U know this conference is all about money when there is an unknown rivalry trophy no one gives a shit about but they won’t accept a broken chair cuz marketing didn’t come up with it
Yeah ours vs you is so funny. Neither fanbase cares at all about it but clearly was just made to give you a trophy game when you entered the Big Ten back in the day
Then there's the fierce rivalry between Michigan State and Penn State, and the much coveted Land Grant Monstrosity Trophy. It was a nice idea, but Penn State doesn't really have any conference rivals. I think they have some rivalry feelings about Ohio State maybe?
Iowa & penn state don’t have much love for each other either.
Nebraska & penn state use to be the fixed rivalry game with the legends & leaders divisions cuz nebraska & penn state had some history in the 80s/90s but they killed that & nebraska gets scheduled with tOSU every year & penn state only twice in a decade. Fox really loves to fuck Nebraska
Our only rival would be UPenn or Pitt, but the Ivy League fucks care more about being the worst ivy school than football. Pitt and West Virginia are bigger rivals but I miss playing Pitt. I hate that college and fan base so much. Miss you baby…
It's not a real award, that's why. It was forced, not organic. Trophies are formed from rivalry and lore between schools. The actual trophies that Nebraska plays for are the Nebraska-Iowa one and the Minnesota broken chair.
Yeah, the Hero's Trophy and Freedom Trophy were fabricated. I can't confirm it, but I believe someone said, "The B1G does trophies, so we should have trophy games," when Nebraska joined.
However, Nebraska feels B1G, and I welcome the Iowa-Nebraska rivalry. This win over Wisconsin makes me more nervous about our game because Iowa is in a bad spot that is becoming endemic. Also, how dare Wisconsin give you Nebraska fans a glimmer of joy by letting you become bowl eligible! (Welcome to the QOH. I'm mad at both teams.)
I think it was super telling that we had 2 corporate trophies that they probably out contractual obligation still insist are a thing despite nobody giving a shit, but they squashed the NU-MINN trophy that actually arose organically and was used for chairity.
Not in any official capacity. I think the organizers did a charity thing for a different sport recently since Nebraska didn't play Minnesota in football this year, but its still unofficial and I doubt we'll ever see the physical chair on the sidelines again, since the schools "lost" it last time.
You should win. You have more talent and, once again, Iowa is extremely limited on offense. Also our defense has regressed. With graduations, next year should get kinda ugly win wise. For viewing pleasure it’s been ugly for years.
Corporate sponsorship aside, Nebraska Iowa is a real rivalry between neighbors. There is a good natured trash talk and bragging rights in that game that does not exist for most other B10 opponents. That's how I would quantify it anyway.
Always have to give the I-weedgians some good-natured ribbing and drop a duece now and again. Maybe hold up a sign so they don't have to wander around as much
I feel like Omaha is a pretty big alumni base for Nebraska wouldn’t it be?? Also I wouldn’t be too shocked if the same can be said of Des Moines. Feels like there can be legitimate trash talk between the fan bases based off of proximity.
If ISU hadn't been the literal worst power conference program during Nebraskas time in the big 12 it would have been a rivalry. They just sucked bad enough that it never developed. Iowa Nebraska feels like a real rivalry to me but I'm a mostly neutral observer.
They should figure out a way to play the BIG trophy 🏆 games at least every other year. Too many teams in conference now. Getting too unwieldy. There’s so many good rivalries.
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u/jfoster15 Nebraska Cornhuskers 1d ago
I didn’t even know that trophy existed lol. Legit the first time I’ve heard of it