Super Bowl vs National champion

  • Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    August 9, 2011 at 6:04 pm #1273392

    Only one time in your life the stars line up perfectly. Would you rather see the Gophers be National Champions in football or the Vikings win the Super Bowl?

    Reason I ask is I’m reading about how hard the Gopher coaches and players are working. This with zero chance of winning the National title. Makes you wonder just what it would mean to the state and program to have that degree of success.

    Vikings? Well personally it would be nice to see them win. But I think the backwash of the contract holdouts and the other things that go with a Super Bowl win would make me lean towards the Gophers.

    What do you guys think?

    (Minnesota question……….you Wisconsin guys stay out. )

    cougareye
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 4145
    August 9, 2011 at 6:15 pm #987218

    I think it would be far greater to see the Gophers as national football champs. But as you said, the chances of that happening are far worse than the Vikings winning it all.
    In the NFL, if you draft right, and make a few right moves, you can get to the bowl. Heck, we were 1 penalty from going two years ago.
    For the Gophers to be in National Championship contention, that’s a mind boggling set of circumstances that will NEVER happen. I’d settle for them to make the Rose Bowl once every 10 years like WI and IA.

    Go Vikes!!

    Wade Boardman
    Grand Rapids, MN
    Posts: 4453
    August 9, 2011 at 6:16 pm #987219

    Quote:

    Only one time in your life the stars line up perfectly. Would you rather see the Gophers be National Champions in football or the Vikings win the Super Bowl?

    Reason I ask is I’m reading about how hard the Gopher coaches and players are working. This with zero chance of winning the National title. Makes you wonder just what it would mean to the state and program to have that degree of success.

    Vikings? Well personally it would be nice to see them win. But I think the backwash of the contract holdouts and the other things that go with a Super Bowl win would make me lean towards the Gophers.

    What do you guys think?

    (Minnesota question……….you Wisconsin guys stay out. )

    The next day I’d be the guy in the office going……”Those games were last night? No wonder there was nobody out on the ice.”

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    August 9, 2011 at 6:21 pm #987220

    Good question. I think you will find the answers somewhat mixed. Personally, I love the NFL and everything about it. The Vikings happen to be in the NFL and in my home state so for me It’s Vikings hands down.

    The Goofs will never have a bigtime program UNLESS they get a bigtime coach. They have no tradition & it’s cold as H*ll up here in the winter. What stud kid from FL, CA, TX or anywhere would want to come up here for?

    Sorry for the tangent. To answer your question for real though, IF the NCAA had a playoff system it would be much easier to follow college FB.

    I mean, what’s the point of rooting for a champion when you REALLY DONT KNOW if they’re the best?????

    whiskeyandwater
    ????
    Posts: 2014
    August 9, 2011 at 6:21 pm #987221

    Gophers hands down…. Then again I’m a bears fan too.

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    August 9, 2011 at 6:33 pm #987225

    i think you guys are going to like that Kill character. going to take a couple of years but he’s a good one. national championship? doubt it. i think my badgers may never compete for that and they’ve got a great program. OSU was the best we had and they have been blown out in the last couple BCS games.

    jd318
    NE Nebraska
    Posts: 757
    August 9, 2011 at 6:36 pm #987227

    Perhaps you should aim a little lower with the Gophers…Conference Champion, Division Champion, heck even a winning record.

    It just got tougher this year (Go Big Red!)

    drewsdad
    Crosby, MN
    Posts: 3138
    August 9, 2011 at 6:42 pm #987232

    Vikings. I don’t even watch college football.

    dd

    Justin Schneider (Woods & Water Insurance)
    Hugo, MN
    Posts: 1938
    August 9, 2011 at 6:46 pm #987234

    I’m torn on this one but I can tell you one thing, I bet the Gopher Football Program is more deserving.

    How many of those kids showed up to camp 50lbs overweight?

    How many got into trouble over the offseason to see their careers pick up right where they left off?

    How many transfered to a different program for more money?

    Just something to think about…

    Whiskerkev
    Madison
    Posts: 3835
    August 9, 2011 at 6:48 pm #987235

    I can’t believe someone would put this ball on a tee in front of me. The only way either is going to win either is if there were only these two teams and they played each other…

    Grouse_Dog
    The Shores of Lake Harriet
    Posts: 2043
    August 9, 2011 at 7:00 pm #987244

    Is there a Dental School at the U?

    Dog

    walleyewacker18
    Rice Lake, WI
    Posts: 620
    August 9, 2011 at 8:19 pm #987283

    Being they are both from Minnesota, that means that they have 0 % chance of ever doing either

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4054
    August 9, 2011 at 8:25 pm #987287

    Gophers Gophers Gophers!

    Generally, I hate pro sports except hockey. Pro football is a joke and the Vikings organization is too. My parents helped me figure that out a long time ago and I’ve been a Patriots fan ever since. Hopefully I’ll be wearing my Bledsoe jersey watching the Patriots in the Super Bowl this year.

    tomr
    cottage grove, mn
    Posts: 1289
    August 9, 2011 at 8:28 pm #987289

    I would like to see the gophers do well, but my choice would be to see the vikings win the super bowl.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    August 9, 2011 at 8:33 pm #987292

    Quote:

    Vikings. I don’t even watch college football.

    dd

    X2

    The Wildcat in the Pro game bugs me enough.

    bzzsaw
    Hudson, Wi
    Posts: 3484
    August 9, 2011 at 9:50 pm #987310

    Seeing as though the Rodents have already won the National Championship, I would rather see them win another one.

    I hope the Vikings NEVER EVER EVER win the Super Bowl.

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5649
    August 9, 2011 at 10:25 pm #987317

    The Gophers will never win a National Championship. The problem is they’re not one of the “big name” programs. If the 2011 Gophers have an undefeated season they might not even make top 20. Ask Boise State, TCU or a lot of other schools how this works. The Gophers would basically have to go undefeated for several years before they would have a crack at top 10, and even then they would end up below #2 in the BCS rankings, with no shot at the National Championship game. The Vikings could get lucky one year and make a run throught the play offs. The Gophers might as well give up.

    Rootski

    buck-slayer
    Posts: 1499
    August 9, 2011 at 11:52 pm #987341

    Or will it snow in Hell first

    hairjig
    Cudahy, Wis.
    Posts: 937
    August 10, 2011 at 12:24 pm #987449

    Both teams should strive for a 500 season and be happy if that occurs………

    rmartin
    United States
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    August 10, 2011 at 3:53 pm #987532

    If you build the Vikings a new stadium, they will get better just like the Gophers did with their new stadium.

    rmartin
    United States
    Posts: 1434
    August 10, 2011 at 6:40 pm #987572

    Is this a Fantasy Football question?

    Sorry, couldn’t resist

    glenn57
    cold spring mn
    Posts: 12094
    August 10, 2011 at 7:52 pm #987587

    when i first seen the title, i thought they where going to pit the super bowl champs vs the nat’l champs in a real live football game!!!!
    now that would be awesome!

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