Jim Delany calls Huskers "The Packers of the Big Ten"

[GSG]

he said. "I haven't heard a negative thing from fans, coaches, administrators, presidents, everybody."

 

Delany must not have been on Iowa's forums or he would have rephrased the fans part (since we are the cause to everything that changed in their eyes).

 

But do agree that it would be awesome if they had the Baseball in Omaha. Atleast it will give purpose of building the damn thing anyway.

 

Besides Creighton using it and the College World Series, yea it would be nice to have an added event that will draw many fans from all over the midwest to Omaha. On Husker Sports Nightly tonight, they mentioned throwing the ballpark in Des Moines into the mix. Right now it is played in Columbus, Ohio. I'd rather take Columbus, Ohio and Omaha, Nebraska than putting Des Moines, IA into the mix as a third spot, two spots are enough.

 

I think the Nighthawks are playing there too, but Im not 100%.

 

They do but it's only like 4 home games and possibly the championship game.

[GSG]

If we're the Packers, does that make mean we're like Packer fans? Cuz I am not fat

[huskerscott]

he said. "I haven't heard a negative thing from fans, coaches, administrators, presidents, everybody."

 

Delany must not have been on Iowa's forums or he would have rephrased the fans part (since we are the cause to everything that changed in their eyes).

 

But do agree that it would be awesome if they had the Baseball in Omaha. Atleast it will give purpose of building the damn thing anyway.

 

Besides Creighton using it and the College World Series, yea it would be nice to have an added event that will draw many fans from all over the midwest to Omaha. On Husker Sports Nightly tonight, they mentioned throwing the ballpark in Des Moines into the mix. Right now it is played in Columbus, Ohio. I'd rather take Columbus, Ohio and Omaha, Nebraska than putting Des Moines, IA into the mix as a third spot, two spots are enough.

 

I think the Nighthawks are playing there too, but Im not 100%.

 

 

Yea the nighthawks play there too, but thats about 4 games a year. Does creighton play all of there home games at TD Ameritrade????? I have only heard about KU and Nebraska playing against creighton in that stadium.

[garn]

I live in the Des Moines metro and DSM wouldn't support the Big 10 Baseball Tournament the way Omaha would. In fact, college baseball gets zero coverage here.

[tschu]

I am quite happy with the comparison

[Fuzzy]

Wisconsin. That's the Packers of the Big 10. Green Bay and its traditions are unique to that state. Watch a Wisconsin game and notice how many fans are wearing the cheese head thing.

 

Does that mean we are the "Kansas City Chiefs of the Big Ten"?

 

OH NO!!!

[Haspula]

Good joke Packers only won like 2 superbowls, while we won 5 national titles and have a 70% winning record

 

This comparison is a disgrace to husker football. Trying to make Green Bay look good

[Blaze1up]

Whats better then being called Superbowl Champion.

[huKSer]

And the Packers pay their players . . .

 

Never mind.

[husker_99]

Good joke Packers only won like 2 superbowls, while we won 5 national titles and have a 70% winning record

 

This comparison is a disgrace to husker football. Trying to make Green Bay look good

 

Try 4 Super Bowls

[T_O_Bull]

If we are to be the Packers of the B1G then I want to be the Lombardi Packers with Star, Hornung, Taylor, Dowler, Mcgee, Kramer, Davis, Aldridge, Nitjeke, and Aderly. If we get to be half this good we will own the B1G.

T_O_B

[tschu]

Good joke Packers only won like 2 superbowls, while we won 5 national titles and have a 70% winning record

 

This comparison is a disgrace to husker football. Trying to make Green Bay look good

 

You're the joke methinks. Oh and i can use the facepalm too

[Hujan]

Wisconsin. That's the Packers of the Big 10. Green Bay and its traditions are unique to that state. Watch a Wisconsin game and notice how many fans are wearing the cheese head thing.

 

Not a chance in hell. Wisconsin (the school) is typified by obnoxious, hyper-Liberal (sorry, Dems), elitist young kids who engage in rancorous, often disgusting chants and traditions at the games. From everything I've seen and heard, one word comes to mind when I think of Badger fandom: Debauchery.

 

Green Bay fans, on the other hand, represent the blue collar, hardworking, Conservative ideals on which this country was founded. Green Bay fans are passionate but not obnoxious. They are small town, good natured folk who love their team unconditionally and have a high football IQ.

 

Probably the only thing that the Wisconsin Badgers and Green Bay Packers have in common is that they both play in the State of Wisconsin. Otherwise, their culture couldn't be more different.

[Hujan]

Good joke Packers only won like 2 superbowls, while we won 5 national titles and have a 70% winning record

 

This comparison is a disgrace to husker football. Trying to make Green Bay look good

 

[HuskerinLibertyMO]

The Packers won 9 NFL Championships before the Super Bowl even came around.

 

They have 13 total Championships.

 

The way I understood Delany's comparison was a Small Market, Great Fan Base and National Following. Both teams have won Championships, but the Packers have Title Town and not the Huskers.