Nebraska Cornhuskers (corn)

[buckeyesin07]

Fraid you lost me on that one....?

Could have something to do with the fact that PSU is 6-12 against the Bucks since joining the Big Ten.

 

[alexhortdog95]

Could have something to do with the fact that PSU is 6-12 against the Bucks since joining the Big Ten.

I could care less about that. I'm stoked because we're free of the Big Texas conference, LOL. The level of competition will step up, and hopefully, that makes us better.

 

[Muck]

CFN.blog

And they serve an additional purpose, just for Indiana. The Hoosiers now have another school to plan their media guide flyover around.

 

[BB73]

Scooter nailed that one in the Welcome thread last June.

Welcome to the Big Ten, Nebraska fans.

Just like to start off with an important comment.

We realize you are not at fault for Trev Alberts being a douche.

That is all.

I'm also so very glad to see Indiana will now have some flexibility when choosing what day to take pictures of their stadium full of red. It used to only be when we played there.

 

[alexhortdog95]

Scooter nailed that one in the Welcome thread last June.

Damn, that's cold, LOL

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

Damn, that's cold, LOL

And it completely ignores Wisconsin. Also good policy.

 

[alexhortdog95]

And it completely ignores Wisconsin. Also good policy.

Okay, so us being new to the conference, can you tell me what you guys think of each of the following teams?

1. Michigan (I think I know what you guys think of them, lol):
2. Penn State:
3. Indiana:
4. Northwestern:
5. Minnesota:
6. Michigan State:
7. Iowa:
8. Wisconsin:
9. Purdue:
10. Illinois:
11. Nebraska (be honest, please ):

 

[Buckeye86]

Okay, so us being new to the conference, can you tell me what you guys think of each of the following teams?

1. Michigan (I think I know what you guys think of them, lol):

Arrogant, whiny little bitches that become the most unbearable fans in the conference with even the slightest shred of success to talk about.

That said, they are conference royalty that should be a contender every year with even the tiniest amount of competency from their head coach... in two or three years after the unbelievable incompetence of Rich Rodriguez is overcome.

2. Penn State:

Has beens that benefited from a pathetic independent schedule for decades but haven't done shit since joining the Big Ten (three Big Ten championships, the same number as Northwestern over the same time period).

They want desperately to be one of the Big Dogs in the conference and nationally, but they can only manage to contend once every three to five years if they manage to put together an above average senior class to build around.

Their constant search for validation and acceptance in the conference makes them some of the most obnoxious, whiny, sour grape eating bitches around.

JoePa's spiral into dementia has made them a joke on the recruiting trail and I personally think their next coach is going to have a helluva time even keeping them at the moderately successful level they are at right now.

3. Indiana:

Basketball school. Have never been good and never will be good at football. Easiest place to grab some tickets for a impromptu road trip to catch an away game.

4. Northwestern:

Least obnoxious team in the conference. They know their place as the nerds of the conference and don't make much noise. They can bite you in the ass if you are having a down year and aren't paying attention (see: OSU 2004).

If you aren't having your worst season of the decade, you usually don't have to worry much about them. Fitzgerald is the perfect head coach for them and he will consistently take them to bowl games and keep them solidly in the middle of the conference. Who knows, maybe he will even win another Big Ten title before he retires.

5. Minnesota:

I honestly don't really have many thoughts about Minnesota. They are just kinda there. They have a nice new stadium that would be fun to visit.

Glen Mason built them into decent contenders that pumped out NFL caliber running backs annually, but he was inexplicably fired and now they are competing with Indiana as the worst team in the conference.

They had a nice run several decades ago but are currently a joke and without the right coach working his magic, they will stay that way.

6. Michigan State:

Usually able to at least be dangerous and compete in most seasons. They won a national championship (or more?) in the 50's or something but haven't done much since.

They have recently been known to absolutely fall apart at the end of seasons no matter how well they start. This phenomenon happens quite frequently in individual games as well and is know as "sparty being sparty". You can only shake your head when it invariably happens every year.

