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I received this in an email and thought I would share:

Who we are. What we do.

Recognize it: Ours is a smaller university in a thinly populated state. We don't have too much to draw on---either in alumni base or in state wealth.

I. Who We Are:

A) Big 12 School Enrollments: (Undergraduate and Graduate; Source: Kansas City Star, 6/06)

1. Texas: 50,377

2. Texas A&M: 44,435

3. Colorado: 32,362

4. Texas Tech: 28,325

5. Oklahoma: 27,483

6. Missouri: 27,003

7. Kansas: 26,980

8. Iowa State: 26,380

9. Oklahoma State: 23,819

10 Kansas State: 23,151

11 Nebraska: 21,792

12 Baylor: 13,799

B) Population Density: People per Square Mile (Big 12 states; Source: U.S. Census, 2000)

1 Missouri: 81.2

2. Texas: 79.6

3. Iowa: 52.4

4. Oklahoma: 50.3

5. Colorado: 41.5

6. Kansas: 32.9

7. Nebraska: 22.3 people/square mile

C) State Population: (Big 12 states; Source: U.S. Census, 2006 estimate)

1. Texas: 23.5

2. Missouri: 5.8

3. Colorado: 4.8

4. Oklahoma: 3.6

5. Iowa: 3.0

6. Kansas: 2.8

7. Nebraska: 1.8-million

[Note: The Texas population (23.5-mil) is more than all of the other Big 12 states combined (21.8-mil).]

II. How We're Known:

The nation knows us mostly for our football---it's become a major part of our identity.

--The state name is typically in national rankings.

--High-profile bowl games are frequent.

--Memorial Stadium is known as "the state's third largest city."

--The phrase "A sea of red".. it's ours.

For a humble state in America's outback.... that's quite a bit.

A) Average Football Attendance: (2006. NCAA)

1. Texas: 88,505

2. Nebraska: 85,044

3. Oklahoma: 84,561

4. Texas A&M: 75,985

5. Missouri: 55,918

6. Texas Tech: 50,874

7. Kansas State: 46,693

8. Iowa State: 46,177

9. Colorado: 46,084

10 Kansas: 44,137

11 Oklahoma State: 40,954

12 Baylor: 37,080

B) Fan Support: Football Attendance / School Size

1. Nebraska: 3.9 fans in attendance per student enrolled.

2. Oklahoma: 3.1

3. Baylor: 2.7

4. Missouri: 2.1

5. Kansas State: 2.0

6. Texas: 1.8

7. Iowa State: 1.8

8. Texas Tech: 1.8

9. Texas A&M: 1.7

10 Oklahoma State: 1.7

11 Kansas: 1.6

12 Colorado: 1.4

C) Accomplishments In All Sports: 2007 "Directors Cup" points/school size

1. Baylor: 37.0

2. Nebraska: 31.4 points / 1,000 students

3 Oklahoma: 25.6

4. Oklahoma State: 21.2

5. Texas: 20.6

6. Texas A&M: 19.8

7. Texas Tech: 16.0

8. Colorado: 15.9

9. Missouri: 14.5

10 Kansas: 11.1

11 Iowa State: 10.3

12 Kansas State: 6.3

The Bottom Line:

As schools go.. ours is a smaller one in a modest state. But in terms of performance and support we're always near the top.

Good things don't happen by themselves.

Devaney and Osborne started it. Others have pushed it forward. Among

them.

--Bill Byrne was seen as "Dollar Bill"---but he was among the first to show how to build skyboxes that largely paid for themselves. And he put Husker baseball and Hawkes Field on the map.

--Steve Pederson will be known for moving along Solich. But he'll also be known for answering needs that had been there for years---the need for more stadium seating and the need for top-of-the-line football facilities.

--Husker fans: Outsiders may try to minimize our loyalties.. "There's nothing else to do there." But we've filled our stadium 282 consecutive times (yes, a national record). And among those who care (e.g., bowl selection committees), we've become well-known for traveling to support our team.

Is it true. "There is no place like Nebraska" ? Yep. We made it that way.

Is it also true. All we've got is each other? You better believe it. There's no one else out there in the media or in the flesh doing Nebraska any favors. It's just us.

There's some advice that applies here:

--Know who you are.

--Be grateful for what you've got.

 
I think Pud will be remembered in a slightly different way. However, he did do some good things. I still say our recruiting may not be viewed as harshly under Solich if he would have been given the upgraded facilities and such. I believe this is why Tedford (sp) may opt out at Cal. You do have to give a coach some tools to work with in order for them to be successful.

 
huskernumerouno said:
I received this in an email and thought I would share:

Who we are. What we do.

Recognize it: Ours is a smaller university in a thinly populated state. We don't have too much to draw on---either in alumni base or in state wealth.

