49r Posted August 21, 2013 Report Posted August 21, 2013 ...they say there is no such thing as bad publicity, but Man, I hate articles like these. Quote
uneblinstu Posted August 21, 2013 Report Posted August 21, 2013 Minnesota is the most balanced program. I kinda chuckled at that. Quote
colhusker Posted August 21, 2013 Report Posted August 21, 2013 Some times the truth hurts. I am sure most kids know we have not been good of late, and by of late I mean in a long time. Quote
Jadler Posted August 21, 2013 Report Posted August 21, 2013 The phrase, "We have a basketball team?" is punch worthy in my presence. TheGov21, Red Rum, Concrete and 1 other 4 Quote
49r Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Posted August 21, 2013 The phrase, "We have a basketball team?" is punch worthy in my presence. This. Quote
Navin R. Johnson Posted August 21, 2013 Report Posted August 21, 2013 They make it sound like conferences are all the same in all sports. The Big 10 is much, much, tougher in basketball than football and most years the Big 8/12 was much better or had a lot more depth in basketball than football. Quote
FredsSlacks Posted August 21, 2013 Report Posted August 21, 2013 this article is just stating the facts, but i find it a good thing that people aren't taking us seriously. We will surprise a lot of people over the next few years. Quote
hoop_head Posted August 22, 2013 Report Posted August 22, 2013 Wow ...Minnesota is mediocre in both sports. Hurray. Success in both followed by scandal. Also, what is a hack Bleacher Report columnist from Northwestern doing on Wall Street Journal? TheGov21 1 Quote
AuroranHusker Posted August 22, 2013 Report Posted August 22, 2013 Husker football = 70% all-time win percentage Nebrasketball = 53% Nebraska has dominated on the gridiron, so it's not at all shocking to know there's such a huge difference between those programs all-time. Count me among those more intrigued by Mythagain at #2 in win disparity. Although, the Wolverines are the all-time wins leader as a football program... Quote
leonidas Posted August 22, 2013 Report Posted August 22, 2013 Husker football = 70% all-time win percentage Nebrasketball = 53% Nebraska has dominated on the gridiron, so it's not at all shocking to know there's such a huge difference between those programs all-time. Count me among those more intrigued by Mythagain at #2 in win disparity. Although, the Wolverines are the all-time wins leader as a football program... I have to ask since I've seen this a lot lately but what's behind "Mythagain"? I know with something like "Methzou" that it's a joke on Missouri and meth but I don't get it with Michigan. Are people saying Michigan is a myth? Other than the fact that Mich kind of rhymes with myth I don't see the connection, or more accurately, the intent or purpose behind it. Quote
uneblinstu Posted August 22, 2013 Report Posted August 22, 2013 When you hear a Michigander pronounce Michigan it sounds more like "Meatchicken" than it does "Mythagain", if that's what he's going for. Quote
Silverbacked1 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Posted August 22, 2013 Dioesn't it have something to do with their like 8 national championships in the 20's when there where like 5 champions crowned every year in football. Quote
Tallbaby21 Posted August 22, 2013 Report Posted August 22, 2013 They count a bunch of fake national titles as real. Quote
AuroranHusker Posted August 22, 2013 Report Posted August 22, 2013 Dioesn't it have something to do with their like 8 national championships in the 20's when there where like 5 champions crowned every year in football. Yep. Add to that the Wolverines usually are ranked in the preseason much, much higher than their end result... Quote
Handy Johnson Posted August 24, 2013 Report Posted August 24, 2013 As someone who's lived in Mpls. the last 20 years, let's think about this for a minute. Nothing says "We Suck" more than building a brand new football stadium in a Metro area of 3 million that only seats 45,000. AND they couldn't even sell it out in year one. Oh, and are record in basketball during that same time frame against the mighty Gophers is close to .500. Lazy journalism Quote
Handy Johnson Posted August 28, 2013 Report Posted August 28, 2013 This speaks to the ridiculous success of our football program more than our lack of success in hoops. If you take our 0 NCAA wins at face value you would assume we're "just bad". But, the football team has won more games than ANYONE the last 50 years, and the basketball teams posted winning records more often than not. So there. Quote
49r Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Posted August 28, 2013 Just getting caught up on podcasts today and came across this: http://theticketfm.com/media/com_podcastmanager/DropTheMike/8-22_nebraska_is_biggest_football_school_of_all_time.mp3 discussion of the article linked in the OP. Quote
Raidsker Posted August 30, 2013 Report Posted August 30, 2013 As someone who's lived in Mpls. the last 20 years, let's think about this for a minute. Nothing says "We Suck" more than building a brand new football stadium in a Metro area of 3 million that only seats 45,000. AND they couldn't even sell it out in year one. Oh, and are record in basketball during that same time frame against the mighty Gophers is close to .500. Lazy journalism And they lost money selling beer at the stadium last year!! Quote
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