I'm not sure the OP meant if there were some other fun things to do around Omaha/Lincoln he would miss the games to do them. I think there's a portion of fans who think it is the place to be and go because of that. If there were other places ''to be'' we would lose some fans each weekend to those activities. Enough to kill the streak? I don't know. I think the question is asking, even though the die-hards would still go to the game, would you trade the sellout streak (a statistic, if you will) for a beach, mountain or pro football team?
I think the majority of posters get that. What I want to know is, what is there elsewhere that you can't get here? The NFL? NBA? There is night life in Omaha and Lincoln areas, restaurants and bars galore. Always huge events down at the Qwest Center, College World Series, casinos, one of the best music scenes in the country, etc. Just wondering what is out there that Axl can't do here. Perhaps he wants to not have to travel 30 minutes to go to a topless strip club.
Well, growing up in North Jersey besides getting a fresh dose of smog most days, I was able to be at an amusement park within an hour of my house, be at a beach and boardwalk in about an hour - a million things to take your kids to ( more than just a damn zoo), the largest most famous city on the world New York City was reachable in 15 moniutes without traffic. This included Yankee baseball (been to about 80 home games, have seen about a half dozen world class broadway shows (could go on and on and on), Go as little as 45 minutes north and could be a mountain resort, several hours north and I could be in the Adirondacks where you know those Olympics were held. Not to mention literally the best food in the US. Tons of mom and pop shops and eatery's. Instead of eating at friggin Applybees, real sh**ty bagel places, no good diners, no sub shops worth a f'ing damn or Sabretts hot dogs. 98% of the Omaha dn Lincoln suck for food. Housing is cheap but the taxes are outrageous. I have never lived anywhere with so little asthetic beauty, besides Iowa, than Omaha and Lincoln. This is just one example.
Look I'm not baggin on Omaha or Lincoln, I live here and I don't really have a choice, but how in the world can you say Omaha has as much as the other large cities. Have you ever lived outside the Omaha borders? Visiting somewhere simple isn't good enough. Live somewhere for 6 months and see if there is a difference.
I've bitched long enough
Really.... Nothing but chains... Have you looked around Lincoln and Omaha lately? I live in Lincoln and dont eat at national chains, ever, and am spoiled for choice... Granted I cant buy a $90.00 steak, but I guess I will live without. I can drive 15 minutes and be in some of best hunting grounds in the world, drive a little further and I can see the largest bird migrations on earth, I guess our damn zoo (that is considered one of the best in the nation, thank you) will take second place to real wildlife. Heck several hours later I can be in the best skiing in the USA. Sorry we cant compete with Broadway, I'm glad you went to shows. I find most people who bag on our backwater ways, with the "look how much culture we have" argument, never go to those things. Although Omaha gets most of the larger traveling shows. Before you ask, I have lived outside Nebraska, in Vegas for awhile, and on St. Croix USVI, while we had massive choices of things to do, after the first year of living in both places most people did what we do here, drink, watch TV, and do the occasional outing, and say "wow we need to do this more often", but never did. I am not saying that Lincoln/Omaha are the greatest places in the world, but its not as bad as some people are trying to make it out to be. I have traveled to over 20 countries and I'm always glad to return home.
I am sure some other cities (San Fran) would argue they have better food. Many people would argue that London, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, and Rio are just as famous, if not more so than NY. Granted there is no way we compete with the NY/NJ area for places to eat/drink, or for attractions. We have, what, maybe 1/5 the population, although, before the economy imploded, places were opening all the time that were not chains, and put out really good food, and yes I have had food all over the world, so no, taco bell isn't "good" in my book.
Although I think your post was meant to boil some blood, I find its tone to be along the lines of most people I meet from the coasts, especially the east coast, a self assured arrogance, that they are the elite of the country, and center of the world, and we poor little mid-western hicks have really no idea how the world works, even when most of them have barely left the coasts. In the end you can keep the east coast, with its rude people, horrible traffic, oppressive grim, terrible pronunciation (the dictionary does not spell saw with an "r" as in "I sawr her yesterday"), and smog choked air. While I thank you for the being a husker fan, if it's so bad living here, there are many ways to get away. Also you might try looking for locally owned restaurants, theirs tons of choices around here besides crapple bees, but I get the feeling nothing anyone does here, will live up to your "Worlds greatest food lives only in New York" mind set..... OK I too, am done :blink:
