Nebraska fan view on UM
http://www.cornnation.com/2010/5/10/1465338/profiles-of-the-big-ten-michigan
It starts out nice then turns to hatred. Whats not in there, UM is 3 and 2 vs NU, UM winning %.
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Nebraska in conference, semi-annualish, inter-pod action would be outstanding. Seriously, the more I thinik about this expansion, the more awesome it sounds. Michigan v. Nebraska as the 3:30 nationally televised Big Ten game-must see TV.
But Michigan is 3-2-1 vs. Nebraska (.583). But an interesting link, I'll check it out.
I missed it at college football data warehouse. Damn ties.
1905 UM 31 NU 0
1911 UM 6 NU 6
1917 UM 20 NU 0
1962 UM 13 NU 25
1986 UM 27 NU 23
2005 Not gonna talk about it.
http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/michigan/opponents_records.php?teamid=2184
Every time I play the '97 game in my head .. we win.
What's with calling us the 'weasels'? I thought the Ann Arbor/whore thing was the height of uninspired stupidity but I guess I underestimated the cornhuskers here. I think the comeback here isn't even needed; we might simply remind them that it's Nebraska.
Cut 'em a break. I mean, they also think they look cool with corn on their heads.
a little too much wide open space down there amongst the corn. It's not like they have too many 'city folk', I mean most of there large towns are still forts, aren't they?
I mean most of there large towns are still forts, aren't they?
Ha! I LOL'd.
Yeah, the weasels comment is weak sauce. Kinda equivalent to certain Michigan fans throwing around "Bucknuts" or "hairless nuts." Yeah, you may say that at a bar or with your buddies over a beer, but would you really say it on television and expect to keep any semblence of professionalism? No. Same goes for someone trying to write a serious/professional blog post.
Its Nebraska, give em a few weeks to think about the AA is a _____. It is a sad state of affairs when Nebraska fans cant even grasp the crude comments made by TUOOS fans...
From all the typos and poor sentence structure, I couldn't take anything he was writing seriously. I mean, it's one thing to whip out a quick post on the board, to be buried and forgotten...but if you're doing a major post on the main part of a blog or such, spell check might be nice. And not having. periods in the middle. of sentences.
Being a Red Fan in Big Ten Country and not knowing it's not M-U might help too. (Or linking back to 3 year old National Championship whining articles).
But it IS interesting that over there they're talking like they ARE leaving for the B10, profiling each team.
I couldn't care less about the shoe thing. I think if we as michigan fans have a gripe about 1997 it's that we would've destroyed them, plain and simple. Has nothing to do with how they won their games.
I think you meant the post down one more.
Usually I look at "we would have destroyed them" talk as homer talk, but I agree totally here. In '97 our only difficulty on defense within a great defensive team was occasionally against the pass--vs. the run we were lights out. Nebraska that year could not pass if their lives depended on it. I think we would have won easily, 14 points or more.
"Shevin Wiggins Shoe" as a trophy...that is hilarious.
That post is like 4 months old in internet time. I commented on it 4 days ago! But really, it's the same as anything else - just another team that calls us a rival, like Illinois or Wisconsin or Iowa or whoever.
That said, the volleyball matchups make me all tingly inside for so many reasons.
about how we stole the 97 championship from THEM? Didn't their QB cinch the deal by crying on national TV?
That going into the bowls WE were the #1 team. And that #2 had never leap-frogged #1 in the polls EVER before that. Which they didn't seem to have a problem with when PSU went undefeated. Consistency, that's all we ask. If PSU had shared (which I wasn't really hoping for), I wouldn't have half the problem with it as I do.
Also, he forgets to mention that WSU was like #5, so they weren't chopped liver. And Tennessee was WAY overrated (still didn't beat Florida).
NU lost to Mizzu. ya i said it.
No they didn't they just used the 'ole 5th down play to score.
That's how Colorado beats people...
ok I mixed up the kicked ball TD and the 5th down, I got confused on a couple of old plays. I just remember thinking they didn't really belong with a MNC that season.
Yeah man, total fail.
Nebraska versus Mizzou: Kicked ball touchdown.
Colorado versus Mizzou: 5th down.
Michigan versus Mizzou (2015): Fake field goal, pass back to the kicker for TD as time expires.
I'll probably always find the outcome of that process annoying. To hear BIG RED tell it, Michigan was a middle-of-the-road school from a mediocre conference who got lucky that year. They weren't BIG RED, by gosh. Forget trying to reason with those types (e.g., pointing out how much talent UM could put on the field that year).
now I hate Nebraska even more.
Apparently saying your team didn't play its best makes you an ignorant slut and arrogant too. That was just beautifully written and well supported.
End of the day, we're Michigan and you're UNO (fans, at least). That's fine by me. Enjoy the WCHA.