They are historically responsible for some of Ohio State's most heartbreaking losses (outside of their in-state brethren). Despite this, most Ohio State fans have a soft spot for Mark Dantonio because of his ties to the Buckeyes and his 2002 defense.

They are somewhat obnoxious in that they are able to enroll really good players that you would like to see on your team but can't get past admissions at your school. Nebraska probably won't have an issue with this.

7. Iowa:

Historically they are terrible. Kirk Ferentz has made them into a contender once every two to five years similar to how Penn State operates. They can have surprise success in certain seasons, but they never live up to any shred of preseason hype or expectations that they may receive.

Ferentz has done a good job considering what he has to work with, but he is highly overrated, particularly given the way they annually crumble in the face of expectations.

When Ferentz leaves, whenever that may be, they will most likely go back to being terrible more often than not.

8. Wisconsin:

A recent thorn in Ohio State's side and the most competitive team with the Buckeyes in the past decade, they are still historically terrible.

You know exactly what you are going to get every time you play them, which can be frustrating because they are so effective at it. They will inexplicably lose games you wouldn't expect them to every year, and will most likely never be national contenders despite being a contender in the conference and winning some nice bowl games from time to time.

Their fan base is one of the worst in the conference, if not the country. Someone else can elaborate, but their reputation is atrocious.

9. Purdue:

For some reason they have played Ohio State more competitively than any team in the conference outside of Michigan and Wisconsin recently. Despite this, they have not had consistent success on the football field since the 60's and they are only able to compete for a conference title a few times every decade.

When in doubt, a good bet is that they will be terrible.

10. Illinois:

Illinois is somewhat of a running joke under Zook. They inexplicably beat a team every year, which has come to be known as being "ZOOKED!".

Ron Zook is a recruiting dynamo that throws out early offers like a champ, and he has been able to bring talent to the Illini. Despite this, they are still inept on the field to the point of being comical.

They are fun to laugh at, particularly given some of their infamously optimistic internet fans, but beware or face being the victim of the yearly ZOOKED! attack.

11. Nebraska (be honest, please ):

Under Bo Pelini, Nebraska will probably be a consistent contender in the Big Ten. Their fans are famously loyal and courteous to visitors. Outside of academic weaknesses, I think most people agree that they are a great addition to the conference.

Yeah, I think that about covers it.

 

[BrutusBobcat]

1. Michigan: Scum
2. Penn State: Search BP for "The Rail" Whiny losers.
3. Indiana: A refreshing road trip to Bloomington see an OSU home game for cheap. Thanks for expanding the stadium!
4. Northwestern: Only good during years that they don't play OSU
5. Minnesota: Big Ten credit for taking a MAC class
6. Michigan State: The year that shall not be mentioned. F Nick Satan.
7. Iowa: "9-3??? OMG! KIRK FERENTZ COACH OF THE YEAR!"
8. Wisconsin: Worst fans in the conference.
9. Purdue: "Get used to it!"
10. Illinois: I'll bet you didn't know that we win a wooden turtle for this game.
11. Nebraska (be honest, please ): You seem okay for now, but eventually we'll hate you too.

 

[Mrstickball]

1. Michigan (I think I know what you guys think of them, lol): Turds. Used to be good, but since Tressel came to town, they've been on a steady decline. Hoke may make them into a good team again, much to the benefit of the conference. Play us hard in basketball, but they've been pretty bad most years, AFAIK.

2. Penn State: Bi-polar. One year, the stars align and they do well. The next two seasons, they are under .500. JoePa has to go. Penn State could be a good school due to location, but their AD's refusal to give Pa the boot is hurting them. Basketball sucks.

3. Indiana: Worthless in football. Was great in basketball, but are essentially the Michigan of B10 basketball.

4. Northwestern: Mediocre, but Pat Fitzgerald is a good story, and he seems to have them on the right track. They've played us hard in basketball, but are one of those perennially mediocre teams.

5. Minnesota: Cold, frozen, worthless tundra. Also describes their athletic programs. They've been schizophrenic since they canned Glenn Mason in football.

