BigTenBadger
Walk-on
Dear Huskers,
I hope you're all having a great summer, though if you're impatient like me, you'd rather fast-forward through June, July, and August, and get to football season more quickly!
I wanted to say that I am really looking forward to your 6th year of membership in the same conference, and that I hope that a sense of belonging has grown deeper over the years. I was a college senior at Madison when Nebraska joined in 2011, and had tickets to the infamous Russell Wilson game. It's crazy to think that I have since graduated undergrad, gotten a Master's degree, and just wrapped up my 4th year of teaching high school history and sociology.
Nebraska being in the Big Ten seems so right to me now, and I love the West Division design where we get to play each other every year, along with Iowa and Minnesota. With that being said, I know there are still strong feelings of connection and nostalgia for many of your former Big 8 and Big XII teams, and that is totally valid and understandable. That history is an important part of who you are as a program, and no one from the Big Ten (which, contrary to what many like to think, isn't made up of a bunch of lifetime charter members) should think otherwise. You and every part of your history belong in the conference just as much as Penn State who joined in 1990, MSU who joined in 1950, Michigan who rejoined 21 years after the conference started, or even Ohio State who joined 16 years after the conference started. You are a large, land grant, public school that offers a world-class education to your state's residents, you value research and academics greatly, and you have incredible football and basketball programs. Those qualities, along with your fun-loving fan base, over-sized stadium, and geographic location make you as Big Ten as any school could be, and I, for one, hope that it remains that way for a long, long time.
Looking forward to the Badger/Husker match-up in Madison this fall! Something tells me that things will be much, much closer than usual, and I hope many of you either make a return trip to the Isthmus, or, better yet, make your first trip! We'd love to have you, and I'd personally love to repay some of the incredible hospitality that I've gotten in my trips to Lincoln in 2012 and 2015.
Consider making the trip, and if you do, hit me up with plans! I'd love to host and tailgate with you all.
Have a great summer!
BigTenBadger
I hope you're all having a great summer, though if you're impatient like me, you'd rather fast-forward through June, July, and August, and get to football season more quickly!
I wanted to say that I am really looking forward to your 6th year of membership in the same conference, and that I hope that a sense of belonging has grown deeper over the years. I was a college senior at Madison when Nebraska joined in 2011, and had tickets to the infamous Russell Wilson game. It's crazy to think that I have since graduated undergrad, gotten a Master's degree, and just wrapped up my 4th year of teaching high school history and sociology.
Nebraska being in the Big Ten seems so right to me now, and I love the West Division design where we get to play each other every year, along with Iowa and Minnesota. With that being said, I know there are still strong feelings of connection and nostalgia for many of your former Big 8 and Big XII teams, and that is totally valid and understandable. That history is an important part of who you are as a program, and no one from the Big Ten (which, contrary to what many like to think, isn't made up of a bunch of lifetime charter members) should think otherwise. You and every part of your history belong in the conference just as much as Penn State who joined in 1990, MSU who joined in 1950, Michigan who rejoined 21 years after the conference started, or even Ohio State who joined 16 years after the conference started. You are a large, land grant, public school that offers a world-class education to your state's residents, you value research and academics greatly, and you have incredible football and basketball programs. Those qualities, along with your fun-loving fan base, over-sized stadium, and geographic location make you as Big Ten as any school could be, and I, for one, hope that it remains that way for a long, long time.
Looking forward to the Badger/Husker match-up in Madison this fall! Something tells me that things will be much, much closer than usual, and I hope many of you either make a return trip to the Isthmus, or, better yet, make your first trip! We'd love to have you, and I'd personally love to repay some of the incredible hospitality that I've gotten in my trips to Lincoln in 2012 and 2015.
Consider making the trip, and if you do, hit me up with plans! I'd love to host and tailgate with you all.
Have a great summer!
BigTenBadger
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