Sat next to some Iowa fans today. Asked them if they felt it was a rivalry. First thing they said - you guys haven't beaten us in four or five years, right? So not really.
Then one of them said that it seems like it's more a rivalry on social media, with fans going back and forth a lot. But at home, they don't see it that way.
And I think that's a really good take on it. I think people get a skewed impression of how hot the dislike is between the fan bases online, but in daily life, they're more interested in their traditional Big Ten rivalries.
I think for Nebraska fans, with them having kept us from going to a bowl game, there are going to be a lot more people on board with #IowaHateWeek