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http://mgoblog.com/diaries/nebraska-fans-who-youll-hate-big-10-and-why-0
Nebraska fans: Who you'll hate in the Big 10 and why.OhioState:
You will instantly hate Ohio State. Everyone always does. You will find their fans ignorant, crass, and crude. You will wonder why there are not jail cells in Ohio Stadium like there are in the Pros. Of all of the Big 10 schools, Ohio State will remind you the most of a Big 12 South school.
Michigan:
You will find Michigan fans arrogant with a sense of entitlement, but for no justifiable reason. They will be knowledgeable and friendly when you visit their house, but they will talk about you behind your back. You will get so sick of hearing about the split 1997 National Championship that you will gladly give them the crystal trophy from your half of the title, just to shut them up. Of all of the Big 10 teams, Michigan fans will treat you like a guest in "their" conference the longest.
PennState:
Penn State will be assigned to you as one of your designated rivals. You will not be asked your opinion about this. It will be for the Big 10's convenience, not yours. You will try to play along, but you won't actually hate Penn State. You will find their constant whining about the refs, the scheduling, the weather, the whatever, to be pathetic. You'll pity them more than hate them.
MichiganState:
You will not hate Michigan State at first. Until they finally beat you. Then you will hate Michigan State. That one win is all you'll hear about until your ears bleed. It won't matter if you beat them the next 9 years in a row, that one win is all you'll hear about. Nobody gets more mileage out of one win per decade than Michigan State.
Iowa:
You will feel compelled to hate Iowa because of proximity. The rivalry will be intense and passionate, but as long as you win your fair share, it will never quite digress into true pure hatred. You will be a little disappointed by this.
Wisconsin:
This will be your biggest rival. When you look in the mirror, you will see Wisconsin. Everything you like about yourself you will see in Wisconsin. Everything you don't like about yourself you will see in Wisconsin. You both currently occupy the position of kings of honest, in-your-face, power football. The Big 10 town won't be big enough for the both of you.
Illinois:
Illinois will annoy the hell out of you. They will show up once a year and declare themselves your biggest rival, even though you'll have no recollection of actually losing to them. After your game with them, you will completely forget all about them until next year when they will remind you again.
Minnesota:
You will dread playing Minnesota. Not because of the hatred of a bitter rivalry, but because there is just nothing to gain. If you win, it was what you were supposed to do. If you lose, it will always be in the back of your mind: We just lost to Minnesota. Is this the inflection point of a lousy season? Ask Penn State about this.
Northwestern:
You will admire and respect Northwestern for how, against the odds of being a small private academic school, they still field some competitive winning teams. You will show your admiration and respect by beating the crap out of them.
Indiana and Purdue:
You won't care at all about Indiana and Purdue. You will feel bad about this. But you still won't care.
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After hearing the names, we will of course understand if you want to stay in the Big12. So lame.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed
Read the 'See Also' section
I gotta say I've really only seen highlights from your QB, but it's hard to imagine someone faster than Robinson (top end). But the highlights I've seen have been very fun to watch.
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I lost an hour of my day on this, thanks
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Look you lost, I know it's tough but you have another shot this year.
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we haven't had much to be excited about lately, but hey, at least we weren't as bad as ND.
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While Michigan and osu wont play twice every year, the year it does happen it would cheapen 'The Game'. Nebraska fans should understand this better than most with the way the B12 messed with the OU game.
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Lol. The referees put that game in infamy well beyond the Big12 Championship. Your denials actually made it more obvious.
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How was last year rigged? Did we slip Jabba the Weis a different set of play calls?
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I half way understand the reasoning behind the game being held at JerryWorld; a) will the Big10 move to a nine game conf schedule past 2012?, B) we still have 20 year home and home with ND, so we’d lose out on gate money, and c) we have an open date between our 2010 game with UConn and our 2013 return trip to them.
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Actually, it's proving to be more of an issue with the compliance dept. not notifying him of issues.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa. More importantly, is that a golf course I see right by the stadium? So I could get in a round and a game in the same day without having to drive between the two?? Please tell me they don't let cars park on the course like the Rose Bowl does. That would be sweet, park, get clubs, go golf, walk back to car, tailgate, go to game, return to car. One parking spot to do my two favorite things!!
LOL, sorry to burst your bubble but we do park on that course, the greens are off limits, but it is some good tailgating
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well so are we, but there's no need to point that out. But who knows, Kelly may have them 'back' by then.
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I doubt the B10 will give us a year of Nebraska (assuming they'll be in another division than us), osu, Penn St., and Alabama all in one year. All that with the possibility of getting Wisconsin or Iowa as well, schedule of death. So I see osu getting first crack at Nebraska, 2011/2012, and then another non 800 win team.
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I know that the Big10 was second in most attendance, even with one fewer team than both the Big12 and SEC. I'm not sure if we'll pass the SEC or not, guess I could check real quick.
Edit: nope, we'll still be around 85k behind them. SEC: 937,711 Big10: 852,957
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Actually, Michigan will be just as high. Even though Penn State had the larger stadium for the last year or so, Michigan still had a higher average attendance. Highest in the nation for many years running
I'd be interested to know how they got the square footage, is it just the seating area, or does it include concourse area, concessions, restrooms, ect...
this was the average attendance as of 2006
2006 NCAA DIVISION I FBS FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE TEAM LEADERS
Rank School Attendance Average
1. Michigan 770,183 110,026
2. Penn St. 752,972 107,567
3. Tennessee 740,521 105,789
4. Ohio St. 735,674 105,096
5. Georgia 649,222 92,746
6. LSU 737,696 92,212
7. Alabama 737,104 92,138
8. Southern California 548,880 91,480
9. Florida 632,866 90,409
10. Texas 619,534 88,505
11. Auburn 680,506 85,063
12. Nebraska 595,309 85,044
13. Oklahoma 507,366 84,561
14. Clemson 580,942 82,992
15. Wisconsin 569,576 81,368
16. Notre Dame 565,565 80,795
17. Florida St. 644,256 80,532
18. Texas A&M 531,894 75,985
19. South Carolina 529,412 75,630
20. Arkansas 443,368 73,895
Edit: here's 2008 http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/article/124369
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I see a lot of Penn St. sites(along with some national sites)that push the same old argument that we got the NC vote because Tom had tried for so long and come up short and so we got sympathy votes. To my recollection PSU defeated Oregon in the Rose Bowl which I would definitely call a nuetral field. Nebraska had to play Miami IN Miami at the Orange bowl. How much more of a home game could you ask for?
And just to pick on Miami's supposed domination in the 80's, just how many of their NC's were won on nuetral fields outside the state of Fla.
State College, PA to the Rose Bowl = 2,575 mi
Eugene Oregon to the Rose Bowl = 857 mi
NU to the Orange Bowl = 1,682 mi
Don't throw the bowl game location around Big10 teams, you'll get no sympathy. We're always playing a Florida team in Florida or USC in the Rose Bowl.
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From the beginning, obviously.
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I think people mistake loyalty for ferocity. They're definitely very different things, and aside from a few moments when the refs piss us off every game, or a once in a blue moon big revenge game (99 KSU or 10 Texas), I don't think Memorial is really that tough to play at.
NU All-Time record at Memorial:
362-110-13
Since the sellout streak began:
263-41 — which includes a 40-24 record against ranked teams.
I'd say that is a pretty hard place to come and win a football game.
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Thanks for the replies
ESPN Tradition Battle
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I've really enjoyed watching these numbers, I think I laughed the hardest when it hit 1.8 million. The only reason it was so funny is because I was watching the B10 network and it mentioned that Nebraska's population was 1.8 million.