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[tjgopher]

I feel sorry for people like that, as it shows they truly have no life. So childish.

Yes, that is kind of my main overall point. Why feed this moron? Let him whither on here. He WANTS us to respond with silly retorts. It only hurts our cause (in my opinion) when a jackass like this from Iowa comes on and we engage him in a discusision and shoot things like "yeah, but we won six national titles and you didn't." I promise you the people of Iowa don't care about the 30s, 40s, or 60s. They have put together a decent run over the past three decades (far, far superior to what we have) and they simply laugh that all we can hang our hat on are those titles (again the last of which was literally a half-century ago). It just doesn't "strengthen our argument" that we're a better program to throw that their way. They don't care. And, honestly, I see their point.

I think it is best to leave those idiot trolls alone and certainly don't engage one in discussion about our long ago national titles.

That is basically my point. Sorry if it came across as too negative on the Gophers. Just leave this guy alone and let him hang to die on the board. Feeding him with this stuff only helps him get off on it.

 

[Sportsfan]

Again, so what? None of that means anything. They have never won anything of real importance other than best loser. When's the last time you heard a college football national talking head mention Iowa? They don't. When's the last time a national college football writer wrote an article about Iowa? They don't. They talk/write about Ohio St., Texas, Florida, Alabama, USC, Tennessee, Florida St., Penn St., etc. - the teams that have actually done something. Iowa is a nothing and a nobody.



Whose side are you on here? Or did you conveniently forget the one from 1960?



So what? Doesn't mean it didn't happen. There are a lot of people alive today who saw not only the most recent national title, but all six of them. No one has ever been alive in the course of human history to have ever seen an Iowa national title.



That's great. When Minnesota was relevant, they were REALLY relevant. Even though it was a long time ago, it did indeed happen. Anyone and everyone who followed college football knew who they were and feared them. Do you think Florida or Texas fans in 2010 know or care about Iowa? Do you think they fear them? Iowa has never been relevant in the history of college football. They are a nothing and nobody.



How is it possible that you were born in 1968 and your parents weren't yet born by 1960? Did they conceive you when they were toddlers?

Ah, tjgopher... finally a fan posting that isn't old enough to be on Medicare. One that realizes that no one gives a rat's butt what happened 50+ years ago in regards to where the football program is today.

If you wannabes stop the Badger and Hawk bashing, I won't have to be here constantly setting the record straight.

This inferiority complex is just a carryover from other disappointments... Wild, TWolves, Gophers, Vikes(4 SB losses). Now that I think about it... I'm kinda surprised the suicide rate isn't higher than it is. Just hang out on Hennepin and suicide won't be a concern. You'll be killed by someone else.

 

[Stargenes]

Ah, tjgopher... finally a fan posting that isn't old enough to be on Medicare. One that realizes that no one gives a rat's butt what happened 50+ years ago in regards to where the football program is today.

If you wannabes stop the Badger and Hawk bashing, I won't have to be here constantly setting the record straight.

This inferiority complex is just a carryover from other disappointments... Wild, TWolves, Gophers, Vikes(4 SB losses). Now that I think about it... I'm kinda surprised the suicide rate isn't higher than it is. Just hang out on Hennepin and suicide won't be a concern. You'll be killed by someone else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0

 

[dpodoll68]

Ah, tjgopher... finally a fan posting that isn't old enough to be on Medicare.

I'm 30 years old. Idiot.

This inferiority complex is just a carryover from other disappointments... Wild, TWolves, Gophers, Vikes(4 SB losses).

I needn't point out the irony of making fun of a state's pro sports teams when said idiot is an inhabitant of a state with ZERO MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS TEAMS, but I'll do it anyway.

Seriously...do you even think before you type? Or does random sh*t just pop in your head and you start mashing the ol' keyboard?

 

[Ole]

Ah, tjgopher... finally a fan posting that isn't old enough to be on Medicare. One that realizes that no one gives a rat's butt what happened 50+ years ago in regards to where the football program is today.

If you wannabes stop the Badger and Hawk bashing, I won't have to be here constantly setting the record straight.

This inferiority complex is just a carryover from other disappointments... Wild, TWolves, Gophers, Vikes(4 SB losses). Now that I think about it... I'm kinda surprised the suicide rate isn't higher than it is. Just hang out on Hennepin and suicide won't be a concern. You'll be killed by someone else.

Amazingly ironic thing to say from someone who lives in Iowa.
You like Iowa = you lose
Goodbye.

 

[Maximus]

Why stop with just the last two defeats to the Hawks? Go back to the days of Mason, and Wacker, and Gutey, and you get the idea.

