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How many of you are making the trip to the cities? I know its two weeks out but are the local outlets reporting any projections like they did for the UW game? I want to see that place decked out in red! I checked U of M's ticketing and they're only $70...get on it.

Well the Tea Party has its own faults and while it may not be full of homeless hippies the accusations that its populated by aren't entirely without merit. In 2009 I attended an early Tea Party rally in SC. Tons of confederate flags, lots of thinly veiled racism and very little substantive discussion of policy, I was less than impressed. But really...what can you expect from a movement started by Neal Boortz and Glenn Beck then astroturfed by the Koch Brothers?

From wiki : "The current Rose Bowl arrangement, which will run until the 2014 Rose Bowl Game, is as follows. The Big Ten and Pac-12 (the new name of the Pac-10) retain their bids. A provision has been inserted for the first time that if either conference cannot fill their bid due to qualifying for the BCS National Championship Game, and if a non-BCS conference school qualifies, the Rose Bowl is required to take that school.[25] Otherwise, the bid would be filled by Notre Dame or the Big East Conference champion[citation needed], as Notre Dame automatically qualifies by finishing in the top eight in the final BCS poll and the Big East champion automatically qualifies but does not have a tie-in to any BCS bowl." I guess that's how TCU got in.

Goodwin's law prevails again When ever I encounter the words "Nazi" or "Hitler" outside of a history book I immediately stop paying attention.

One's opinions of the two groups provides an immediate litmus test as to their larger political views, and you can tell a lot from the OP's initial post. I just like sitting back and watching the hypocrisy. Here we have two groups doing pretty much the same thing with a few differences and you have liberal media sources coddling the Wall-Streeters and condemning the Tea Party and Fox doing the opposite. I guess consistency has been tossed out the window for good.

i have no idea, i was wondering how that would all play out. i just got tired of nu losing the big 12 champ. and being dropped to a terrible bowl. I don't think so, just look at the SEC and the Sugar Bowl. The Big Ten still sent teams to the Rosebowl when OSU made their MNC runs...there may be a clause somewhere but its not often used.

Buy up

I still think its LSU/Bama v. OU in the MNC. Maybe a Clemson, Boise or Wisconsin if something crazy happens

Voted, how do you see the results?

Nebraska to the Rose Bowl? I'm assuming thats because UW is at the MNC? If only....

^this. Season ends Nov 5

haha what?

Wilson > Robinson, If you watched Wilson at NC St its pretty clear the guy can run he just hasn't really needed to in Madison. He's also the better throwing QB. You've faced your worst this season I think though Denard won't be a joke. The game will not be more than two scores in either direction...it won't be a beatdown

Its not working at all

What does a guy say when asked that question? "Why'd you throw a hot dog at TW?" I wouldn't say anything either...sometimes food gets tossed at disgraced athletes..these kinds of things just happen.

NEB. Didn't you see it when you watched the game? Just giving ya a hard time. I watched the game and I honestly do not remember. I often miss things like that if I'm not looking for them.

It'll be on your defense and the momentum/confidence you'll have coming into the game. If you guys have a good game at Penn State then I'd bet on the Huskers. Michigan will be coming off a road stretch where they could drop some games and they'll be looking forward to OSU, you could easily win. Contain Robinson and make him throw. You'll pick some off if the defense is worth a damn. Pretty good chances I think. Michigan's probably wondering the same thing.

