Indiana football is lightyears ahead of Nebraska football
Nebraska had one heck of a run as a Big 12 school. They won five national championships and were a college football powerhouse for decades.
However, those times have clearly changed. Nebraska has been a shadow of themselves since joining the Big Ten in 2011, posting a record of 65-50 and winning just two bowl games. They’re completely out of place in the Big Ten after conference realignment. Nebraska is the new kid in school who can’t find a lunch table to sit at because everyone is already in their cliques.
This could be remedied if they contributed anything to the conference whatsoever. Their basketball team is atrocious, and their football team has been average at best the majority of their time in the Big Ten. Other realignment schools like Maryland and even Rutgers now at least have good basketball programs.
Still, Nebraska fought hard for the Big Ten football season to come back, and their wishes came true. However, the granting of their wish has been met with nothing but complaining.
Bill Moos calls it like he sees it. And he says Nebraska got mistreated with the new schedule. https://t.co/YBTdMghT8I
— Dirk Chatelain (@dirkchatelain) September 19, 2020
The Nebraska Athletic Director, coaches, and fans have been complaining since the conference announced its football schedule, claiming the Big Ten unfairly gave the Huskers an extremely difficult schedule to punish them for protesting the decision to cancel the season. They will play Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Penn State in three of their first four games — a tough start to the season no doubt.
The Big Ten Conference announced today the schedule for the 2020 football season, including an eight-game Conference-only schedule starting the weekend of October 24 plus a ninth game for all 14 teams during a newly created Big Ten Champions Week the weekend of December 19. pic.twitter.com/jaDXMhh2C8
— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) September 19, 2020
However, if you’ll refer to the handy-dandy chart above, you will notice that many of the schools in the Big Ten have to play Ohio State and Penn State. The Big Ten West has to play both of them almost every season (that is the purpose of divisions). The Indiana Hoosiers for instance, a program which is historically miniature compared to Nebraska, didn’t question fairness when they were given a schedule which is likely harder than the Cornhusker’s.
I don’t agree with a lot of things Dan Dakich says, but he said one thing on a broadcast a few years back which I think is absolutely correct: Indiana basketball fans should never storm the court at Assembly Hall. Why? Look up. The five banners show that the program has accomplished what few others have even dreamed of, so don’t act too big for any moment. Expect success and nothing less.
Nebraska football whining and moaning about their schedule shows that they have come a long way from their glory days. If they were really prepared to be great, they’d view this as an opportunity to show the world they aren’t afraid of any team and that they belong at the top with Ohio State and Penn State. Instead, they’re crying about unfairness and running scared. Nebraska is a program going nowhere, fast.