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Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin got the party started with a jab at Nebraska almost immediately. Now this party was also attended by Kirk Ferentz and the head Iowa basketball coach (Fran McCaffery) as well. "Always good to come to Nebraska," Dolphin said at the Mid-America Center Tuesday night, "Or should I say the Omaha area, after we've kicked their butt a couple times. I hear everyone is fired about Scott Frost coming here. Seems like a terrific guy," Dolphin said, "but there's a new Nebraska wave. It's now five fingers and turn your thumb in. It's the new Nebraska wave because four of the past five years we've kicked their butts."
Let's have a little chit-chat, shall we?
Now Iowa fans they don't like it when we talk about our past, our history. "You're living in the 90's, you're living in the past, it's not fair, we can't do that." So here's what we're going to do: we're going to go back the last 18 years, the last time Nebraska won a conference championship in 1999. We're going to look at what is considered to be a rough period of time for Husker football, and we're going to compare it to Iowa. Let's just see what happens, shall we?
So since 1999, Nebraska has 150 wins, 83 losses. Iowa has 142 wins and 87 losses. They have less wins and more losses. That's interesting. So that means that during that 18-year span Nebraska had a winning percentage of 64 percent, which isn't phenomenal by our standards, and Iowa's was 62 percent. Now if you go back two more years, an even 20 years to when Kirk Ferentz took over, and he's been there that entire time, during that time, if you include Scott Frost, Nebraska's had five coaches, because that's been brought up in the past, our winning percentage actually goes up a little bit to 66 percent, while Iowa's drops considerably to 58 percent. Well that's just interesting now, isn't it?
You know what, forget what Iowa people want. I'm just going to put this ridiculous conversation to bed. We're going to talk about it all. Alright, Nebraska, All-Americans: Nebraska's had 54 in the past, Iowa's had 27. By the way, that's exactly twice as many as they've had. Conference championships: we've had 46, they've had 13. That's 3.5 times as many as they've had. All-time winning percentage: ours is almost .700, theirs is just over .500. National championships: we have five, they've claimed one, and I looked that up. It was in 1958. They shared it with LSU. Interesting, LSU went 11-0 undefeated, Iowa was 8-1-1. I guess you can claim it if you want. Heisman Trophy winners: we have three, they have one.
Now they say we live in the past, "blah-blah blah-blah blah-blah." It's not living in the past, it's having a history to be proud of. Ladies and gentlemen, if you don't know about your history, you're doomed to repeat it. I think Husker fans are cool with that. I think Iowa fans aren't so much, and that's why they don't like talking about it. Now no disrespect to Iowa in any way, shape or form. I have a lot of respect for that program, but this is the second time within a year that they've talked trash about us in the offseason. Last year, baby Ferentz, Kirk Ferentz's son (Brian Ferentz), the Offensive Coordinator for the Hawkeyes, what did he call us, "that little school west of Omaha," so I responded with a show somewhat similar to this a year ago.
But I'll be honest with you, I kind of enjoy things like this. I used to have a chip, I'll be honest I used to have a whole forest on my shoulder when I was a player, so I kind of like poking the bear, feeling the rivalry. It just kind of gets me going just a little bit, even though Iowa is basically a poor man's Wisconsin. Now they don't get the most highly-recruited kids, and I have respect for the program, but they still manage to be slightly above average. They've always been slightly above average, they are slightly above average, they will always be slightly above average. And if that doesn't get you excited Hawkeye fans, over the past 20 years, you've had a winning percentage of 58 percent. You know what that equates to? Another 7-5 season, yay.
They don't want to appreciate history for obvious reasons, alright. They don't even want to look at recent history when Nebraska has struggled. What they want to dwell on is the past three years. That's what they want to dwell on, or four out of five. But they've been the better team for three straight years. I give them that. I give respect where it's due. I have no problem with that. For three straight years, you've been the better program. Here's what I have to say about that: enjoy it while you can, Hawkeye fans. Alright, you want this rivalry I think just a little bit more than Husker fans do, but whether you like it or not, our trophy case is full, and whether you like it or not, they're having to make more room because in the very near future, we're going to be adding to that trophy case.
Now with all due respect, I hope you enjoy your future of being slightly above average. It might take us a couple of seasons, but we're going to get there, and that's the difference. The future at Husker Nation is bright. Go Big Red, and always remember to throw the bones!!!
