College football has some of the best rivalries in all of sports, Wisconsin vs. Minnesota included.
The Badgers trail in the all-time series, 63-64-8, but these two teams being 5-5 in their last 10 proves just how consistent and well-played these games always are.
There is a wide variety of trophies and things worth playing for in rivalry games, but nothing is quite like Paul Bunyan’s Axe. At the end of the day, it’s much more than just a prop and is something that measures success far more than one would think.
Recently, On3’s Andy Staples, Ari Wasserman, and River Bailey came together to draft the top 15 rivalries in college football.
Wasserman, a former Midwesterner himself, chose this game with the second pick of the fifth round. That said, neither Badgers nor Golden Gophers fans would argue that this truly is a top 15 rivalry in all of college football.
“I wanted to go with one that was intense in a region that I lived in for a long time,” Wasserman said. “Andy, you say you’re romantic about snow and triple option football, then you can’t roll your eyes at this.”
He continued, “It’s also slop, hard-nosed, freak of nature in the trenches football. I think that these two teams, their seasons are defined by what happens in this game.”
This is how the rest of their draft played out:
- Round 1: Michigan vs. Ohio State, Texas vs. Oklahoma, Alabama vs. Auburn
- Round 2: USC vs. Notre Dame, Miami vs. Florida State, Army vs. Navy
- Round 3: Tennessee vs. Alabama, Florida vs. Georgia, BYU vs. Utah
- Round 4: Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia, Texas vs. Texas A&M, Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State
- Round 5: South Carolina vs. Clemson, Minnesota vs. Wisconsin, Oregon vs. Washington
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