Somehow Big Red Max has a cult of loyal followers/posters that are fine with paying to post there. It goes back to the Huskerpedia days.
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ColoradoHusk
zoogs
Running a forum can be very expensive.
Savage Husker
Was it just a carry over of the Huskerpedia days where they paid a third party to maintain the site? Or to pay for the legal fees after that whole fiasco?
teachercd
Simple answer: Because they can!
CheeseHusker
AFAIK they've always charged $20, even going back 15-20 years. Some people think it is worth paying for. I do not.
ColoradoHusk
I saw Max at a NU-Texas game in '07 and he looked like the biggest dork ever. Just a weird dude.
NUance
Shhhh. Big secret. Max is actually Donald Trump.