Iowa play-by-play announcer Gary Dolphin got the party started with a jab at Nebraska almost immediately. Now this party was also attended by Kirk Ferentz and the head Iowa basketball coach (Fran McCaffery) as well. "Always good to come to Nebraska," Dolphin said at the Mid-America Center Tuesday night, "Or should I say the Omaha area, after we've kicked their butt a couple times. I hear everyone is fired about Scott Frost coming here. Seems like a terrific guy," Dolphin said, "but there's a new Nebraska wave. It's now five fingers and turn your thumb in. It's the new Nebraska wave because four of the past five years we've kicked their butts."
Let's have a little chit-chat, shall we?
Now Iowa fans they don't like it when we talk about our past, our history. "You're living in the 90's, you're living in the past, it's not fair, we can't do that." So here's what we're going to do: we're going to go back the last 18 years, the last time Nebraska won a conference championship in 1999. We're going to look at what is considered to be a rough period of time for Husker football, and we're going to compare it to Iowa. Let's just see what happens, shall we?
So since 1999, Nebraska has 150 wins, 83 losses. Iowa has 142 wins and 87 losses. They have less wins and more losses. That's interesting. So that means that during that 18-year span Nebraska had a winning percentage of 64 percent, which isn't phenomenal by our standards, and Iowa's was 62 percent. Now if you go back two more years, an even 20 years to when Kirk Ferentz took over, and he's been there that entire time, during that time, if you include Scott Frost, Nebraska's had five coaches, because that's been brought up in the past, our winning percentage actually goes up a little bit to 66 percent, while Iowa's drops considerably to 58 percent. Well that's just interesting now, isn't it?
You know what, forget what Iowa people want. I'm just going to put this ridiculous conversation to bed. We're going to talk about it all. Alright, Nebraska, All-Americans: Nebraska's had 54 in the past, Iowa's had 27. By the way, that's exactly twice as many as they've had. Conference championships: we've had 46, they've had 13. That's 3.5 times as many as they've had. All-time winning percentage: ours is almost .700, theirs is just over .500. National championships: we have five, they've claimed one, and I looked that up. It was in 1958. They shared it with LSU. Interesting, LSU went 11-0 undefeated, Iowa was 8-1-1. I guess you can claim it if you want. Heisman Trophy winners: we have three, they have one.
Now they say we live in the past, "blah-blah blah-blah blah-blah." It's not living in the past, it's having a history to be proud of. Ladies and gentlemen, if you don't know about your history, you're doomed to repeat it. I think Husker fans are cool with that. I think Iowa fans aren't so much, and that's why they don't like talking about it. Now no disrespect to Iowa in any way, shape or form. I have a lot of respect for that program, but this is the second time within a year that they've talked trash about us in the offseason. Last year, baby Ferentz, Kirk Ferentz's son (Brian Ferentz), the Offensive Coordinator for the Hawkeyes, what did he call us, "that little school west of Omaha," so I responded with a show somewhat similar to this a year ago.
But I'll be honest with you, I kind of enjoy things like this. I used to have a chip, I'll be honest I used to have a whole forest on my shoulder when I was a player, so I kind of like poking the bear, feeling the rivalry. It just kind of gets me going just a little bit, even though Iowa is basically a poor man's Wisconsin. Now they don't get the most highly-recruited kids, and I have respect for the program, but they still manage to be slightly above average. They've always been slightly above average, they are slightly above average, they will always be slightly above average. And if that doesn't get you excited Hawkeye fans, over the past 20 years, you've had a winning percentage of 58 percent. You know what that equates to? Another 7-5 season, yay.
They don't want to appreciate history for obvious reasons, alright. They don't even want to look at recent history when Nebraska has struggled. What they want to dwell on is the past three years. That's what they want to dwell on, or four out of five. But they've been the better team for three straight years. I give them that. I give respect where it's due. I have no problem with that. For three straight years, you've been the better program. Here's what I have to say about that: enjoy it while you can, Hawkeye fans. Alright, you want this rivalry I think just a little bit more than Husker fans do, but whether you like it or not, our trophy case is full, and whether you like it or not, they're having to make more room because in the very near future, we're going to be adding to that trophy case.
Now with all due respect, I hope you enjoy your future of being slightly above average. It might take us a couple of seasons, but we're going to get there, and that's the difference. The future at Husker Nation is bright. Go Big Red, and always remember to throw the bones!!!
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