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Old 12-03-2010, 04:47 PM  
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Mellinger: Nebraska fans’ anger mars Huskers’ Big 12 farewell
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Mellinger: Nebraska fans’ anger mars Huskers’ Big 12 farewell

SAM MELLINGER COMMENTARY

Nebraska football fans won’t like this column. Cold truths are hard to take, and a lot of Huskers fans are spending this farewell football season deflecting and misdirecting cold truths.

Too many of them just don’t understand why people in what’s left of the Big 12 are annoyed at them, the school, the fans and the coach. So they won’t like reading what’s to follow.

That’s OK. Folks in the rest of the Big 12 might not like this column, either. Because their truth is easier to explain and harder to take than Nebraska’s — with much worse potential consequences.

Let’s start with the part that Huskers fans won’t like.

They’re too self-important to see what’s going on in the lead-in to the final Big 12 championship football game between Nebraska and Oklahoma on Saturday night.

Huskers fans are imagining conspiracies against their team, convinced that anyone else’s dislike is code for jealousy of all Nebraska’s awesomeness. They’re completely oblivious that it’s not necessarily the decision to leave for the Big Ten that ticks people off.

People are ticked at how it’s happening.

“The ‘how’ situation is a fair thing,” says Tom Ruud, inducted to the school’s Hall of Fame as a linebacker.

The arrogance came from the very start. Nebraska folks hate it when that word is tied to their school, but it’s true. If history is any indication, Huskers fans will lash back at being called arrogant by e-mailing about how great they are.

Nebraska self-importance comes in constant references to past success, in seeing Big Ten acceptance as license to slam a group that’s been good enough for them for decades, and, most of all, in the inability to recognize that the whole thing is wrecking a reputation of class and dignity that took so long to build and promote.

For decades, Nebraska football and its fans stood for something. The rest of us mostly admired them, a program succeeding in a place it shouldn’t, a remarkable consistency and very real bond between players and the citizens who rooted them on. In so many ways, that’s ruined.

When asked if he cares, Nebraska booster Roger Brown said, simply: “No.”

With all respect, he knows that’s hard to believe.

Being a Huskers fan is engrained in that state’s DNA and personality in a way unlike any other place in the country.

They applauded the other team after games — win or lose — set an ongoing NCAA record for consecutive sellouts, and even if the narrative became exaggerated, Nebraska fans became thought of by many as decent people. Well-liked, even, in a way that Kansas and Missouri and Kansas State will probably never know.

That’s often a very good thing, but it’s also true that through all their winning and cheering, Nebraska fans never received much pushback. Now that it’s here, they have no idea how to handle it.

First, the administration blamed Texas and conference leadership. Then some fans blamed Mizzou and, in the last month or so, have come close to losing their collective sanity. They see the league’s suspension of a backup linebacker as proof of conspiracy, harass referees, flood the conference office with threats of violence, then whine when nobody shows up to present the North Division trophy.

Every school has some nutjobs, but c’mon, this is college football’s classiest fan base?

In other words, they’re not who they claimed to be. They’re a whole lot like everyone else.

Most of the rest of us aren’t mad they’re leaving. We’re annoyed they’re acting like jerks on the way out. We understand wanting more money. But don’t pretend there’s some higher calling that the rest of us just can’t comprehend.

In six months, they’ve changed how we’ll think of them forever. Forty million people live in the five states that make up the remaining league. We can’t all be wrong.

Those are the words Nebraska fans won’t like. Now, for the truth that makes the rest of us uncomfortable, the one with potentially terrible consequences:

Even after all this, we’d totally take the Huskers back.

Because without them, this is a lesser league that nobody can be certain will exist beyond the near future.
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/12/02...ans-anger.html
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Old 12-03-2010, 05:29 PM   #31
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Why reward fans for being ****heads?

You don't want to play nice, you don't get your public presentation. But I'm sure the Nebraska faithful didn't take their cues from the raving ****ing lunatic that patrols their sidelines.

Next time - try not being a pit of whiny dicksmokes and this won't happen.

I don't even care if you win the B12 at this point, I'm no fan of Oklahoma either. I just want you and your fellow beacons of wisdom such as LiveSteam to get the **** gone.

