Has enthusiasm for Nebraska football decreased?

[oaknightshockey1]

I am cornfused by this thread also.

The game will basically be a battle to see which team might be in the Top 25 after the game. Neither team has high expectations. Nebraska lost all of its offensive skill players, has a new DC, new pro style pocket passer, and its top three tacklers. Oregon comes off of a really, really bad defensive year and has installed new coaches.

Are oregon fans excited about Oregon football? you seem to be a bunch of fair weather fans....

Oregon Ducks hoping for uptick in football ticket sales as season approaches

Looks like a 15% drop since the winning seasons of 2011

"After selling 37,404 season tickets last season, Oregon had sold 35,643 as of Wednesday, down 4.7 percent, according to figures provided by the school. (UO sold a record 43,295 in 2011.)"

110 game sellout streak ends. pfffft 110

"In college athletics, selling football tickets isn't just about filling a stadium -- as UO had done for 110 consecutive home games, until that streak ended last September. It's also about filling an athletic department's coffers, and balancing its budget."

Wait, reading further, at the point the article was written ONLY ONE OREGON GAME WAS A SELLOUT

"The only home game not open for single-game sales is Nebraska, on Sept. 9. Short of purchasing a ticket on the secondary market, the only way to watch the Huskers is to buy either a full season ticket or three-game mini-plan. The game is considered UO's only sellout so far, though the school still has mini-plans and season tickets available for purchase."

I do a search on ticketmaster for Oregon tickets,

Nebraska $149
Washington State $75
Utah $75

Yup, the Nebraska game tickets are twice as much as Washington State or Utah.

And I've heard of a fair number of Husker fans buying season tickets.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

The least amount of points Oregon allowed in 2016 was 26 to the 2-10 Virginia Cavaliers.

I believe the Oregon Pass Defense was rated LAST in 2016.

What are Mike Riley and Danny Langsdorf planning on doing in 2017? Pass. A lot. You had better hope the Oregon pass defense has a clue or can at least sack Tanner Lee a few times. The Nebraska O Line is a huge question mark in my book.

Supposedly, Oregon is returning 9 starters from that 2016 Brady Hoke defensive unit.

Evaluating the Top 10 Groups of FBS Returning Starters in 2017 | FOX Sports

I used the chart that had Oregon had #38 with returning starters, but not valued very highly. Nebraska had fewer returning starters but was still rated higher than Oregon. Does it mean anything? No clue. But it supports me in this quack corn match.

No idea who the new DC is for Oregon. I know the HC is Willie Taggart.

as you can see the from this, the corn crop is above average in the State of Oregon. The Cornhuskers will be glad to come and combine that crop for you.

2017 Corn Crop Condition | Successful Farming


Get ready for this, Big Red Combines

Pass the koolaid.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

 

[HuskerinBig10]

Disturbing? Definitely not a cock, so it must be a duck.

I have no words to describe this.

 

[HuskerinBig10]

And that is the OH MY GOD!!

 

[HuskerinBig10]

Oregon Losses I am cherry picking of course

Oregon didn't go bowling from 1963 to 1989 or something like that.

1983 Pacific at Oregon— Pacific University, a school that no longer has a football program.

2000 Oregon at Wisconsin—Oregon was unranked and Wisconsin was No. 5 in the country. Oregon lost by three points. A B1G Team Moral victory claimed

1994 Rose Bowl Oregon vs. Penn State—Oregon hadn’t been to the Rose Bowl since 1957 and hadn’t won the Pac-10 in the same time. Actually it was the Pacific Coast Conference then. A B1G Team

2004 Indiana at Oregon—Mike Bellotti only lost one home opener in his 14 seasons as head coach. A B1G Team

2016 loss to Nebraska. A B1G Team

2015 Loss to Michigan State A B1G Team

2014 Loss to Ohio State A B1G Team

2010 Loss to Ohio State A B1G Team

 

[HuskerinBig10]

Winsipedia - Oregon Ducks vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers football series history

Oregon's only win over Nebraska was in 1953. I bet all the Oregon players grandparents can tell them about that win. That is, of course, assuming they even knew Oregon played football games back then.

Fun fact because so few games have been played and maybe Oregon didn't really have a stadium for awhile

Oregon has never beaten Nebraska in Oregon.

 

[corn train]

Troll? I'm genuinely confused here.

That's a bit better, don't let our insecure rating go to your head

 

[OregonDucks]

You do realize that Oregon would have won last year vs Nebraska had we kicked PATs rather then go for 2 all those times.

So keep bringing up how bad Oregon was last year, with how bad we were, we should have won that game.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

You do realize that Oregon would have won last year vs Nebraska had we kicked PATs rather then go for 2 all those times.

So keep bringing up how bad Oregon was last year, with how bad we were, we should have won that game.

If my aunt had nuts, she'd be my uncle. You have no idea how not going for 2 would have impacted the game.

 

[corn train]

We should have won more games last year as well, we just couldn't score enough points tho

 

[Skerpokes]

You do realize that Oregon would have won last year vs Nebraska had we kicked PATs rather then go for 2 all those times.

So keep bringing up how bad Oregon was last year, with how bad we were, we should have won that game.

But didn't.

 

[OregonDucks]

Even given all of our problems last year, a completely new coaching staff we are still ranked higher then Nebraska and still favored in this game!

LOL!!

 

[corn train]

Are you seriously resting on your preseason fucking ranking, get your fucking head outta your ass

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Even given all of our problems last year, a completely new coaching staff we are still ranked higher then Nebraska and still favored in this game!

LOL!!

Who was ranked higher and favored last year? I forgot.

 

[OregonDucks]

Who was ranked higher and favored last year? I forgot.

Just saying, given all we have gone through the Ducks are still seen as a better team/program. Wake up, it's 2017, not 1997.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

Just saying, given all we have gone through the Ducks are still seen as a better team/program. Wake up, it's 2017, not 1997.

That counts for about as much on the scoreboard as Oregon's 2 PT conversion attempts in the game last year.

 

[corn train]

Just saying, given all we have gone through the Ducks are still seen as a better team/program. Wake up, it's 2017, not 1997.

We're all going to celebrate your programs success now, thank you for the wake up call

 

[OregonDucks]

That counts for about as much on the scoreboard as Oregon's 2 PT conversion attempts in the game last year.

I'll differ, since this is a new season. Oregon comes into the season just outside the top 25. Win their OOC games and Oregon is surely in the top 25 by late September.

 

[Skerpokes]

Just saying, given all we have gone through the Ducks are still seen as a better team/program. Wake up, it's 2017, not 1997.

Hell it's not 2014 either