I stopped at the last two losses because I'm sure you didn't want to be reminded of 2007 when your seniors missed out on a bowl game because they lost to Western Michigan in the final game of the regular season. Or 2006 when Iowa finished 2-6 in the Big Ten and lost to Minnesota.

I didn't go back to Mason because he was 4-6 against Iowa including a 49-7 beatdown in Hayden's last game.

I didn't go back to Wacker because his 1992 team beat Iowa which kept them from going to a bowl game. Minnesota was 2-9 that year.

I didn't go back to Gutey because he beat Iowa when they were 13th in the country in 1990. He also beat them by 36 points in 1989.

 

[tjgopher]

Guys, quit feeding this a$$ clown. He WANTS you to keep responding. Don't try to reason with him. Let it go and he'll go away.

 

[SelectionSunday]

Well put TJ.

 

[Unregistered User]

I stopped at the last two losses because I'm sure you didn't want to be reminded of 2007 when your seniors missed out on a bowl game because they lost to Western Michigan in the final game of the regular season. Or 2006 when Iowa finished 2-6 in the Big Ten and lost to Minnesota.

I didn't go back to Mason because he was 4-6 against Iowa including a 49-7 beatdown in Hayden's last game.

I didn't go back to Wacker because his 1992 team beat Iowa which kept them from going to a bowl game. Minnesota was 2-9 that year.

I didn't go back to Gutey because he beat Iowa when they were 13th in the country in 1990. He also beat them by 36 points in 1989.

Hey...look over here. Yeah...you got some troll in your teeth. That's o.k. just spit it out.

 

[Ole]

Hey...look over here. Yeah...you got some troll in your teeth. That's o.k. just spit it out.

Ewwwwwwww what do you think hawkeye troll tastes like

 

[Sportsfan]

I'm 30 years old. Idiot.



I needn't point out the irony of making fun of a state's pro sports teams when said idiot is an inhabitant of a state with ZERO MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS TEAMS, but I'll do it anyway.

Seriously...do you even think before you type? Or does random sh*t just pop in your head and you start mashing the ol' keyboard?

Ah.................. reading comprehension must be an issue! Reread that first retort.

Aside from that.. Just look at the number of "views" this thread is getting that wouldn't otherwise even draw a sniff. As soon as SH disses the U again, we'll be #1. And we all know he will.

I've got 6-8 of you yocals responding to my posts because you all have your panties in a wad because Rittenberg thinks the same about your team as 98% of the Big 10. Pure comedy!

Most of my responses are spontaneous but then again, you give me so much material to work with. The only time I have to research an answer is when you refer to your last National Championship. You know the one... 1960 or so. Kinda like the Cubs fan that remembers the 1906 World Series. But don't worry... Minnesota will once again be a title threat. I know this to be true because Tim Brewster said so! He said that as he was exiting the helicopter.

So carry on, ladies.

 

[GhostofBronko]

I'd LOVE for Minnesota to have a run like that in my lifetime. As of now, I guess we're left bragging to them about our national titles from before my own parents were born. Sure, I'm proud of that tradition, but certainly wouldn't use it to brag to fans of other teams that have done much more during my own lifetime. Some of you can get your jollies out that, but it doesn't turn me on in any way.

Absolutely. Look at it another way, let's say, at some point in the near future, the Gophers go to the Rose Bowl and play USC and win. Neither team is in contention for the national championship. Are you going to enjoy it? Or is your day ruined because USC has more national championships than Minnesota?

If you don't like that scenario, let's say the Gophers beat Michigan 12 years in a row. Are you going to crow about it? No way, The Wolverines have more national championships than the Gophers and they still lead head-to-head! No reason to celebrate!

 

[Unregistered User]

Absolutely. Look at it another way, let's say, at some point in the near future, the Gophers go to the Rose Bowl and play USC and win. Neither team is in contention for the national championship. Are you going to enjoy it? Or is your day ruined because USC has more national championships than Minnesota?

If you don't like that scenario, let's say the Gophers beat Michigan 12 years in a row. Are you going to crow about it? No way, The Wolverines have more national championships than the Gophers and they still lead head-to-head! No reason to celebrate!

Point taken, but the point of this whole thing is that I would also not go onto a Michigan site and brag about how we are better than them because of a select time period analysis.

The reason we don't see fans from Michigan, et al, posting on this board is that they are secure enough in their own accomplishments over the history of the B10 that they can respect our history of National Championships. The whiskey and hog trolls on this board are so thin-skinned, and have such low self esteem that they feel that they should be able to come onto OUR board and trumpet their own superiority over a too-small sampling of games.

I would respect them if they picked up 1...just 1 National Championship.