I’m never reading Pawloski again.
Volleyball is a dumb analogy. Nebraska has a great VB fanbase because VB has been great. If volleyball tanked there would be some howling for a while but eventually people would move on. Nobody really lives and dies volleyball. They don't have watch parties for games against UAB. They don't plan weddings around the schedule. Etc.
Same thing with baseball. NOBODY gave a rat's ass back in the Saunders era. When i was at UNL not a soul cared. They get good....boom...everyone is a baseball "fan". Slowly baseball is slipping away...as will the "fanbase".
Football is a completely different story. Totally.
I wasn't old enough to go to games when Devaney came to Nebraska and the streak started, but I have been a fan since 1971. There have been and always will be good fans and bad fans. The difference now is not the fans, it's the vehicles the fans have to express their displeasure and how much bad behavior is accepted as the norm on those public forums these days. I've said this before and I'll say it again, I won't post anything on this board I won't say to another man's face. That's not meant as a challenge, but as a sign of adulthood. 'How can I express my opinion without being condescending or an out and out ass about it?' is always part of my thought process even when the individual I'm communicating with needs a little push back.
Hopefully most of this goes away soon. Win and you'll still have some people who aren't satisfied or want something more or different, but it's a whole lot easier to handle.
Yup. Lunatic fringe - and now with so many modes of self expression, it can make one or two sound like a thousand.
We could go undefeated and win an NC this year, and there would be a few who didn't like the way we did it (we tackle too hard, or the players jump around too much, or too many players with long hair, or ....).
The “Greatest Fans in College Football” thing is so over played by the media, the fans and the University. Are we the best fans in football? IMO, yes. Do we need to be constantly reminded of it? IMO, no. I always felt that will it was silly and totally unnecessary when Pederson had it etched into the building on the east side.
I'd prefer they fill that in, or cover it. It feels like self-aggrandizement.
As Bob Costas said, that is not our thing:
The “Greatest Fans in College Football” thing is so over played by the media, the fans and the University. Are we the best fans in football? IMO, yes. Do we need to be constantly reminded of it? IMO, no. I always felt that will it was silly and totally unnecessary when Pederson had it etched into the building on the east side.