Why the Nebraska-Iowa rivalry needs more Brian Ferentz firebombs

Keep scheduling Iowa State as your marquee OOC game, meanwhile we will be in Eugene.

Guys a total toolbag.
I get that Nebraska probably scheduled the Oregon series while they were playing at a high level but it isn't like Nebraska's future out of conference opponents are all that great either. It is nice to see that you have a few future dates with Oklahoma.
Also scheduled USC, Washington, UCLA, Miami and VaTech when they were all playing at a high level. When we played them, perhaps a different story.

 
The sad part is that the Huskers have fallen so far that this is a thing we actually respond to now. Ugggg!
It reminders me of the Colorado games. Like Colorado then, Iowa is after blood with Nebraska, but Nebraska does not seem to be interested. Ultimately, the feeling in Lincoln around Colorado week changed, in that the intensity of Nebraska for that game increased. I feel like that is what we are seeing with Iowa. Call it a rivalry or not. Iowa wants blood, so Nebraska needs to ratchet up the intensity to fire back.
Well then, if we really want Iowa-Nebraska to heat up, what we need is for a popular (and good-not likely) Iowa player to get Ferentz's daughter pregnant and then come down with a life threatening disease and keep reminding the Iowa fans about the coaches daughter.

I agree the Nebraska team needs to ratchet up the intensity but I'm not sure we could ever recreate the 90's NU-CU atmosphere. It might help if either of the coaches had daughters younger than 40+.

 
Can't hate. Iowa has owned us the past few years.... Stomped a mud hole in us last year. OL has had issues for years...... Time for the Huskers to step up. Play with intensity. Beat that a$$.

 
The sad part is that the Huskers have fallen so far that this is a thing we actually respond to now. Ugggg!
It reminders me of the Colorado games. Like Colorado then, Iowa is after blood with Nebraska, but Nebraska does not seem to be interested. Ultimately, the feeling in Lincoln around Colorado week changed, in that the intensity of Nebraska for that game increased. I feel like that is what we are seeing with Iowa. Call it a rivalry or not. Iowa wants blood, so Nebraska needs to ratchet up the intensity to fire back.
Could not agree more...if they don't pretty soon Iowa will no longer care about it because they will be kicking the hell out of NU.
Zero chance of this happening for two reasons: 1) Iowa will always be several steps behind NU in regards to tradition 2) Unlikely that the trend of the past 4 years continue much longer

 
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The sad part is that the Huskers have fallen so far that this is a thing we actually respond to now. Ugggg!
It reminders me of the Colorado games. Like Colorado then, Iowa is after blood with Nebraska, but Nebraska does not seem to be interested. Ultimately, the feeling in Lincoln around Colorado week changed, in that the intensity of Nebraska for that game increased. I feel like that is what we are seeing with Iowa. Call it a rivalry or not. Iowa wants blood, so Nebraska needs to ratchet up the intensity to fire back.
Well then, if we really want Iowa-Nebraska to heat up, what we need is for a popular (and good-not likely) Iowa player to get Ferentz's daughter pregnant and then come down with a life threatening disease and keep reminding the Iowa fans about the coaches daughter.

I agree the Nebraska team needs to ratchet up the intensity but I'm not sure we could ever recreate the 90's NU-CU atmosphere. It might help if either of the coaches had daughters younger than 40+.
Maybe Brian's wife would oblige

 
I think Hulk Hogan needs to have a smack off against Brian Ferentz. Because let me tell you this brother, I don't care if Iowa will hold their commitment to an offer. I don't care if they can coach. Nebraska, and the Hulkster are crossing a whole lotta corn fields, and coming to get that belt,(or maybe a heroes trophy)!!! 29-15-3! Whatcha Gonna Do Brother?

 
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The sad part is that the Huskers have fallen so far that this is a thing we actually respond to now. Ugggg!
It reminders me of the Colorado games. Like Colorado then, Iowa is after blood with Nebraska, but Nebraska does not seem to be interested. Ultimately, the feeling in Lincoln around Colorado week changed, in that the intensity of Nebraska for that game increased. I feel like that is what we are seeing with Iowa. Call it a rivalry or not. Iowa wants blood, so Nebraska needs to ratchet up the intensity to fire back.
Could not agree more...if they don't pretty soon Iowa will no longer care about it because they will be kicking the hell out of NU.
Zero chance of this happening for two reasons: 1) Iowa will always be several steps behind NU in regards to tradition 2) Unlikely that the trend of the past 4 years continue much longer
While I do agree to some extent...tradition, if not repeated, starts to be forgotten.

 
The sad part is that the Huskers have fallen so far that this is a thing we actually respond to now. Ugggg!
It reminders me of the Colorado games. Like Colorado then, Iowa is after blood with Nebraska, but Nebraska does not seem to be interested. Ultimately, the feeling in Lincoln around Colorado week changed, in that the intensity of Nebraska for that game increased. I feel like that is what we are seeing with Iowa. Call it a rivalry or not. Iowa wants blood, so Nebraska needs to ratchet up the intensity to fire back.
Could not agree more...if they don't pretty soon Iowa will no longer care about it because they will be kicking the hell out of NU.
Zero chance of this happening for two reasons: 1) Iowa will always be several steps behind NU in regards to tradition 2) Unlikely that the trend of the past 4 years continue much longer
While I do agree to some extent...tradition, if not repeated, starts to be forgotten.

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The sad part is that the Huskers have fallen so far that this is a thing we actually respond to now. Ugggg!
It reminders me of the Colorado games. Like Colorado then, Iowa is after blood with Nebraska, but Nebraska does not seem to be interested. Ultimately, the feeling in Lincoln around Colorado week changed, in that the intensity of Nebraska for that game increased. I feel like that is what we are seeing with Iowa. Call it a rivalry or not. Iowa wants blood, so Nebraska needs to ratchet up the intensity to fire back.
Could not agree more...if they don't pretty soon Iowa will no longer care about it because they will be kicking the hell out of NU.
Zero chance of this happening for two reasons: 1) Iowa will always be several steps behind NU in regards to tradition 2) Unlikely that the trend of the past 4 years continue much longer
While I do agree to some extent...tradition, if not repeated, starts to be forgotten.
Agree. We have not had anything close to the "pipeline" we once had. We still don't know what to expect from the o-line this year. Are we recruiting better, maybe but it has to show on the field and so far, not seeing it. Let's hope this year is the start of it.

GBR!!!








 
Have to agree with teachercd. Have not seen anything that would say our pipeline is coming back. We still don't know what the o-line will be like this year. It would be great if this year starts to be the rebuilding of one. I'm sure we all hope that's the case. The tradition we once had in the 0-line, has just been a memory for some time now.

GBR!!!

 
He probably walks recruits into the Pink dressing room and says, 'this is part of our tradition, we make teams get dressed in here'

Meanwhile, we walk recruits past a parade of awards and national championship trophies. We have cool nicknames like Pipeline and Blackshirts.

None of that matters on game day though and that's where we need to step up. We need to out recruit and outplay them. Until that happens I just have to grit my teeth and bear the fact that wins matter, they won last time out...bigly

 
The skers need to take these games more seriously because since we've entered the B1G, Iowa has showed up where we haven't which is disappointing.

I've been saying for years that Iowa hates Nebraska more than what we feel about them. That needs to change and not just with Iowa but with Wisconsin too but Wisconsin, they don't give two sh*ts about Nebraska

 
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