Nebraska fans will love this. WaPo writer interviews @fauxpelini. Discussing the changes in the Husker fan base over the years.
Posted by
GregW (aka not2fast)
Oct 28 '16, 19:19
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I am firmly in the mid-strata. Born in 1959, I had just turned 11 when they won their first of 5 national championships. I was 41 when they last played for the NC in 2001.
This is the part that will baffle fans of most other schools, but is correct:
"In the 18 seasons following 1997, Nebraska has lost four or more times in 14 seasons, exactly four times each every season from 2008 to ’14, an arithmetical achievement.
In four of the 18 seasons, the losses either matched or outnumbered the wins, and while most fan bases might see 14 out of 18 as strong, this one sees 14 out of 18 not as outrage — it doesn’t really do outrage — but as something in the vicinity of blah."
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