GSG Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, teachercd said: Friday...2:30 or 3pm...I don't care who they play. That's kinda where I'm at. I feel like Black Friday has become part of our fandom, at least in my family. We basically have a 2nd Thanksgiving on Black Friday while watching the game 2 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Just now, GSG said: That's kinda where I'm at. I feel like Black Friday has become part of our fandom, at least in my family. We basically have a 2nd Thanksgiving on Black Friday while watching the game Yeah...that game for me...when it is in Lincoln usually means heading out to O street and having a great time. When it is away we all meet out at some Omaha bars and have a great time. Quote Link to comment
Saunders Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I find it amusing that SE took shots at Iowa, got drubbed by them under his watch, then tried to bail on the BF game with them because of it. On another note. I think keeping Iowa is a good thing on BF is a good thing. I know Wisconsin sounds cool, but travel for that game would be harder on the fans, as it's almost double the drive. And for me personally, I'll echo the sentiment above. I love the BF game, and my family basically does a 2nd Thanksgiving each year around it. 5 Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, Saunders said: On another note. I think keeping Iowa is a good thing on BF is a good thing. I know Wisconsin sounds cool, but travel for that game would be harder on the fans, as it's almost double the drive. Good observation. One could leave Lincoln at 8am (or Omaha at 9am) on Friday and easily make it to a 2:30 kick in Iowa City. Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, Saunders said: I find it amusing that SE took shots at Iowa, got drubbed by them under his watch, then tried to bail on the BF game with them because of it. On another note. I think keeping Iowa is a good thing on BF is a good thing. I know Wisconsin sounds cool, but travel for that game would be harder on the fans, as it's almost double the drive. And for me personally, I'll echo the sentiment above. I love the BF game, and my family basically does a 2nd Thanksgiving each year around it. I agree that I think we should keep a BF game, just not against Iowa. They already have a rivalry with Iowa State that we cannot match, for sure now that Campbell has them in the right direction. Ferentz is 10-9 against ISU which I think would shock a lot of people outside of the state. Iowa is a better program than a lot of Nebraska fans give them credit for, but I just find it as a lose lose rivalry. Now, I know they will say this isn't the 90s and we have beaten you 3x in a row (under awful Riley). Bo was 3-1 against them. I've always just felt if you are in a rivalry it's always better to be the team playing up instead of down. In their case it is Iowa St as they call it their 'superbowl' when they lose, and if they win they don't feel it is a great accomplishment, especially nationally. With that being said, now that we have Frost, I am okay with watching them cry going forward when we hand them L's Quote Link to comment
ScottyIce Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 37 minutes ago, Saunders said: I find it amusing that SE took shots at Iowa, got drubbed by them under his watch, then tried to bail on the BF game with them because of it. On another note. I think keeping Iowa is a good thing on BF is a good thing. I know Wisconsin sounds cool, but travel for that game would be harder on the fans, as it's almost double the drive. And for me personally, I'll echo the sentiment above. I love the BF game, and my family basically does a 2nd Thanksgiving each year around it. I believe we can all agree that Bo hit the nail on the head with SE. Shouldn't have probably done it the way he did, but he was probably right about him. 2 Quote Link to comment
Toe Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, ScottyIce said: I believe we can all agree that Bo hit the nail on the head with SE. Shouldn't have probably done it the way he did, but he was probably right about him. And Perlman. Some people got butthurt because of the way he said it (in what was supposed to be a private conversation). I didn't because what he said was basically true. Fortunately, they're all gone now... Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, BIG ERN said: I agree that I think we should keep a BF game, just not against Iowa. They already have a rivalry with Iowa State that we cannot match, for sure now that Campbell has them in the right direction. Ferentz is 10-9 against ISU which I think would shock a lot of people outside of the state. Iowa is a better program than a lot of Nebraska fans give them credit for, but I just find it as a lose lose rivalry. Now, I know they will say this isn't the 90s and we have beaten you 3x in a row (under awful Riley). Bo was 3-1 against them. I've always just felt if you are in a rivalry it's always better to be the team playing up instead of down. In their case it is Iowa St as they call it their 'superbowl' when they lose, and if they win they don't feel it is a great accomplishment, especially nationally. With that being said, now that we have Frost, I am okay with watching them cry going forward when we hand them L's I totally get your sentiment and you make some solid points. I personally think one of the biggest things you need for a good rivalry is genuine disdain for your opponent and proximity to said opponent. I fully embrace making Iowa into a rivalry game although I can't personally can't tell you why I have so much disdain for Iowa when it comes to sports. It's odd to me, all the Iowa fans I know personally are good folks but when I see Nebraska playing that stupid Hawkeye I can't help but hope that Nebraska absolutely throttles them in whatever sport their playing against. Maybe it's the color black as I also loathe Colorado and Mizzou. Edited February 1, 2018 by Xmas32 Quote Link to comment
BIG ERN Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 30 minutes ago, Xmas32 said: I totally get your sentiment and you make some solid points. I personally think one of the biggest things you need for a good rivalry is genuine disdain for your opponent and proximity to said opponent. I fully embrace making Iowa into a rivalry game although I can't personally can't tell you why I have so much disdain for Iowa when it comes to sports. It's odd to me, all the Iowa fans I know personally are good folks but when I see Nebraska playing that stupid Hawkeye I can't help but hope that Nebraska absolutely throttles them in whatever sport their playing against. Maybe it's the color black as I also loathe Colorado and Mizzou. I live in Iowa and lets just say the last 3 years have been really really painful Quote Link to comment
Xmas32 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 13 minutes ago, BIG ERN said: I live in Iowa and lets just say the last 3 years have been really really painful Yeah that would be pretty brutal especially given the nature of the last few games. Quote Link to comment
PasstheDamnBallGuy Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I'm getting way ahead of things here, but if we somehow turn it around and get back to competing for the big bowls I could see this coming back to bite us a few times. Playing a team that usually isn't ranked, but has proven that they can play above their weight. Combine that with being the last game of the year where they got nothing to lose and beating us would make their season. Obviously at this point I think everyone would just be happy to be in that scenario though. I will also add that I think games like this are what make college football so great so I'm all for it. Quote Link to comment
Ric Flair Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 1 hour ago, BIG ERN said: I live in Iowa and lets just say the last 3 years have been really really painful Living in Iowa would be painful enough anyway. But when those no-talent assclowns have bragging rights year after year...horrible. I mostly just have to deal with their nonsense on Facebook. It’s interesting that despite beating us lately, they seem to be obsessed with all things Nebraska, while we couldn’t care less about the Temple to Perpetual Mediocrity that Ferentz has built in Iowa City. 2 Quote Link to comment
Red Five Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Iowa AD Barta wants Black Friday, but to rotate teams 1 Quote Link to comment
Scarlet Overkill Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Serious question - why did SE try to get rid of the BF game in the first place? Refresh my memory, please. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 9 hours ago, Ric Flair said: Living in Iowa would be painful enough anyway. ..do you live in Nebraska? Quote Link to comment
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