In-Laws and defending Gopher Sports

[Ewert86PC]

Is anyone else in a "mixed marriage?" My wife's family is rife with Hawkeye and Cornhusker fans. I have spent the last fifteen years defending Gopher Sports to these people but when revenue generating sports are vastly behind in quality to theirs it is very difficult. I used to be able to rely on wrestling and the basketball programs. Wrestling has let Iowa overtake them and the BB programs don't finish very far ahead of these programs.

I just thank God that my wife is an Iowa State Cyclone, not a Hawkeye.

 

[GopherOhana]

gopher sports

Directors Cups

2010: NE 17, MN 18, IA 55
2009: MN 14, NE 31, IA 45
2008: MN 28, NE 31, IA 50
2007: MN 20, NE 27, IA 68
2006: MN 16, NE 19, IA 53
2005: NE 21, MN 22, IA 39
2004: MN 20, NE 32, IA 48
2003: MN 11, NE 24, IA 42

from a balanced sports perspective we hold our own. We're no Stanford, but neither are we IA

 

[RodentRampage]

You aren't actually required to like inlaws, you know.

 

[Ewert86PC]

You aren't actually required to like inlaws, you know.

I know, but my parents are deceased so they are the only grandparents my kid has. Got my work cut out for me.