muffler dragon

'95 Huskers (and I'm a Buckeye) without a doubt. Sick talent on that team.

I share the excitement as a Buckeye due to my wife's family. It would be fun to talk smack with them (in a good-natured sort of way). ND is far from my first choice. I'd love for them to continue losing into irrelevance. Their arrogance is only surpassed by their present mediocrity. IF they come into the Big Ten, I have a hard time seeing them acting as a partner instead of wanting to be the kingpin. As for ND's academics, I might agree on the undergrad portion; however, I think NU is better in research and graduate programs.

Thanks, Nexus. I hope to do just that.

Forgive the massive multi-quote. Just thought I could add some insight. It's funny how the Big 10 and Big 12 fans view each other's conferences similarly. I'm confused as to why you place so much importance on NCs. I'm of the mind that the regular season demonstrates much better how good a team is. There are a lot of things that come into play with bowl games (which used to be strictly for exhibition). Lots of points raised, but I'll stick with the academics and keep it short. The Big 10 is the next best thing to the Ivy League when it comes to academics. This is combined in th AAU and the CIC. Top off that academic short list, and couple it with excellent athletics and you get quite a combination. You're making the mistake of thinking that One person mentioned that there are some Catholic reservations, but I would also like to note that ND has an excellent undergrad reputation. However, their graduate/research programs/facilities are lacking. It will take time and money to get them up to CIC levels. Let's remember that when ND and the Big 10 were discussing this a year ago, the academic professionals were all on board. It was the athletics that decided against the merger. You've got to be joking.

1) How long have you been a member of Husker Nation? I married into the non-virtual version 10 1/2 years ago. As for this website, just today. 2) What/who led you to The Nation? Wanted to see what Husker Nation had to say about possible expansion possibilities. 3) Where are you from originally? The Buckeye State. 4) Where do you live now? Oregon 5) Favorite Husker memory? The firing of Callahan. 6) Worst Husker memory? The hiring of Callahan. 7) Number of home games attended? 0 (very unfortunate) 8) Number of away games attended? 0 9) Favorite Husker memorabilia/apparel? Still have the t-shirt I received on my first Christmas with my wife's extended family. 11) Favorite all time player? Frazier. 16) Favorite game-day beverage? Beer (period). 17) How did you find HuskerBoard? (referral source) Google.