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my take -
Iowa fans are more focused on Iowa football. in Wisconsin, you have the Packers, Brewers, Bucks and other sports teams to follow. but in Iowa, about 80% of the state is obsessed with the Hawkeyes.
you have a pocket of Iowa State fans, but almost everyone else is Hawkeyes 24/7.
so the Iowa fans IMHO are more intense and that makes them harder to deal with.
I lived in Wisconsin for about 5 years and I lived in Iowa for five years. I got along with the Wisconsin fans much better than I did with the Iowa fans.
(personal note - my sister married a Badger fan and one of my nieces married a Badger fan. they're both good dudes and we get along great at family events. good-natured joshing, but nothing over the top. my brother-in-law even comes on Gopher Hole now and then to see what Gopher fans are talking about. Hi Brad.)
Iowa fans are more focused on Iowa football. in Wisconsin, you have the Packers, Brewers, Bucks and other sports teams to follow. but in Iowa, about 80% of the state is obsessed with the Hawkeyes.
you have a pocket of Iowa State fans, but almost everyone else is Hawkeyes 24/7.
so the Iowa fans IMHO are more intense and that makes them harder to deal with.
I lived in Wisconsin for about 5 years and I lived in Iowa for five years. I got along with the Wisconsin fans much better than I did with the Iowa fans.
(personal note - my sister married a Badger fan and one of my nieces married a Badger fan. they're both good dudes and we get along great at family events. good-natured joshing, but nothing over the top. my brother-in-law even comes on Gopher Hole now and then to see what Gopher fans are talking about. Hi Brad.)