This should be trademarked.....


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Old 12-03-2010, 05:29 PM   #32
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The Big 12 has marred our farewell. No matter what happens to us in the Big Ten, we are leaving for a better place.
I won't even deny the 2nd part. I'm jealous you guys get to get the hell out of this conference.

That doesn't mean you aren't still a bunch of butthurt shitheads that refuse to acknowledge the fact that you flat got beat.

The officials got the call right against Texas last season and Nebraska lost both games this year because they can't keep their composure. But you guys piss and moan all the damn time.

Fine, you're right - the B12 is out to get you. You guys are right and I hope the B12 doesn't just contract our football team or make us play in orange.

Just go the **** away already. You guys suck.
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Old 12-03-2010, 05:31 PM   #33
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Your point seems to be that the Big 12 is conspiring to slight Nebraska. If they weren't, they'd have sent some former alum that the fans wouldn't have hurt.

I get it - it's just stupid.

The Big 12 doesn't give a shit about cowtowing to a bunch of uppity babies. You guys were assholes, the conference commissioner didn't feel like showing up and he's not going to make concessions to appease you.

But much like the Texas game and much like every other time you pussies can't hold your water, you'll blame the big bad wolf for spoiling your fun.

I swear, Nebraska fans have more butthurt in them than the Donks.
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I won't even deny the 2nd part. I'm jealous you guys get to get the hell out of this conference.

That doesn't mean you aren't still a bunch of butthurt shitheads that refuse to acknowledge the fact that you flat got beat.

The officials got the call right against Texas last season and Nebraska lost both games this year because they can't keep their composure. But you guys piss and moan all the damn time.

Fine, you're right - the B12 is out to get you. You guys are right and I hope the B12 doesn't just contract our football team or make us play in orange.

Just go the **** away already. You guys suck.
I see the Tiger fans have found an equal to Laz when it comes to crying.
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I see the Tiger fans have found an equal to Laz when it comes to crying.
Jesus that's ironic.

"Waaaaah!!!! The Big 12 didn't send that one guy from 30 years ago that works for them now to give us a trophy! CONSPIRACY!!!!"
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Jesus that's ironic.

"Waaaaah!!!! The Big 12 didn't send that one guy from 30 years ago that works for them now to give us a trophy! CONSPIRACY!!!!"
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Jesus that's ironic.

"Waaaaah!!!! The Big 12 didn't send that one guy from 30 years ago that works for them now to give us a trophy! CONSPIRACY!!!!"
Should we be surprised that you don't get it?
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I don't have the facts. I am not affiliated with anything that knows more than anyone else.

Because of that...

I am not making silly statements and trotting them out as truths like you are.

I am not saying a threat was made. I don't know. I have merely been responding to your stupid comments that one wasn't made because nobody has been arrested. You are the one that keeps bringing up facts but you are also the one making statements that has no basis in them.
I wouldn't touch this post if I was Billay either.
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I wouldn't touch this post if I was Billay either.
Gonna take a photo of it or call me a pussy or even threaten to leave Chiefsplanet?
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It's just time to move on. We're never going to resolve the hatred and the differences the Big 12 was founded upon. This is a big reason why Nebraska's move will work out, regardless of what happens.
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Mellinger: Nebraska... 12-03-2010 05:28 PM |Zach| Good knock on my appearance. That won't be forgotten. Funny coming from a guy that won't stop crying about his picture being posted on CP. What a joke you are.
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Should we be surprised that you don't get it?
Enlighten me.

Rather than cryptic nonsense about what I don't understand, let's hear it. C'mon and give me what deep insight is hidden between the lines.

Afterall, you guys have been saying the same shit for 13 months now, c'mon and bring us all up to speed.
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Mellinger: Nebraska... 12-03-2010 05:28 PM |Zach| Good knock on my appearance. That won't be forgotten. Funny coming from a guy that won't stop crying about his picture being posted on CP. What a joke you are.
You don't think that was funny coming from a guy that hasn't been able to let go that his photo got posted here? You actually thought someone "hacked" your facebook.
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Billay, did you actually GO to U of Nebraska? Or ever LIVE in the state?
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