I will accept this non-sequitur as an admission of your surrender.
maybe next time.
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Dude - if you seriously couldn’t have a positive interaction with someone who cheers for a different team than you like … and you actually defend that as an adult than I’m not sure I’m the one who needs to get a clue.
Missouri rivalry began at least when Warren Powers was passed over for the NU job after Devaney retired.
He upset a #1 ranked and unbeaten NU team in 1978 last game of season.
Fast forward to 1997 and the Davison catch.
In middle there was the intentional injury of Jarvis Redwine and others.
Mizzou hated us and our success.
How is it a non-sequitur when I used your logic for defining a rivalry? Unless of your course your stance was in fact the non-sequitur- which would then make my stance a non-sequitur too. I think I got it.
did I "clamor for the Big 12" anywhere in this thread? no.
Nebraska fans hate CU, hate MU. that is a generational fact, not a justification.
Nebraska fans still view the B1G as a novelty.
the closest thing we have to an actual rivalry in this conference is with wisconsin (at least there's some history and a traitorous back stabber), but even that still has a "fun new opponent" smell.
all you've made clear here is you know nothing of what you speak.
Rankings and records aside, the reason why Missouri is a rival is because Nebraska has played them pretty much continuously since 1892 all the way up to 2010.
Likewise, the rivalry with Colorado goes back to 1898. And CU has a history of being a top 5/10 team, though they've gone through down periods, like now.
NU never really had a history with Iowa before they joined the Big Ten. They played every now and then. And I personally was disappointed when the Iowa game became the Black Friday game. I was hoping for Penn St.
I don't think about Iowa at all and I wish Husker fans would set their sights higher than them. I'd love to see a conference rivalry develop with USC.
Likewise, the rivalry with Colorado goes back to 1898. And CU has a history of being a top 5/10 team, though they've gone through down periods, like now.
NU never really had a history with Iowa before they joined the Big Ten. They played every now and then. And I personally was disappointed when the Iowa game became the Black Friday game. I was hoping for Penn St.
I don't think about Iowa at all and I wish Husker fans would set their sights higher than them. I'd love to see a conference rivalry develop with USC.
I didn’t realize opinions were thread specific when I see you constantly talking about the Big12 in other threads and carrying on about the B1G sucking. So you are correct - you didn’t clamor on about the Big12 in this specific thread but to say you don’t in general would be disingenuous.
I 100% get what you are saying - but we should be focused on new rivalries with the teams we actually play regularly - which take more than 10 games to come to fruition. That’s what teams give up when they leave conferences unless they go with them…OU/TX.
I, too, repeatedly try to shift focus when getting bodybagged.
Agree. After 10 years of getting beat up by a girl I'm a little gun shy though
I think the best thing for us to do is to head over to Kings place for a kegger…sharpen some knives and fill some balloons and start getting some B1G rivalries going.
The replies/reactions will act as a sort of scoreboard here, as always. early returns do not appear to be in your favor.You are certainly undefeated in your own mind.
if you want to focus on our new opponents like all fake fans/small children are wont to do, I will again say the only place there is a hint of a rivalry seed germinating is with Wisconsin, and we won't play them annually anymore. that's too bad.
Kong is right although I have a few small critiques...
CU and Mizery are absolutely rivalries, or were rivalries. Colorado is more obvious but Mizery had a few upsets vs NU and there was a lot of hatred they had for us, and us them because of it. Also played a lot. I actually hate Mizery more than any other school including Texas. I hate their fans. I hate their team. I hate their mascot and colors, even though we beat them routinely. My father told me that it's literally in my blood, as my gpa hated them more than anyone, too. Mizery was actually pretty good a lot more than people realize.
One thing to note, however, is how NU fans tried to deny the colorado rivalry. Many NU fans tried to act like CU wasn't a rivalry, "only they cared about it", etc, which was not true. I always thought of them as a rivalry and hated them too but loved playing them. Most of the backlash was due to them replacing OU as the final game when the Big 12 happened. I feel as though we have a little of that with Iowa right now...a lot of fans don't want to call them a rivalry, but they really are the only rivalry we have now. It sucks, and it's a weak rivalry, and it's nowhere near OU, CU, or Mizery, but it's all we got. It doesn't feel the same because Iowa sucks so much and always has, and while they have had our number, it doesn't feel different than a loss to other teams because we aren't good. Hell we just beat them in what was perhaps the worst season in our existence last year. Weak. Big deal.
The best rivalry was OU. And it was respectful, although there was hate there, it was professional hatred between elite programs actually competing for something. The reason CU and MU fans throw bags of piss and bottles is because they aren't elite. OU was the best for sure. Our only hope of that again is conference realignment, ADs with balls in scheduling, or UCLA/Penn State on a yearly basis with our programs rising to top 10 status. Iowa won't ever be that, but could potentially be another Mizery.
CU and Mizery are absolutely rivalries, or were rivalries. Colorado is more obvious but Mizery had a few upsets vs NU and there was a lot of hatred they had for us, and us them because of it. Also played a lot. I actually hate Mizery more than any other school including Texas. I hate their fans. I hate their team. I hate their mascot and colors, even though we beat them routinely. My father told me that it's literally in my blood, as my gpa hated them more than anyone, too. Mizery was actually pretty good a lot more than people realize.
