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Badgers, Gophers coaches feuding?

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If Tim Brewster and Bret Bielema don't like each other, they're not really saying it. At least not publicly. It doesn't matter, though, because you can get a sense from talking to them and their players of the bitterness that exists and how it caused the hatred between their teams to intensify since Wisconsin's 41-34 victory over Minnesota last year at the Metrodome. Although he couldn't hear the conversation between the two coaches during their brief meeting at midfield after the game last season, Gophers defensive end Willie VanDeSteeg knows "they exchanged a couple words." Both coaches tried to downplay the edginess between them this week yet addressed some of the issues that have added fuel to their rivalry -- whether it's their recruiting battles or their much-talked-about midfield encounter.

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Tim Brewster, AP Tim Brewster, AP
November 13, 2008  09:52 AM ET

LLLLLLLEEEETTTTTTSSSSSSS GET READY TO RRRRRRRRUUUUUMMMMMBBBLLLLLEE!!! Should be interesting , that is the beauty of college football , all of the border state rivalries.

November 13, 2008  09:57 AM ET

Round 2: FIGHT!!!

November 13, 2008  11:13 AM ET

Got to love college football!! Now if either team could win with their own recruits instead of prior coaches they would be something to fight about!! LOL!

November 13, 2008  11:18 AM ET

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

November 13, 2008  11:59 AM ET

Packers v Vikings has always been a rivalry... oh you mean they have college football up there too?

November 13, 2008  12:06 PM ET

Does any coach in the Big Ten like this guy? JoePa thinks he is a complete ahole.

November 13, 2008  03:55 PM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Does any coach in the Big Ten like this guy? JoePa thinks he is a complete ahole.

Perhaps there's some merit to the rumor that Bielema is an arrogant pecker head...His mentor Alvarez [sp?] was/is the same way. Like father like son...on a side note I live in the Big D also...the Boys better get their heads out of their A-sses and start showing up...

November 13, 2008  05:51 PM ET

Can't wait for these Big 10 powerhouses to collide on Saturday. (Yawn)

November 13, 2008  06:38 PM ET

Bielema is an idiot. I can't stand him or Wisconsin. He's a joke on the field and off, thats why my Nitt's had to lay it down for him in Madison.

November 13, 2008  09:45 PM ET

Your nits really laid down against Iowa.

November 14, 2008  02:41 PM ET

and your Panthers really laid down against Bowling Green and Rutgers

November 14, 2008  03:07 PM ET
QUOTE(#11):

and your Panthers really laid down against Bowling Green and Rutgers

Nice come back...Pitt fans can't

November 14, 2008  03:07 PM ET

...help themselves..

November 14, 2008  07:53 PM ET

Wisconsin will beat Minnesota like usual...

November 15, 2008  07:46 PM ET

You never know....

November 15, 2008  07:46 PM ET

Way to come back and beat Indiana...psu.

 
November 22, 2008  11:24 PM ET

Wisconsin Minnesota fued...do they play for the tree fell in the forrest and nobody was there to hear it trophy? WHO CARES?

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