I doubt many of you read Buckyville so I'll pull this straight from that forum with due regard to the original poster. It's kind of an outside look at Lincoln from a Badger fan so and tangentially related to this thread... "My visit to Memorial Stadium" "On Friday night, as the Brewers were celebrating thier NLDS win over the Snakes, I decided to head down the road to Lincoln for the Brutus/Herbie game the following evening, since I'm currently in Omaha participating in a conference. As I'm waiting for my flight to O'Hare and sipping an overpriced Miller Lite (the beer selections at Eppley are atrocious), I figured I'd kill some time and jot down some thoughts about what was a pretty damn fun trip. 1. I (and my friend Scott who was at the same conference and accomponied me to Lincoln) wore Bucky gear. We got a lot less crap than one would expect, only one angry "go back home" and some odd looks. Had a bunch of Husker fans ask "what are you guys doing here--are you at the wrong game." To which my standard reply was: "no. Bucky has an off week, and I sure wasn't going to freaking Evanston to watch college football" That got a laugh every time I used it. And a "we'll meet again in Indy." Husker fans I talked to who went to Camp Randall could be split into two groups: younger (and by that I mean less than 60 years old or so) fans who had a great time and expected to get some ribbing, but took it all in stride and more seasoned fans who hated it, but their biggest complaints centered on ES/FU and the fact Bucky fans use the "f-word." Meh. It's college football, not croquet. No stories of stoning grandma, raping the graddaughter, etc. Those came from a couple douchy OSU fans I ran into Friday night. 2. The traffic. Be prepared to sit in your car. We rolled into Lincoln around 4pm, and it took a good 25 minutes to get from the stadium to a parking spot on 18th & M. Not a far distance at all. I really don't want to think about how traffic would be for an 11 am or even 2:30 kickoff, since people had all day to arrive for a 7 pm kickoff, and it was a relative clusterf#@k nonetheless. Traffic back to Omaha was worse. 54 mile drive, but the first half we averaged about 25 mph on I-80. Ugh. Finally got back to the Old Market about 1:30. 3. Stadium. It's okay. Renovations have been done to the interior, exterior, and the area around the stadium, and they do a geat job of highlighting the history of the program, and the staff is helpful and friendly. A couple of significant problems: traffic flow is a disaster. We sat in the North end zone (newly renovated w/ luxury boxes at the top), and although we had our tickets scanned @ 6:40, we missed the first three minutes of the game. As an aside, I don't really care that you just ran into your f'ing elementary school teacher from Norfolk and you wanted to tell her that yes, Jimmy is doing well at UN-Kearney. Get to your f'ing seat and stop blocking traffic. Okay, had to get that off my chest. Be prepared to wait in line. A lot. It sucks, and the worst part is people just seemed to accept it. The bottlenecks in the upper deck at the Camp are nothing compared to this--and it is a consistent issue, as the people I talked to told me. 4. The game experience. This was easily the best part of the trip. The people sitting around us were quite knowledgeable and good to talk to, and there were a smattering of OSU fans in our section who were pretty decent. The negatives first: no student singing. They attempted to sing "Hey Baby", got through the chorus, and when it seemed the students were trying to sign the second verse, the band (which seems like a MAC or C-USA level band, at best) drowned them out. Comical. Additionally, the Husker fans are fickle as hell. I felt safer wearing Badger gear for a period of time than if I was wearing a Taylor Martinez jersey. The annoying: the "Go Big Red" and "Husker Power" call and response chants. The good: that being said, it gets loud. Really loud. Additionally, when David forced the fumble in the third quarter, the vibe changed significantly. It almost seemed that even though the Huskers were down by 21, it was now a game. And it was. 5. Barhopping/tailgating. Checked out a couple of places on O Street and the Haymarket. Walked by Barry's (probably the closest bar to the stadium) but didn't go in. Had the Stadium Bar vibe to it, which didn't appeal to me at all (ETR's quote about the Stadium is dead nuts on). Didn't get a chance to hit any tailgates. The ones in business parking lots seemed rather closed off to the general public, and some of what were the larger tailgate areas were on the opposite side of the stadium. Bar scene was okay. Similar to Iowa City. Did not get a chance to curd stomp any bouncers. They were nice to me this time. 6. Hot dogs. For TAW: the Fairview hot dogs are good. I may think of more later, but for now that's all I can think of. I would give it a 6.5 out of 10, with Camp Randall being a 9, Kinnick a 6 and Memorial Stadium in Chambana a 6.5 by means of comparison." Kind of interesting to see it from the other side.

I just pulled up SI's CFB page and they have an article entitled "No. 14 NU rallies from 21 down"...haha, so yea guess its a mixed bag as far as the media is concerned. Nationally you all are NU. I haven't payed much attention and can't remember, when you guys play on TV what does it say? NU, Neb, or the whole Nebraska?

I don't think it's frustration. It just is what it is. Nobody is upset about this here. Empathy through hyperbole. Thought that was kind of clear in my statement, guess not.

On that note, I'd bet more people in the national media think of Nebraska as NU rather than Northwestern. The Big 10 media obviously doesn't see it that way. Well we're talking about the BTN as the OP stated. In most of the midwest, which the BTN is primarily designed to serve (though it has a national audience) NU is Northwestern. I really didn't become familiar with the "NU" abbreviation until I started reading this board last year. But hey I understand your frustration. You guys are a much better program with more history. Maybe if you put it on your helmets or uniforms it would change.

Save for a massive public relations campaign you're going to be Neb....It bugs me that the national media refers to Washington as UW, it bothers Carolina fans that the Trojans get USC. It's not always fair but you learn to live

Most people in Big Ten land think of Northwestern when they see "NU" so yea...I also don't understand why The University of Nebraska goes by NU and not UN or UNL. It was never "Nebraska University" was it? I like huKSer's idea though. You guys should just be "N"