Cob of the Week: Dirk Chatelain, Husker Fans Who Left Early, Texas Tech Fans And Manure, Bad Announcing and Colorado
by Jon Johnston on Oct 10, 2011 10:30 AM CDT
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Can you imagine how bad we'd be feeling had Nebraska not come back against Ohio State? We'd have two weeks before playing Minnesota to rip ourselves apart, go around talking about who are "true Husker fans" are who are not, and all that rot.
You know how this works. The poll is after the jump - vote for this past week's worst performances.
This week's nominees:
Husker Mike: Family of 4 who sits in front of me that left after Carlos Hyde scored to put the Buckeyes up 27-6. Hope the traffic was good, and that you made it home in time to catch the end of the game. (JJ: I heard there were plenty of Husker fans who left early. YOU'RE NOT TRUE FANS!)
Dirk Chatelain: His hit piece on Taylor Martinez and Bo Pelini on Friday didn't go unnoticed inside the Osborne Complex. It was bad journalism with flawed analysis. And I think Chatelain is going to have a hard time covering the Huskers going forward.
Jon: Texas Tech fans, for smearing manure on and in the Texas A&M buses:
A&M athletic director Bill Byrne said Saturday manure went "from one end to the other" inside one bus that couldn't be locked. The others had manure along the exterior. He tweeted that the outsides of all the buses had vulgarities "spray painted" on them.
Add to that the booing during an Aggie player's injury. Nice job there in Lubbock. Like Bill Byrne says: "Classy".
Jlew: Matt Millen again! (JJ: I don't think I need to add any more explanation... but let me say this. I don't think I've ever heard more cynical announcing than I did from Sean McDonough Saturday night. Maybe it's being with Millen that's made him cynical, I don't know.)
Brian: In the schadenfreude/long-term hate department for Cobs, looks like Colorado is going 1-12 this year if they can manage to lose the Toilet Bowl at home against Arizona! (They have an extra game thanks to @Hawaii... didn't know that old scheduling rule still applied).
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Hey Dirk,
Guess who was named Big Ten offensive player of the week? Martinez!
And congrats to Brett Maher for nabbing the special teams award.
They're 18 to 22...how perfect were you at that age?
The Power of Red begins with the Passion of Walk-Ons.
And more awards:
Burkhead was named Rivals.com Big Ten player of the week, and Lavonte David was named the Lott Trophy National Impact Player of the week.
Bling-bling, Huskers!
They're 18 to 22...how perfect were you at that age?
The Power of Red begins with the Passion of Walk-Ons.
Fans leaving early by a long shot
For me, the decision on Cob of the Week comes down to one question – which individual or group underperformed, or at least performed worse than you would expect?
I expect more out of Husker fans. If we’re the “greatest fans in college football” who “applaud the visitors on the way out of the stadium, win or lose,” you HAVE TO BE THERE TO APPLAUD WHEN THE VISITORS WIN. Otherwise, we need to shut the *&^! up.
As for the rest of the nominees – I expected nothing but underperformance from them. The stench emanating from the sports section of the OWH is so strong lately, I wouldn’t use it for wrapping fish. It’s getting so bad, I won’t even read it online for free. (Dropped my subscription long ago when they couldn’t manage to find my house on a daily basis…) Tech fans and Matt Millen – how can they be accused of underperforming when they’ve never proven an ability to perform in the first place?
Sorry - forgot about Colorado
Just like the rest of the college football universe.
I was ready to jump all of the fans leaving early.
Until I saw the bit about the tech fans booing an injured player. That’s beyond the pale.
Left Early?
Not in my section, they didn’t leave early. Certainly not when we were down. I saw a few ducking out right after we went up late in the 4th, but not before that. Also saw some OSU fans heading out about the same time with their hands in the air, middle fingers extended. Those were both exceptions however and by in large, the crowd was solid all night.
I’ve also heard some rumblings about booing in the papers & on the boards. I only recall hearing the boos once and it was related to a blown call by the refs, not related to the playcalling or playmaking.
