There were several articles and posts leading up to this week's game regarding the Nebraska fans.
Most of the content covered how well they travel and how dedicated they are.
I wasn't able to make it to the game. Anyone have first hand experience with the Cornhusker fans tailgating and during the game? Please share.
Inside and outside
and on the board as well
i tailgated from about 8am
i tailgated from about 8am til 8pm. lot of nebraska fans in the pioneer parking lot. hung out with a lot of them. very cool bunch. not a single bad experience (they all seemed to really like us as well...aside from a few grumps that didn't like our pre-game in stadium chants). great addition to the big 10 fanbase-wise for sure.
hopefully they show as much class after a win. i'm guessing they will.
That's great to hear. How
That's great to hear. How well did they travel? I've heard/read that many of there fans will make long trips even if they don't have tickets.
There were a ton of Nebraska
There were a ton of Nebraska fans there. There was a guy in the student section we had a lot of fun with. Overall, they're a great addition to the Big 10.
Inside Voices
Ha, yes, "great" fun. The Nebraska fans in the box next to mine wer certainly having fun, and by the sounds emminating from the walls, a few cocktails as well!
NO Music, Concerts, Ads, "Playing Dress-Up", Night Games, 3:30 Games, Neutral Site Games, And No MASCOTS
Was it the guy with the red
Was it the guy with the red suit Michigan fans pulled back from hamming it up on the Big Screen (when they finally worked).
Here's hoping for a bright future. This team does try hard and I will continue to support them.
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They do travel well, but I heard some enthusiasm for this trip declined after the Wisconsin trip so many made. Not very welcoming and the game, of course, was awful. My relatives originally considered coming on an arranged bus, but it was cancelled after interest waned due to the Wisconsin experience.
That said, plenty did come (my relatives drove themselves) and sounds like most were pretty impressed with Ann Arbor and the reception they got.
One weird thing: My nephew wore his cowboy boots all weekend and multiple passersby on Saturday (michigan fans, i mean) had clearly never seen them outside of a Clint Eastwood movie. Lord.
There were a couple of......
d-bags in the lower rows of section 16.....
not that our fan base is immune to imanassholeitis.
All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.
No fan base is immune
You get idiots everywhere. It's just a matter of how many there are.
true that.
My own stories...deep in the heart of section 11.
There was a group of five guys behind us (old guys) who were clearly at their first game and amazed with the scoreboards etc.
After every play Michigan ran:
"don't run up the middle...why's he running up the middle...that won't ever work"
I about punched out the guy after he called Denard: "Detard"...so, yes, there is a segment of our fanbase that a) doesn't mark out for MGo and b) are complete morons.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
There were a lot of 'em too.
There were a lot of 'em too.
I'm pleased to say that on TV
I'm pleased to say that on TV it did NOT look or sound like Nebraska fans overtook Michigan stadium, at all. Nothing like at Notre Dame a few years back.
M'Dog
I'm pleased to say that on TV
I'm pleased to say that on TV it did NOT look or sound like Nebraska fans overtook Michigan stadium, at all. Nothing like at Notre Dame a few years back.
M'Dog
Not much to say, there were
Not much to say, there were quite a lot of them and every single one I saw was friendly
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
They have been great
in town the last two nights. Happy to have them in A2 and the B1G Conference.
Brady Hoke - High quality recruits one or two at a time.
I noticed very few on the way
I noticed very few on the way to the stadium, but then when I walked inside, about a half hour before kickoff, there were a ton already seated. They seem to have all gotten there very early. I'd guess there were 20-25,000 at the game.
Not even close
They had a lot, but probably 10,000 at max.
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
They definitely had more than
They definitely had more than 10K, because that's how big the standard visitor's allotment is. They not only completely filled the visiting fans' areas (at the top of the south endzone bleachers and a portion of the lower bowl in the south), but also had significant representation in several parts of the stadium that are supposed to be occupied by Michigan fans: near the 50 (on both sides) and in the north endzone.
What is your source that the
What is your source that the standard visitor alotment is 10%? Just looking at the stadium, common spatial sense would say that the standard visitor alotment is maybe 5% tops.
CoE Class of 2007
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Like 99.9 percent of them were really nice. I enjoyed talking football with them.
I did however run into one that was a heckler. I was walking on main and a person with a bullhorn decided to tell me that "Jalen Rose sucks." I then turned around and said you're entire basketball team sucks. I must have hit a nerve with him because he decided to yell through his bullhorn at me down the road. I laughed at the result.
I don't know who's hair is better, John Stamos circa Full House or Denard
GO BLUE
???
nebraska has a basketball team?!
When the ADept sells special jerseys and gear, you'll see my picture next to the targeted customer crowd. A sheep.....but a Blue one.....
the answer is yes.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
As simple as that comeback
As simple as that comeback is, it's still hilarious.
To quote George Costanza
"Well, the jerk store called and they're running out of you!" Haha, priceless.
Those who stay will be champions.
It's a smart joke and a smart
It's a smart joke and a smart crowd would appreciate it!
Dreads > Lil Boosie fade
Jalen Rose sucks?
that's the best that guy could come up with? you should've told him Turner Gill was overrated or something
It almost looked like the
It almost looked like the 2009 Ohio State game with how much red there was...At least until halftime
THIS IS MICHIGAN
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Sure didn't look like that on tv
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Not even close.
