Gopher fans united today Saturday, November 17, 2007 in hopes that the Minnesota football team would take back the axe in its rivalry with the Wisconsin Badgers. The odds were against the Gophers, but the team's spirit remained high, as indicated by tailgating fans in the frigid cold. It has been an endless struggle for Minnesota’s football team and its fans, especially after their embarrassing loss against the Badgers in the Fall of 2005.
The ‘boarder battle’ is such an intense rivalry because a large percentage of each school’s student body hails from the other state. School allegiance, however, does not always trump hometown loyalty.
Minnesota’s pathetic 1-10 record this season gave Badger fans reason to believe that playing the Gophers would be an effortless task. Expectations aside, the Gophs performed up to par with the Badgers, and throughout the game no one could easily presidct a clear winner. With a three-point lead by the end of the first half, the morale of the Minnesota crowd was full-fledged.
In the end, the Badgers managed to take the axe back to Wisconsin, winning by a mere touchdown. If the winner of the game was determined not by points but instead by triumph over expectations, the Minnesota Gophers would have, without a doubt, won.
Today Minnesota regained faith from students and fans alike by demonstrating their passion for football.
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