To jrf2027 – there was a bigger crowd hovering above the visitors entrance applauding the hell out of the OSU players on their way out, than I have seen in quite a while. That team got quite the ovation.
Proud winner of the 2010 Corn Nation March Madness Tournament.
Maybe they heard "suhhhhh"
I also noticed little booing or fans leaving in the south stadium. I see it as a cherry on top of all the other muckracking we’ve had to endure for the last week. I am getting sick of it.
by slink on Oct 10, 2011 4:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Unfortunately...
Some booing seemed to take place at the end of the second half when Taylor threw the interception and seemed to be coming from around the student section. I could be wrong since I was in the North Stadium and the crowd around me was solid and loud all night and were some of the last to leave.
We even had a couple of Ohio State fans a few seats down and they acted and were treated respectfully throughout the game.
Fans leaving early
must have only been in the expensive seats. I know in the upper North endzone it took at least 30 minutes before we could leave. Everybody stayed until the end.
There weren't many...
…but there were about 100 or so that headed out from the nosebleed seats in South Stadium early in the 3rd quarter. But you know what…that was it. Almost nobody else left for at least another hour…I didn’t see another early departure until Taylor Martinez took a knee with a minute left.
Missing out on a historic game
Is what you get for bailing out on the team. I can remember attending a game at home when the game had to be stalled due to it raining really hard. Pretty much the whole stadium emptied but my father and I stayed under the overhanging section soaked to the bone. We were there to applaud the Huskers when they returned to finish the game. True Husker fans support their team until it is officially over!
SEC...great conference or the greatest conference?
Has to be tech fans
I’m serious that is disgusting
by huskermic on Oct 10, 2011 2:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I voted for husker fans leaving
I talked to a guy who was about going to games in the 70s 80s and 90s he said it was always easy to quit the crowd but the difference in fans now from then is nobody ever left back in the day and it happens way to much now. Ive always said thats a disgrace leaving early.
I voted for the early leaving Husker fans
Toss in the jackass booers as well.
I was at the game so I missed whatever landed Millen on the nominee list. Anyone care to fill me in?
"My hardest job is to convince the people of Nebraska that 10-1 is not a losing season." - Tom Osborne
Tech fans
Can’t say its taking things to a new level of classlessness, but it’s certainly down there in the basement of things that rational, productive members of society know better than to do to other human beings.
My off-the-board votes this week — Kansas’ defense (again…can I just go ahead and pre-emptively call for the Gillhawks to be nominated next week, because Oklahoma is going to pinball them in 64 flavors of ugly) and Maryland’s passing (can’t remember the final line, but let’s just say Joe Bauserman might have improved it by adding his stats from Saturday into it)
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football." -- Heisman
by ManAgainstWorld on Oct 10, 2011 8:49 PM CDT reply actions
I voted for
fans who left early and they were probably the same ones who were booing. So I guess charma is a bitch after all.
After the half
Some guy was walking down the stairs saying ‘We might as well go tailgate" which set me off so I yelled about how "Yeah it’s not like there’s a half left or anything!" and when we shot a Taylor put down back at me I said “Get the hell out of my stadium, you aren’t a true fan.” Watching him slink back to his seat later was redeeming beyond belief. What a fool.
by Restnessizzle on Oct 11, 2011 3:34 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Turns out the only thing full of sh*t was the Aggie AD
After the Lubbock Police investigated the “vandalism” of the Aggie buses, it found that 2 buses had Tech logos and slogans painted on the windows only, with washable white shoe polish, and a fishbait was dropped in the entrance to one bus, that did smell. There was no spraypaint and no manure, and according to reports, the hotel staff had it all cleaned up before Byrne ever arrived on the scene. And the buses were parked overnight at a Holiday Inn, ; this did not occur on campus. It appears Bryne is the “classy” one; welcome to the SEC.
with all due respect
and it does sound like Byrne was being fussy – "fish bait’ – if it was stink bait, used for catfish, it might as well been manure. The things that stuff is made out of…. wohooeeeeee – just as bad as shit and maybe worse.
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by Jon Johnston on Oct 11, 2011 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
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