Omaha World Herald - depiction of Iowa fans
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74Hunter
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You are an embarrassment to decent Hawk fans. For you to be ashamed that 2 possibly special needs people (your assumption, not mine) are Hawk fans is despicable.
patmyne
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No, people outside our state view our people as the exact way this picture was meant to portray. I will take this a step further. What are the 2 glaringly obvious things in this photo?
A. There is 2 overweight and not attractive people acting like there is something going on.(There is obviously NOT a game going on at this point)
B. There is NO ONE else in the stadium.
This was a way for to say Iowa people are indeed ******* obese hicks.
And that no one goes to Iowa games so they should have no problem with this color scheme.
No one is obsessed with Nebraska football in this thread. We are insulted that the Herald felt it needed to take an obvious shot at Iowa in general, cause really what was the point of them even wasting the space if no one in Nebraska even cares?
Jeebus
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..and you are an embarrassment to decent husker fans defending this exploitation.
BigRedPowrWagon
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Im noticeing this trend as well. Not the obsessive part but with this overall problem with nebraska as a whole. The soundoff bits were funny but a newspaper puts a picture of some loyal hawkeye fans in rain gear for last weaks game and there automatically makeing fun of them. Its some kind of complex and frankly im tired of it. Who gives a **** what nebraska thinks of iowa, why do you even give it the time of day. You could throw a tiger hawk on cooter ray and it would mean the same thing. I realize that i spend to much time reading about what other people think are thinking. There was no point in joining this board, i tried to be friendly but hawk fans dont want that so i guess im done. Not that anyone cares but frankly i wont want to waste the breath of the finger strength to talk about this crap anymore.
TheBattman
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I am suprised there isn't a thread where Mike and Mike were talking about the big 3 evening matchups on at about the same time on Saturday night....
Florida - Bama
Stanford - Oregon
AND...
BC and the Notre Damsels
Florida - Bama
Stanford - Oregon
AND...
BC and the Notre Damsels
TheBattman
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Actually rih-tards now like the term, "Intellectual Disability"
ThunderHawk
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Not cool.
Jeebus
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Really? Really? That is pretty weak. I think to have an "honest discussion" , you must first be honest yourself. My 9 year old could see the intent here....you're being disingenuous. Good riddance.
ThunderHawk
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They must be morons, considering that they work for ESPN and IA/PSU is on...you know...ESPN.
74Hunter
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First, Nebraska is portrayed in the exact same way outside of our borders, so as a Nebraskan, I'm used to it. While there certainly are those type of people in both NE and IA, I consider those who feel that all of us are that way are ignorant and unintelligent. I don't take it too personally.
Second, I read a post complaining that Iowa gets no love in Omaha. Now you are, enjoy. I have no idea why the stands are mostly empty, they could have arrived very early, or they could have stayed late to avoid traffic. I can't make that assumption.
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Good Lord, some of you are waaaaaaayyyy too sensitive. Honestly, who gives two ***** about what Nebraska fans think or the Omaha newspaper prints?
Maybe they were trying to be funny. Maybe they were trying to be insulting. Maybe they were trying to show some people in Hawkeye gear. Hell, maybe the corn-fed, inbred, 1/2-retarted, corn-fusker editor thought that those are the two most attractive people he has ever seen.
If Husker fans are dumb enough to buy off on this image of Iowa fans, then that is pretty much their problem, isn't it? Perhaps they can use that image next year to make themselves feel better, after we go to their place and whip their damn *****...
Maybe they were trying to be funny. Maybe they were trying to be insulting. Maybe they were trying to show some people in Hawkeye gear. Hell, maybe the corn-fed, inbred, 1/2-retarted, corn-fusker editor thought that those are the two most attractive people he has ever seen.
If Husker fans are dumb enough to buy off on this image of Iowa fans, then that is pretty much their problem, isn't it? Perhaps they can use that image next year to make themselves feel better, after we go to their place and whip their damn *****...
Actually, if you read the caption for the photo, it tells you that the photo was taken during the rain before the Ball State game...
Just saying... reading is fundamental
As for the that being the image of both Iowa and Nebraska, I can't agree more. I'm sure a lot of people in California or Texas think that is the way we all are. Maybe that is why they are so far down in the education rankings
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Jeebus
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I understand your point but it's a little different when you live here. This was below the belt IMO.
I live just west of Des Moines, and have several friends that live in Omaha. I have experienced how obnoxious Nebby fans can be (and met a lot of really great Nebraska fans as well). Perhaps living there and having to deal with them on a constant basis makes one more sensitive.
Let's be honest, though. This is pretty much the ultimate in "pot calling the kettle black". Put those two in bib overalls, ****-covered boots, red t-shirts, and goofy looking straw hats (extra points for chewing on a piece of grass or carrying a banjo), and you have any of 80000 Nebby fans. They know it. We know it. It is certainly the way the rest of the country sees us (and them).
Sure, it might be a bit below the belt. So was the Sound-Off stuff. And about a million other little things back and forth. Take it for what it is - an attempt at humor or a jab at rivals. Either way, both fan bases know better then to really think that is the way our fans really are...
MelroseHawkins
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Jeebus
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I appreciate the sentiment of your post but you have to understand, Sound Off isn't a "news" program. This is the only major newspaper in the state of Nebraska.
LOL - Being the only major newpaper in the state doesn't mean they are competent or capable of printing anything news-worthy. We have the DMR as absolute proof of that.
They probably should be punished, though. Perhaps we can send Nancy Clark (I think that is her name, I can't remember the last time I picked up the DMR) over there so she can hate on Nebraska men's athletics like she has here in Iowa for so many years...
HandsyHobo
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNZqgA4EB1I]YouTube - A Cornhusker Fan gives His Take on Big 10 Expansion (6 13 2010) -- WHO2.flv[/ame]
Anyway, if this bothers you, you're too soft for this world.
SWIowaHawkeye
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For what its worth...I have lived in the Omaha area for the past twenty years and the current coverage that the Omaha World Herald is publishing on the Hawks is the best it has ever been. I assume that it is because the change to the Big Ten is coming for Nebraska and they will share the conf, but the Iowa edition of the paper is really changed its focus for the better. There are daily articles from Morehouse and Hlas published as special features...and they are on the front page of the sports section.
I am not defending the selection of the picture...you can read whatever message you choose into that. I am simply thankful that the paper has a more balanced view of the Hawks than I have experienced in all my time in SW Iowa.
I am not defending the selection of the picture...you can read whatever message you choose into that. I am simply thankful that the paper has a more balanced view of the Hawks than I have experienced in all my time in SW Iowa.
