Bball1091

I honestly just believe what I'm watching...

One of the worst quarters of Nebraska football I've ever witnessed

Wow what a turn of events...mood swings all over the place

Beck is MVP so far this game

Beck is MVP so far this game

Holy o-line doing a spectacular job thus far

GBR! Our defense is playing incredible

Man it's been a long two weeks...can't wait to watch this game

Is this directed at me? Bc Ive never once mentioned how great we are to opponents. In fact I ignore opposing fans when I see them in Lincoln, just like I said in my post. And I think the compliments by opposing fans thread is stupid. While your opinion may the minority view, I completely agree with you. I don't see why Nebraska fans go out of their way to be nice to others. We should strive to make our home field a hostile environment where opponents dread playing in. The other team, not their fans, are our friends. They want to destroy us on our home field. We live in a dog-eat-dog world these days where we should utilize the competitive atmosphere to intimidate our opponents, not make them feel welcomed. Not saying we need to go out of our way to fight every visiting fan/player, but there is no reason to be nice to them. However, this is just my opinion so take it for what it's worth. Maybe, I'm just spiteful after living in Chicago for so many years. The fans are there to watch a football game. They have nothing to do with the outcome of the game. Not true. Away fans at places like Nebraska and Wisconsin have an impact on a game? Lets say there are 5,000 opposing fans that make the trip. There are high schools that get more fans than that. If 5,000 fans impact the way our team performs at home, then we've got other problems to worry about. Teams being equal, statiscally home field advantage doesn't yield as big as advantage as it's made out to be. I get ridiculed for this here but it doesn't make it less true. Im not talking about home field advantage. Although yes, I agree with Moraine that home fans can sometimes make an impact in a close game. Im saying away fans don't make that much of an impact in the game. Hell, you could barely hear them most of the time because it is such a small group in Memorial Stadium. Saying there is no way opposing fans can affect the outcome of a game (as you said) is just as ridiculous as saying there is no way Nebraska can finish the season undefeated...as there may be a small chance...a 100% gaurantee should be taken as a grain of salt Im not really trying to argue if opposing fans have an impact on the game or not. They may in some games and may not in others. The point of my initial post was that there is no need to treat people like sh#t, even if they do have a huge impact on the outcome. But at the same time, like Polo said, we don't need to treat them like royalty either. We don't need to greet them, or invite them to tailgates. They will have just as good of a time if people just let them be. So you are saying we should just ignore them, which is what I said in my intial post...man we could have ended this disagreement a long time ago. Cheers on that brother, but only if you like yourself some good ole' IPA

Only in your world Mr. Polo, where fans don't matter; thus, Nebraksa doesn't stand a chance. In the majority perspective, fans have some impact on the game. Therefore, Nebrasla has at least some what of a chance...They have a loss already. If you mean they could win out, well yeah, they could. But I have my doubts Touché, Mr. Polo. I should have said, "the rest of the season" and not just "the season"...you have to say what you mean...thank you for the reminder

Is this directed at me? Bc Ive never once mentioned how great we are to opponents. In fact I ignore opposing fans when I see them in Lincoln, just like I said in my post. And I think the compliments by opposing fans thread is stupid. While your opinion may the minority view, I completely agree with you. I don't see why Nebraska fans go out of their way to be nice to others. We should strive to make our home field a hostile environment where opponents dread playing in. The other team, not their fans, are our friends. They want to destroy us on our home field. We live in a dog-eat-dog world these days where we should utilize the competitive atmosphere to intimidate our opponents, not make them feel welcomed. Not saying we need to go out of our way to fight every visiting fan/player, but there is no reason to be nice to them. However, this is just my opinion so take it for what it's worth. Maybe, I'm just spiteful after living in Chicago for so many years. The fans are there to watch a football game. They have nothing to do with the outcome of the game. Not true. Away fans at places like Nebraska and Wisconsin have an impact on a game? Lets say there are 5,000 opposing fans that make the trip. There are high schools that get more fans than that. If 5,000 fans impact the way our team performs at home, then we've got other problems to worry about. Teams being equal, statiscally home field advantage doesn't yield as big as advantage as it's made out to be. I get ridiculed for this here but it doesn't make it less true. Im not talking about home field advantage. Although yes, I agree with Moraine that home fans can sometimes make an impact in a close game. Im saying away fans don't make that much of an impact in the game. Hell, you could barely hear them most of the time because it is such a small group in Memorial Stadium. Saying there is no way opposing fans can affect the outcome of a game (as you said) is just as ridiculous as saying there is no way Nebraska can finish the season undefeated...as there may be a small chance...a 100% gaurantee should be taken as a grain of salt Im not really trying to argue if opposing fans have an impact on the game or not. They may in some games and may not in others. The point of my initial post was that there is no need to treat people like sh#t, even if they do have a huge impact on the outcome. But at the same time, like Polo said, we don't need to treat them like royalty either. We don't need to greet them, or invite them to tailgates. They will have just as good of a time if people just let them be. So you are saying we should just ignore them, which is what I said in my intial post...man we could have ended this disagreement a long time ago.

