Quote Originally Posted by goldenshower View Post
Well a lot of the country makes fun of north dakota due to stereotypes the same way minnesota is made fun of, wisky, etc. I'm not on a horse as high as yours mnriverbison but I like fan interaction and trash talk. My problem is we play 3 games as well as an offseason before the bison. Ndsu fans are making this game more than it is and lakes makes all of you look bad!
Lakes makes himself look stupid. Nobody else. Just like how you only make yourself look dumb by extrapolating one idiot's behavior onto an entire fan base. For example, I won't declare that all gopher fans are dumb just because you post here.

As for the game, it is a big deal for us. We recruit against other FCS schools and BCS victories, no matter how poor the BCS opponent, matter in that arena. Also, a lot of alums live in MSP so this game serves as a de facto reunion for many.

For casual Bison fans, this is always going to be the most important game. For hardcore fans, it probably ranks as 2nd or 3rd depending on each fan's priorities. It is very likely the least important game to Gopher fans and players. That is life as an FCS team and it actually can play to our advantage. More available seats and the chance to sneak up on a team are advantages we'll gladly accept.

As for "enjoying trash talk" and using that as a justification for seaking out other team's fan sites, that is an attention seeking disorder that I'm not qualified to treat. But I am qualified to tell you that many sites have "trash talk" sections that you should look into.