It’s widely known throughout college football how nice Nebraska fans can be. It’s a bit of a break from the norm because a usual road stop typically results in vitriol and hate directed toward the visiting team, especially when you get into deep, deep rivalries in the Big Ten.
Former Ohio State receiver Evan Spencer reflected on his travel to Lincoln as a visitor to Memorial Stadium back in 2011 when Luke Fickell was the caretaker of the OSU team for a year. By and large, that was a season to forget for the Buckeyes, the trip to Nebraska being one of seven losses the team experienced that year. Ohio State raced out to an early lead but dropped a heartbreaker 34-27 on October 8, 2011.
However, it was how the team was treated while traveling to the stadium that stood out to Spencer. He reflected on it during one of the latest podcast episodes of Glory Days: Dreams and Nightmares.
“I remember Nebraska, and we went there and had that awful loss,” Spencer said. “They were so nice and it was weird. We are driving and granted we are used to getting like eggs thrown at our bus and all that other crap. We’re driving and we have ‘The Ohio State’ written on the side and they are like, ‘Hi there.’ They are waving. We thought, ‘What’s this?’ And we lost. So maybe there’s more to it.”
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So, that begs the question: Are Nebraska fans just nice in general because they are good people, or is it a sly ploy that subdues the opponent to sleep?
We’re pretty sure it’s the former, and there’s sure to be a few bad apples in any fanbase, but remember this when you either travel to Lincoln to take in a game or see one on television. The fans are also known to applaud the visiting team when they leave the field.
Come to think of it, we could all probably learn a lesson from how Nebraska fans treat fans and players of the opposing team.
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