Apathy Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Are these two teams Rivals? Yes.......to Iowa fans, I would know cause I live in Iowa and the Iowa fans up here are annoying, obnoxious and are obsessed with Nebraska Exhibit A 1 Quote Link to comment
Toe Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 They're no more our rival than any other B1G West team is. Well, I guess they're more our rival than Illinois. The Illini are more rivals for MAC teams. 3 Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt316 Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 No more than Missouri was. Iowa is basically Missouri 2.0 3 Quote Link to comment
cornhuskers4ever Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Iowa feels like a forced rivalry. Kind of like Colorado. To me Oklahoma was THE rivalry before the Big 12 ruined a good thing. Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, cornhuskers4ever said: Iowa feels like a forced rivalry. Kind of like Colorado. To me Oklahoma was THE rivalry before the Big 12 ruined a good thing. Yep. Bring OU into the Big 10 and let the good times roll (also stiffer competition with those good times as the by product) 1 Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I hope that in 5 years - we will be the target for everyone in the conference. Not just a rival but the one they are aiming at to knock us down a notch. Old sour face Iowa coach won't be there forever, I don't think Iowa can sustain their level of what they call success. Yes, they have had our # while our admin was working to take down the program a notch wt Mike Riley but in the words of the revivalist "I SEE A NEW DAY ARISING. IT IS JUST ABOUT HERE. WHEN ALL THINGS WILL BE MADE RIGHT'. DAY BY DAY, WE GET BETTER AND BETTER, UNTIL WE CAN'T BE BEAT, WON'T BE BEAT Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Currently, Iowa is a rival. Just like Colorado was a rivalry in the late 80s to mid 90s. You may think Colorado was a forced rivalry, but that was a rivalry built on the 2 teams and fan bases hating each other, and the conference coming down to those games games each year. There is nothing wrong with having a similar rivalry with Iowa and their fan base. 7 2 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 A Nebraska and Iowa rivalry is an interesting concept that hasn't been contemplated before. I'll have to ponder on the subject for a bit. 4 4 Quote Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I'm going to say no just to piss off the guy in the video clip 1 Quote Link to comment
Scratchtown Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I'm sorry but most of us hate Iowa. To me its a rival, not because of the current situation but embracing the longevity that it will be. It doesn't have to stay on Black Friday. Nebraska isn't changing conferences again so think about the schools you absolutely want to piss pound. That's Iowa, and Wisconsin in my opinion. I can't freaking stand either of these two schools. Minnesota, Purdue and the rest of the west division is so irrelevant to me. Kansas was more relevant to me. Since 2000 (Only current Power 5 + Notre Dame teams included =65) Wins Nebraska is 21st with 154 Iowa is 24th with 151 Conference Titles Nebraska has 0 Iowa has 2 BCS Bowls / New Years 6 Bowls (non playoff games or championship games) Nebraska has 0 Iowa has 3 (EDIT) National Championship Appearances Nebraska 1 (2001 season) Iowa 0 Neither has a Playoff appearance. Nebraska vs Iowa (Since 2000) (average score Neb 22 Iowa 28) 2000 - Nebraska 42 Iowa 13 2011 - Nebraska 20 Iowa 7 2012 - Nebraska 13 Iowa 7 2013 - Iowa 38 Nebraska 17 2014 - Nebraska 37 Iowa 34 (OT) 2015 - Iowa 28 Nebraska 20 2016 - Iowa 40 Nebraska 10 2017 - Iowa 56 Nebraska 14 2018 - Iowa 31 Nebraska 28 3 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I don't get the thought of NU fans not "wanting" a rivalry with Iowa. "Rivalry games" are fun games for the team and fans to get excited about and mean a little more. If you want to have the opinion of "NU doesn't have a true rival" then do you get more excited for any games on the schedule, or do you look forward to certain games on the schedule? I know all the games are important, but more often than not, the Big Ten West is going to come down to games against Iowa and Wisconsin. When you add the hatred/dislike between fan bases and the results of the past few years, I don't think there is anything wrong with NU fans embracing a rivalry with Iowa. I get sick of NU fans having the opinion that "Iowa isn't worth having a rivalry with". I get it, Iowa hasn't done much on the national stage, but It's been a long time since Nebraska has either (as shown by Scratchtown's post). I know we all want NU to get back to national prominence, but let's start with getting back to prominence within our own division. 3 Quote Link to comment
Hans Gruber Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 23 minutes ago, Scratchtown said: Since 2000 (Only current Power 5 + Notre Dame teams included =65) BCS Bowls / New Years 6 Bowls (non playoff games) Nebraska has 0 Iowa has 3 Neither has a NC appearance or playoff appearance, obviously I'm sure many of us have erased it from memory because it was a blood bath, but Nebraska did play Miami in the Rose Bowl/BCS National Title game in January of 2002. But, I agree with your overall point. Quote Link to comment
Scratchtown Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 1 minute ago, Hans Gruber said: I'm sure many of us have erased it from memory because it was a blood bath, but Nebraska did play Miami in the Rose Bowl/BCS National Title game in January of 2002. But, I agree with your overall point. My bad! I had it listed in my spreadsheet I keep track of, not sure why I forgot to list that! Quote Link to comment
Hans Gruber Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Just now, Scratchtown said: My bad! I had it listed in my spreadsheet I keep track of, not sure why I forgot to list that! It happens. It was almost 20 years ago now, and like I said, I try not to think about that game much. As a high school kid, I was convinced Nebraska would win. Whoops. Quote Link to comment
Scratchtown Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 13 minutes ago, Hans Gruber said: It happens. It was almost 20 years ago now, and like I said, I try not to think about that game much. As a high school kid, I was convinced Nebraska would win. Whoops. I was in 7th grade and totally thought Nebraska was going to win. Blind optimism of being a kid. Now I'm overly cautious agaisnt Illinois every year. 2 Quote Link to comment
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