Seriously people, is it really that hard to spell Rodriguez correctly? It's one of THE most common Spanish last names. It's not like it's Echeverría or Velastegui. I really don't understand why a Nebraska fan can deem Rodriguez as a "coach you can hate."
And we're still bitter about sharing a national title? We don't (and no one really) even acknowledges Nebraska that year. Okay, maybe that's my 'weasel' arrogance showing.
Go Blue, Eat Maíz!
Rodriguez was the ninth most-common name in the US as of 2000; I assume it's at least held that spot over the past ten years.
And that's not even how it sounds! Anyone who has never pronounced the name "Rodriguez" is hereby invited to join my fantasy baseball league.
Roh-DREE-ges
Or Roh-DREE-geth (if you're into the Spanish pronunciation. e.g. from Spain.)
The Spanish form of the given name is Rodrigo, and the Patronymic form is Rodriguez, meaning 'son of Rodrigo.'
you'd think that would be one selling point to the 'Children of the Corn', oh well...
Can the Michigan fan base be arrogant and full of ourselves? Sure, at times. But you can't question our love for Michigan.
Can you point out perceived flaws in a logical way? Sure, but when you start using "weasles" and stuff like that, your whole arguments get thrown into the blind hater folder. Its so stupid. I'm glad that most Michigan fans don't go the route of Spartina and Suckeyes.
"when you start using "weasles" and stuff like that, your whole arguments get thrown into the blind hater folder. Its so stupid. I'm glad that most Michigan fans don't go the route of Spartina and Suckeyes."
But isn't using the term "Suckeyes" doing the same thing?
Edit: I guess I could have been stated that better. I'm glad most Michigan fans don't stoop to calling rivals by nicknames like Spartina/Suckeyes.
Anyone still uses the "S" word, even in jest.
I am guessing that it won't be cool to call Nebraska the "Cornholers," either, though fans of the B&B Cornholio episode might like it.
Ok now I get what you were saying. Good edit!
sorry for the misunderstanding.
I'm beginning to think that having an articulate and well-researched blog behind us is helping to perpetuate the 'arrogant' thing.
Just because our blog has more graphs than boobs...
...actually, I'd like to see a graph for that.
(Total Recall deemed too racy for a family blog)
Wow, these guys are delusional. If that is representative of their fan base we may not want them in the Big 10.
For what it's worth, I was at the Alamo Bowl in 2005 and the Nebraska fans there as a whole seemed polite but enthusiastic about their team -- i.e., positive about Nebraska and not negative about Michigan. Obviously they were in a position to make fun of me and the other Michigan fans, but they didn't.
Of course they were polite. They were lucky to get out of that game. We would have scored the winning touchdown with time expired if their sideline people wouldn't have ran on the field. They were in no position to make fun of you when they almost lost.
this particular thread, but what the hell is going on that it can just be assumed that all Big 12 schools are fair game and are likely to accept offers. Is the Big 12 having money, attendance, enrollment, academic, all of the above type problems? I guess I could go ahead and go to google and waste important search time on this issue, but why bother doing so with all the great minds on this very blog. The Big 12 has been o-so-relevant in recent years in pretty much all major sports, why are all these schools apparently there for the poaching?
From what I know the Big 12 does not share their revenue evenly. So schools like Texas and Oklahoma get most of the money because they bring in the most. But in the Big 10 the revenue sharing is equal so Indiana gets the same pay day as UofM from the Big 10.
There's anywhere from 9-12 million reasons...
There is a comment at the bottom of that article in which somebody says that 1997 shared National Championship was a media gift to UM. Nevermind the fact that the reason Nebraska won the Coach's Poll was because Phil Fulmer (spit) voted Michigan 4th at the end of the season, behind Tenessee (with a loss). The AP trophy was the legit one, and the clusterfuck-of-a-system known as the BCS is what we all got because of it.
I have hated Nebraska and Tennessee ever sinse 1997, if NU joins the Big Ten, I will hate them even more.
Strikes against Tenn
- trying to build a bigger stadium
-Charles vs. Peyton
-2002 citrus bowl
-fuck the SEC
Strikes against NEB
-1997 UM had what 7 ranked opponents
-Split MNC because Dr. Tom
-2005
Losing one mid-level bowl game is not a reason to hate them. Besides, I hate the Sun Belt Conference refs for calling the game so badly that it was hopelessly muddled by the end more than I hate Nebraska for winning it.
Tenn- Rolling over and bending for Nebraska in that Orange Bowl (way to prove you deserved the Heisman Peyton!)
Neb-the so called "classy" fans who all were flabbergasted before the Alamo Bowl that someone from Michigan might think that we would have a chance against them in '97. Not "oh, we were the better team", but really can't believe that anyone would think they could be beat. And weren't that "classy" about it after the game, either. (Hell, you just benefitted from the worst officiated football game of all time. Shut up and enjoy it.)
I would give you more if I could.