Would Hawkeye and Becky fans be as loyal as Gopher fans if they had our record for ..

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But he'll never let the bastards get him down, right?
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wren has about five different ingrained talking points that he has been using forever. I think we should nominate 5 and then vote on our favorite. I hereby nominate "It is all about Big Ten wins."
 




Did you read the link? I think IA would still be as dedicated; I saw a grown man cry arguing that Ronnie Harmon threw a Rose Bowl. WI wouldn't be as dedicated, but would still draw similar to the Gophs.
 


OddStack said:
Did you read the link? I think IA would still be as dedicated; I saw a grown man cry arguing that Ronnie Harmon threw a Rose Bowl. WI wouldn't be as dedicated, but would still draw similar to the Gophs.
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Our football team is taking drawing lessons as an Art Appreciation course?
 

ruppertflywheel said:
It's easy too be loyal when you're winning. Where do you think they would be if they had gone through 54 years of virtual bottom feeding?
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Iowa had set what was at the time an NCAA record of 19 consecutive non-winning seasons (1962-1980) and drew 59,708 per game in 1979 (Fry's first year, 5-6 record) and 59,958 in 1980 (Fry's 2nd year; 4-7 record). That was a virtual sellout at Kinnick Stadium at that time. Iowa drew 53,214 in 1978 (the year before Fry got there).

They pretty much averaged a sellout or close to a sellout for most years since. Attendance dipped to 60,123 for Iowa in 2000 (Ferentz's 2nd season, they were horrible).

Minnesota averaged 47,797 last year at home (an 8-win season). The last time Iowa drew that few at home was 1973 (43,569).

Again, not much to do in Iowa, so they go to Hawkeye games.
 

Good recap. I know I was at a game in Iowa City in the late 60's and there were plenty of seats available.
 

imthewalrus said:
killjoy: go home to your mamma before you get yourself in a mess. You will NOT keep on with your incessant obnoxious tag-a-long act. You taunt and taunt and keep pushing. I typically don't tell you off because I don't want to bore the other posters. But: you WILL stop your naughty behavior now. You will stop making a stupid comment after most of my stupid, poorly written, yet straight from my heart posts about Golden Gopher Football. Now, your mamma wants you killjoy...run home and don't stop to play along the way. She knows what a bad little person you can be.

Enough is enough killjoy.

Your mamma is calling and you need to quit being such a naughty boy.
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Come on man...just let it go. Use the IM to blast each other like good little posters so we all don't have to see your BS.
 



imthewalrus said:
killjoy: go home to your mamma before you get yourself in a mess. You will NOT keep on with your incessant obnoxious tag-a-long act. You taunt and taunt and keep pushing. I typically don't tell you off because I don't want to bore the other posters. But: you WILL stop your naughty behavior now. You will stop making a stupid comment after most of my stupid, poorly written, yet straight from my heart posts about Golden Gopher Football. Now, your mamma wants you killjoy...run home and don't stop to play along the way. She knows what a bad little person you can be.

Enough is enough killjoy.

Your mamma is calling and you need to quit being such a naughty boy.
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IALTO!
 

Having to be this patient has been ridiculous. Really bad leadership by multiple presidents and ADs.
 

Mr. Gopher said:
Agreed. Pigeye and BADger fans always have a smug aire of superiority about them. What bugs me most is the stupid Iowa fans who don't realize that we beat them regularly. BADger fans are on a whole other level. They act like they are kings of the conference when they don't realize that the sucked more than anyone before 1994. They will go back to where they are and we will go back to where we belong. Coach Kill will have this team ready to play and I know we are going to beat those bass turds in Dump Randall. I will be there to personally take the first swing at their goalpost. Next will be the stupid mascot.
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What is your definition of regularly?

I understand that Minnesota leads the All-Time series but Iowa has won 14 of the last 20 games. I am cherry picking but I figured that the last 20 years would be a relevant sample. I'll admit, most Iowa fans see the Minnesota game as a highly winnable one most seasons. However, most Iowa fans I know don't take the game for granted considering the embarrassing defeats at TCF Bank in 2010 and 2011. I'm not trying to flame, I'm just not sure what you mean with respect to the bolded statement above.

Iowa fans would likely still be loyal if the program had the same track record as Minnesota since 1967. However, I do think Kinnick would have more empty seats during non-marquee games.

Jerry Kill has done very well so far and I expect Minnesota to be competing for a New Year's Day Bowl game this season.
 




I feel like iowa has owned us. When was the last time we won in kinnick? The 90s?
 

Why should any of us care about the loyalty of Iowa or Wisconsin fans

Were Gopher fans here, correct, so why should we give two sh!ts about Iowa or Wisconsin fans loyalty. I know this topic is trying to strike up a conversation about the Gopher fan base and the Iowa and Wisconsin fan bases if they would have to go through what we have gone through with coaching changes and losses but it is all hypothtical. Both are college towns with no pro sports although Wisconsin enjoys state wide support so it is difficult to compare the what if's scenarios. That and they have enjoyed more recent sustained success. We already kind of know the answer anyways, if they had to go through a ton of losing the fan bases would wain and start to taper off, that happens to all sports teams following's or fan bases when lack of success set's in just ask the Twins marketing and ticket sales departments. They those other two programs may have more that hang on but they would still lose people.

We should be happy to have the fans we have that have stuck with it like many us have, 18 years and counting on season tickets so I and a lot of us here, are starting to see more familiar faces every year at the games. That said, I think the Gopher fan base is growing because college sports in general is more affordable to the average fan and family to attend. Go to a Vikings game and look around, very few kids and family's at the games because the tickets are expensive a well as the parking and concessions and then all of the offensive language and swearing or cursing you hear and the general rudeness of the fans. You just don't really see that extent of it at college games.
At Gopher games you see a lot of kids and husbands and wives, whole family's, at least you have since the Gophers moved to the TCF bank on campus stadium. Same with road games, many more family's than at pro games.
I for one am happy that we are starting to see the word of mouth spread and more people and Minnesotans in general are going to Gophers football games and at least giving them a chance for their entertainment dollars. Gone are the days of 16 to 26,000 actual people at the games for non-conference games in the BO ridden stinky Metro dump.
The more people get others to come out the more that come back and the word of mouth on the Gophers as an attraction is spreading. Now that the football on the field is starting to match the level of effort and we have some coaching staff stability things seem to be moving in the right direction, at least that is my perception of the current state. The next step is to start winning against our rivals and not just being competitive, and I for one feel we are getting to the stage where we are getting there.
 

I honestly think anything about Badgers and/or Hawkeyes should be on a new forum.

The name of the forum could be...."All Things Schidtty".
 

Grant said:
I feel like iowa has owned us. When was the last time we won in kinnick? The 90s?
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Minnesota's last win in Iowa City was 1999. That was Kirk Ferentz's first season at Iowa.

Since Ronald Reagan's inauguration, Minnesota has won in Iowa City 3 times. 1981, 1989 and 1999.

Iowa is 14-6 against Minnesota since 1994.

Wisconsin is 17-3 against Minnesota since 1994.

I think Iowa and Wisconsin fans would be in a much worse place if those records were reversed.
 

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