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I'm not sure if this is a joke or if you didn't read the OP carefully. Anyhow, I didn't meet him because I don't like bugging people in public places, but I saw him at Scheels in December 2013 and saw a bunch of different people come up to talk to him and he was gracious to everyone. That doesn't mean he doesn't have psychological issues.

I'm really confused by your post. None of those places are in Nebraska, except Omaha, which was stated to have Hawkeyes fans. So how does any of what you posted provide evidence that Iowa fans are common in parts of Nebraska outside of Omaha? There is no big team in SD so people are going to pick between Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and Minnesota. It makes sense that you're more likely to find an Iowa fan in SD than in Nebraska. Nebraska fans aren't even that common in western Nebraska, because hardly anyone lives there I never said that I had direct evidence that any sizeable population of Hawkeyes live in Nebraska outside of Omaha. I am making an assumption (could be a false one) based on my 39 years of experience living in those places. My point was that both fan bases are hard to miss, and always display the colors. There's got to be pockets of Hawkeyes outside of Omaha. No? The assumption is based on weird stuff, though . I always saw Iowa gear when I went to Adventureland as a kid, but that doesn't mean anything because we're talking about Iowa fans in Nebraska. I think everyone who's posted about it has said, in their own experience, they haven't come across many Hawkeyes fans in their respective non-Omaha, Nebraska locations.

I'm really confused by your post. None of those places are in Nebraska, except Omaha, which was stated to have Hawkeyes fans. So how does any of what you posted provide evidence that Iowa fans are common in parts of Nebraska outside of Omaha? There is no big team in SD so people are going to pick between Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and Minnesota. It makes sense that you're more likely to find an Iowa fan in SD than in Nebraska. Nebraska fans aren't even that common in western Nebraska, because hardly anyone lives there

The wins against ranked teams for those 3 will be pretty even after the B1G championship. If Iowa wins, Oklahoma will be at 3 and Iowa will probably also be at 3. I think Wisconsin will work its way back into the rankings by then. But that bottom row will remain the same, so that obviously doesn't look good. Being 13-0 kinda makes up for that, though. (But I think they'll be 11-2 at that point).

IMO that has nothing to do with whether it's a rivalry game or not. Was the Michigan Ohio State game less of a rivalry when OSU was good and Michigan down on their luck? I believe it was 2 years ago when OSU was undefeated and they beat Michigan something like 49-48. One team being considered bad leading up to the game is irrelevant. It's the body of work between the two teams that matters. A rivalry doesn't go away even if one team is undefeated and the other is winless. If it did we'd just have brand new "rivalries" each season.

I've lived in Lincoln 5 years and never seen anyone wearing Iowa gear unless they were at an Iowa game played in Lincoln. I did know an Iowa State fan once.

It's becoming less special though. Oregon is playing Friday, Washington-Washington State is Friday, Baylor-TCU is Friday. Hmph. Oh. I actually didn't realize that. I just remember when it used to be only NU/CU, and Texas/A&M (I think...) I think something not listed in the poll that is defining for a rivalry game to me is being played at around the same time every year. No matter what other teams we play, we close out with Iowa (and CU before that) every year. The Red River Shootout is always in early October (or was?...) Things like that. I think a couple of those games are new this year. It annoyed me when I saw. For a long time Texas/Texas A&M was on Thanksgiving. By a long time it might've just been 5 years. I just know I hated it because I wanted to watch a good college football game with my family and we were stuck with a game nobody cared about.

I just want 6 teams. The more teams we add the less important the regular season games are.

It's becoming less special though. Oregon is playing Friday, Washington-Washington State is Friday, Baylor-TCU is Friday. Hmph.

