Sticks and stones. I am an Iowa fan, born and raised. I did my undergraduate at NWU and Masters at what was then Doane College. I lived in Nebraska from '04 until '15 and have many friends who obviously were 'sker fans. Being a competitive male the banter was thick and fun. Living in Lincoln, I went to the Pitt game (04 or 05ish) the texas game in the snow, the USC, and SDSU (along with Iowa 2 years ago but I wore black and gold for that one,. And obviously tailgated at several others. I learned to respect Nebraska football and I learned to appreciate the passion of the fan base, which admittedly Iowans don't understand. There are 2 things that happen when you live "behind enemy lines" for an extended period of time however. You either adopt the culture or you became VERY ingrained in your own. The last week I lived in Lincoln was the start of football season and I grew and then painted a Giant I in my front lawn "56th and south area" Roberts park. I like staying tuned in with all big 10 teams but especially Nebraska and hope the rivalry continues to be hard fought until even the most elitist husker fan cannot deny black Friday being against a worthly foe. I don't come here to flame I don't come here to troll, though I have in the past but am tired of new emails. I simply love college football and don't take a little trash talk so seriously to not enjoy the banter.