One thing to note, however, is how NU fans tried to deny the colorado rivalry. Many NU fans tried to act like CU wasn't a rivalry, "only they cared about it", etc, which was not true. I always thought of them as a rivalry and hated them too but loved playing them. Most of the backlash was due to them replacing OU as the final game when the Big 12 happened. I feel as though we have a little of that with Iowa right now...a lot of fans don't want to call them a rivalry, but they really are the only rivalry we have now. It sucks, and it's a weak rivalry, and it's nowhere near OU, CU, or Mizery, but it's all we got. It doesn't feel the same because Iowa sucks so much and always has, and while they have had our number, it doesn't feel different than a loss to other teams because we aren't good. Hell we just beat them in what was perhaps the worst season in our existence last year. Weak. Big deal.
The best rivalry was OU. And it was respectful, although there was hate there, it was professional hatred between elite programs actually competing for something. The reason CU and MU fans throw bags of piss and bottles is because they aren't elite. OU was the best for sure. Our only hope of that again is conference realignment, ADs with balls in scheduling, or UCLA/Penn State on a yearly basis with our programs rising to top 10 status. Iowa won't ever be that, but could potentially be another Mizery.
We obviously have a different take on what fandom is all about, not a big deal to me, so you do you and I will go about my way.
We can can continue to yearn for the past rivalries which are deeper and more meaningful, because they have been around forever. Or we can be grateful for the memories and actually accept they aren’t coming back and forge new ones and maybe key the occasional Buff’s fan’s car to keep the memories alive.
You went off on an IO_A fan when he was bashing you. They (the other teams fans) only get bashed on when talking up some freaking “brief” stat they may have on us, during Nebraska’s worst years…
again, please post a quote where I am "yearning"
I'm simply stating facts here, kiddo
and, yes, I take Nebraska fandom extremely seriously
Please quote me where I said “you” were yearning.
I’m simply stating facts too - great, great, great grandpa.
I see that you do … but do you take it seriously enough to pee on a wisconsin fan’s head? If not, then I question your dedication to the cause.
I don’t call Minny a rival .. our AD submitted them to the conf as a protected rival
The rival NU fans most covet is nearly 30 years gone with the end of the Big 8. Mizzou and CU are simply programs that were (are) disliked by NU fans. CU had a legit run in the 90s and were able to stay with the great NU teams.
Iowa is a natural rival, but I think NU fans see that as slumming, even though NU is 1-7 against them since Pelini left town. With the new scheduling format, Iowa may end up being the only team NU plays on a yearly basis. Thus it's a rivalry game, unless NU doesn't want one.
Iowa is a natural rival, but I think NU fans see that as slumming, even though NU is 1-7 against them since Pelini left town. With the new scheduling format, Iowa may end up being the only team NU plays on a yearly basis. Thus it's a rivalry game, unless NU doesn't want one.
It’s bad enough that Iowa was just automatically considered our rival - but if Trev is going to get down on a knee and propose to someone - and get rejected - I would at least prefer it was to a hot chick like USC or OSU rather than the likes of Minnesota or Wisconsin
If I read correctly, the schools in the Big Ten will go through this picking of protected games every 2 years. IF Nebraska improves on the field, that could well lead to more teams wanting to play them.
As was stated earlier, we cannot confuse rivalries with protected conference games. One takes time to create and the other is just a way to have as many games within driving distance as possible. (my opinion)
Meh.. I’d rather have usc as a forced rival
ucla would be a cool rival. Husker fans would probably outnumber ucla fans in la.
We have history with both.
We tied USC on way to first title, then UCLA ended the winning streak 2 years later.
Mark Harmon…..
Well actually Gophers have bigger rivalry games with Wisconsin and Ioway through out the history of the Big 10..
Has nothing too do with Minnesota and Wisconsin turning Nebraska down..
Devaney and Osborne never lost to the Gophers…
Five bits of a broken chair was started during the 2014 game which the game has become a rivalry…
I think there should be more motivation than Syracuse because this is a in-conference team. And they are annoying. I consider Wisconsin more of a rival than anything. Iowa and Minnesota are in the same category as KSU, KU, CU (except for a couple of years in the 90s.) they are all annoying but not true rivals. I want to beat them because it shuts up their fan bases and gives us another win in conference.
Exactly. I'd personally prefer PSU or USC, even Wisconsin. But I'd rather have at least one "rivalry" game then zero.
People, please. Iowa, Wisc, Minn. No one cares. We are talking about football.
People care about Nebraska. And the only reason Wisc gets any attenton is because a former Husker tried to make them NU 2.0.
Last time I went to Mizzou the fans tried to assault my 70 year old father. Who took me to NU games since I was 9. That ended quickly. And I parked my truck in their precious lot right across the street from their high school stadium, for free. And no one touched my truck. Or my father. F*ck Missouri. I laugh at their level of ineptitude in the SEC. JFC guys, at least try to stop the a**-reamings.
People care about Nebraska. And the only reason Wisc gets any attenton is because a former Husker tried to make them NU 2.0.
Last time I went to Mizzou the fans tried to assault my 70 year old father. Who took me to NU games since I was 9. That ended quickly. And I parked my truck in their precious lot right across the street from their high school stadium, for free. And no one touched my truck. Or my father. F*ck Missouri. I laugh at their level of ineptitude in the SEC. JFC guys, at least try to stop the a**-reamings.
