Proof there is nothing to do in Nebraska

4thngoal said:
Good Lord yes, you get an HR west of Lincoln and past about York there is hardly anything clear to Denver. It's as bad as rural TX. Better make sure your gas tank is full.
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My first experience with that trip included pulling off at a truck stop near Brady. The instant I got out of the vehicle I was inundated by a swarm of grasshoppers. Or something.
 
Fryowa said:
Sorry man. Much like bolo ties and cut off shirts, mullets are never, ever acceptable.
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Meh agree to disagree.
I don't like a bunch of stuff, but hey, if it trips your trigger, cool.
I never really got caught up in fads or appearance for that matter.
I've thought certain cars were cool. I've respected people that don't deserve it.
I just figure, be you. The rest will work out in the end. If it doesn't, it's not the end. (Quote from my mother and how I was raised).
 
4thngoal said:
Me too my friend, me too. I90 is decent, it's a stretch to Mitchell from Sioux Falls, but again there is nothing for a long ways after that.
Same with that few hours south of Fargo. That's brutal too.
It's one thing to drive 4 hours in Iowa compared to 4 hrs in no man's land.
Probably where shows like children of the corn and the hills have eyes are thought up.
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Get West of Lincoln and another movie comes to mind: "Misery"

I have a neighbor who's sister lives in Denver and they go out there once a year. They leave Southwest Wisconsin in the late afternoon, timing it so they cross Nebraska in darkness.
On a good trip they can get from Omaha to Julesburg in four and a half hours.
 
Northside Hawk said:
Get West of Lincoln and another movie comes to mind: "Misery"

I have a neighbor who's sister lives in Denver and they go out there once a year. They leave Southwest Wisconsin in the late afternoon, timing it so they cross Nebraska in darkness.
On a good trip they can get from Omaha to Julesburg in four and a half hours.
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Definitely.
Parts of Wyoming are pretty bad too if you skip North of Denver.
 
tksirius said:
One thing to consider is that a large majority of Nebraska's population lives on the eastern half the state, while Iowa's population is more spread out. Drive times are a factor.
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2/3 of Nebraska's population lives within an hour of Memorial Stadium. 90% lives within 2 hours.
 
tksirius said:
Yep. The only thing that'll keep you awake is the 80mph winds.
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First time I've ever seen a tractor trailer tipped over from straight line winds was just north of Salt Lake City.
I knew it was breezy in my car, but that was the first time I had seen that.
 
Northside Hawk said:
Get West of Lincoln and another movie comes to mind: "Misery"

I have a neighbor who's sister lives in Denver and they go out there once a year. They leave Southwest Wisconsin in the late afternoon, timing it so they cross Nebraska in darkness.
On a good trip they can get from Omaha to Julesburg in four and a half hours.
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The don't call it I-"80" for nothing!
 
4thngoal said:
Meh agree to disagree.
I don't like a bunch of stuff, but hey, if it trips your trigger, cool.
I never really got caught up in fads or appearance for that matter.
I've thought certain cars were cool. I've respected people that don't deserve it.
I just figure, be you. The rest will work out in the end. If it doesn't, it's not the end. (Quote from my mother and how I was raised).
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Don’t take me so serious; fly that mullet. It’s the El Camino of haircuts.
 
SheldonHawk12 said:
The spring game numbers are about the same for them every year. It’s a great recruiting tool. Why Iowa doesn’t use it, I don’t know. At least Nebraska is trying to get back to greatness while Iowa continues to mire in mediocrity. Living in NW Iowa I can tell you there isn’t much else to do in this state.
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Maybe we should let Frost win his first game before we say he's bringing Nebraska back to greatness. It's a different conference than UCF plays in...and you have to play every week...and it's physical every week. Nebraska and Penn State thought they would dominate when they came into the conference...how'd that go. Wait, Nebraska did make it to ONE Big Ten Championship game...where Wisconsin hung 70 on them. LOL. Is this the greatness you seek?
 
WinOneThisCentury said:
Maybe we should let Frost win his first game before we say he's bringing Nebraska back to greatness. It's a different conference than UCF plays in...and you have to play every week...and it's physical every week. Nebraska and Penn State thought they would dominate when they came into the conference...how'd that go. Wait, Nebraska did make it to ONE Big Ten Championship game...where Wisconsin hung 70 on them. LOL. Is this the greatness you seek?
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I'm not saying they can't or won't get better.
However they are working on fundamentals with everyone from starters to freshmen. So will they be better? Probably. But starting at square one with an entire team, I don't expect much noise out of them this fall.
Like you said, this isn't the same conference, so I can't imagine the turn around or the sustainability is going to be much to worry about.
 
Northside Hawk said:
It gives them a diversion from watching windmills spin around for hours on end.
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They have electricity now?

Wow. There hasn’t been such a monumental development since Dr. Baby Jesus Osborne said, “And in the year of our lord 1993 I now beseech thee mulleted cousin-lovers with the blessed miracle of indoor toilets. Let it be so. I say unto thee, go forth now verily my Osborniaks and multiply with thine brother and sister, and spread the word among your inbred clans, the Mr. Davis gift of pooping in the house.”
 
Fryowa said:
They have electricity now?

Wow. There hasn’t been such a monumental development since Dr. Baby Jesus Osborne said, “And in the year of our lord 1993 I now beseech thee mulleted cousin-lovers with the blessed miracle of indoor toilets. Let it be so. I say unto thee, go forth now verily my Osborniaks and multiply with thine brother and sister, and spread the word among your inbred clans, the Mr. Davis gift of pooping in the house.”
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They were pooping in the house before that. Haven't you ever seen the bucket seat? It's not just for camping you know.
 
Fryowa said:
They have electricity now?

Wow. There hasn’t been such a monumental development since Dr. Baby Jesus Osborne said, “And in the year of our lord 1993 I now beseech thee mulleted cousin-lovers with the blessed miracle of indoor toilets. Let it be so. I say unto thee, go forth now verily my Osborniaks and multiply with thine brother and sister, and spread the word among your inbred clans, the Mr. Davis gift of pooping in the house.”
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They need the windmills to generate the electricity.

Whoever created the Teletubbies must have had Nebraska in mind.

Springsteen named his most meloncholy album after the damn state.

I've been to York, Nebraska. The highest spot in the city, elevation wise, is the pitcher's mound on the local baseball field.
 
I realize all of the "We are Iowa and therefore must hate Nebraska" vibe in this thread, but doesn't the first post make fun of Husker fans for supporting their team even when they aren't doing well? It seems to me that the Iowa fan base was famous for this exact thing until Hayden came along. In fact, it was one of the factors that influenced him to take the Iowa job in the first place - fan loyalty even after twenty years of less than mediocrity.

Of course, we aren't quite as loyal as a whole as we used to be (myself included) due to our success overall since 1978 and our desire for better.

Perhaps the Nebby fan base should actually be admired for supporting their team so consistently at the Spring game, considering how far removed they are from their National Championship runs. Just sayin.
 
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