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I saw that a few boards are suggesting that our soon-to-be annual tussle with Iowa should be called "Farmaggedon." Cute name, but already taken (the ISU vs. KSU game at Arrowhead uses it, I think).

I propose:

Acropalypse (A-CROP-alypse).

or

Prairie Fire

Any other suggestions?

 
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In the Deed the Glory said:
How about Nebraska versus Iowa and let the rivalry develop on its own. Now we are forcing a rivalry like Colorado in the 90s.
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i think this is a much more natural rival, and will be mutually accepted.

now for some emoticons:

:hellloooo :hellloooo :hellloooo :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :nanalama :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :hellloooo :hellloooo :hellloooo

 
The difference is, at least when I lived in Omaha, there was almost a rivalry between the states between native Iowans and Nebraskans. I don't think anyone really cared about Colorado or Colorado cared about Nebraska as a state.

 
sd said:
In the Deed the Glory said:
How about Nebraska versus Iowa and let the rivalry develop on its own. Now we are forcing a rivalry like Colorado in the 90s.
Click to expand...
i think this is a much more natural rival, and will be mutually accepted.

now for some emoticons:

:hellloooo :hellloooo :hellloooo :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :nanalama :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :hellloooo :hellloooo :hellloooo
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Here is the truth, a rivalry cannot be manufactured and it cannot be started in the first year of annual competition. Let it get going for a while. Do you think that the OU/UT game was called the Red River Shootout the first year they played? It takes years, besides I think that cute names are for second tier football programs (besides this obvious exclusion). Even though I give them a lot of sh!t I think Iowa is above that. I know I am.

There is no cute name for Ohio State/Michigan that I recall, nor for Notre Dame/USC. Sorry, but I think a simple Iowa/Nebraska is a better way to describe it. It is more dignified. BTW, it has a better ring to it with Iowa first I feel. Can't believe I just said that.

 
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The Corn War? Cornfield Showdown? Battle for the Bluffs? (winning state stakes claim to council bluffs for the ensuing year)

 
In the Deed the Glory said:
sd said:
In the Deed the Glory said:
How about Nebraska versus Iowa and let the rivalry develop on its own. Now we are forcing a rivalry like Colorado in the 90s.
Click to expand...
i think this is a much more natural rival, and will be mutually accepted.

now for some emoticons:

:hellloooo :hellloooo :hellloooo :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :nanalama :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :hellloooo :hellloooo :hellloooo
Click to expand...
Here is the truth, a rivalry cannot be manufactured and it cannot be started in the first year of annual competition. Let it get going for a while. Do you think that the OU/UT game was called the Red River Shootout the first year they played? It takes years, besides I think that cute names are for second tier football programs (besides this obvious exclusion). Even though I give them a lot of sh!t I think Iowa is above that. I know I am.

There is no cute name for Ohio State/Michigan that I recall, nor for Notre Dame/USC. Sorry, but I think a simple Iowa/Nebraska is a better way to describe it. It is more dignified. BTW, it has a better ring to it with Iowa first I feel. Can't believe I just said that.
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Who brought the good news bear? Get them some honey. :LOLtartar

Everyone is just having fun, and I seriously doubt anyone is taking it seriously.

 
In the Deed the Glory said:
sd said:
In the Deed the Glory said:
How about Nebraska versus Iowa and let the rivalry develop on its own. Now we are forcing a rivalry like Colorado in the 90s.
Click to expand...
i think this is a much more natural rival, and will be mutually accepted.

now for some emoticons:

:hellloooo :hellloooo :hellloooo :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :nanalama :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :ahhhhhhhh :hellloooo :hellloooo :hellloooo
Click to expand...
Here is the truth, a rivalry cannot be manufactured and it cannot be started in the first year of annual competition. Let it get going for a while. Do you think that the OU/UT game was called the Red River Shootout the first year they played? It takes years, besides I think that cute names are for second tier football programs (besides this obvious exclusion). Even though I give them a lot of sh!t I think Iowa is above that. I know I am.

There is no cute name for Ohio State/Michigan that I recall, nor for Notre Dame/USC. Sorry, but I think a simple Iowa/Nebraska is a better way to describe it. It is more dignified. BTW, it has a better ring to it with Iowa first I feel. Can't believe I just said that.
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i appreciate your truth, but i do not know what you mean by manufacture. i get that people can try to force rivalries, like colorado did with NU, but the reason that it was never a rivalry is because we never cared about it. people will care about this game, that is what makes it a rivalry. we will want to win this game more than most (even though we want to win all games equally, if we had to lose to michigan st. or iowa, i think we would rather lost to MSU). what makes a rivalry is the higher stakes (i.e. bragging rights). i think we all know a lot of iowans, maybe even related to a few. this game will be important to both fanbases and held on a higher level then any of the other games, and that is why it will be an instant rivalry. not all rivalries have to be forged like the OU/NU rivalry, and the reason that on fell apart so easily is because it was forged by both teams being in the top 2 and when one school became less relevant, the game was no longer relevant. UT/OU will always be relevant because of geography, just like this game will always be relevant. even if a team is down, this will be an important game to win. plus, rivalries make the sport more enjoyable, so it makes sense people would push for them. it may take some years for this rivalry to become intense and gain more gravity, but i think it will be an instant rivalry.

i don't know why you are down on cute names, but with american consumerism, it is all about branding. just like teams have 'cute' names and mascots, rivalries can be branded, i don't see how it affects the dignity or integrity of the teams, it just makes a rivalry more unique and the nickname highlights what makes the teams rivals. for instance OU/UT share the red river, hence the red river rivalry.

 
I agree about the alleged CU-NU "rivalry," but that was one-sided. McCartney tried to put it together from his side and NU couldn't be bothered (and rightly so). In this case, I get the sense that Iowa is as eager to embrace the annual game with NU as many Cornhusker fans are. While it might seem artificial from some perspectives, I think by getting both sides excited about the game we'd be deepening what is already a subtle rivalry between two states that have a lot of similarities and that also share a long, fairly-populated border.

If I'm wrong and giving the game a name would be too artificial, then by all means it's a bad idea; I just think that Iowa-Nebr is already looking to be more of a football rivalry than CU-NU could ever have been . . . and that we honor it by trying to deepen it.

 
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