Comments on: B1G Football Uniform Bracket: Michigan vs. Iowa

By: Paul Kirker

Paul Kirker — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:17:26 +0000

There is a high school in Peoria Illinois that has a helmet similar to the Michigan helmet.

By: Kevin McMenemy

Kevin McMenemy — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:12:51 +0000

My favorite top 3 quotes are as follows “I understand Michigan has dedicated fans” it is just in front of “checked the results at 3:00am” or “Michigan fan hacking” but I do know the following, Michigan has the largest living Alumni than any University in the country. I also know as a fan of the University of Michigan there are alot of people just like myself in the non Alumni fan base. I however didn’t get a chance to vote but found it funny when Michigan gets jobbed playing Iowa this year. Many Michigan fans complained of the way the team played and not the last five min. of officiating in that game. Talk about fishy I still can’t get the stench of fish out of my house after watching a clear TD taken away and a clear case of interference ignored at the end of the game. So if there is a hacker lol God bless him and Congradulations to U. of M. having obviously the best uniforms/helmuts or Stadium in the country let alone Iowa’s.

By: TODD

TODD — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:58:54 +0000

Jeez, what a bunch of Whiners! Unbelievable… The delusional Hawk fans are at it again

By: OZZIE30

OZZIE30 — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:11:20 +0000

Hayden Fry…..send him a wwwaaaahhhhhhhmmmmmmbbbuuulaaaqnnncccee

By: Hayden Fry

Hayden Fry — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:22:07 +0000

Once again I am not saying that you are rigging the poll, nor have I ever made that assertion. However, for the poll to be as lopsided as it was is certainly not indicative of the real results. Not saying that Iowa could have won, but when people are saying that they vote and the % goes down after they vote is utterly ridiculous. I also understand its only for fun, but obviously when people go out of their way to get people to vote only to have a poll be auto voted by your opposition, as this one obviously was, is frustrating.

By: Brent Yarina, BTN.com

Brent Yarina, BTN.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:23:49 +0000

We are not rigging the poll, I assure you that. Who knows what happened, but I do know there were HUGE swings in several of the matchups. We can see that a lot of message boards linked to it, and the ones with the most clicks coincided with who won the matchups. It’s all for fun – nothing that is official or scientific.

By: Hayden Fry

Hayden Fry — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:25:59 +0000

Brent,

I respectfully disagree, there is another explanation. I went to check on the results of this poll at 3AM on April 1st. I was surprised to see Michigan was back ahead. I understand that Michigan has dedicated fans, and they link from message boards. However, to see the poll moving in one direction by the EXACT same increment for more than 12 hours does seem really fishy. You will have to admit that. I am not saying the the Big Ten Network is rigging the poll, but rather that someone from Michigan has found the way to hack the poll by auto voting multiple times. This is obvious. There is no other way to explain it. Once again, I am not saying that Iowa would have won, but it would be nice to see the results of a honest 1 vote per person poll.

By: Brent Yarina, BTN.com

Brent Yarina, BTN.com — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:58:24 +0000

The voting for many of the final few matchups changed by hour, it seemed, depending on which message boards linked fans to the page. I checked in on the votes quite a bit and there isn’t any other explanation. Big Ten fans are dedicated.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:47:40 +0000

In favor of Iowa:
*The day-glo flourescent yellow on Michigan’s uniform is its secret shame. That color does not exist in nature, and does not exactly fit with the idea of tradition that the Wolverine winged helmets evoke so well.
*The Tigerhawk logo holds its own against Michigan’s iconic helmet.
*While the uniform concept doesn’t go back as far as the winged helmets, as the years have gone by the history of Hayden Fry getting permission from the Pittsburgh Steelers to model Iowa’s uniforms after them “so that the team would at least look like winners” fifty years ago gets more and more credibility from a tradition point of view.
*Didn’t Michigan steal the winged helmet design from Princeton, after all? NB: I’m not sure if that’s true or not.

In favor of Michigan:
*Longer history.
*While Iowa’s Tigerhawk logo and overall look is better from many angles, Michigan’s winged helmets stand out best when viewed from above, as one sees them from stadium bleachers or the typical overhead TV shot.
*Iowa’s new look may have 50 years of tradition now, but they have tinkered a bit as well. The old shoulder wings were ugly, and the stripes haven’t been consistent.
*Let’s be honest, the “ANF” lightning bolt may look fine, but should a college football team be lobbying for an already over-subsidized industry? Especially when the lobbying is so dishonest giving the disconnect between how America views the farming industry, and the reality of it. Iowans know the truth better than anyone.

By: DoubleD

DoubleD — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:38:44 +0000

This poll is either rigged or broken. When I submitted my vote the other day Iowa was up by about 30 some percent. The next day Iowa was down 40%.