[raspberrytea]

This is the first year in many that I have spent time in the Omaha metro during football season. KETV just ran a 10-15 minute segment showing highlights and talking about the Ohio State game. Seriously, two full days after the game and the biggest news story here is still the Husker win. I think I even saw a rivals.com reference in their newscast. The segway to the Bears-Lions game was the introduction of 5 former Huskers suiting up for that game and went on to show those player's highlights.

The coverage here is insufferable. I wouldn't even want to see Hawkeye highlights dominate the news like it does here. I remember how seemingly little KCRG covered the Hawkeyes in their news even during their 8-0 start a few years ago.

In a spiteful way, I do receive satisfaction when they lose even though I know a LOT of good people who went to UNL and are Husker fans. However, many of their fans invest so much of their life into a program and develop a sense of togetherness and superiority that is truly cult-like. It is sad that so many people in that state can be involved with the University of Nebraska but that school system continues to lag behind its peers because the only identity its residents care about takes the field twelve days each year.

End of rant.

[JugadorHawk]

I'd love to have that much Hawkeye coverage. Good for them.

[MoseSchrute]

^Dude, try living in the Omaha footprint. A game played by college kids should not be a religion, but it is over there. Seriously, the Omaha World Herald had a story about Jewish Husker fans who were conflicted over whether to watch the game, or perform their religious duties for Yom Kippur, or how to weasel it out so they could do both! That is just one of many pathetic examples. When you have Husker worship continuously crammed down your gullet your entire life, the hate builds to an enormous degree.

[RADMAN]

Iowa fans aren't that much different. How many times do you see a post about someone had heard a "hawkeye" reference on some network. Might not have been related to sports but they get all excited that we were mentions. The ebb and flow of this board with wins and losses should explain enough about Iowa fans.

[JugadorHawk]

Originally Posted by MoseSchrute

^Dude, try living in the Omaha footprint. A game played by college kids should not be a religion, but it is over there. Seriously, the Omaha World Herald had a story about Jewish Husker fans who were conflicted over whether to watch the game, or perform their religious duties for Yom Kippur, or how to weasel it out so they could do both! That is just one of many pathetic examples. When you have Husker worship continuously crammed down your gullet your entire life, the hate builds to an enormous degree.

From your perspective, I could see how being inundated with a rival's football coverage from multiple fronts would be annoying. However living in eastern Iowa, I get Pat Harty forced down my throat and outsourced Hawkeye coverage from the Des Moines Register. I would love to know how my Jewish Hawkeye brethren balance their holidays with Hawkeye Saturdays. Envy perpetuates hate...

[raspberrytea]

I know there are plenty of fanatics on the message boards of any team who are jealous of this kind of media attention, but when that fanaticism extends to the masses it reaches problematic realms, in my opinion.

I remember many years ago (during the Husker heyday) reading that domestic violence skyrockets when Nebraska loses a football game. The very fabric of peoples lives are torn apart based on the outcome of a game. To build that kind of connect and base your identity on something that you physically have no control over is profoundly ignorant and sad. Simple people's existence predicated on the performance of a few young men playing a game with a 50% chance of favorable outcome...

I know this doesn't apply to everyone, but I feel the local media breeds this culture. If I had to stereotype the purpose of a typical Nebraskan's life it would be Family, God, and Huskers. IMO one of those doesn't belong.

[JugadorHawk]

Originally Posted by raspberrytea

I know there are plenty of fanatics on the message boards of any team who are jealous of this kind of media attention, but when that fanaticism extends to the masses it reaches problematic realms, in my opinion.

I remember many years ago (during the Husker heyday) reading that domestic violence skyrockets when Nebraska loses a football game. The very fabric of peoples lives are torn apart based on the outcome of a game. To build that kind of connect and base your identity on something that you physically have no control over is profoundly ignorant and sad. Simple people's existence predicated on the performance of a few young men playing a game with a 50% chance of favorable outcome...

I know this doesn't apply to everyone, but I feel the local media breeds this culture. If I had to stereotype the purpose of a typical Nebraskan's life it would be Family, God, and Huskers. IMO one of those doesn't belong.

This perfectly describes the purpose of the typical SEC fan.

[raspberrytea]

Originally Posted by JugadorHawk

This perfectly describes the purpose of the typical SEC fan.

A comparison of traits between these two cultures would be simply delightful. In truth, I shouldn't care; but I refuse to take the high-road.

:: Holds pinky up and sips a raspberry tea ::