Who is everyone rooting for on Tuesday?

[Mayor McCheese]

We all hate the BADgers... we all hate Duke... so, who to root for?

My wisconsin blood in me says the Badgers, but I don't want to hear all year that they beat Duke and we didnt, so I guess I'll wear blue for the night.

[spiral97]

I'm rooting for the roof to cave in on both of em.  Nobody to get hurt, just leave em trapped for a season or so

[tomcrean4pres]

Duke for sure ... i dont think i could handle all those rodents bragging all year

[augoman]

inasmuchas Duke beat us, I'd like to see them blow everyone else off the court until they meet us, again, in the big dance!

[pitz]

While the question is sort of like "Which way do you want us to execute you, firing squad or guillotine"  I wil NEVER cheer for UW-Moscow under any circumstances.
When UW played Kentucky in Minneapolis I was one of the few MU fans cheering for Kentucky.

[augoman]

While the question is sort of like "Which way do you want us to execute you, firing squad or guillotine"  I wil NEVER cheer for UW-Moscow under any circumstances.
When UW played Kentucky in Minneapolis I was one of the few MU fans cheering for Kentucky.

True.  My second favorite team is 'whomever is playing Madison'.

[NateDoggMarq]

While the question is sort of like "Which way do you want us to execute you, firing squad or guillotine"  I wil NEVER cheer for UW-Moscow under any circumstances.
When UW played Kentucky in Minneapolis I was one of the few MU fans cheering for Kentucky.

I was also one of those fans cheering for Kentucky.
My biggest fear would have been to lose to Madison to get to the final 4.  I dont think I could have gotten myself off the mat after that one!!

[ChicosBailBonds]

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=193#s=193&f=2565&t=1473764

[Pakuni]

Duke is evil.

UW is the source of all evil.

Simplifies things for me, anyhow.

[Warrior1996]

inasmuchas Duke beat us, I'd like to see them blow everyone else off the court until they meet us, again, in the big dance!

This is the correct answer.

[Big Papi]

I used to be a so-so fan of the Rodents but now I detest them.  The only time I want to see them win is if it benefits MU.  I hope the Rodents lose by 50 tomorrow.

[muwarrior87]

I used to be a so-so fan of the Rodents but now I detest them.  The only time I want to see them win is if it benefits MU.  I hope the Rodents lose by 50 tomorrow.

I'm slowly spreading that feeling through my immediate family.  With their terrible graduation rate, student athletes getting arrested and not kicked off the team, i honestly don't know how you can pull for a team like that.

[Eye]

Let's go Duke! Let's go Duke!

[MonsterWebWarrior]

Duke without question.  I hope they blow them out of the place.  There's no team I despise more than the ugly rodents.

[chapman]

I'll echo everyone else and say Duke.  And I hope it's a blowout.

The real question is will they actually play?  Between the refs stopping the game so Coach K and Bo Ryan can work them and the ensuing fouls that will be called the game might take four or five hours.

[77ncaachamps]

Badgers.

So when we beat the Rodents, we'll be better off!

[MUfan12]

Duke for two reasons:

1) I loathe everything that has to do with UW-Madison. Everything.
2) Unless they're playing MU, I always root for Duke. I've always respected their program a lot. One of my first non-MU basketball memories was Laettner's shot against UK. That being said, when they beat us in 1994 I hated them for two years.

[downtown85]

UW-

1) so they can be undefeated when we beat them
2) I hate the way Duke wins (flops and coach K complaining to the refs despite getting every call anyway).  it is like cheating.

I know Bucky will get calls on their home court as well but I just can't stand Duke.  

[muarmy81]

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=193#s=193&f=2565&t=1473764

Yeah all this angst against MU really leads me away from pulling for UW.
Actually, I used to enjoy the Badgers both basketball and football (Since I am a Wisconsin native) but honestly, since I've ventured onto these forums and seen the hate many Badger fans have for us I just can't stand them.  I hope Duke wins and wins big and I hope we beat UW by an even larger margin...

[Untucked]

To the few who have said they are cheering for the Badgers, you are NOT true MU fans.

If you are a true MU fan, you can NOT under any circumstances, ever root for the Badgers.

[muwarrior87]

UW-

1) so they can be undefeated when we beat them
2) I hate the way Duke wins (flops and coach K complaining to the refs despite getting every call anyway).  it is like cheating.

I know Bucky will get calls on their home court as well but I just can't stand Duke. 

Last time a checked, #2 applies almost as well to UW as it does to Duke.

[Nukem2]

Have to go with Duke as Bucky would be insufferable were it to beat Duke at Cameron and, more so, for recruiting considerations.

[downtown85]

UW-

1) so they can be undefeated when we beat them
2) I hate the way Duke wins (flops and coach K complaining to the refs despite getting every call anyway).  it is like cheating.

I know Bucky will get calls on their home court as well but I just can't stand Duke. 

Last time a checked, #2 applies almost as well to UW as it does to Duke.

I think Duke has taken flopping to a new art form.  But yes, Bo works the refs and there seems to be home cooking when we play in Madison.  I guess I don't hate UW because I haven't lived in Milwaukee since the early 80's and they weren't any good then.  Regarding recruiting, there is a point. Bo seems to have locked up the decent forwards and centers the last few years coming out of the state of Wisconsin and Crean seems to have a near monopoly on wing players.   However, I think a forward like Keaton Nankivil should now be reconsidering his choice given his utter lack of playing time.  I am not sure if UW beats Dook it will have much impact on someone like Johnny Lacy or Evan Anderson near term.  I think the coach, the style of play, the profile of the program, the ability to get players to the next level, and perhaps last but not least, the potential for early playing time has a lot to do with the recruits decision.  Given that MU is now in the BE, we probably have at least as high or a higher profile program than UW has. On other scores, MU offers a pretty good opportunity escpecially for kids who are serious about bball and academics.

[tower912]

5 years ago, I would have said Bucky.   Now, having perused various Buckyboards, I would not root for them against North Korea.   So, go Duke.

[Secret of the Ouse]

I think if duke beats UW then it would be harder for us to go into madison and beat the badgers, they will not want to lose 2 non conference games in 2 weeks, and if UW beats duke i could see UW getting big heads and i think it would be easier to go into madison and pull out a win this way.  Either way it will be a tough game against the badgers.