Badger backers expect NU matchup to have memorable atmosphere

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[Pat Odea]

Here a link to personal stories from folks who attended the 1974 Husker-Badger game at Camp Randall. It has a Wisconsin slant as it was hosted on a site that a poster on the Badger board maintained for a few years. There's some good stuff here...

1974 Nebraska at Wisconsin. Who Was There?

Mike Lucas has been covering Wisconsin athletics for 40 years. He's seen enough games that you'd forgive him if he didn't recall a couple collisions from four decades ago.


But bring up Nebraska and listen to him go. Yeah, there was that tussle in Lincoln in '73. That was the one where Selvie Washington returned a kick 96 yards for a touchdown in the final minutes to give the Badgers the lead.

"I remember how quiet that stadium that was," Lucas said.

And then ...

"And then David Humm engineered a scoring drive. Tony Davis was the tailback back then and we couldn't tackle him when it mattered the most."

Nebraska won it 20-16.

Then came the next fall in Madison. Humm left early with a hip injury. Wisconsin hung around. Down six, less than four minutes on the clock.

And then ...

http://huskerextra.com/sports/football/article_848352c7-c772-5d89-bf67-7b6f6d9d49e2.html

 

[Paul in WI]

"I think we're very similar to Nebraska," Murawski said in describing the passion for Wisconsin athletics. "We don't have pro teams right in our market. The Packers are up the road, but there are no other Division I football teams. This state is all about the Badgers just like Nebraska is all about the Huskers and Iowa is all about the Hawkeyes. ... We have a uniqueness that serves us well."

really?

cuz i would say that the Packers are a pretty big draw. What about Marquette bball? what about the Brewers? and what about Iowa State in Iowa?

it humors me that other programs try to relate their 'uniqueness' to what is TRULY unique about our team and state. not being a jerk to the guy, just sayin that in all reality, it's not real similar at all....

Don't forget the Milwaukee Bucks! lol...

Seriously, he's got no idea what the Husker football team is to the state of Nebraska. Not even in the slightest.

I moved to Wisconsin in 1996, so I have a good feeling for both fan bases. Don't let anyone tell you differently: Wisconsin is all about the Packers, period. It isn't anything like Nebraska at all. Most fans outside of Madison couldn't even name the starting QB for the Badgers or who they're playing on a given Saturday. If you're greeted by a loud stadium in Madison, it is because it is seen as a big party atmosphere with the students. They're loud not because they're passionate fans; they're loud because they're half lit. This state is college football illiterate. Sorry, but it is. I live here. I know firsthand from years of failed attempts at non-Packer football conversations.

Btw, when the Huskers come here in October, I predict that they're going to roll the home team and send the drunks home early. The Badgers are paper tigers--this year especially.

 

[Paul in WI]

I probably should qualify my last statement by mentioning that I do like the Badgers too. However, they're VERY under appreciated in this state--probably due in part to having so many other choices. (they're still not going to be that good this year)