Nebraska sux

[Frak]

I always scratch my head when Iowa fans paint Ames as small, lame, boring, etc. It’s the state of Iowa. Outside DSM, CR, QC… it looks very similar most places you go. You’d think a fan base who co-opted the importance of farming and made a lot of money peddling ANF gear would have more respect for the people and places that grow our food.

I guess we can’t all be from the sprawling metropolis of Iowa City or the Chicago suburbs.

Ames has more to do and see than 99% of Iowa towns. Most of these iowa fans that are throwing rocks at Ames 1. Have never been there unless it's outside of JTS, 2. Live in a town WAY worse than Ames and 3. Make their pilgrimage to the cultural mecca that is IC once every few years.

 

[jcyclonee]

Urban Meyer's next coaching job? Dan Patrick says to 'keep an eye on' 2 Power 5 jobs

Urban Meyer's coaching future is being discussed.

www.saturdaydownsouth.com

Maybe but there's still too much stink left to Urban Meyers (he needs a couple more years), probably even for Nebraska.

 

[Thomasrickj]

Maybe but there's still too much stink left to Urban Meyers (he needs a couple more years), probably even for Nebraska.

Shhhh. Let us dream! Meyer is garbage. Nebraska is likely the best possible job he could even get and the dropoff after that is pretty substantial.

 

[Jer]

I might be alone, but I think Urban could do good at Nebraska. While they are nothing of what they used to be, they are still perceived highly nationally (aka outside Iowa). They will only keep getting more money and have a relatively easy schedule - even if divisions go away.

He’d likely look at it as a reform opportunity and he’s still big enough to get elite coordinators and good recruits.

 

[drmwevr08]

I might be alone, but I think Urban could do good at Nebraska. While they are nothing of what they used to be, they are still perceived highly nationally (aka outside Iowa). They will only keep getting more money and have a relatively easy schedule - even if divisions go away.

He’d likely look at it as a reform opportunity and he’s still big enough to get elite coordinators and good recruits.

Hopefully it then goes every bit as well as Jax. Unfortunately, he hasn't failed in college. I certainly do not want Nebby being the next OSU.

 

[madguy30]

Ames has more to do and see than 99% of Iowa towns. Most of these iowa fans that are throwing rocks at Ames 1. Have never been there unless it's outside of JTS, 2. Live in a town WAY worse than Ames and 3. Make their pilgrimage to the cultural mecca that is IC once every few years.

It's no doubt not for everyone and is much quieter than a lot of college towns but I'll never understand the notion of trashing it or dismissing it as some 'farm town' by farmer guy sitting in the only bar in his own 600 person town that wouldn't be there without farming.

 

[madguy30]

Hopefully it then goes every bit as well as Jax. Unfortunately, he hasn't failed in college. I certainly do not want Nebby being the next OSU.

FL and OSU had much more going for them when Meyer got there and it would be interesting to see if he really wanted to take on NE, and how long he'd stay.

 

[hoosman]

The Ugliest Cities in Each State

Whether it's from lack of maintenance or just poor design choices, these spots are more than an eyesore.

www.travado.net

Hawkeye trolls are at it again

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Massive rebuilding? The guys taking the field now were far more heavily recruited than the guys they are replacing. All we lack is experience.

I’d consider lack of experience a rebuild thing.

 

[CascadeClone]

Gawd who names their kid Creighton?

pronounced with a long "E"

 

[CascadeClone]

There are so many ways to win with this:

1) Urban flops and Nebraska coughs up millions more and spends another 5+ years in purgatory
2) Urban kicks butt including annual Hok butt (1 and 2 could occur simultaneously)
3) Urban takes the job and then leaves after 2 years because his bursitis is acting up
4) Urban goes Urban and gets caught without SEC aircover getting Nebraska multiple years of penalties
5) and the list goes on....

Talk dirty to me baby...

 

[CascadeClone]

I might be alone, but I think Urban could do good at Nebraska. While they are nothing of what they used to be, they are still perceived highly nationally (aka outside Iowa). They will only keep getting more money and have a relatively easy schedule - even if divisions go away.

He’d likely look at it as a reform opportunity and he’s still big enough to get elite coordinators and good recruits.