I've lived my whole life in that geographic area and my interactions with Iowa fans can be counted on the fingers of one hand. That includes both games they've played here since the merger. Based on team gear, bumper stickers, etc, that I've seen around Lincoln these past nearly 30 years, I'd go with Michigan as the #1 expat fan base in Lincoln, followed by Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, etc. Not even joking when I say that Iowa Fan is barely a blip on the radar here. I've seen more Oregon gear in the past year than I've seen Iowa gear in 30 years. There are more Colorado Buffaloes fans in Lincoln to this day than Iowa fans. I agree on Michigan but see quite a bit of Alabama too. I think the Alabama stuff is just due to bandwagoners, though.

I know we don't really understand this because we're in love with OU and they love us, but most rivalries are fueled by hatred more than anything else. But I agree with you that Iowa winning would go further towards it actually becoming something than Nebraska winning and spoiling their season. If Iowa wins, we'll get so god damn annoyed and have to put up with the gleeful bragging of Iowa fan for a year, strengthening our dislike to match theirs and strengthening their feeling of equality. If we win, then we just continue to laugh at them and they continue to not like us, which is what has already existed in the same capacity for years now. I just can't hate a team that loses to us so often. But I will say I don't actually know any Iowa fans.

I'm really excited for the game. 95% because they're highly ranked and regardless of how good Nebraska is that always makes me more excited for a game. 5% because it's Iowa and it would tickle me to ruin their season. So not a rivalry, just something slightly different than beating some random #4 team. All of this rivalry talk is making me annoyed that we don't play PSU every year.

WRONG. That would have the opposite effect. That'd make the formation of a rivalry even less likely. It'd get us closer to making them our doormat. Overruled. You're thinking solely of Nebraska's side of a rivalry. A true rivalry "takes two to tango," and Nebraska wrecking Iowa's only bid for a perfect season, ever, will stand out in their minds forever. And Nebraska Fan will remind them of that, forever. That's a little tiny seed that could turn into a might oak. That's exactly my point. If we beat Iowa, again, then they are clearly not tangoing. Maybe 10 years from now if the W-L is close it will be closer to a rivalry and we will remind them. I don't think anyone's dreaming. Animosity does not solely a rivalry make. I hate Texas but that was never a rivalry game because they almost always won and the series didn't last long enough.

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WRONG. That would have the opposite effect. That'd make the formation of a rivalry even less likely. It'd get us closer to making them our doormat.

Iowa isn't a rival because we haven't played enough games and it's too lopsided. Colorado, Kansas State, and Missouri were not rivals because the W-L record was too lopsided. This is sort of a reply to a comment in another thread about it. No, KSU wasn't our rival. Not because we're being snooty but because they beat us 1 time in the 90s. Even if you start at 1998 (the year of their first win against us since 1968) our record against them was 8-5. No, Colorado wasn't our rival. Not because we're being snooty but because they beat us 1 time in the 90s. Even if you start at 1986 (the year of their first win against us since 1977) our record against them was 18-7. No, Missouri wasn't our rival. Not because we're being snooty but because they beat us 0 times in the 90s. Even if you start at 2003 (the year of their first win against us since 1978) our record against them was 4-4. Disliking a team or their fans is not enough to make it a rivalry. It's only a part of it. Oklahoma was a rival because we played a lot of important games and the W-L was pretty even.

How about I talk up Nebraska's championships and you talk up Iowa's BCS wins and then we toast each others teams and look forward to an awesome game on Friday? (which of course Iowa will win because damnit don't we deserve some love after SI tried to curse us?) I just think we are all snobs when it comes to our teams and there is nothing anyone can do or say to change that. But the difference is Iowa fans don't have anything to be snobs about.

