Bates wears neutral colors to NU game?

**creightonclone** · 10-01-2008, 07:13 AM

According to several different Nebraska and Iowa newspapers, Omaha native Phillip Bates attended the Nebraska-Virginia Tech game this weekend wearing "neutral" colors. According to Bates, "I tried to just shy away, have neutral colors on so I wouldn't have any problems."

Just for argument's sake, would wearing a little Cardinal and Gold to the game be so bad? I'm not saying Bates is ashamed of ISU, but don't kids nowadays like to "represent"?

**cycloneryan** · 10-01-2008, 07:16 AM

Reading in to this a bit much?

**wartknight** · 10-01-2008, 07:19 AM

I don't wear Dowling clothes when I go watch other teams play.
You're making too much of this.
How much crap would someone take wearing ISU clothes at Nebby?

**CLONE2THEBONE** · 10-01-2008, 07:25 AM

If I remember correctly, he took a lot of crap when he picked ISU, so him not wanting to go through it again is completely understandable.

**isuforlife** · 10-01-2008, 07:46 AM

Hope he isn't looking

**CyGuy33** · 10-01-2008, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by isuforlife

Hope he isn't looking

Transfering to another Big 12 school would cost him a year of eligability. He's not going to N

**cyclonenum1** · 10-01-2008, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by creightonclone

According to several different Nebraska and Iowa newspapers, Omaha native Phillip Bates attended the Nebraska-Virginia Tech game this weekend wearing "neutral" colors. According to Bates, "I tried to just shy away, have neutral colors on so I wouldn't have any problems."

Just for argument's sake, would wearing a little Cardinal and Gold to the game be so bad? I'm not saying Bates is ashamed of ISU, but don't kids nowadays like to "represent"?

Please! I seem to recall a thread on this site after the UNLV game about some tool of a fan that was wearing hawkeye gear at the game. Bates wearing ISU gear to the NE/VT game would be no different than that...and maybe worse since he is actually a player. Why in the world would he wear ISU gear to that game unless he was trying to incite something? If we didn't know before, we now know the kid has a good head on his shoulders and good manners.

**jumbopackage** · 10-01-2008, 08:08 AM

Oh for crying out loud, this is almost as bad of a topic as the how long does Chizik get.

So the kid doesn't want to draw unwanted attention to himself. Big freaking deal.

**isuforlife** · 10-01-2008, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by CyGuy33

Transfering to another Big 12 school would cost him a year of eligability. He's not going to N

Hope you are right but I live in Omaha and??

**BryceC** · 10-01-2008, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by CyGuy33

Transfering to another Big 12 school would cost him a year of eligability. He's not going to N

You also can't get scholarship money then. No way it happens.

**isuforlife** · 10-01-2008, 08:12 AM

ISU football: Bates visits Nebraska with eyes on Kansas

**Cydkar** · 10-01-2008, 08:17 AM

It would be physically impossible for me to care less about the colors Bates wears to an NU game.

**intrepid27** · 10-01-2008, 08:18 AM

Given that he was heavily recruited by th eHuskers I can totally understand. Shame on anyone who questions his loyalty based on this.

**Wesley** · 10-01-2008, 08:22 AM

Has anyone ever thought PB was checking out a future opponent also? It was an off week. PB is a Cyclone. I am sure most people in the world would not like to stand out like a sore thumb in that game. Nuff said.