Disagree. Urban is done. He fleeced the Jags outright, just mailed it in, waiting to be fired and taking the buyout. He would not succeed at Nebby because he wouldn't try.

Now, he might take the job, and the money, and fleece them too. And I really hope it happens - 2 years of false hope and more abject failure is exactly what I wish on that fanbase. But don't imagine he is trying to reform his image. He is a narcissist and as far as he cares his image is fine.

 

[Sigmapolis]

I might be alone, but I think Urban could do good at Nebraska. While they are nothing of what they used to be, they are still perceived highly nationally (aka outside Iowa). They will only keep getting more money and have a relatively easy schedule - even if divisions go away.

He’d likely look at it as a reform opportunity and he’s still big enough to get elite coordinators and good recruits.

In the genre of "once legend now pariah looking to rebuild his stock" of coaches...

I would say Urban is more of the Les Miles variety.

That didn't go well for either Miles or Kansas. I'm not touching him if I'm Nebraska.

 

[brett108]

I might be alone, but I think Urban could do good at Nebraska. While they are nothing of what they used to be, they are still perceived highly nationally (aka outside Iowa). They will only keep getting more money and have a relatively easy schedule - even if divisions go away.

He’d likely look at it as a reform opportunity and he’s still big enough to get elite coordinators and good recruits.

Urban Meyer has won football games everywhere. But the Nebby hater in me wants them to give Art Briles a call.

 

[clone4sure]

They already have the tar boiling and the feathers plucked. if he doesn't win the next game, the Frost will be boiling! I still can't figure why they fired a coach who went 10-2.

 

[Frak]

I might be alone, but I think Urban could do good at Nebraska. While they are nothing of what they used to be, they are still perceived highly nationally (aka outside Iowa). They will only keep getting more money and have a relatively easy schedule - even if divisions go away.

He’d likely look at it as a reform opportunity and he’s still big enough to get elite coordinators and good recruits.

I don't know about Urban, but I don't see Nebraska as a dead end, middle of nowhere hopeless job. They still have a huge stadium with great facilities. They're the only FBS school in the state and get all the coverage and fan support. They still have B10 money. They are not in a talent rich area and will never be what they were in the 90's, but they can easily be what iowa or ISU has been the past few years if they hire the right coach.

I'm kind of torn, as I grew up hating Nebraska and despised their fans coming to Ames to watch them beat us down. Plus I don't want them coming into Iowa and beating us for recruits. But I also wouldn't mind seeing them (or us for that matter) beat the hawks once in awhile. Iowa has gotten fat off of schools that can't get out of their own way. Us included. Seems like all they have to do most games is just run the ball into the line, punt and wait for the other team to eventually make a mistake. And ISU, Nebraska, Minnesota are all happy to oblige.

 

[CyLyte2]

Turned down? Or didn't pursue?

Turned down. And the list is a who’s who of college football.

 

[CyLyte2]

I’d consider lack of experience a rebuild thing.

No, it’s a reload.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I don't know about Urban, but I don't see Nebraska as a dead end, middle of nowhere hopeless job. They still have a huge stadium with great facilities. They're the only FBS school in the state and get all the coverage and fan support. They still have B10 money. They are not in a talent rich area and will never be what they were in the 90's, but they can easily be what iowa or ISU has been the past few years if they hire the right coach.

I'm kind of torn, as I grew up hating Nebraska and despised their fans coming to Ames to watch them beat us down. Plus I don't want them coming into Iowa and beating us for recruits. But I also wouldn't mind seeing them (or us for that matter) beat the hawks once in awhile. Iowa has gotten fat off of schools that can't get out of their own way. Us included. Seems like all they have to do most games is just run the ball into the line, punt and wait for the other team to eventually make a mistake. And ISU, Nebraska, Minnesota are all happy to oblige.

The problem with the bolded is that Nebraska and their fans don't think that's good enough. Of course they can have results like Iowa and ISU but the reality is that they will rarely be in the national title/playoff discussion.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I’d consider lack of experience a rebuild thing.

I think the difference is that we have built depth over the last several years. I think we are all splitting hairs so to speak but I wouldn't consider Iowa States situation as a rebuild.