Iowa Hate Week - Please post to show your love

[RunMickeyRun02]

I think its more due to the fact that we intermingle with eachother more then any other fanbase. I have lived here my whole life and i know almost as many husker fans as i do Iowa fans. Husker fans are everywhere here. There are probably more Husker apparel on people here UNI which is the 3rd largest college here. That is where the rivalry comes from, it has nothing to do with any other sport other than football. Hawkeyes wanted to be Nebraska in the 90s and they got sick of it being shoved down there throat so every time they get a chance when we lose i heard about it. Even when we were in the big 12 i heard about it from them. But enough jibber jabber back to the hate. Ok Iowa citizens are stupid..............uhhhh i mean....... Iowas women are ugly........ummmm...Iowas weather is crappy.............................The color Yellow is Stupid.

I kind of wonder if the rivalry has a gradient as it goes across Nebraska. I'd like to hear someone from Scottsbluff, North Platte, Alliance etc. chime in on what they think of the Iowa rivalry. I work in Omaha, live in Lincoln, and even 50 miles down the interstate there seems to be a difference. In Omaha their are Hawkeyes in the next cubicle, Lincoln, no so much....I can't help but think it dwindles as you go west.

 

Whatever the case I do love this thread it's really funny.

[knapplc]

 

I think its more due to the fact that we intermingle with eachother more then any other fanbase. I have lived here my whole life and i know almost as many husker fans as i do Iowa fans. Husker fans are everywhere here. There are probably more Husker apparel on people here UNI which is the 3rd largest college here. That is where the rivalry comes from, it has nothing to do with any other sport other than football. Hawkeyes wanted to be Nebraska in the 90s and they got sick of it being shoved down there throat so every time they get a chance when we lose i heard about it. Even when we were in the big 12 i heard about it from them. But enough jibber jabber back to the hate. Ok Iowa citizens are stupid..............uhhhh i mean....... Iowas women are ugly........ummmm...Iowas weather is crappy.............................The color Yellow is Stupid.

I kind of wonder if the rivalry has a gradient as it goes across Nebraska. I'd like to hear someone from Scottsbluff, North Platte, Alliance etc. chime in on what they think of the Iowa rivalry. I work in Omaha, live in Lincoln, and even 50 miles down the interstate there seems to be a difference. In Omaha their are Hawkeyes in the next cubicle, Lincoln, no so much....I can't help but think it dwindles as you go west.

 

Whatever the case I do love this thread it's really funny.

 

I think this is largely an Omaha-driven thing. I get there are outliers so don't say "I live in BFE and I hate Iowa." We get that you exist, Iowa Hater guy.

 

For the most part, nobody outside of Omaha or South Sioux or any other border town has very little interactions with Iowegians. That's why we're so "meh" when it comes to this rivalry. A non-representative portion of the population has a stick up their bum about Iowa.

 

The rest of us are like...ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ

[Landlord]

 

I think its more due to the fact that we intermingle with eachother more then any other fanbase. I have lived here my whole life and i know almost as many husker fans as i do Iowa fans. Husker fans are everywhere here. There are probably more Husker apparel on people here UNI which is the 3rd largest college here. That is where the rivalry comes from, it has nothing to do with any other sport other than football. Hawkeyes wanted to be Nebraska in the 90s and they got sick of it being shoved down there throat so every time they get a chance when we lose i heard about it. Even when we were in the big 12 i heard about it from them. But enough jibber jabber back to the hate. Ok Iowa citizens are stupid..............uhhhh i mean....... Iowas women are ugly........ummmm...Iowas weather is crappy.............................The color Yellow is Stupid.

I kind of wonder if the rivalry has a gradient as it goes across Nebraska. I'd like to hear someone from Scottsbluff, North Platte, Alliance etc. chime in on what they think of the Iowa rivalry. I work in Omaha, live in Lincoln, and even 50 miles down the interstate there seems to be a difference. In Omaha their are Hawkeyes in the next cubicle, Lincoln, no so much....I can't help but think it dwindles as you go west.

 

Whatever the case I do love this thread it's really funny.

 

 

 

The gradient is true across both states. Eastern Iowans really don't give much thought to Nebraska. Western 1/3 however, kind of loathes us entirely.

[txschutte]

Actually, I'm from Cozad, if you call that Western Nebraska.

 

A close friend is an Iowegian, and a Hawkeye.

 

I'm fairly certain he drinks his own pee.

[RunMickeyRun02]

 

 

I think its more due to the fact that we intermingle with eachother more then any other fanbase. I have lived here my whole life and i know almost as many husker fans as i do Iowa fans. Husker fans are everywhere here. There are probably more Husker apparel on people here UNI which is the 3rd largest college here. That is where the rivalry comes from, it has nothing to do with any other sport other than football. Hawkeyes wanted to be Nebraska in the 90s and they got sick of it being shoved down there throat so every time they get a chance when we lose i heard about it. Even when we were in the big 12 i heard about it from them. But enough jibber jabber back to the hate. Ok Iowa citizens are stupid..............uhhhh i mean....... Iowas women are ugly........ummmm...Iowas weather is crappy.............................The color Yellow is Stupid.

I kind of wonder if the rivalry has a gradient as it goes across Nebraska. I'd like to hear someone from Scottsbluff, North Platte, Alliance etc. chime in on what they think of the Iowa rivalry. I work in Omaha, live in Lincoln, and even 50 miles down the interstate there seems to be a difference. In Omaha their are Hawkeyes in the next cubicle, Lincoln, no so much....I can't help but think it dwindles as you go west.

