as a WKU alum (and lifetime husker fan) and hilltopperhaven poster, i can assure you that most of those guys are pretty cool. one thing that you have to remember is that western has had a successful d-1aa team in the past but are now trying to assimilate into d-1a. and so far it hasn't been too successful. it remains to be seen if wku can hang with some of the schools in their conference, much less the big boys like nebraska. also, to counterpoint some of the posters in this thread:
-WKU is not a small school, not a big school. there are around 21,000 students
-only one guy on there likes colorado.
-western is a basketball school first and foremost. while not on the "big boy" radar, they do have one of the more decorated programs historically. i have seen several historical rankings and wku usually is in the #18-25 area.
-western is already recruiting with the big boys in football. almost getting carnes from nebraska is a big accomplishment. also, they had the highest ranked recruiting class in their conference, albeit filled with 2 and 3 star players. they also have a young, black head coach who played quarterback at the school. this will help in pulling kids out of other areas to come play at wku.
-mammoth cave (and the other caves in the region) are great. bowling green is an awesome town and the surrounding areas are some of the most scenic in the midwest/country.