Shamrock Series Thread

[wizards8507]

You sure about that? I imagine there being more Irish fans in Chicago than Indy.

There is, but I'd guess the amount of Badger fans in Indy is exponentially less than the amount in Chicago in proportion to ND in both cities, if that makes sense.

Good point.

Yeah, but if ND is the "home" team in Chicago, they get the ticket allotment so it doesn't matter how many Wisconsin fans live in the city.

 

[GowerND11]

Yeah, but if ND is the "home" team in Chicago, they get the ticket allotment so it doesn't matter how many Wisconsin fans live in the city.

Those greedy ND alums that live in Chicago will sell their tickets and rent their apartments on Airbnb!

 

[zelezo vlk]

Those greedy ND alums that live in Chicago will sell their tickets and rent their apartments on Airbnb!

The Sconny fans will just take a train down from one of the northernmost Chicago suburbs like Milwaukee.

 

[GowerND11]

The Sconny fans will just take a train down from one of the northernmost Chicago suburbs like Milwaukee.

I bet they tell everyone they're from Chicago too.

Off topic, but a buddy of mine in college was from Chicago, literally South Side. He would get super mad at people when they would say they are from Chicago, only to be from a northern suburb far out of the city. They'd talk/brag about Chicago and how much they love it, it's "their city" and so on. He'd rip them a new one any chance he could.

And now back to your regular scheduled topic...

 

[zelezo vlk]

I bet they tell everyone they're from Chicago too.

Off topic, but a buddy of mine in college was from Chicago, literally South Side. He would get super mad at people when they would say they are from Chicago, only to be from a northern suburb far out of the city. They'd talk/brag about Chicago and how much they love it, it's "their city" and so on. He'd rip them a new one any chance he could.

And now back to your regular scheduled topic...

Yup. "I'm from Chicago." "Oh really? What part?" "Northbrook." "Fuck outta here you mushmouthed deep dish guzzling suburbanite"

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Yeah, but if ND is the "home" team in Chicago, they get the ticket allotment so it doesn't matter how many Wisconsin fans live in the city.

Wisconsin fans would donate a kidney to go to this game, ND fans wouldn't. Don't underestimate that aspect. The secondary market would be vast majority Badgers scooping up whatever they could find regardless of price.

 

[calvegas04]

Wisconsin fans would donate a kidney to go to this game, ND fans wouldn't. Don't underestimate that aspect. The secondary market would be vast majority Badgers scooping up whatever they could find regardless of price.

ND fan base not as strong as it used to be

 

[nlroma1o]

I guess I don't get why this isn't just a normal home and home series. We just upgraded the stadium, why not use the beast? And Green Bay is like an hour longer drive than Madison. If I go to the away game, I want to be in Wisconsin as short as possible. Especially if the weather is shyte and we lose.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Shamrock Series Thread

I bet they tell everyone they're from Chicago too.



Off topic, but a buddy of mine in college was from Chicago, literally South Side. He would get super mad at people when they would say they are from Chicago, only to be from a northern suburb far out of the city. They'd talk/brag about Chicago and how much they love it, it's "their city" and so on. He'd rip them a new one any chance he could.



And now back to your regular scheduled topic...

Those people are usually "diehard" Cub fans (part of the "gotta have a hotdog and old style in the Wrigley bleachers" douchebags), "HUGE" Blackhawk fans (since 2010), "don't watch NBA" guys (they "LOVED" the 90's Bulls though), and Packer loving Bear haters. Disgusting people........no respect

 

[NorthDakota]

PRETTY WELL ANY SCHOOL fans would donate a kidney to go to this game, ND fans wouldn't. Don't underestimate that aspect. The secondary market would be vast majority Badgers scooping up whatever they could find regardless of price.

FIFY. Such is the plight of being the premier name to get on the schedule in college football.

Btw, the same fans selling that kidney are more than happy to rant about how ND is irrelevant and nothing special.

 

[ACamp1900]

Btw, the same fans selling that kidney are more than happy to rant about how ND is irrelevant and nothing special.

This is often very true. I've encountered this many times but I'll never forget one instance in particular.

07 PSU: PSU fan the Monday after the game is ranting about his weekend and how something he's dreamed of for years finally happened... something that made his entire year. His Nittany Lions beat those completely irrelevant and overrated bums from, 'Neutered Lame.' He went on about how ND is totally past it, no one cares anymore and he must have stated ND's irrelevance at least five times...

but his team beating our boys made his year and he'd been dreaming of this day for so long........

 

[wizards8507]

Wisconsin fans would donate a kidney to go to this game, ND fans wouldn't. Don't underestimate that aspect. The secondary market would be vast majority Badgers scooping up whatever they could find regardless of price.