6. Michigan State: I like them. Dantonio (a former OSU guy) has turned them into one of the conference's biggest jokes into a pretty lean, mean team. They play a Wisconsin-esque brand of power football. Javon Ringer was running about 35-40 times a game for them, every game, when he was there. Crazy stuff. Izzo also runs arguably the best B10 basketball team come NCAA time.

7. Iowa: Always overhyped. Every year, it seems they are the team that will beat Ohio State. They recruit crap and turn it into slightly better than crap, yet their coach wins multiple 'Coach of the Year' awards. Don't get me wrong, they have some likeable players like Ricky Stanzi and are always a quality opponent, but they have one co-championship since 2002. Basketball is on the same level as Penn State.

8. Wisconsin: Tough. Arguably our best Tressel-era opponent. Our record with them is nearly split, and both Alvarez and Bilema have done pretty well with their programs. They recruit the fattest kids in the country for their power-running program. Basketball is good, but they rarely do well in the NCAA tournament.

9. Purdue: Great quarterbacks (Brees, Orton, Len Dawson, Brian Griese, ect), but generally a pretty bad team that is always around the .500 mark. Yet despite them playing so poorly, they've given us fits (2009 and of course the memorable 2002 Holy Buckeye game). Basketball is an up-and-comer.

10. Illinois: Penn State lite. They are bi-polar as they have actually done well at rare times in the past 10 years, then fall into obscurity. They produce some decent NFL talent like Rashard Mendenhall. They should be better than they are (IMO), and are always a strange team to play, as they can bring their A game and hurt you (2007, 2010) or just tank. Basketball is pretty good.

11. Nebraska (be honest, please ): What can you say? They remind me of Michigan in the fact they are a fallen powerhouse, although they never sunk to the Michigan levels of suckery. Bo Pellini seems to have the team on the right track, and I like them about as much as I do Michigan State. Certainly a great addition to the Big 10, and you can check my posts here to note I was one of the first BPers to suggest we add Nebraska in the conference mega-thread last January. Too bad your basketball program is horrible.

 

[BUCKYLE]

Okay, so us being new to the conference, can you tell me what you guys think of each of the following teams?

1. Michigan (I think I know what you guys think of them, lol):
2. Penn State:
3. Indiana:
4. Northwestern:
5. Minnesota:
6. Michigan State:
7. Iowa:
8. Wisconsin:
9. Purdue:
10. Illinois:
11. Nebraska (be honest, please ):

TSUN (That School Up North)- Check my sig...but...I fucking hate them. The colors, their stupid winged helmets, their fucking shitty song, ugly women, all their best players come from Ohio and they cling to past glory like ND. Fuck them. If they're good at bball, they're probably cheating.

PSU- "Penn State will run roughshod over the B10!!"- That was a quote from a newspaper in/around 1990. Not so much. Fuck their ignorant fans and their stupid fucking white-outs. BN27 seems to love them, but I don't see why. If they're good at bball, it's most likely due to one player carrying their team (see: Calvin Booth/Taylor Battle)

Indiana- Basketball, basketball, basketball...a big time rival in hoops that sold it's soul for wins by hiring Sampson and it FUCKED them. So Ha! Football...I keep seeing people mention their football team...I wasn't aware they had one.

4. NW - "That's alright, that's ok, you'll be working for US one day!". It's true. Suck at sports tho, so fuck 'em.

5. Minny, I believe, has more than a couple NC's in football, just not any since the 50's. Basketball is feast or famine. Usually competitive in conference anyway.

6. MSU- I'll never forget 1998. Cocksuckers. Dantonio is cool, but otherwise, fuck Sparty football. Also, Jeff Smoker was 62 when he graduated. Played forty seasons. Not fair. Bball team has been solid to spectacular under Izzo, and he's got my respect. Hard working team.

7. Iowa- If I'm not mistaken, Ferentz has more B10 COY's than JT and JoePa combined. What a fucking joke. Somehow, no one mentions the several hundred players arrested there. To me, that's a lot for one year, but what do I know? Hoops...always have some shaggy haired white dudes that can win some games.

