Comments on: Ha! http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/2005/03/17/ha/ Are you with me? Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:32:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amy http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/2005/03/17/ha/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Amy Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:25:43 +0000 http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/03/17/ha/#comment-215 I dunno, I'm not a native Minnesotan, of course, so maybe my Badger hatred is misplaced; after all, a ton of Minnesota kids go to Madison for college. (The Hawkeye hatred is right on target, though.) In case it makes any difference, I've never disliked the Badgers as much as the Hawkeyes. :-) And Wisconsin has produced some NBA players whom I admire, most recently Michael Finley, of course. Semi-objectively, though, I think Wisconsin is good but not good enough this year. I don't see them having any trouble with Northern Iowa, and I think they'll play KU hard in the second round, but that's as far as they'll get. If Wilkinson, Chambliss, and Nixon all play at their peak, they could really challenge KU, but that seems unlikely. (It's a pity that those three have had such mixed seasons, because I think they've all got a ton of talent.) It just seems like Wisconsin wilted in a lot of its big games this season (like when the Gophers beat them, heh), and I suspect that will happen on Sunday, too. I dunno, I’m not a native Minnesotan, of course, so maybe my Badger hatred is misplaced; after all, a ton of Minnesota kids go to Madison for college. (The Hawkeye hatred is right on target, though.) In case it makes any difference, I’ve never disliked the Badgers as much as the Hawkeyes. :-) And Wisconsin has produced some NBA players whom I admire, most recently Michael Finley, of course.

Semi-objectively, though, I think Wisconsin is good but not good enough this year. I don’t see them having any trouble with Northern Iowa, and I think they’ll play KU hard in the second round, but that’s as far as they’ll get. If Wilkinson, Chambliss, and Nixon all play at their peak, they could really challenge KU, but that seems unlikely. (It’s a pity that those three have had such mixed seasons, because I think they’ve all got a ton of talent.) It just seems like Wisconsin wilted in a lot of its big games this season (like when the Gophers beat them, heh), and I suspect that will happen on Sunday, too.

]]> By: Tom http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/2005/03/17/ha/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Tom Thu, 17 Mar 2005 22:40:19 +0000 http://www.lynxpoint.com/wordpress/index.php/2005/03/17/ha/#comment-193 So semi-objectively, what's your take on the Badgers? I'm still surprised that Gopher fans despise Wisconsin in anything but hockey. As a lifelong Badger fan I always viewed UW vs. UM as a friendly rivalry -- the teams I grew up hating were Ohio State and Michigan in football, Indiana in basketball and Illinois in everything. So semi-objectively, what’s your take
on the Badgers? I’m still surprised
that Gopher fans despise Wisconsin in
anything but hockey. As a lifelong
Badger fan I always viewed UW vs. UM as
a friendly rivalry — the teams I grew
up hating were Ohio State and Michigan
in football, Indiana in basketball and
Illinois in everything.

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