NY Times? F the NY Times. I live it. Lots of Husker fans in extreme SE South Dakota but they fade out pretty quickly once you get out of the reach of 1110 which is hwy 46. Don't get me wrong, I know NU fandom spreads far and wide. MY POINT is that to assume that SFalls is part of the "Husker Kingdom" is a faulty assumption. Its much more diverse than that.
Riley's record at Oregon State is completely irrelevant to his job status here.
Sioux Falls is NOT my home town. There you go again. Making false assumptions. Hey I can see why people get in to pissing matches with you. Its kind of fun.
I don't get why you're so offended by a simple observation from somebody that lives in the area, watches the TV stations and talks to the residents.
HTO that map of eastern South Dakota looks pretty PINK doesn't it. NOT RED, PINK and they call it based on Nebraska versus the 3 other shrimps on their own. What IF they added ISU, IOWA and MINNESOTA together and gave them a color? MY POINT was that in fact the total fan base of all those other schools likely exceeds that of NU's in SFalls and as far as one puny local FM station versus all the TV and AM coverage Iowas gets it isn't even close. Granted some of that radio coverage is coming in from western Iowa radio stations but I've been forced on multiple occassions to listen to Iowa football games because I couldn't get a Husker broadcast. Chew on that.
Sioux Falls is NOT my home town. There you go again. Making false assumptions. Hey I can see why people get in to pissing matches with you. Its kind of fun.
I'm not sure how they arrived at their "fandom" rating. As a SINGLE fan base I could buy that S Falls proper has more Husker than Iowa. But in total, the local TV affiliates and radio shows give WAY more coverage to Iowa, Iowa State and to a lesser extent Minnesota. Bottomline though is that SDSU and USD get more S Falls media attention than the Huskers do.Pink > the colors are of the irrelevant programs. Your point blows, no matter how many times you repeat it, it still blows.
Hometown , currently live, big freaking deal, point stays the same and has nothing to do with a false assumption. I'm not offended, I can't stand idiotic comments about stuff and you made idiotic comments then dug yourself a bigger hole.
NY "f'ing" Times should contact you next time
Like I already pointed out, the amount of coverage Sioux Falls media gives to Iowa, ISU and Minnesota has to do with the fact there are parts of those states in their local coverage area. That coverage is mainly for the benefit of the people in those states, not for the people in Sioux Falls or South Dakota. Hence, that says nothing about how much support there is for those programs vis-a-vis Nebraska in Sioux Falls or South Dakota. Just like when Omaha media covers Iowa or ISU, it is mainly for the benefit of their viewers in western Iowa, not for the viewers in Omaha.
Your PERCEIVED record is straight. One puny local FM station that barely reaches the city limits of Sioux Falls is not much of a presence. I can't get that station 20 miles from SFalls. Whether you like it or not, the gear in Scheels is as much Hawkeye and Cyclone as it is Husker. Money talks and bullshit walks. South central South Dakota gets some encroachment of radio from Nebraska but other than that you can't get a Husker game on the radio (evidently other than the lcoal FM station you found). Trust me I've been out deer hunting or traveling listening to static just trying to catch a score. Meanwhile Iowa, ISU and Minnesota football can be heard over most of eastern South Dakota.
Not really. HTO is a very knowledgeable and passionate Husker fan. He made some good points that I respect but I feel compelled from personal experience to defend my point of view. Its all good and all fun. I'm home sick today and it gives me a distraction to pass the day.
Yeah, I'm going to trust a guy that didn't even know what station Nebraska football was carried on, in the city he lives in.
Once again, I don't live IN or really that near S Falls. I'm there frequently for business and entertainment. Obviously the station you listened to was in northern Sioux Falls because you lose it at about the Tea exit south of town. A couple of years ago we were at a girls bball tournament in SCity and the only people paying any attention to our radio were the ones from our team. That was in Sioux City that gets all kinds of radio from Nebraska. That was the Kellogg miracle game if I remember correctly.My real life experiences, plus data available with a simple search, trump what you have to say.
We were, I think, just northeast (10 miles or so) of Sioux Falls last fall at some ball field in a town that wasn't even incorporated. There was a restaurant right next to the field and they had a patio outside to watch the ball games, field was old school right off the street/highway/whatever. That "puny local FM station" had the Nebraska football game on and there was no issue getting reception, it was clear as day. Not only were we listening to the game, a few parents from the other team were listening to it as well. Plus, the young umpire would come back to us every half inning or so and ask for an update.
Trust you?
The ability to receive Iowa, ISU or Minnesota broadcasts in eastern South Dakota have to do with broadcasts originating in those states. None of those 3 even have affiliates in South Dakota. As of last season, there were 4 stations in South Dakota(Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Winner and Yankton) that carried Husker games. The whole question here was about the level of support in Sioux Falls and South Dakota for the Huskers vs. other programs. You are using information that is completely irrelevant to the discussion. The ability to receive Iowa, ISU and Minnesota broadcasts in South Dakota that originate in the states where those teams are located says absolutely nothing about the support for those teams in South Dakota. The fact there are 4 Husker radio affiliates in South Dakota and none for those other 3 schools is relevant.
1. Don't travel much to Rapid and Husker football isn't a big deal west river. Even if it was there's like 20 people out there. I HAVE BEEN DEER HUNTING 10 MILES FROM WINNER FOR 10 YEARS AND NOT ABLE TO GET THE WINNER STATION. Granted I didn't draw tags last year and maybe its a new station. The Yankton station loses signal 15 miles out of town. Unfortunately the blow torch WNAX out of Yankton is tied to SDSU or we could blast all the way in to North Dakota.
Regardless of how far you can get the stations, they still are Husker football affiliates. Those stations wouldn't carry the games if there wasn't interest. There is not one station in South Dakota that carries games for those other teams.
No...but I strongly believe you HAVE TO keep the best players and athletes in-state, esp. in a state like neb. with smaller population. This wasn`t some chump from Ants, Nebraska
Actually, UN told him this summer that he could be a TE.