8. Wisky- Motherfuck Brett Bileimelieleall. Cross-eyed, big beaked, shit talking fuck face cocksucker of a coach. Bo Ryan is a dick licking cunt face as well.

9. Purdue - Great QB tradition. Fuck Danny "Get used to it" Hope and his Yosemite Sam mustache. Basketball was known more for Gene Keady's hair than performance, but still a solid team from what I remember, and pretty good these days.

10. Illinois - Jeff George, Juice Williams, amongst several others can go straight to hell. Basketball...pretty strong overall.

11. Nebraska - Always liked that they took 1/2 an NC from TSUN. Spent time in Omaha and learned that Nebraska fans are some good fans. Don't really know a bunch about them, other than Lawrence Phillips was allowed to play despite beating women like it was his job (I'm not claiming he was paid for this...though...I don't know he wasn't) Someone said they had a basketball team...I'll take their word for it.

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[generaladm]

And it completely ignores Wisconsin. Also good policy.

In all fairness, how many Wisky fans are ever sober enough to find Bloomington?

Okay, so us being new to the conference, can you tell me what you guys think of each of the following teams?

On what you can expect from them in the near future:

1. Michigan: Thanks to former AD Bill Martin and comical coaching hires, the cupboard is bare across the board (except for hockey). Denard Robinson will win some games on his talent alone, but the defense will make every game an adventure. BBall team has a bit of talent, but can rarely put together a complete game, except when they inexplicably pull a big upset. Women's BBall coach looks like he could go postal at any moment. Overall, a big fucking joke.

2. Penn State: Steadily sliding down the mediocrity scale over the last few seasons. Don't even get "linebacker u" rep anymore. Usually solid on the lines, and a good skill player here and there. QBs like to throw to red jerseys, so that may work out for you. Tough road game. Classless fans. BBall will probably become irrelevant without Taylor Battle.

3. Indiana: Mostly harmless. Nice fans, kind of like Canadians. Like others said, good road trip. BBall should be better with all the in-state talent, but Tom Crean hasn't been impressive.

4. Northwestern: Usually run a fun MAC style spread offense, with the same level of players. No D. BBall team has become a poor man's Wisconsin.

5. Minnesota: Similar to Indy, good for stat padding. BBall team underachieves in true Tubby Smith fashion.

6. Michigan State: Hard to predict. Will either become a legit conference title contender (still a long way to go before becoming a national contender, I don't see it happening) or settle in to a middle of the pack role. Still trying to shake off the narcoleptic tendencies of the John L. Smith era. D'antonio has them playing harder, but they need a legit star player to be a top 3 B1G team. Recruiting has been tough for them. BBall program will not be down for long. Izzo makes it easy to dislike him, but he knows how to win.

7. Iowa: Can usually field a competitive team with solid lines and decent LBs and RBs. Become a pain when they have a good QB. I hear they have a BBall team.

8. Wisconsin: Tough smash-mouth football with excellent linemen, stubborn running game, annoying trick plays, and hard-nosed (dirty) defense. Only caretaker QBs need apply. FB coach uglier than mascot. There are no words to adequately describe how intolerable their brand of BBall is. You will learn to hate Wisky because their only strategy in every sport is to remove any iota of skill and talent from each game in an attempt to win by one point. The souls of FB and BB coaches are currently burning in hell, they are just too fucking stupid to realize it. Fuck Bucky.

9. Purdue: Used to be a better version of NW. There will not be a decent D in West Lafayette for at least a decade. Strong BBall program, lost a lot this year, but should reload.

10. Illinois: FB team as schizophrenic as their coach. BBall program due for a drop-off. Just be glad you missed the career of Mike Tisdale.