Are there actually Wisconsin fans anywhere outside of Wisconsin?

 

[Blaise]

Are there actually Wisconsin fans anywhere outside of Wisconsin?

Me! I cheered them on from my couch when they beat LSU.... But in all seriousness, Wisc does have a solid fan base.. I know they typically drew the most fans into Indy for the big ten championship games

 

[NorthDakota]

Are there actually Wisconsin fans anywhere outside of Wisconsin?

Minnesota(minneapolis) has its share. Also alums i imagine?

National fanbase? I'd have a hard time believing that.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Are there actually Wisconsin fans anywhere outside of Wisconsin?

They stretch from the north suburbs like Milwaukee and Kenosha down to Palatine for sure. The rest of the Sconny fans I know are from deep in Wisconsin.

 

[BobbyMac]

Minnesota(minneapolis) has its share. Also alums i imagine?

National fanbase? I'd have a hard time believing that.

They have a national presence.

U of Wisconsin system pumps out more graduates than any university system other than the U of California system, The Cal St system and SUNY would be my guess. Cal State and SUNY aren't football powers and UC splits between Cal and UCLA so it's safe to say, UW and it's smaller campuses put out more Badger fans than any other state. Texas would be my guess for #2.

Now do people randomly follow them like they do ND or say Miami back in the day? No. But I see them every Saturday no matter if I'm in California or Arizona.

 

[zelezo vlk]

They have a national presence.

U of Wisconsin system pumps out more graduates than any university system other than the U of California system, The Cal St system and SUNY would be my guess. Cal State and SUNY aren't football powers and UC splits between Cal and UCLA so it's safe to say, UW and it's smaller campuses put out more Badger fans than any other state. Texas would be my guess for #2.

Now do people randomly follow them like they do ND or say Miami back in the day? No. But I see them every Saturday no matter if I'm in California or Arizona.

Cockroaches can live anywhere and they spread everywhere.

 

[BobbyMac]

Cockroaches can live anywhere and they spread everywhere.

Exactly what they say about the 3 gingers dressed in green, sitting at the end of every bar in America on a Saturday afternoon shooting Jameson's while speaking fondly of the 70's.

 

[zelezo vlk]

Exactly what they say about the 3 gingers dressed in green, sitting at the end of every bar in America on a Saturday afternoon shooting Jameson's while speaking fondly of the 70's.

Gingers and Daywalkers

 

[calvegas04]

Saw Wisky play at UNLV a few years ago and their fans travel very well

 

[NorthDakota]

Saw Wisky play at UNLV a few years ago and their fans travel very well

I wonder why....

 

[GATTACA!]

Wish it was a home and home just so I'd have an excuse to go to a game at Camp Randall and experience Jump around in person. That has to be one of the coolest traditions in sports.

 

[ACamp1900]

Wish it was a home and home just so I'd have an excuse to go to a game at Camp Randall and experience Jump around in person. That has to be one of the coolest traditions in sports.

LOL... leave it to, "So glad we got Johnny Manziel!" guy to think that a bunch of drunk idiots jumping up and down is one of the coolest traditions in all of sports.

 

[dublinirish]

Wish it was a home and home just so I'd have an excuse to go to a game at Camp Randall and experience Jump around in person. That has to be one of the coolest traditions in sports.

 

[Blaise]

Wish it was a home and home just so I'd have an excuse to go to a game at Camp Randall and experience Jump around in person. That has to be one of the coolest traditions in sports.

Say what

 

[Irish Joe]

Jump Around is cool only because traditions are cool. When ranked against other college football traditions, it can't possible be in the top 100.

 

[zelezo vlk]

I'm not sure it even beats Wisconsin's other student tradition of stumbling in drunk mid-2nd quarter and not remembering the second half.

 

[GowerND11]

I feel like Jump Around is something that is only cool if you are a part of it. Don't get me wrong, it's nice seeing the fact that a student body (and other fans I'm sure) are having fun and are pumped. But overall, it seems like something you need to do to appreciate in any real level.

 

[dublinirish]

I feel like Jump Around is something that is only cool if you are a part of it. Don't get me wrong, it's nice seeing the fact that a student body (and other fans I'm sure) are having fun and are pumped. But overall, it seems like something you need to do to appreciate in any real level.

it's just so corny and unoriginal. is Sandstorm gonna be considered a tradition too in future years?? C'mon..

 

[NorthDakota]

Wish it was a home and home just so I'd have an excuse to go to a game at Camp Randall and experience Jump around in person. That has to be one of the coolest traditions in sports.

Jump Around? Soft. Bigly lacking in energy.