42. Nebraska Cornhuskers: $236 million
41. Iowa State Cyclones: $249 million
Actually not anymore..... This was the CBS Sports report the week this season started.
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41. Iowa State Cyclones: $249 million
Actually not anymore..... This was the CBS Sports report the week this season started.
Matt Campbell was beating ranked teams in his second season. At home. On the road. It didn't matter.
Maybe Ruhle will figure it out, but he's not shown anything super impressive yet.
Well those alumnus are paying big dollars for failed coaches.
Nebraska has big time money, they have VERY deep donor pockets.
I'm extremely happy for Frank Solich. He had a very nice career and a very nice life after getting out of Nebraska. He had the last laugh!
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I went to the Nebraska - UNI game during our last bye week with my buddy who's a rational Nebraska fan. I couldn't help but laugh at the guy who was screaming "WE'RE SO F****** BACK" as we left the stadium, which was after the "Blackshirts" allowed 300 yards to the Panthers.
They do have a lot on big donors and money behind the program, but almost all the advantages that fueled those 90’s teams are gone. They had the perfect timing, support within the state, and lack of competition to fuel those teams. Those advantages have disappeared including the following.
Partial qualifiers
Local scholarships within NE that went to “outstanding” students attending Lincoln who just happened to also be the best football players as well, supporting a unfair “walk-on” program
Any issues with football players being swept under the rug/hidden from the public or media
Outsized TV presence compared to other schools
Top tier strength and conditioning (along with performance enhancing boosts) when other schools weren’t investing in this near as much
They can certainly improve from the past 10 years of poor teams, but I believe they should have been happy where Bo Pelini had brought them.
Unfortunately for any coach who takes that job the expectations are still being a “blue blood” program and winning national championships. Those days have passed them but their fans still don’t realize it almost 30 years later.
Partial qualifiers
Local scholarships within NE that went to “outstanding” students attending Lincoln who just happened to also be the best football players as well, supporting a unfair “walk-on” program
Any issues with football players being swept under the rug/hidden from the public or media
Outsized TV presence compared to other schools
Top tier strength and conditioning (along with performance enhancing boosts) when other schools weren’t investing in this near as much
They can certainly improve from the past 10 years of poor teams, but I believe they should have been happy where Bo Pelini had brought them.
Unfortunately for any coach who takes that job the expectations are still being a “blue blood” program and winning national championships. Those days have passed them but their fans still don’t realize it almost 30 years later.
I'd add in the advantage of being in a conference (the Big 8) where Oklahoma really cared about football , Colorado and Missouri did sometimes. Okie Lite and KU were rarely better than good and frequently a lot worse. ISU and K-State bounced between okay and dreadful.
The last 25 - 30 years, but particularly the past 15-20, everyone is pouring resources into football.
I'm talking about money in the state. Plus Nebraska has no other university to compete with.
The only time I like the Huskers is when they're playing basketball. It doesn't hurt very much anymore with Fred (thank you Otz). So I still root for Hoiball.The only time I like the Huskers is when they are playing EIU.
That is about as interesting as being a "pipeline" to the wnba.