Just because you fail to see the point does not make it pointless. Furthermore, you have unequivocally misunderstood what others are telling you. You're speculating, putting words in people's mouth and throwing garbage around wildly when you know absolutely nothing, and then demand to be told the "facts." Not very classy, either. The "fact" is there is no criminal charge. The "fact" is most people will forget about this save a minority in the future. There were rape accusations from decades past that have all but been forgotten and this scenario will likely become one of those. Are you kidding? People haven't seemed to forget Christian Peters alleged issues, or Incogneto I guess you just forgot about that? Allegations for Sexual assault are serious and should be treated as such. You are living in a fantasy world if you think Alleged Sex Assault just is forgotten and with this handy dandy Inter-web it sure can follow you quite easily! I Speculated on multiple views all which are viable and possible! The Facts you point out are interesting and all, but the most important fact is that the lack of pressing charges is not due to anyone being found innocent or guilty of anything. If that doesn't cause any effect on you than I am a bit surprised. Christian Peter was convicted of sexual assault. Forgive me for not being sad that people remember he was accused of rape. This remark is outragous as I recall that he was charged and perhaps 'convicted' though I don't remember that happening, of an assault for grabbing a woman in a bar, not rape! The unwanted grabbing of her crotch as I recall was the 'assault'. A hell of a long way from 'rape'. Just my opinion and I believe that it is terribly unfair for him to be remembered as a rapist when he is not, as far as I can recall. Let's don't spread false memories about a great Husker player around. We have enough players who have really had serious criminal law problems in the past. We don't need to make up more! How is the remark outrageous? He grabbed a woman's crotch and was convicted of sexual assault for it.

Well that's a relief. I wonder if we'll ever know the real story? I would say it's unlikely unless FOIA applies and someone files for the records. I'll have to double check with a colleague of mine but I'm pretty sure this information is not accessible under FOIA, even with no charges being filed. And if it is, police could easily get a judge to order the case files be closed in order to protect victim identities and the people involved. Edit - I just saw online the Jameis Winston rape case file was disclosed to the media at some point. So, I guess it could be possible. That case went way further though.

Vaginas are way more powerful than penises. I say let's do the opposite of that.

I never assumed he raped anyone. But he's an a-hole for lots of other reasons. Why are you so focused on false accusations? There are way more unreported rapes than there are false reports. You should find a different cause.

Look, I get that Nebraskans are proud of the success that NU has attained in the past. I am super happy that NU won 3 national championships when I was attending UNL in the mid 90s. It was awesome!!! However, it is snobbish to still rely on those past accomplishments as proof of how great Nebraska is "currently" and that we can't accept Iowa as a rival. NU fans don't want to accept anyone as a rival, really. NU fans didn't take CU seriously, even when CU had a good of a 10-year run as anyone in college football in the late 80s to mid 90s. NU fans didn't want to accept Kansas State was a rival as KSU was making a push in the 90s and early 00's. NU fans didn't want to accept Missouri as a rival in the 00's. NU fans don't want to accept any Big Ten team as a rival, because we think that NU is "above" any of the Big Ten West opponents, even if the record shows that NU isn't. To me, that's snobbish behavior. The reason Iowa isn't a rival is because we're 3-1 against them. We've only played 4 games in recent years. Call me when the series is tied 7-7, or something.

Just because you fail to see the point does not make it pointless. Furthermore, you have unequivocally misunderstood what others are telling you. You're speculating, putting words in people's mouth and throwing garbage around wildly when you know absolutely nothing, and then demand to be told the "facts." Not very classy, either. The "fact" is there is no criminal charge. The "fact" is most people will forget about this save a minority in the future. There were rape accusations from decades past that have all but been forgotten and this scenario will likely become one of those. Are you kidding? People haven't seemed to forget Christian Peters alleged issues, or Incogneto I guess you just forgot about that? Allegations for Sexual assault are serious and should be treated as such. You are living in a fantasy world if you think Alleged Sex Assault just is forgotten and with this handy dandy Inter-web it sure can follow you quite easily! I Speculated on multiple views all which are viable and possible! The Facts you point out are interesting and all, but the most important fact is that the lack of pressing charges is not due to anyone being found innocent or guilty of anything. If that doesn't cause any effect on you than I am a bit surprised. Christian Peter was convicted of sexual assault. Forgive me for not being sad that people remember he was accused of rape.

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