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FWIW.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Lincoln)#Seating_capacity

Seating capacity[edit]

 

• 1923: 31,080. Original stadium, with stands on both sides
• 1964: 48,000. South end zone bleachers erected, making stadium a horseshoe
• 1965: 52,455. Center section of north end zone bleachers erected^[18]
• 1966: 62,644. Rest on north stadium bleachers finished
• 1967: 64,170. New press box
• 1972: 73,650. South end zone bleachers extended
• 1994: 72,700. Reduced capacity for handicapped seating; HuskerVision video screens installed
• 1999: 74,056. New press box that included new skyboxes and club seating
• 2000: 73,918. Reduced capacity for more club seating
• 2006: 81,067. North stadium bleachers extended again, new skyboxes, new video boards, Tom and Nancy Osborne Training Facility, ADA-compliant seating, and additional coaching offices for football and athletic department administration^[9]
• 2013: 87,147^[19] East stadium expansion, new skyboxes, new covered/heated club seating, new general admission seating^[20][21][22]
• 2015: 86,047. Top sections of north end zone seats widened, several seats in southwest corner removed for addition of an aisle resulted in roughly 1,000 to 1,100 seats being removed^[17][21][23]
• 2017: 85,458. North stadium, row 80 and above, had seats widened from 18 inches to 22-24 inches, resulting in seats being removed. South Stadium Section 14, rows 16–98, had seat widths increase from 18 to 20-22 inches^[16][24]
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1 hour ago, WyoHusker56 said:

Didn't Iowa switch to a base 4-2-5 last year to help stop spread offenses? I thought I saw that somewhere. Think a lot of defenses are doing something similar. If that's the case 2 linebackers trying to stop an I formation or flexbone is a nightmare scenario. I like the mismatches this could cause. 

Iowa did switch to a 4-2-5 last year, but a big reason was the personnel on hand.  Amani Hooker was the guy who moved from safety to "cash", won the Big Ten DBOTY, and was a 4th round NFL draft pick.  The coaches said "the 4-2-5 is in our DNA" in the offseason, but injuries at cornerback has Iowa back to a base 4-3 so far this year. 

They'll be forced to a 4-2-5 against some matchups later in the year, and as the cornerbacks get healthy.  Probably a good amount at Michigan this week.

Everything I've read points to a 9 game conference schedule having a decent impact on the contract they signed.

Higher qualify opponents.  Games people care about, and will actually tune in to see.

The Big Ten used to have 10 cupcake games on the same day in weeks 2 or 3.  The BTN would have 3 crap games going on at the same time (B1G vs. MAC/SWC/1-AA).  Two would have to be on overflow channels.  Ratings were bad.  Their advertising revenue for those days was very poor.

Replacing 10 cupcake games with 2 conference games and 6 cupcake games is worthwhile.

McSorley lifetime achievement award.

Martinez is going to be hard to get the votes as a freshman.  Next year.

You guys are obsessed with games that happened 20 years ago, or 20 years in the future.  

2 hours ago, Jason Sitoke said:

We're still evaluating where Iowa is.

Four years in a row ahead of Nebraska.

21 hours ago, Redux said:

 

Enjoy your last one for the next 20 or so

That is the fourth year in the row that you folks have been saying that.

Huskers knew four in a row was happening.

Is Nebraska's biggest rivalry with the officials? 

One requirement of today's CFB rivalries is at least one fanbase has to deny it is a rivalry.

The conspiracy began in Orlando.  Or maybe Frost's coaching style of aggressive play results in many penalties.

Penalties per game:

2018 Nebraska: 129th in country

2017 UCF: 127th
2016 UCF: 99th

2015 UCF (before Frost):  31st

http://www.cfbstats.com/2018/leader/national/team/offense/split01/category14/sort02.html

Are these cutesy troll attempts about Iowa losing to NDSU in 2016?  

That same year, Iowa came into Lincoln and spanked Nebraska 40-10.  At least you got a TD to let those balloons go halfway through the third quarter.

Sagarin had NDSU ranked #44 that year, Nebraska #45.

8 minutes ago, 4skers89 said:

I think Iowa considers the Dakota schools as tough games. You guys just need to understand Iowa’s perspective.

Iowa has one future game scheduled against a Dakota school.

Nebraska has five future games scheduled against a Dakota school.

18 minutes ago, Landlord said:

The answer would be non-conference scheduling. Not how many P5 teams you play in a year.

Iowa has played two P5 teams HaH in the non-conf nearly every year of the last 15 years.  ISU and (Pitt|AzSU|Ariz|Syracuse), and two buy games.

Nebraska has played one P5 team HaH in the non-conf nearly every year of the last 15 years.  And three buy games.

11 hours ago, Landlord said:

Iowa State has been the toughest non-con team you've played in all but maybe... 5 of your last 18 or so seasons? 

Iowa played 10 P5 games nearly every year of the 12-game schedule before the B1G went to the 9-game schedule, and now continue to play 10 with ISU being the tenth.

We played home and homes with Pitt x4, Arizona State, Arizona, and Syracuse.  The only years Iowa didn't play 10 P5 was to play NIU in a neutral site game at Soldier Field in Chicago, which they did twice.

Nebraska played 9 P5 games every year from 2008 through 2015, the last year of 8-game B1G schedule.  2015 had BYU, which is almost P5.  2007 had two P5 with historical power Wake Forest and USC.  2005 you played 11 P5 games, with historical powers Wake Forest, ISU, and Pitt. 

Iowa played only 9 P5 games two or three times in the past 15 years.  Nebraska did it for 8 consecutive years.

You folks are bad with facts to support your scheduling claims.

Iowa is locked into an annual game with ISU.  Not the strongest annual opponent, but it is a rivalry game that brings out the best in ISU.  Since it isn't for the national title, you guys will chortle at such a rivalry game, but I've already pointed out how college football fans now think that rivalry games are lame. 

Iowa plays UNI in 2020, SDSU in 2022, and Illinois State in 2024.  Nebraska plays South Alabama in 2019, SDSU in 2020, North Dakota AND FBS newbie Georgia Southern in 2022, and SDSU in 2024.  Nebraska actually has one more FCS team scheduled than Iowa does.

Nebraska does have huge tilts with OU in 2021/2022, but otherwise is playing Colorado/Cincinnati.  Colorado/Cincy isn't hugely different than ISU.

Nebraska does not appear to schedule an appreciably tougher non-conference slate than Iowa.

Hawkeye fans deny that Nebraska is a rival?  I thought it was the other way around.

It is "cool" nowadays to deny rivalries, but rivalries are what makes college football.  I love our rivalries, including a young one with Nebraska.  Too bad the powers that be had to create a BS trophy for the Iowa/Nebraska game.

You bet we're having a good time.  Your program is currently in the dumpster.  3 months ago, you guys were predicting a Big Ten title game appearance, and now you're 0-5.

Meanwhile, Iowa is ranked 12th in Sagarin, 19th in ESPN FPI, and generally in the teens.  Too bad we farted away the Wisky game.

Frost will have you competitive soon enough, but I'll enjoy it while it lasts.