Wisconsin and Minnesota will meet on Saturday in the battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe, but the Badgers are already getting things going with the rivalry.
Wisconsin sent a tweet on Monday trolling the Golden Gophers for their lack of recent success in the rivalry.
Nobody has ever tweeted that Minnesota beat Wisconsin because @twitter didn't exist the last time Minnesota beat Wisconsin. #AxeWeek pic.twitter.com/4tMcxESn7g
— UW-Madison (@UWMadison) November 21, 2016
Harsh … but true.
Minnesota leads the all-time series 59-58-8, but they have only won the game twice since 1995. Their last victories came in 2001 and 2003. The Badgers became a football power in the mid-90s, while Minnesota became a middling Big Ten team, which explains how Wisconsin has been able to close the gap in the rivalry.
Wisconsin is 9-2 and Minnesota 8-3 this season, but the Badgers are highly ranked and thus highly favored in the contest. Maybe this tweet will help provide a little motivation for Minnesota entering the game.
H/T The Spun
