If gophers are 3-8 going into WI game, they simply don’t win. Stupid poll.
If gophers are 3-8 going into WI game, they simply don’t win. Stupid poll.
A very similar situation has happened twice before in Gopher / Badger history, so I wouldn't call it impossible.
It's gotten a pretty even split on responses and reasoning from both sides so I would say it's been a good Q. If it was written with the Gophers at 7-4 or something, there would have been nothing to debate.
Neither one of those badger teams were serious contenders for a conference championship so no, not quite similar. It's still ludicrous to think a 3-8 Gophers team stands a chance of rolling into Camp Randall against a what could be an undefeated badger team and come out with a win.
Those were miserable years under Wacker. Beating Wisconsin was great, but it still was horrible watching the gophers week in and out because they were horrible.
Winning 9 games is a lot more fun. Witnessing the win against Washington State was awesome.
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With your mindset why even play the game?
If you want to say they have a very little chance that's fine, but there is still a chance. Or are you claiming a 3-8 team has never beat an undefeated team before?
Neither one of those badger teams were serious contenders for a conference championship so no, not quite similar.
You need to go review 1993. Gophers ended 4-7 while WI ended 10-1-1, only loss was Gophers. I'd take this all day every day.
Also, is Nebraska really a marquee game for us??? Sure, there is a fake trophy. Sure, we've played them a handful of times.
But they aren't s___ since joining the Big Ten, and there is no history of playing Nebraska. They're Big Ten noobs, and have earned no respect from me. Our actual rivals are Wisconsin and Iowa.
To me, this isn't even close. A win over a hypothetical 11-0 Wisconsin team would be the first win for the Gophers over a team that would go on to finish in the top 3 of the conference since JIM WACKER was the coach! The Gophers badly need to end the streak to Wisconsin, it's long past the stage where calling it embarrassingly pathetic even does it justice. On the other hand, the Gophers have had a number of seasons where they went to a "bowl" while losing all the big games on their schedule and it never has lead to anything bigger. At a program that has had success, you could get really excited about the turnaround in record from year 1 to year 2, but at Minnesota the question would still remain as to whether they could actually beat any real contenders.
I think you could also make an argument that PJ would have more to sell after option "B" as well. This win would lead SportsCenter and be a hot topic nationally for a number of days. The highlights of the Gophers grabbing the Axe and PJ's post game speech would be replayed endlessly.
A win over a hypothetical 11-0 Wisconsin team would be the first win for the Gophers over a team that would go on to finish in the top 3 of the conference since JIM WACKER was the coach!
would it be better if he said realistic chance?
I like how this poll is still basically 50/50
I'm kind of blown away by this. Do people realize we are at Wisc.? The one magical win would be watched on tv by 98% of you. I don't get it..