The big thing that has changed with Wisconsin is their long run of having a superstar running back ended. Allen is very good but he isn't on the level of guys like Jonathan Taylor and the long run they had of elite backs.
And they don’t have an o line or backup RB who is great either
I felt this way last year but some were not ready to make that leap. Valid point that we have not caught up to where they were when they were dominating the West but the important part is that we have closed the talent gap with everyone the Big Ten outside of the Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State group.
True. I just remember the long run Wisconsin had where every year it seemed like they had an elite back and you could see the heir apparent waiting in the wings to take over once the other guy left. That ended after Jonathan Taylor.
For sure:
College kids love to party. Simple as that. And it's nonstop partying and drinking in Madison. They don't care about restaurants.
Which is what everyone is kind of saying
Hold on. Let me check your math on that .....
yep. I got the same thing.
So cute that you think that. How about the 13-1 season for the badgers and blowing the gophers doors off in 19. Gophers are better but they lose the big games that count ex for bowl games. Badgers have been to 6 rose bowls and many new year 6. Also the last couple years they have been down so if that’s the standard they are shooting for ok. This is the worst badger team since 2001 and they beat them but not by much.
I prefer to Live in the Now (or at least the last 5 years).
Those are legit stats nice.
Word you always nail me on the moniker. But let’s be honest. Gophers looking better but what’s the timeline for caught up to Wisconsin? What’s the matrix just head to head or is it big 10 west wins? Last 5 years badgers have had some really good teams. Last 3 years not so much.
5 years seems like a reasonable time period for comparison. The thread didn’t ask which program has been better the last 30 years. The badgers 2019 blowout win is factored into this, as is the gophers 2018 win which was by an even larger margin. If we’re not counting close games then I guess we could take away Wisconsin beating us in overtime on a missed field goal at camp Randall in 2020, but I don’t think that would make sense.
This isn’t a thread comparing west titles, it’s comparing the current state of each program. Northwestern has 2 west titles in the last 5 years, I think we can still say we’ve caught up to them no?
No. Because they haven’t won the west. Lost the biggest game to Wisconsin in the last 50 years in 19. Badgers are down right now and if that’s what the gophers want to be(shitty badger teams) then I guess they are. Gophers are as good as the worst badger teams I’ve seen in 30 years. Congratulations. Maybe that’s why pj got a 100k bonus and badgers fired their coach. Expectations me boy.
You are not understanding the purpose of this thread. Nobody is claiming we are at the level of 2017 Wisconsin. It’s just a comparison of the two programs. You are mad that your program is slipping and using it to insult us, I get it, but you are looking like a real sore loser, not to mention poorly educated.
Disagree, I definitely wanted the badgers to come down, and they have.
Yep. I’m mad and poorly educated. But I built a multi million dollar business with my high school education and I’m pretty proud of that. If it makes you feel better to say you have caught Wisconsin then ok. You win. I bow to your elite knowledge. The badgers suck just like the gophers this year and both programs underperformed. Better?
2018 game meant nothing. 19 was a big one. That’s my point