Could this concept potentially work?

[tmfr15]

The reasons to go to the spring game have always been... 1) Hang out with your fellow Husker fans and wear red. 2) Get that stadium feel during the off season. 3) Build some excitement for what we might see this fall.

Would it help if KSU were at the stadium that day? Maybe. But it would suck to have to go down to Manhattan every other year for the spring scrimmage.

Bottom line, even if there was an opponent for us, there still would be very little buzz and maybe less time seeing the established guys than what we see now. And it might be running clock for both halves. That would suck too.

I have been to the spring game a few times and by half I have already got my check list completed and am ready to head home.

I know the off season sucks, but I don't think playing KSU for the spring game would change my outlook.

 

[1HuskrFan]

Sounds intriguing and would seem to be a bigger draw for the fans than an intra-squad scrimmage, but I'm not sure it would serve much of a purpose for the team or coaches. Teams don't want to get anyone hurt and wouldn't show what they can really do. I think it might be the equivalent of an NFL week 4 preseason game and those are pretty disinteresting. Probably wouldn't be any more telling than the typical spring game. On the plus side, it could be used to generate more revenue.

I also think this is what Landlord was probably referring to, but I'm not sure because he didn't respond so I don't really want to speak for him. But...what's the point of holding the scrimmage if everyone is half-assing it? It kind of goes back to the threads about conditioning and the level of intensity of practice. Injuries are going to happen. It's just the name of the game with football. But if it's an 'understanding' that your practice or scrimmage isn't full-speed, then what's the point of even doing it?

edit: Landlord responded when I was typing this...I predicted the 'injury' argument...but not the 'scouting' aspect. I'm not sure...I think even in a scrimmage, both teams would work hard to win, but still not show their entire hand.

 

[1HuskrFan]

Who wants to travel to Kansas for the spring game or anywhere else for that matter... The Huskers would have to do home and away on this type of game.. Leave it as is, no sense in trying to make something more interesting for the fans, when it has no value to the team or players.. GBR

 

[Foppa]

Who wants to travel to Kansas for the spring game or anywhere else for that matter... The Huskers would have to do home and away on this type of game.. Leave it as is, no sense in trying to make something more interesting for the fans, when it has no value to the team or players.. GBR

I posted about this. And Accountability already stated that the real, hard-nosed scrimmage was the week before the Spring game, so if it is a year that you have to travel, just make that scrimmage accessible to the fans?

 

[StPaulHusker]

I think the fact that 60,000 people show up to watch the team scrimmage each other says that what we are doing is just fine.

 

[Foppa]

I think the fact that 60,000 people show up to watch the team scrimmage each other says that what we are doing is just fine.

I'm not saying it's not fine. I'm just saying there might be some missed opportunities out there. And so what if you have to have a home and home series vs. KSU or Missouri for a scrimmage? If you make the scrimmage the week before open to the public if you did have to travel for your scrimmage the next week that year, you're still going to get the 60,000 fans the week before regardless.

 

[StPaulHusker]

I think the fact that 60,000 people show up to watch the team scrimmage each other says that what we are doing is just fine.

I'm not saying it's not fine. I'm just saying there might be some missed opportunities out there. And so what if you have to have a home and home series vs. KSU or Missouri for a scrimmage? If you make the scrimmage the week before open to the public if you did have to travel for your scrimmage the next week that year, you're still going to get the 60,000 fans the week before regardless.

I understand your position. However I think that the missed opportunities would be in the form of a money grab by the university. I don't think any coach would go for it.

 

[JTrain]

Back in the '90s they used to do a thing where the players would go full contact and really get into it with each other.

It was called practice.

 

[Foppa]

I think the fact that 60,000 people show up to watch the team scrimmage each other says that what we are doing is just fine.

I'm not saying it's not fine. I'm just saying there might be some missed opportunities out there. And so what if you have to have a home and home series vs. KSU or Missouri for a scrimmage? If you make the scrimmage the week before open to the public if you did have to travel for your scrimmage the next week that year, you're still going to get the 60,000 fans the week before regardless.

I understand your position. However I think that the missed opportunities would be in the form of a money grab by the university. I don't think any coach would go for it.

Yes. Because like everything in society, people, politicians, institutions, etc aren't trying to 'money grab.' But to me, it was more about the fan interest, not university revenue. I've already given my fair share to UNL. I think they're ok financially

 

[StPaulHusker]

I think the fact that 60,000 people show up to watch the team scrimmage each other says that what we are doing is just fine.

I'm not saying it's not fine. I'm just saying there might be some missed opportunities out there. And so what if you have to have a home and home series vs. KSU or Missouri for a scrimmage? If you make the scrimmage the week before open to the public if you did have to travel for your scrimmage the next week that year, you're still going to get the 60,000 fans the week before regardless.

I understand your position. However I think that the missed opportunities would be in the form of a money grab by the university. I don't think any coach would go for it.

Yes. Because like everything in society, people, politicians, institutions, etc aren't trying to 'money grab.' But to me, it was more about the fan interest, not university revenue. I've already given my fair share to UNL. I think they're ok financially

I'm not trying to start a fight here. But my point is that there is already a lot of fan interest in the way they run the Spring Game. Trying to do what you are proposing will probably draw more people but that really isn't the point of the game.

 

[huKSer]

sounds great

so obviously the NCAA is going to reject it

I just had to laugh at your sig line, huKSer...I've played that play quite a few times on youtube, and I can't say Ed was wrong in his prediction (he was wrong about a lot of things, he was just saying 'play it safe'), but I'm really glad he was so very wrong when things happened the way they did.

Thanks.

I had to look what I put on my sig liine because I turned them off due to a) they took up too much space and b) my wife thought I was looking at porn.

And I say play the spring game in New Zealand

 

[Foppa]

I think the fact that 60,000 people show up to watch the team scrimmage each other says that what we are doing is just fine.

I'm not saying it's not fine. I'm just saying there might be some missed opportunities out there. And so what if you have to have a home and home series vs. KSU or Missouri for a scrimmage? If you make the scrimmage the week before open to the public if you did have to travel for your scrimmage the next week that year, you're still going to get the 60,000 fans the week before regardless.

I understand your position. However I think that the missed opportunities would be in the form of a money grab by the university. I don't think any coach would go for it.

Yes. Because like everything in society, people, politicians, institutions, etc aren't trying to 'money grab.' But to me, it was more about the fan interest, not university revenue. I've already given my fair share to UNL. I think they're ok financially

I'm not trying to start a fight here. But my point is that there is already a lot of fan interest in the way they run the Spring Game. Trying to do what you are proposing will probably draw more people but that really isn't the point of the game.

I'm not either! I'm just looking at a way to make a scrimmage a bit more interesting, and what better way to do it than if you're going up against a team that's in close proximity and you have a history with?