it's not so boring on the field, that's not what i'm talking about. in illinois (as well as any other place i've lived), people like all sorts of different teams from all sorts of different places, wisconsin is so dreadfully provincial. the fans themselves make it boring more than any other factor. none of them know anything about sports and would be hard-pressed to actually talk big ten football for more than a minute or two, exhausting their vast library of knowledge fairly quickly, but they know they love dose bay-jers. and there's no real variety among people who CAN hold a sports conversation for more than a few moments. boring.