Kiyoat Husker Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Ok, so I have not posted here in quite awhile,... busy with job and family. but I occasionally lurk, and with it being the football season, have checked out the site frequently. I have something that I want to get opinions on from all the posters here, especially the non-husker fans. There, of course, are numerous ways to define what a football rivalry is or should be. This topic has been discussed here numerous times in numerous threads because Nebraska no longer has an obvious rival since Oklahoma opted out of its yearly game with us. What I find interesting about football rivalries is that they are sometimes dynamic, sometimes static, and in MOST cases they seem to be defined by hate and spite. Many teams in the Big 8 and the Big 12 had a spiteful and envious relationship with Nebraska and Oklahoma because they both hated and envied the success they had. Nebraska typically would not aknowlege them as rivals, which fueled the spite even more. (i.e. Kansas State and Colorado) In the Big Ten I suppose it is a similar situation with Michigan and Ohio State. It is when BOTH schools share a mutual spite for each other that you really start to develop a rivalry IMO. I feel we were on the verge of rivalries with Texas and Missouri when we left the conference. Yes, I know about the supposed "mutual respect" rivalry we had with Oklahoma, but I think that is fairly atypical, and ultimately less important to Oklahoma than the hateful rivalry with Texas. Long story short: Please respond with a list of the five schools you are most spiteful towards, meaning you enjoy seeing them lose and derive the most joy from beating them. Also, feel free to use childish transmutations of those school's names. It makes it more fun. Here's mine: Husker fan 1. Tex Ass 2. Iowa 3. Misery 4. Notre Dame 5. Miami Quote Link to comment
husker ponsler Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Ohio State Ohio State Ohio State Miami Ohio state 2 Quote Link to comment
NebraskaHarry Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I guess whenever I see these teams lose, I get a little sense of satisfaction. 1.) Texas 2.) Missouri 2.) Ohio State 2.) Colorado 2.) Notre Dame Quote Link to comment
irafreak Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I didn't know it until a few weeks ago but apparently I really...really ...really enjoy beating Miami. I'd say it's a bit different about teams I want to beat and teams I want to lose to other teams. Teams I always want NU to beat. 1) Ksucks (because I live in kansas...although not as big a deal now that we're not in the conference)2 2) KU...see above 3) Missery...I live in KC (1-3 are interchangeable) 4) Miami 5) Colorado maybe (I would say Texas but we always lose to them) Teams I enjoy seeing lose... 1) Texas...ever since college it's always been entertaining to watch all the bandwagon/casual texas fans cry over losing...even when they have a terrible year.2 2) Gee that's really about it. Maybe any team from the ESPN league down south... Quote Link to comment
Kiyoat Husker Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Thanks for your answers, guys! Though I thought I might get more responses, esp from the other b1g posters. Maybe this is more of an off-season discussion, since most eyes are focused on the football forum right now. Glad to see I am not the only mizzou hater here. Things escalated for me when that punk trash-talking QB Chase Daniels was there. Quote Link to comment
Coqui Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 1.) scUM 2.) Wisconsin 3.) SEC 4.) Penn State 5.) Miami Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 1.) Texas 2.) Alabama 3.) Notre Dame 4.) Colorado 5.) Wisconsin Quote Link to comment
deedsker Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 1. Texas 2. Miami FL 3. Florida 4. Southern Cal 5. Alabama ( Saban makes me want to punt a puppy) Quote Link to comment
Bigred_inSD Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 1. Texas 2. Miami 3.notre dame 4. Ohio state 5. Colorado 5b ole miss. Their blantent cheating ways... Quote Link to comment
Kiyoat Husker Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 So thanks again for the responses! Here is a tallying of the "spite points" for the Huskers: 26 Texas 13 Miami 10 Missouri 10 Ohio State 9 Notre Dame 6 Colorado 5 Kansas State 5 Bama 4 Iowa 4 Kansas 3 Florida 2 USC 1 Wisconsin 1 Ole Miss So far, most spite directed back at the Big 12. Not suprising Quote Link to comment
Judoka Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 No hate for Kentucky with all the funny business that went on with recruiting against us? Quote Link to comment
Coqui Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 No hate for Kentucky with all the funny business that went on with recruiting against us? In the end, they're just Kentucky. Quote Link to comment
WoodyHayes1951 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I thought USC would be higher up on the list Quote Link to comment
Kiyoat Husker Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 I thought USC would be higher up on the list Not a strong series history between us and them. I guess there is a general dislike for them, as with Bama, etc. Sample size is pretty small, too. btw, what's yours? Quote Link to comment
WoodyHayes1951 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Mine would probably be: 1. scUM 2. ND 3. USC 4. PSU 5. Duh U Quote Link to comment
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