No intrastate rival

TheKiD said:
we had a rival once... i think they were called the sooners or something to that effect. until they added 4 more teams to the conference and ruined it :(
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Well, if you watched the Heisman show last nite it is clear that a fire still burns for that rivalry. Rozier and Billy Simms were talking smack. :box

 
DaveH said:
Possibly, but there simply aren't enought people in Nebraska to support two schools the size of UNL.
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I looked up the population figures and now I think I understand. I didn't realize how sparse Nebraska is.

Nebraska ~1.8 million

South Carolina ~4.4 milllion

Even South Carolina I consider to be a fairly sparsely populated state. But y'all definitely don't appear to have the population for another major university.

 
IveAbigN said:
billy simms must have been jacked up on thunderbird with all the "boomer" bs yelling
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Yea, sounded like he was drunk! That shi^t is so annoying. Rozier shoulda popped him one in the chops. *L Rozier looked like he'd sewn two suit jackets together, must be hard times befallen!

 
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ClemBert said:
DaveH said:
Possibly, but there simply aren't enought people in Nebraska to support two schools the size of UNL.
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I looked up the population figures and now I think I understand. I didn't realize how sparse Nebraska is.

Nebraska ~1.8 million

South Carolina ~4.4 milllion

Even South Carolina I consider to be a fairly sparsely populated state. But y'all definitely don't appear to have the population for another major university.
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Nebraska ~1.8 million. And 1/2 of that is cattle!

 
The population density between the east coast and midwest is the main reason that we don't have an interstate rival. Given how close all the east coast schools are to each other, it makes it much easier to fill rosters with near equal talent much more consistently. Besides there was no real need for another large university in NE in the old days.

The mid west rivalries are more regional. And many times have played off the social, and geographic differences between schools. Lets face it, Nebraskans and Coloradians for the most part hate each other. And are vastly different people in a lot of ways. Socially, economically, politically, etc, etc. Where as east coast rivalries are more often about bragging rights between neighbors and even friends. Which make it much more enjoyable year in and year out.

I personally would appreciate a rival that could stay on a high note long enough to justify a rivalry. OU was our rival cause we where competing at the same high level. If Mizzou or Colorado could not only put together solid programs, but do it consistantly, then we would have one of the bigger rivalries in the area. And would'nt have to be force feed these "rivalries with teams only cause we whipped them for so long that they despise us for that alone.

But as it stands now we're the only powerhouse program without the benefit of a true rivalry. Which really sucks for us.

 
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huzkerbob said:
The population density between the east coast and midwest is the main reason that we don't have an interstate rival. Given how close all the east coast schools are to each other, it makes it much easier to fill rosters with near equal talent much more consistently. Besides there was no real need for another large university in NE in the old days.

The mid west rivalries are more regional. And many times have played off the social, and geographic differences between schools. Lets face it, Nebraskans and Coloradians for the most part hate each other. And are vastly different people in a lot of ways. Socially, economically, politically, etc, etc. Where as east coast rivalries are more often about bragging rights between neighbors and even friends. Which make it much more enjoyable year in and year out.

I personally would appreciate a rival that could stay on a high note long enough to justify a rivalry. OU was our rival cause we where competing at the same high level. If Mizzou or Colorado could not only put together solid programs, but do it consistantly, then we would have one of the bigger rivalries in the area. And would'nt have to be force feed these "rivalries with teams only cause we whipped them for so long that they despise us for that alone.

But as it stands now we're the only powerhouse program without the benefit of a true rivalry. Which really sucks for us.
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Well, we gotta get back to where we can whoop up on OU again and that rivalry will fall back naturally into place.

 
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huzkerbob said:
The population density between the east coast and midwest is the main reason that we don't have an interstate rival. Given how close all the east coast schools are to each other, it makes it much easier to fill rosters with near equal talent much more consistently. Besides there was no real need for another large university in NE in the old days.

The mid west rivalries are more regional. And many times have played off the social, and geographic differences between schools. Lets face it, Nebraskans and Coloradians for the most part hate each other. And are vastly different people in a lot of ways. Socially, economically, politically, etc, etc. Where as east coast rivalries are more often about bragging rights between neighbors and even friends. Which make it much more enjoyable year in and year out.

I personally would appreciate a rival that could stay on a high note long enough to justify a rivalry. OU was our rival cause we where competing at the same high level. If Mizzou or Colorado could not only put together solid programs, but do it consistantly, then we would have one of the bigger rivalries in the area. And would'nt have to be force feed these "rivalries with teams only cause we whipped them for so long that they despise us for that alone.

But as it stands now we're the only powerhouse program without the benefit of a true rivalry. Which really sucks for us.
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Makes sense. A lot of times in the rivalries over this way there is some history in them to where it's not just about bragging rights. For example, UCS (short for University of Carolina South - another topic for another thread) was founded in 1801 and has been the largest college in the state ever since. In the late 1800s, Governor Ben Tillman wanted to establish a completely separate agricultural college but he met heavy resistance from the legislature. In his will, Thomas G. Clemson left the land for a new college (he died in 1888) and it was barely approved in 1889 and the Clemson Agricultural College opened its doors in 1893. UCS was liberal arts and Clemson was agriculture and military and those cultural differences helped fuel the rivalry before football was ever a big thing. After the game in 1902 there was a riot between fans and students of the two schools so the game wasn't played for the next nine years.

UCS is a bigger school (~27,000 students compared to Clemson's 17,000) so the greater number of alumni put their fan base a little larger than ours but the distribution of fans throughout the state is fairly even with the exception of the cities of Columbia and Clemson obviously.

I wonder what it would be like to live in a state like Nebraska where everybody is all for one school. I can't imagine the state of South Carolina without two big school at each other's throats all the time.

 
ClemBert said:
DaveH said:
Possibly, but there simply aren't enought people in Nebraska to support two schools the size of UNL.
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I looked up the population figures and now I think I understand. I didn't realize how sparse Nebraska is.

Nebraska ~1.8 million

South Carolina ~4.4 milllion

Even South Carolina I consider to be a fairly sparsely populated state. But y'all definitely don't appear to have the population for another major university.
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Yea. Plus all the population is pretty much concentrated in the eastern half of the state.

 
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