Will Nebraska Football Fans Miss Missouri? (The Rivalry Question In Disguise)

I don’t hate any school in the north, but I do want to beat them. If Nebraska could put together an annual game with an old Big 8 school (like Iowa-Iowa State), it would be really hard for me to pick. That question would make for a good poll, though.

Sometimes the little brother beats the big brother. Not often but, often enough to keep big brother on his toes.

But I just don’t hate them that much. I can’t really say why – scratch that, I’m a journalism nerd, so yeah, it’s probably their awesome journalism school.

I will really miss Mizzou, though.

It Thursday evening man!!

This MU fan will for sure. NU is one of the gold standard teams of college FB. Beating Beating NU gives any team, including Mizzou, credibility.

Being a fan since Big Six days, I have not enjoyed the beat downs, but I have relished our close games and victories.

I’ll miss the Cornhuskers. It’s too bad you’re leaving just as it seems MU may be getting its act together. We’ll miss out on some good games between our schools. But, as the move appears to your institutional advantage I wish you good luck and continued success. Rest assured, a bunch of Tiger fans in our area can’t wait for you all to crush the Buckeyes.

I actually think this would have developed into a legitimate rivalry had Nebraska stuck around. Mizzou has the money, facilities, and location for recruiting to if not match NU, at least remain competitive with good coaching.

Then there’s the fact that we don’t like each other very much. Who in here wouldn’t feel like throwing up if we lost saturday’s game? Not just because we would’ve lost the Big 12 North, but also because we lost to MU/NU depending on your allegiance.

Mizzou fans resent Nebraska’s past success, they hate that we get all the attention while they’re pushed off to the side. And they hate Husker fans. They see our politeness to be nothing more than a thin veil disguising our real attitude: one defined by smug self-assurance, and condescending head patting of lesser schools. And of course all of this business of Nebraska “stealing” their invite to the Big 10 has gotten them pretty riled up too.

And I’d be lying if I said Mizzou wasn’t one of my least favorite fan bases. They over-inflate the abilities of their team like no fan base (and I genuinely mean this) I have ever seen. They lower themselves to the level of petty name calling and making fun of the state, particularly in the face of their futility on the field. Oh, and they whine about not going to good bowls, which only happens…wait for it….because they’re horrible travelers.

With all that said, I’m sorry to see this series die, because it’s fun to have a rival that you can loathe. I feel like Mizzou was actually getting there.

Disclaimer not ALL Mizzou fans fall into my description. Just a definite majority of their online community.

I probably will miss all the old Big 8 rivalries.

simply because I want nothing to due with Missouri, and I’m talking about their fans, apart from a select few that I’ve met online, and some that I know personally, I’ve never had a good experience with a Missouri fan…you can call it a rivalry if you want to because all it is, is a word, a little word that you (mizzou) seem to think will help ease this “cosmic injustice” that you feel has been bestowed upon you. (reads-we get no respect, wah!) And I know Nebraska get’s a lot of crap for being called “The best fans in college football”, well guess what, we didn’t say that, other teams did…and our stupid ass cheesedi@k ex AD made a big deal out of that. So call it a rivalry if it trips your trigger, doesn’t bother me in the slightest, personally, I’m just glad this is over with.

And nothing against Missouri, but I have no emotional attachement to the Big12, whatsoever. I wouldn’t care if NU moved to the SEC or Pac10, I would be equally excited for any change.