Is this directed at me? Bc Ive never once mentioned how great we are to opponents. In fact I ignore opposing fans when I see them in Lincoln, just like I said in my post. And I think the compliments by opposing fans thread is stupid. While your opinion may the minority view, I completely agree with you. I don't see why Nebraska fans go out of their way to be nice to others. We should strive to make our home field a hostile environment where opponents dread playing in. The other team, not their fans, are our friends. They want to destroy us on our home field. We live in a dog-eat-dog world these days where we should utilize the competitive atmosphere to intimidate our opponents, not make them feel welcomed. Not saying we need to go out of our way to fight every visiting fan/player, but there is no reason to be nice to them. However, this is just my opinion so take it for what it's worth. Maybe, I'm just spiteful after living in Chicago for so many years. The fans are there to watch a football game. They have nothing to do with the outcome of the game. Not true. Away fans at places like Nebraska and Wisconsin have an impact on a game? Lets say there are 5,000 opposing fans that make the trip. There are high schools that get more fans than that. If 5,000 fans impact the way our team performs at home, then we've got other problems to worry about. Teams being equal, statiscally home field advantage doesn't yield as big as advantage as it's made out to be. I get ridiculed for this here but it doesn't make it less true. Im not talking about home field advantage. Although yes, I agree with Moraine that home fans can sometimes make an impact in a close game. Im saying away fans don't make that much of an impact in the game. Hell, you could barely hear them most of the time because it is such a small group in Memorial Stadium. Saying there is no way opposing fans can affect the outcome of a game (as you said) is just as ridiculous as saying there is no way Nebraska can finish the season undefeated...as there may be a small chance...a 100% gaurantee should be taken as a grain of salt Im not really trying to argue if opposing fans have an impact on the game or not. They may in some games and may not in others. The point of my initial post was that there is no need to treat people like sh#t, even if they do have a huge impact on the outcome. But at the same time, like Polo said, we don't need to treat them like royalty either. We don't need to greet them, or invite them to tailgates. They will have just as good of a time if people just let them be. So you are saying we should just ignore them, which is what I said in my intial post...man we could have ended this disagreement a long time ago.

Only in your world Mr. Polo, where fans don't matter; thus, Nebraksa doesn't stand a chance. In the majority perspective, fans have some impact on the game. Therefore, Nebrasla has at least some what of a chance...

Is this directed at me? Bc Ive never once mentioned how great we are to opponents. In fact I ignore opposing fans when I see them in Lincoln, just like I said in my post. And I think the compliments by opposing fans thread is stupid. While your opinion may the minority view, I completely agree with you. I don't see why Nebraska fans go out of their way to be nice to others. We should strive to make our home field a hostile environment where opponents dread playing in. The other team, not their fans, are our friends. They want to destroy us on our home field. We live in a dog-eat-dog world these days where we should utilize the competitive atmosphere to intimidate our opponents, not make them feel welcomed. Not saying we need to go out of our way to fight every visiting fan/player, but there is no reason to be nice to them. However, this is just my opinion so take it for what it's worth. Maybe, I'm just spiteful after living in Chicago for so many years. The fans are there to watch a football game. They have nothing to do with the outcome of the game. Not true. Away fans at places like Nebraska and Wisconsin have an impact on a game? Lets say there are 5,000 opposing fans that make the trip. There are high schools that get more fans than that. If 5,000 fans impact the way our team performs at home, then we've got other problems to worry about. Teams being equal, statiscally home field advantage doesn't yield as big as advantage as it's made out to be. I get ridiculed for this here but it doesn't make it less true. Im not talking about home field advantage. Although yes, I agree with Moraine that home fans can sometimes make an impact in a close game. Im saying away fans don't make that much of an impact in the game. Hell, you could barely hear them most of the time because it is such a small group in Memorial Stadium. Saying there is no way opposing fans can affect the outcome of a game (as you said) is just as ridiculous as saying there is no way Nebraska can finish the season undefeated...as there may be a small chance...a 100% gaurantee should be taken as a grain of salt

Is this directed at me? Bc Ive never once mentioned how great we are to opponents. In fact I ignore opposing fans when I see them in Lincoln, just like I said in my post. And I think the compliments by opposing fans thread is stupid. While your opinion may the minority view, I completely agree with you. I don't see why Nebraska fans go out of their way to be nice to others. We should strive to make our home field a hostile environment where opponents dread playing in. The other team, not their fans, are our friends. They want to destroy us on our home field. We live in a dog-eat-dog world these days where we should utilize the competitive atmosphere to intimidate our opponents, not make them feel welcomed. Not saying we need to go out of our way to fight every visiting fan/player, but there is no reason to be nice to them. However, this is just my opinion so take it for what it's worth. Maybe, I'm just spiteful after living in Chicago for so many years. The fans are there to watch a football game. They have nothing to do with the outcome of the game. Not true. Away fans at places like Nebraska and Wisconsin have an impact on a game? Lets say there are 5,000 opposing fans that make the trip. There are high schools that get more fans than that. If 5,000 fans impact the way our team performs at home, then we've got other problems to worry about. Teams being equal, statiscally home field advantage doesn't yield as big as advantage as it's made out to be. I get ridiculed for this here but it doesn't make it less true. Im not talking about home field advantage. Although yes, I agree with Moraine that home fans can sometimes make an impact in a close game. Im saying away fans don't make that much of an impact in the game. Hell, you could barely hear them most of the time because it is such a small group in Memorial Stadium. Saying there is no way opposing fans can affect the outcome of a game (as you said) is just as ridiculous as saying there is no way Nebraska can finish the season undefeated...as there may be a small chance...a 100% gaurantee should be taken as a grain of salt

