Excel Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Ok NU fans, you've now completed your first year in your new conference and what do you think? How are the other fans and venues? Do you like your new home or not? What do you think about your prospects on the future? I was thinking about this earlier today and it kind of occurred to me that of all the teams that switched conferences in that 2010 bout of realignment Nebraska has probably made the best transition. Boise lost their first home game in forever in the MWC. CU only won 1 game against a true Pac 10 opponent and Utah didn't fair that well either.... The Huskers on the other hand won the majority of their Conference games and had a real chance at their CCG....just throwing that out there. 1 Quote Link to comment
irafreak Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Your refs stink. Other than that... Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I think it's a good fit. The style of play as predicted seemed much more physical, and it really seemed like the season was more of a grind than any Big XII season I can remember. But it's the type of football that I like. And yes the refs were on par with the Big XII as far as suckyness. Can't speak for other venues but the fans that came to Lincoln seemed alright . Had a beer with some MSU people and they seem really nice. And the Iowa fans kept their mouths shut for the most part, even my friends who were from Iowa did, so that was great. Other than those two can't really say, I didn't really interact much with OSU or Northwestern fans much. The one thing I have noticed cultural wise is that everyone seems to have the same laid back Midwestern attitude. Which is kind of nice considering we had to deal with the "I'm a big deal" texas crowd for the better part of a decade. Kind of refreshing to meet people so similar, but we'll see if that lasts. *Side note* I think the Michigan/Nebraska game is really going to become something special in the years to come(disregarding this year). It seems like it's teetering on the edge of NU/OU territory, just has that feel to me. Quote Link to comment
Omaha-Husker Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Honestly it still feels a little weird. Almost like we played a 12 game out of conference schedule. I think next season it will really feel like playing conference foes for me. Getting some payback/starting a winning streak over other teams. Quote Link to comment
BLEED4BLACKSHIRTS Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Just glad we got away from Texas Quote Link to comment
Husker from Kansas Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 it was a pretty good season overall, especailly considering that we had to prepare for a team we hadnt played before every week, i think thats pretty tough to do. but i think that the BIG and Nebraska are a great fit and that both will enjoy each other and both will help the other suceed for years to come Quote Link to comment
Husker from Kansas Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 oh yea, and none of the teams in the BIG have message boards any near as bad as shaggybevo! Quote Link to comment
ZRod Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 oh yea, and none of the teams in the BIG have message boards any near as bad as shaggybevo! As ridiculous as that board is they've had some pretty epic threads over there, and it's good for a laugh now and then. 1 Quote Link to comment
Hammerhead Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 As disappointed as I am with the way the season went, I'm happy that Nebraska's in the Big Ten now. Quote Link to comment
krill Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Still feels a little foreign, still sinking in that there's never going to be another road trip to Ames, Lawrence, or Manhattan, which were all one day'ers from Lincoln. Hopefully next year in Iowa City there will be something memorably rude or obnoxious to make up for what I missed out on this year. Quote Link to comment
shyndy Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Your refs stink. Other than that... yeah but was it better or worse than Big 12? the Iowa game was actually probably the worst, but the Michigan game was really bad too. At least in the Big 12 we understood why we were getting hosed. Quote Link to comment
CornfedChris Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 As disappointed as I am with the way the season went, I'm happy that Nebraska's in the Big Ten now. We have a chance at a 10 win season... In a brand new conference. The only reason to be disappointed is the Northwestern game IMO. Quote Link to comment
Joe_5700 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 oh yea, and none of the teams in the BIG have message boards any near as bad as shaggybevo! As ridiculous as that board is they've had some pretty epic threads over there, and it's good for a laugh now and then. http://www.shaggybev...es-behind-Co-op Epic thread. Post #642 may be my favorite. Quote Link to comment
Lonnie Utah Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Well that's pretty decisive.... Quote Link to comment
husker_hurdler Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 The jury is still out.....ask me in five years. It still feels weird to talk about Michigan, Northwestern, and Minnesota compared to Kansas States, Colorado, and Missouri. Quote Link to comment
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