"[T]here were a lot of people predicting glorious heights for Rich; mostly the same people who are predicting doom and gloom [for Hoke]. Excuse me if I doubt their prognostication skills." -- M-Wolverine
Yeah, there was a healthy contingent
And they were sprinkled ALL over...but it wasn't close to OSU that year.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
That's awesome they travel
That's awesome they travel well and aren't complete anuses. Now next week we the college equivalent of Raiders fans showing up
"The goal, the expectation of this program is the Big Ten Championship"
A sea of red in the top rows
A sea of red in the top rows of the south endzone sections. Also saw a few Husker fans wearing this, which I thought was awesome:
I actually own one of these.
I actually own one of these. My dad used to be a corn seed salesman, and he would buy these off Nebraska sites and give them out to clients. They are every bit as awesome in person as you'd hope, but they make your head sweat like crazy.
"Here we are at Ohio Stadium, in front of 10,000 alumni and 74,000 truck drivers." - Bob Ufer
I'm ok with them wearing
I'm ok with them wearing those. It adds to the maize out both literally and hur-hurilly
They were great. Two dads and
They were great. Two dads and their sons sat in front of me at the game today in Section 5. They were really cool, knew what the hell they were talking about, and were genuinely cordial. They are very happy to be out of the Big 12. Interestingly enough, they went to Camp Randall earlier this year and said that the Wiscy fans were horrible and that they really enjoyed AA. Really glad to sit by them, they were great. They invited us out to see their stadium and claimed that their fans were just as nice and hospitable to visitors. Looking forward to going to Lincoln next year!
Biochemistry
Class of 2010.
I live in Madison, and in
I live in Madison, and in general Wisconsin fans are asses. It may come from being really good the past few years
Go Blue
Nah, they've been asses for
Nah, they've been asses for many years now. Maybe I just have thicker skin than most, but I like the shit talking in Madison.
Totally agree. The shit
Totally agree. The shit talking seems to come from a better place in Mad-town than elsewhere.
I've been to Mad-town for a couple games, and, yes, the fans are obnoxious at the game. But after the game, it was a different story. I went to house parties, bars, etc., and Wisconsin people were gracious hosts (unless you started talking smack about the Packers). So, there was some PG-13 verbal abuse at the game itself (e.g., chants of "asshole, asshole"), but after the game, it was all, "welcome to my party and pull a beer off this keg, eh."
Every Nebraska fan I've met seems to have, at the core, that polite, Midwestern wholesomeness thing, even the meatheads. Very much like Iowa fans.
Missing Ann Arbor
hotels packed
It was the toughest weekend I have ever seen to get a hotel room in A2 - most were taken up by groups. They do travel well.
I actually had two Nebraska
I actually had two Nebraska guys offer my friend and I a free ticket while we were waiting outside the gates. Granted we had no use for it since we were about to enter the stadium and we both had tickets. The fact that they were willing to offer it was great though.
EEB c/o 2014
As I have heard Brian say in the past...
'I would co-sign' that statement as well. A lof of red not only tailgating by us (Main St. & Pauline) but I sit in section 20 and it appeared the entire upper bowl near the south scoreboard was all red. Its hard to tell how they would behave if given a chance to show their true colors if they were winning. They took the loss with class it appeared. Worth noting: unless I miss something in the paper everyweek, Jihad Freep made a point of posting an article I just read about 3 arrests and 42 fans were removed from the game for fighting, drinking, etc...I'm sure instances occur every game, but it stood out to me. Either Freep's reputation proceeds them or it was a high altercation list and worth mentioning. No mention if they were Cornhusker or Wolverine fans.
Heeeyyy Wassa Matta?
There were a lot
There were not nearly as many as Ohio 2009. That was one of the most annoying games of my college career. Nebraska was there with a lot of people, but to say it was as bad as 2009 is ridiculous.
On that note though, help the students and buy the tickets to the game. I will be there, but a lot of my friends cannot be there because of family engagements. So buy the tickets so that stupid Akron State Golden Bobcats' fans do not. Thanks!
Sec. 36 & 11
I was in N endzone and the ones behind us were nice (though understandably disappointed). Same goes for the ones who worked in their Athletic Dept. and sat near my cousins in S endzone. Cheered for their team when they did well, but not obnoxiously.
I'd second the "class" remarks.
Nebraska fans
We had 3 younger fans, who drove in from Nebraska, in front of us today and they were class acts the whole game. If fans from other teams, yes I am looking at you Ohio and MSU, the games with them would not only be exciting but also enjoyable. If the fans are all like that at Nebraska then I will be going there next year.
Drove in?
That's a LONG trip home after that game.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Great fans. We were at the
Great fans. We were at the Grizzly Brewing and three Nebraska fans were buying my wife and I drinks. Then we walked over with a handful of Nebraska fans. Great people! Really great addition to the conference.
I sat
Next to several Nebraska fans. Great people. I almost felt bad we undressed them the way we did because the were genuinely good fans.
I will say they were really appalled about our halftime show and were disappointed it wasn't more traditional. Lots of comments on how odd the show was.
No matter what happens.....They're still gonna run out and touch that banner.
This was clearly the
This was clearly the fanservice show for the student section, and I can appreciate that, but yeah, even as someone who knows his memes, this was way to scattershot to be truly appreciated by anyone trying to watch it.
Craig Barker || The Hoover Street Rag || Twitter
"The Michigan fanbase: a cynical, Eeyorish bunch even in the best of times."
Inside and outside the stadium, pure class.