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Bucky Badger, Goldy the Gopher have Axe Week meme battle going on, and it's funny

tj dysart, milwaukee journal sentinel
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For the Wisconsin Badgers and the Minnesota Gophers, this week is one of the most important in the football season. Saturday, the teams will compete to win Paul Bunyan's Axe in one of the most historic college rivalries.

Minnesota and Wisconsin have played each other every year since 1907. The Gophers have won the Axe the last two seasons and three of the last five. Before that, the Badgers had a 14-game winning streak by Wisconsin, the longest streak in the rivalry's history.

But before the players take the field, the mascots — Wisconsin's Bucky Badger and Minnesota's Goldy the Gopher — have been battling all week on X, formerly known as Twitter.

In a yearly tradition, the two have been trading insulting, but still friendly, memes. Here are some of the best of the week:

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Bucky Badger, Goldy the Gopher have funny Axe Week meme battle