Des Moines Register: No gasoline necessary to fuel Iowa-Minnesota wrestling rivalry
J Robinson chuckled after the wisecrack left his mouth.
"Like they say, when you drive into Iowa, the IQ of both states go up," the 29th-year Minnesota wrestling coach said Thursday, tongue planted firmly in cheek, before adding: "That'll piss some of the Hawks off."
Robinson knows there's nothing wrong with stoking an old rivalry, not that this one needs added gasoline. Their heated history resumes Friday night, and fittingly, Iowa and Minnesota are ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in the nation for the 100th all-time dual meeting.
"The biggest rivalry in college wrestling," Robinson said.
Although, contrary to the joke, it'll be the Hawkeyes busing across state lines. Waiting for them at Williams Arena, known as "The Barn," will be more than 12,000 ticketed fans at the 6 p.m. dual to see which unbeaten team gains inside position for the Big Ten Conference dual championship.
"I like it, man. I mean, you've got to look at it this way," Iowa second-ranked 174-pounder Mike Evans said, each word slow and measured. "We're going to go into their arena. And we're going to hear a bunch of boos. And we're going to hear a huge crowd. And then we're going to shut them up.
"Ain't nothing better than that."
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Go Gophers!!