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[ScottsdaleBucki]

http://btn.com/shows/tailgate-48/

Our friend is at the 33 second mark. Nice work.

Edit: You beat me to it Mali

 

[BB73]

Note to self - do not partake of Elk Creek Water (highly alcoholic local drink) at the tailgate, and THEN speak on camera to the Big Ten Network. Yikes.

That schmoe on camera talking about Tom Osborne's three national championships, college football hall of fame, yaddax3..... on Tailgate 48, that was me. After partaking heavily.

They made me shout because it was so loud at the tailgate area. I don't usually talk like that.

If that's my 15 seconds of fame, I'm bummed. I would have liked to have been more coherent.

You look like you've had a couple, but you don't look totally hammered, so it wasn't so bad. I DVR'd it last night so I could check it out.

 

[Saw31]

That's me.

Drunk fucker!

 

[buchtelgrad04]

Drunk fucker!

The irony is strong with this one.

 

[knapplc]

Drunk fucker!

I'm going to have to scrape together the money and make it out to Columbus next year. I'll introduce you guys to Elk Creek and you can get plastered right along with me.

 

[Muck]

 

[muffler dragon]

I'd like to throw out a few questions to our resident 'Huskers now that they've been exposed to quite a bit of B1G affiliation.

1) What are your overall impressions thus far in being a part of the B1G athletically?
2) Much difference between the B1G and your former conference?
3) How have the B1G fan bases been similar or different?
4) Now that the honeymoon period of elation is slightly passed, still excited for what the future holds?

 

[knapplc]

Rex Burkhead is the closest thing we have to a Heisman candidate, not Taylor. But funny sign nonetheless.

 

[knapplc]

Muffler's questions:



1) What are your overall impressions thus far in being a part of the B1G athletically?

I have quite a bit of respect for the athletic ability of the Big Ten, but this remains unchanged from before we started conference games. Russell Wilson is the only player that has surprised me so far, but I think I'm in pretty common company in that regard. I would say, roughly, there is no "talent gap" between the Big Ten and Big XII. Plenty of speed, just some different offensive and defensive philosophies.

2) Much difference between the B1G and your former conference?

Night and day as far as organization, class, fit, perks, you name it. All of which the B1G trumps the Big XII. Still zero comparison between the two - B1G wins in a landslide.

3) How have the B1G fan bases been similar or different?

This is terribly anecdotal. And you have to break this into two categories - those you meet in person and those you converse with online. The online fans, overall, seem to be far more intelligent and interested in having actual conversations compared to Big XII fans. The amount of trollery I've had to deal with at HuskerBoard is WAY down. Even the "bad" fans of other teams have few bad things to say, they're just taking pot shots and going away on their own. While I've visited the forums of several teams in the Big Ten and Big XII, the only place I've ever wanted to stick around is BuckeyePlanet, so that probably tells you something. I think the fans of B1G schools are overall more congenial, and they're more willing and capable of carrying on an intelligent conversation.

In person I think it's about the same. Of course I had an excellent time with BB73 and Mali when they came to Lincoln, and overall I haven't had a poor experience with any B1G fans, but they're also coming to our house, so they're less likely to be chumps about it. The stories I heard about Madison were pretty similar to what I've seen in Boulder and Columbia, MO, but that's going to happen. I'm sure we'll have some horror stories about Happy Valley as well. But as far as the people I've met myself, both from the B1G and Big XII, they've all been very nice.

4) Now that the honeymoon period of elation is slightly passed, still excited for what the future holds?

Very definitely. The future looks very bright, both for our football team and for the college as a whole. It's not going to be a honeymoon the entire time, that's unrealistic. But again, there is zero comparison to the direction, purpose, organization and perks (CIC, BTN) of the Big Ten. The Big XII has nothing at all like this.

 

[DallasHusker]

Responses inline in red:

I'd like to throw out a few questions to our resident 'Huskers now that they've been exposed to quite a bit of B1G affiliation.

