one later.
I thought the tradition was to chop down one of the goal posts, not both and not in front of the student section. Especially while the home team is still there. Seems like it would be simple enough to lay some ground rules to how to handle it, rather than take your ball and go home.
Gophers/Iowa don't seem to have any problems with Floyd.
That, and we should just keep the axe if we win. No reason to continue a watered down trophy game.
They can keep the bacon, but we're keeping the axe.
You would prefer a pissing contest like last year?
Has Coach Kill or anyone from the Gophers responded to this? I hope Kill or the U releases a statement calling them out on this. We've traveled to the opposing teams sideline twice this year and haven't had a problem. There is no reason to believe there will be a problem in Madison. The Badger players were the ones who created the problem.
This is just stupid and really just gives me another reason to hate Andersen/Alvarez. The fact that they think they can just decide that the Axe should stay in the locker room and tell the media that without even talking to Kill/Teague about it first makes them look like giant jackasses. I really hope Kill and Teague fire back about this and let everyone know they aren't in favor of it.
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333270135
After the Badgers pretended to chop down one goal post, they started to cross the field toward the other end. The Gophers encircled the goalpost in front of their student section and refused to let the Badgers do it to the other one. There was some pushing and shoving, but the confrontation ended without incident.
"It's a pride thing," Nelson said.
Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen was the most vocal about the situation, saying he wasn't pleased with campus police getting involved and pushing the Badgers away from the fray.
"Do we want them down there, do we want to get in those situations? No, we don't want to get in those situations," Andersen said. "But you're supposed to carry yourself like an adult in those scenarios. I don't need somebody pointing a finger in my face when supposedly it's their job to take advantage of to protect and be the security for the stadium I suppose. It makes me mad."