I. Who We Are:

A) Big 12 School Enrollments: (Undergraduate and Graduate; Source: Kansas City Star, 6/06)

1. Texas: 50,377

2. Texas A&M: 44,435

3. Colorado: 32,362

4. Texas Tech: 28,325

5. Oklahoma: 27,483

6. Missouri: 27,003

7. Kansas: 26,980

8. Iowa State: 26,380

9. Oklahoma State: 23,819

10 Kansas State: 23,151

11 Nebraska: 21,792

12 Baylor: 13,799

B) Population Density: People per Square Mile (Big 12 states; Source: U.S. Census, 2000)

1 Missouri: 81.2

2. Texas: 79.6

3. Iowa: 52.4

4. Oklahoma: 50.3

5. Colorado: 41.5

6. Kansas: 32.9

7. Nebraska: 22.3 people/square mile

C) State Population: (Big 12 states; Source: U.S. Census, 2006 estimate)

1. Texas: 23.5

2. Missouri: 5.8

3. Colorado: 4.8

4. Oklahoma: 3.6

5. Iowa: 3.0

6. Kansas: 2.8

7. Nebraska: 1.8-million

[Note: The Texas population (23.5-mil) is more than all of the other Big 12 states combined (21.8-mil).]

II. How We're Known:

The nation knows us mostly for our football---it's become a major part of our identity.

--The state name is typically in national rankings.

--High-profile bowl games are frequent.

--Memorial Stadium is known as "the state's third largest city."

--The phrase "A sea of red".. it's ours.

For a humble state in America's outback.... that's quite a bit.

A) Average Football Attendance: (2006. NCAA)

1. Texas: 88,505

2. Nebraska: 85,044

3. Oklahoma: 84,561

4. Texas A&M: 75,985

5. Missouri: 55,918

6. Texas Tech: 50,874

7. Kansas State: 46,693

8. Iowa State: 46,177

9. Colorado: 46,084

10 Kansas: 44,137

11 Oklahoma State: 40,954

12 Baylor: 37,080

B) Fan Support: Football Attendance / School Size

1. Nebraska: 3.9 fans in attendance per student enrolled.

2. Oklahoma: 3.1

3. Baylor: 2.7

4. Missouri: 2.1

5. Kansas State: 2.0

6. Texas: 1.8

7. Iowa State: 1.8

8. Texas Tech: 1.8

9. Texas A&M: 1.7

10 Oklahoma State: 1.7

11 Kansas: 1.6

12 Colorado: 1.4

C) Accomplishments In All Sports: 2007 "Directors Cup" points/school size

1. Baylor: 37.0

2. Nebraska: 31.4 points / 1,000 students

3 Oklahoma: 25.6

4. Oklahoma State: 21.2

5. Texas: 20.6

6. Texas A&M: 19.8

7. Texas Tech: 16.0

8. Colorado: 15.9

9. Missouri: 14.5

10 Kansas: 11.1

11 Iowa State: 10.3

12 Kansas State: 6.3

The Bottom Line:

As schools go.. ours is a smaller one in a modest state. But in terms of performance and support we're always near the top.

Good things don't happen by themselves.

Devaney and Osborne started it. Others have pushed it forward. Among

them.

--Bill Byrne was seen as "Dollar Bill"---but he was among the first to show how to build skyboxes that largely paid for themselves. And he put Husker baseball and Hawkes Field on the map.

--Steve Pederson will be known for moving along Solich. But he'll also be known for answering needs that had been there for years---the need for more stadium seating and the need for top-of-the-line football facilities.

--Husker fans: Outsiders may try to minimize our loyalties.. "There's nothing else to do there." But we've filled our stadium 282 consecutive times (yes, a national record). And among those who care (e.g., bowl selection committees), we've become well-known for traveling to support our team.

Is it true. "There is no place like Nebraska" ? Yep. We made it that way.

Is it also true. All we've got is each other? You better believe it. There's no one else out there in the media or in the flesh doing Nebraska any favors. It's just us.

There's some advice that applies here:

--Know who you are.

--Be grateful for what you've got.
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Being in a small state doesn't necessarily mean that we're at too much of a disadvantage. We only have 1 Division 1 school. Tejas has several schools competing for those recruits--in addition to other schools not in the state, but in the region.

 
I think it is very interesting to see how we compare to the other conference members.

We should be greatful for what we have.

 
These are certainly interesting stats.

The one challenge that other state have like Texas, Missouri and Colorado have are professional sports teams to compete with. Not to take anything away from what Nebraska has accomplished, but I do think it is easier to get attendance and support for your team when you aren't competing any professional sports teams in your state. Here at Mizzou we are in a relatively rural area of the state. We have trouble getting people from St. Louis and Kansas City to drive in for games because they go to professional baseball games on Saturdays and professional football games on Sundays.

 
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