1) What are your overall impressions thus far in being a part of the B1G athletically? I guess I'd have to echo what a lot of the sportswriters say - the B1G plays a different style of game - which I actually think is Nebraska's historic style. More emphasis on the ground game, more emphasis on dominating line play, on both sides of the ball.
2) Much difference between the B1G and your former conference? The biggest difference is in the stability, and the emphasis on academics and research collaboration, not just athletics.
3) How have the B1G fan bases been similar or different? To be honest, I'd have to say very similar overall. Both conferences have the fan bases with the reputation of douches, as well as the fan bases with much better and more sportsmanlike reputations.
4) Now that the honeymoon period of elation is slightly passed, still excited for what the future holds? Absolutely, 200%! Couldn't be happier. When the announcement was made last summer, I (and I think the majority of fans) were "cautiously optimistic." Glad to be getting into a stable, highly respected conference that treats every school as equals; sad to be giving up some decades-old rivalries. As time has gone on, and now as we've gotten to the thick of conference play - in football and other sports - I'm actually even happier that we're in the B1G then I was in the beginning. Still sad to see some of the old rivalries die, but the Big-Texas conference tempered that, as they had already destroyed our biggest, most historic rivalry with Oklahoma. That's to me emblematic of the problems with that conference, and no matter who they add, I don't see them anywhere near the B1G now or in the future. Go B1G!

 

[Wells4Heisman]

Question to Husker fans,

What Bowl do you guys see yourselves in this upcoming Bowl Season?

I think you guys would match-up well against a team like Georgia or South Carolina in perhaps the Outback Bowl or the Capital One Bowl.

 

[MightbeaBuck]

...there is zero comparison to the direction, purpose, organization, and perks (CIC, BTN) of the Big Ten. The Big XII has nothing at all like this.

It's surprising that conferences could be so different. Can't imagine the B12 conference having a different purpose than the B1G: self-promotion. Same with the organization, direction, etc.

Though with perks, you are now in a conference with Michigan's cheerleaders. Can't imagine anyone uglier or less qualified than they. An anti-perk.

 

[knapplc]

It's surprising that conferences could be so different. Can't imagine the B12 conference having a different purpose than the B1G: self-promotion. Same with the organization, direction, etc.

The Big Ten is more of a Musketeers conference - all for one. It's an organization of like-minded institutions that pools its resources for the greater good of all schools. The concept of having a strong overall conference trumps individual success, because they understand that being the biggest fish in a very little pond means next to nothing.

Not so in the Big XII. It's every man for themselves in that conference. Remember, the Big XII was formed as a way to prevent teams like Iowa State, Kansas State and Missouri from being left behind by Oklahoma and Nebraska. The smaller schools courted Texas and their cadre, and bent over backwards to accommodate Texas' every wish. From the very beginning the Big XII was a business agreement, nothing more. It was an expediency that had very little forethought or planning, just a series of business arrangements.

 

[knapplc]

Question to Husker fans,

What Bowl do you guys see yourselves in this upcoming Bowl Season?

I think you guys would match-up well against a team like Georgia or South Carolina in perhaps the Outback Bowl or the Capital One Bowl.

Honestly, I haven't thought about that AT ALL. I'm more concerned that we don't finish 0-3 at this point.

Theoretically we could play with and beat SC or Georgia, I have no doubt. But that's if the "good" Nebraska shows up. You have no idea who's going to walk out that tunnel anymore, so predicting a win is nearly impossible.

I could see Nebraska getting blown out by a middling team in a bowl game if they go into the game without focus. It happened just last year, matter of fact.

 

[alexhortdog95]

Question to Husker fans,

What Bowl do you guys see yourselves in this upcoming Bowl Season?

I think you guys would match-up well against a team like Georgia or South Carolina in perhaps the Outback Bowl or the Capital One Bowl.

Well, at this point, Bo seems destined for his usual late season collapse. And I know this isn't going to be a popular statement at all....but the stuff happening at Penn State couldn't have happened at a worse time for PSU, and a better time for the Huskers either (although I still think they'll be focused).

So as far as a bowl game? At this point, I could care less. I know, sounds all bah humbugish. But then again, you shouldn't be losing to a team like Northwestern.....at home.....with the backup QB....either.