 

Whatever the case I do love this thread it's really funny.

 

I think this is largely an Omaha-driven thing. I get there are outliers so don't say "I live in BFE and I hate Iowa." We get that you exist, Iowa Hater guy.

 

For the most part, nobody outside of Omaha or South Sioux or any other border town has very little interactions with Iowegians. That's why we're so "meh" when it comes to this rivalry. A non-representative portion of the population has a stick up their bum about Iowa.

 

The rest of us are like...ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ

 

 

 

 

 

I think its more due to the fact that we intermingle with eachother more then any other fanbase. I have lived here my whole life and i know almost as many husker fans as i do Iowa fans. Husker fans are everywhere here. There are probably more Husker apparel on people here UNI which is the 3rd largest college here. That is where the rivalry comes from, it has nothing to do with any other sport other than football. Hawkeyes wanted to be Nebraska in the 90s and they got sick of it being shoved down there throat so every time they get a chance when we lose i heard about it. Even when we were in the big 12 i heard about it from them. But enough jibber jabber back to the hate. Ok Iowa citizens are stupid..............uhhhh i mean....... Iowas women are ugly........ummmm...Iowas weather is crappy.............................The color Yellow is Stupid.

I kind of wonder if the rivalry has a gradient as it goes across Nebraska. I'd like to hear someone from Scottsbluff, North Platte, Alliance etc. chime in on what they think of the Iowa rivalry. I work in Omaha, live in Lincoln, and even 50 miles down the interstate there seems to be a difference. In Omaha their are Hawkeyes in the next cubicle, Lincoln, no so much....I can't help but think it dwindles as you go west.

 

Whatever the case I do love this thread it's really funny.

 

 

 

The gradient is true across both states. Eastern Iowans really don't give much thought to Nebraska. Western 1/3 however, kind of loathes us entirely.

 

Thanks guys, now I'm picturing a sharp bell curve/parabola over the Missouri river of Iowa/Nebraska rivalry underneath.

 

Edit: I expected that was the case, but good to get a confirmation.

[WhatDoIKnow]

"We don't have a rival" is pretty much another way of saying, "We haven't been good enough".

 

A rivalry needs a catalyst to heat things up. One team should break another team's heart and ruin a potentially great season on occasion. Would be best if those games had national title, or even conference title implications. We had a chance to spoil Iowa's "best ever" season last year, but couldn't do it. We weren't good enough and haven't been for a while.

 

Dear Iowa Fan, please be careful and don't freeze to death while camped out in the Walmart parking lot for Black Friday door buster sales. Not sure why or how, but I'm sure you have loved ones that care. :-P

[Moiraine]

I was born and lived close to Omaha for a long time and no one I knew cared about the Hawkeyes' existence. I don't remember a single discussion about them except the two times that we played them. It's almost exclusively an Omaha thing.

[In the Deed the Glory]

It isn't only an Omaha thing. I grew up in Decatur, town of 400. We had a bridge over the river that let those damn Iowans loose in our lovely state. Now I live in Omaha, and they are everywhere what with 3 or 4 bridges here...they are taking over!!

 

In all seriousness, nearly half of the population of the state lives in the Omaha metro so if it is a big deal here then it is a big deal. (about 850,000 out of 1.86 million)

[Count 'Bility]

build a wall.

[Red Five]

Iowa lost another recruit today because their coach is a hypocrite

[RunMickeyRun02]

It isn't only an Omaha thing. I grew up in Decatur, town of 400. We had a bridge over the river that let those damn Iowans loose in our lovely state. Now I live in Omaha, and they are everywhere what with 3 or 4 bridges here...they are taking over!!

 

In all seriousness, nearly half of the population of the state lives in the Omaha metro so if it is a big deal here then it is a big deal. (about 850,000 out of 1.86 million)

Good point.

[BigRedBuster]

 

I think its more due to the fact that we intermingle with eachother more then any other fanbase. I have lived here my whole life and i know almost as many husker fans as i do Iowa fans. Husker fans are everywhere here. There are probably more Husker apparel on people here UNI which is the 3rd largest college here. That is where the rivalry comes from, it has nothing to do with any other sport other than football. Hawkeyes wanted to be Nebraska in the 90s and they got sick of it being shoved down there throat so every time they get a chance when we lose i heard about it. Even when we were in the big 12 i heard about it from them. But enough jibber jabber back to the hate. Ok Iowa citizens are stupid..............uhhhh i mean....... Iowas women are ugly........ummmm...Iowas weather is crappy.............................The color Yellow is Stupid.

I kind of wonder if the rivalry has a gradient as it goes across Nebraska. I'd like to hear someone from Scottsbluff, North Platte, Alliance etc. chime in on what they think of the Iowa rivalry. I work in Omaha, live in Lincoln, and even 50 miles down the interstate there seems to be a difference. In Omaha their are Hawkeyes in the next cubicle, Lincoln, no so much....I can't help but think it dwindles as you go west.

 

Whatever the case I do love this thread it's really funny.

 

It's big in Des Moines because there are a lot of Nebraska fans that live there.

[Stumpy1]

I went to a strip club in Des Moines once. Best part of that whole place was I got to bring my own beer in.

[Michiganball]

I just liked this picture

 

 

 

 

Only Iowa equivalent I could find

 

[Big red surfers]

Happy turkey day.