jmz

Let me say that as a PSU fan, we're thrilled that they've pencilled you guys in as our new rival in the conference and scrapped our old "rivalry" game against Michigan State every year, which was extremely underwhelming. Really excited to play you guys each year.

Having only visited Harrisburg briefly on stops through it, I can understand your ill will

I can only speak for myself, but I've already started rooting for the Huskers against whoever outside of the conference. The Big 10 has, in my experience, been pretty supportive of other B10 teams versus whoever (even the OSU/UM folks have come to begrudgingly, I think, accept PSU as an "adopted brother" in the post-season when it's LSU, Tennessee, etc. we're playing) - and I think all of the games between any of the three of us will always be brutal at this point with three 100k+ stadiums rocking either way (home field advantage is taken to the next level in the B10) that it can only be described as a brotherly rivalry. Hope to see the same from the Huskers - I'm sure with your head coach you'll be ready for the muddy, cold and rain-slicked games where it turns into pound the **** out of each other for 4 quarters in the fall.

Happily so!

As a PSU fan and alum, welcome to the Big 10. Excited to have you all aboard. I know it's weird right now, but trust me, it gets easier. Think about this also - it's gonna be weirder for us current B10 teams to have two divisions and a championship game in 2011 while you guys will be used to it Looking forward to playing you all regularly soon!