11. Nebraska: I haven't seen too many games recently, but I got the impression they are a pretty solid team with some offensive issues. D looks good, and O was impressive against inferior competition, but struggled in big games. I think the biggest challenge for NEB will be the step up in defenses compared to the Big XII. I expect Martinez will continue to develop, and he is an impressive athlete already, but it's gonna be hard to have success with option run/QB keepers in this league. His passing needs to improve dramatically, and there are lots of talented DBs who can make him pay for obvious reads.

I do expect NEB to be an instant top 5 team, with a chance to be top 3, due to solid fundamentals and tenacity. Pelini can coach well enough to contend, but there may be enough of a talent disparity compared to the elite of the conference to keep NEB from bringing home the trophy in the first few years. It will be fun to watch the Huskers develop the conference rivalries that make us all respect and hate each other. A great addition to the conference, IMO.

 

[jwinslow]

Okay, so us being new to the conference, can you tell me what you guys think of each of the following teams?

I would echo almost everything 86 said, so I will try not to repeat his comments :

UM

Program - as much program and recruiting prestige as anyone save ND, until a horrendous coaching search crippled them with a poor man's west Virginia. That desperate scramble led to a complete teardown of a premiere destination school for nfl prototypes like Mallett, Braylon, Long and others, instead installing a poor man's west Virginia, right down to the talent level by the time RR was fired. They had slipped but needed a few tweaks not a hail Mary.

Even worse than the bad fit of RRs defense was his obsession with the tiny 3-3-5 d as the base d, replacing a defensive tackle with a 5'10 185 lb tweener. He undercut DC Scott shafer, undermining him and eventually letting his wvu cronies hold a secret meeting before the Purdue game to install the 3-3-5 midseason. The result? Purdue's former backup RB turned into Vince Young for one game, lighting them up 38-35 a lot like the 04 rose bowl. After leaving um with a gag order to not speak ill of his time at um, shafer went on to turn pitiful Syracuse into a very good (for the) big east defense.

The coaching decisions off the field were as bad as the ones on it. In recruiting, Michigan was a destination school for premiere recruits in California, Texas and at most of the elite positions, QB, RB, WR, DE, CB, S. RR ignored all of that and still recruited like he was at WVU. In his 3rd & 4th classes he was often competing with WVU, USF, MSU, Stanford for recruits when UM used to recruit as well as anyone nationally.

Brady hoke will rebuild them, but boy does he have a huge hill to climb. If only they hired him when mallett, arrington, manningham, minor, graham still had eligibility.

Fans - snobby, routinely confuse their elite undergraduate rankings with the bare minimum qualification and classes for football (like most schools). Were pretty docile until they were humbled the last 4 seasons, the hostility has grown considerably since then, but their still a pretty mild bunch for visiting fans, especially newcomers like Nebraska.

Venue - quietest big stadium you can imagine. Wine and cheese crowd. Not only do they jingle their keys instead of opening their mouths, their cheerleaders have a key play sign to instigate it. The minority that realize they should be cheering hate it (mzone) . The renovations helped a tiny bit, but overall it is their fault they are quiet. Cornhuskers don't seem to have trouble making their place loud despite an open bowl design, their excuse for eons.

I will do the rest later.

 

[alexhortdog95]

OMG, these are hilarious.

As far as Wisconsin....we have to take the blame on that one, sorry guys.

Barry Alvarez was a linebacker for the University of Nebraska under Bob Devaney from '65 - 67. Alvarez was the leading tackler for the 1967 Huskers, who led the nation in total defense and created a school-record 40 turnovers.

So,
Despise Michigan.
PSU is now mediocre cause they won't fire Joe Pa.
Get Husker tickets in Bloomington.
Watch out for Northwestern, but they're nerds for the most part.
Minnesota is horrible.
Sparty is on the up and up due to you guys.
Ferentz steals COY Honors somehow.
People hate Bucky and their coach is uglier than the mascot.
Purdue sucks too.
Don't get 'Zookered'.

That sound about right?

 

[jwinslow]

Indiana will love the addition of Nebraska. Now they might have a second option for shooting their stadium photos. Right now they always wait for OSU's unofficial home game in Bloomington so their stadium is filled and red for panoramic and blimp shots.