Plans for the Northwestern Game?

SuperBigFan69

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In the thread about "Falling Standards" I thought it was interesting that there a few comments about not really worriying about watching the game as much.

I noticed that this last weekend. I asked a bunch of friends what they were doing for the game and got these responses.

1. I am not sure

2. Camping

3. No response

4. No response

5. Going to KC to watch racing

6. Nothing

7. Going to the bars in Benson to watch

8. Going to Barretts Bar to watch

This weekend, so far, only one person wants to go out and watch the game.

Now, don't get me wrong, I know I am human-sandpaper but I have noticed that people seem a bit less excited about doing stuff for the games.

So, have you noticed that and what are your plans for this Northwestern game. A game time that for a lot of people can be a bit of a turnoff.

 
Saturdays in the fall are reserved for Husker football for me. If someone has something scheduled it better be on the bye week or I won't be there until after the game, if at all. If it's a home game I'm at the tailgate. If it's an away game I'm either traveling and at the game or I'm at the local bar watching it. I don't see this routine changing.

 
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It's an 11:00 game. 11:00 games suck. This might be one of the last nice weekends to actually get out and do something. I planning on watching the game but if not, I will have it on the radio and DVR it to speed watch it later.

And...in actuality, like in the "Falling Standards" thread, if people can't find happiness and fun in watching the games even if we win, maybe for their own benefit, they probably need to find something else to do on Saturday to bring joy to their lives. I don't want them sitting around being miserable even while we are winning games.

 
This goes for all sports though. Cubs fans, royals fans. Any NFL fan. It's really all the same. Huskers win, people start wearing all husker stuff. Cubs start winning and make the playoffs, cubs fans everywhere, they probably watched 5 games out of the 162. Winning is all the matters for some. If the huskers were 7-0, we would see so many different story lines to talk about. We wouldn't be talking about walk ons, or play calling. Instead we would be playing in later games just like ohio state gets to against Rutgers this coming Saturday.

Problem with some husker fans, when they win, nobody says anything. But when they lose all hell breaks loose. I see people on facebook posting all the time when their team wins, but vanish when their teams lose. So it works both ways. Like a certain USC fan i know. they win one game and its OH IS EVERYONE WATCHING MY USC DOMINATE.. Next week they lose and he's no where to be found.

 
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klb835 said:
This goes for all sports though. Cubs fans, royals fans. Any NFL fan. It's really all the same. Huskers win, people start wearing all husker stuff. Cubs start winning and make the playoffs, cubs fans everywhere, they probably watched 5 games out of the 162. Winning is all the matters for some. If the huskers were 7-0, we would so many different storylines to talk about. We wouldn't be talking about walk ons, or play calling. Instead we would be playing in later games just like ohio state gets to against Rutgers this coming Saturday.

Problem with some husker fans, when they win, nobody says anything. But when they lose all hell breaks lose. I see people on facebook posting all the time when their team wins, but vanish when their teams lose. So it works both ways. Like a certain USC fan i know. they win one game and its OH IS EVERYONE WATCHING MY USC DOMINATE.. Next week they lose and he's no where to be found.
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I think with a huge portion of the fan base that is true...my friends just hate doing stuff though! ha

 
klb835 said:
This goes for all sports though. Cubs fans, royals fans. Any NFL fan. It's really all the same. Huskers win, people start wearing all husker stuff. Cubs start winning and make the playoffs, cubs fans everywhere, they probably watched 5 games out of the 162. Winning is all the matters for some. If the huskers were 7-0, we would so many different storylines to talk about. We wouldn't be talking about walk ons, or play calling. Instead we would be playing in later games just like ohio state gets to against Rutgers this coming Saturday.

Problem with some husker fans, when they win, nobody says anything. But when they lose all hell breaks lose. I see people on facebook posting all the time when their team wins, but vanish when their teams lose. So it works both ways. Like a certain USC fan i know. they win one game and its OH IS EVERYONE WATCHING MY USC DOMINATE.. Next week they lose and he's no where to be found.
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Well of course. When we win, why be happy? That is what you should expect your team to do. You shouldn't be happy and celebrate when your team does what you want them to do. You should sit there and pick them apart tell everyone around you what they still did wrong and why they still aren't any good. After all, that's what fans do when their expectations are in the right place. Now, if they lose, OF COURSE all hell should break loose because that is your opportunity to shout from the roof tops that you were right all along, our program sucks and any fan who was remotely enjoying the season is not anywhere close the fan you are because everyone else has lowered their expectations.

 
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Yeah tech, I know what ya mean.

So far this season my "friends" fall into the following categorie:

-Don't like Huskers/Pretend to be OU fans

-Only care about team they bet on

-Are so disappointed in the season, they quit caring

-Are still finishing up harvest, as am I

-Do their own thing expecting a loss

-Are more excited about thr Cubs

 
Being a fan is easy when you're winning. Not so much when you have four gut punching losses. I'm a fan of the team, win or lose, and I will continue watching them whenever they play. That's just the way it is.

 
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