Analysis: This time, the Gophers can win the Axe and chop down Wisconsin’s bowl hopes
The Badgers just need one more win for a bowl bid, but that’s been the case going into their past four games, all losses.
Will Wisconsin extend its bowl streak? More than Paul Bunyan’s Axe on the line vs. Minnesota
Wisconsin defensive coordinator Mike Tressel was talking to safety Hunter Wohler in September during the week of the Alabama ...
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ONE LAST CHANCE: The Most Important ‘Battle for the Axe' in School History
It sums up what the program has been missing. Physicality, the sheer mentality of running the football down the opponents ...
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UMN and Wisconsin students gear up for Axe game
In 1943, it disappeared in Wisconsin’s possession following a Minnesota victory. To replace the lost slab, Paul Bunyan’s Axe was introduced as the new trophy in 1948. Inspired by the lumberjack folk ...
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On top of Axe rivalry, Gophers’ bowl destination on line against Wisconsin
A win of the Axe would also end Wisconsin’s 22-year streak of bowl game appearances; that’s the third-longest active streak behind Georgia and Oklahoma. If the Gophers lose the rivalry game ...