One quirk to this: If Baylor wins out (OK St., TT, KSt all at home), they're the Big XII champion. But TCU will probably be about 5 spots ahead of them in the next ranking. Interesting to see what the Committee does with this. Kudos, that is a good point. I guess it depends on how much stock the committee puts into being a conference champion, as opposed to losing one game

One quirk to this: If Baylor wins out (OK St., TT, KSt all at home), they're the Big XII champion. But TCU will probably be about 5 spots ahead of them in the next ranking. Interesting to see what the Committee does with this. Kudos, that is a good point. I guess it depends on how much stock the committee puts into being a conference champion, as opposed to losing one game

Is this directed at me? Bc Ive never once mentioned how great we are to opponents. In fact I ignore opposing fans when I see them in Lincoln, just like I said in my post. And I think the compliments by opposing fans thread is stupid.While your opinion may the minority view, I completely agree with you. I don't see why Nebraska fans go out of their way to be nice to others. We should strive to make our home field a hostile environment where opponents dread playing in. The other team, not their fans, are our friends. They want to destroy us on our home field. We live in a dog-eat-dog world these days where we should utilize the competitive atmosphere to intimidate our opponents, not make them feel welcomed. Not saying we need to go out of our way to fight every visiting fan/player, but there is no reason to be nice to them. However, this is just my opinion so take it for what it's worth. Maybe, I'm just spiteful after living in Chicago for so many years. The fans are there to watch a football game. They have nothing to do with the outcome of the game. The way I look at them is, they are on vacation. I wouldn't want someone messing with me when Im on vacation. But at the same time, I bought this beer and food so stay away from my tailgate unless I know you. Buy your own beer and food. But I agree with treating the opposing TEAM with hostility. Make it intimidating for them, not their fans. Fans may not directly affect the outcome of the game, but they have the possibility to indirectly affect the outcome of the game. For example, let the opposing fans feel welcomed may make them feel more welcomed to cheer at the games. In a close game, after a momentum shifting play in favor of our opponents, they may not be as worried or feel as much as an outsider to cheer for their team, even though they are sitting among Nebraska fans. When the opposing team acknowledges these cheers they may feel support and play better. To say fans have no impact on the game is silly, because if not then what is the fuss over home field advantage. As you've stated the best way to approach this situation, is to ignore the opposing fans...

Well, I'd rather we get there and take our chancesWhat an insightful post...what Nebraska fan wouldn't want to make it there and "take our chance." Considering I've actually seen posts where people say "do we really want to get to the championship game and get our butts kicked", you'd be surprised. I take that back then. I should have said the majority of Nebraska fans, as I have seen similar insane posts. (But then again, should we even consider individuals that intentionally root against our team's success true Nebraska fans in the first place?)

Is this directed at me? Bc Ive never once mentioned how great we are to opponents. In fact I ignore opposing fans when I see them in Lincoln, just like I said in my post. And I think the compliments by opposing fans thread is stupid. While your opinion may the minority view, I completely agree with you. I don't see why Nebraska fans go out of their way to be nice to others. We should strive to make our home field a hostile environment where opponents dread playing in. The other team, not their fans, are our friends. They want to destroy us on our home field. We live in a dog-eat-dog world these days where we should utilize the competitive atmosphere to intimidate our opponents, not make them feel welcomed. Not saying we need to go out of our way to fight every visiting fan/player, but there is no reason to be nice to them. However, this is just my opinion so take it for what it's worth. Maybe, I'm just spiteful after living in Chicago for so many years.

They're still young and have questionable positions on both sides of the ball. I was personally rooting for Sparty so we could beat them in the title game. I don't think that a win against a tOSU squad with a bad loss to VTech will help--the pollsters will simply shrug their shoulders and say that tOSU wasn't that good after all. Yes, they are still young and may have a few questionable positions, but their playcalling really played to their strengths tonight. They manhandled a good defense. I'm not saying it's impossible that Nebraska can beat them. I look forward to the chance. I just think our defense matches up better with MSU's traditional QB

Well, I'd rather we get there and take our chances What an insightful post...what Nebraska fan wouldn't want to make it there and "take our chance."

With Ohio St. winning, not only will there be a question as to whether Michigan St. should be higher than us still in the rankings, but I feel (assuming we make it to the Big Ten championship...which may be assuming a lot) that we match up terribly with Ohio State. We struggle with athletic quarterbacks...

I'm more scared of those ridiculous "my top ten" posts being posted every Sunday again...