# My world has come to an end or college football will never be the same. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 16, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925 "2003-07-16T17:32:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Toaster52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@Toaster52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toaster52)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/1 "2003-07-16T17:32:47Z")
So yesterday while waiting for my Sweetie at the mall, I went into the local B Dalton to browse. I love these places and could spend (and have spent) hours in them. But yesterday I had just a few minutes so I headed over to the magazine rack to see what’s there. AHA!!! The latest pre-season polls are out. I grab the Sporting News with trembling hands; trembling, because my beloved Cornhuskers suffered a nuclear meltdown last year, going through their worst season in 41 years. Several national records were ended, such as consecutive years in Top 10, 9-win seasons, hell, _winning_ seasons, etc… But one always wants to know, to have some idea of what to expect. So despite my fears, I turn the pages. Auburn #1…ehh Ohio State #2…well, at least my friend Brett will be happy …skips Top 10, knowing bad news will be upcoming… … … … What th?..not even in the Top 25?! Can’t be…can’t be… I stifle a soft moan of despair and steel myself to the terrible task. You can do this, you can do this… I flip the page and scan further. … … … ohmygod 36th My Sweetie found me curled up in the corner, weeping uncontrollably, while nervous employees hovered nearby. She took me home and tucked me into bed, where I curled up in a fetal position, shivering and shaking. This will be the longest college football season I will have ever endured. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/2 "2003-07-16T17:41:06Z")
Cowboy fan here. I know exactly how you feel. Old videotape is your friend. ---
**Author:** ![Toaster52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@Toaster52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toaster52)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/3 "2003-07-16T18:55:37Z")
_sigh_ I have the championship seasons on hand, but I’m afraid of wearing them out… ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/4 "2003-07-16T19:01:23Z")
How do you keep the Cornhuskers out of your front yard ? Put up a Goal post. Seriously, what did you expect coming off a bad season, and with a major staff shakeup yet to be blooded ? This’d be a great year for them to take on the Badgers again. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/5 "2003-07-16T19:07:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Toaster52 \* > \*\*Auburn #1…ehh \*\* Awright! war DAMN eagle ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/6 "2003-07-16T19:20:36Z")
At least SI won’t rate you number 1. That’s a sure way to get your ass kicked during the season… (Says the OSU Beavers fan) ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/7 "2003-07-16T19:28:38Z")
How do you get a Huskers cheerleader into your dorm room? Grease her hips and push like hell. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/8 "2003-07-16T20:25:51Z")
What does the “N” on a Husker’s helmet stand for? Knowledge GO TROJANS! 🙂 * * * Email: Obfuscating communication for over a decade! ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/9 "2003-07-16T23:23:01Z")
Hey, buck up, buddy. I went to Duke. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/10 "2003-07-17T01:39:45Z")
I went to Columbia, and our football team didn’t win a single game during my 4 years there. So, unless you went to Prairie View A & M, you can cry me a f\*\*\*ing river over your football team, and you won’t get ANY sympathy! ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/11 "2003-07-17T02:00:43Z")
Hah! I’m _glad_ the Huskers are losing. I hope they never appear in the rankings again! Gorsnak, Michigan fan still bitter about that %%@# fluke TD against Mizzou in '97 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Beagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/12 "2003-07-17T02:09:41Z")
It’s a rebuilding year (UF). Every year I just hope that the football news stays in the sports section and off of the A Section. That’s the paramount consideration, IMO. Actual football considerations, this year I’m hoping true freshmen can perform :eek:. I’ve already resigned myself to a couple games over .500. I’m trying not to be that fan that wants to fire the coach and has a stroke every game. Anyone with sympathy for the Huskers? Anyone? The Huskers deserve a down decade. Yeah, I remember [sub]62-21[/sub]. Another reason you’ll get no sympathy. Perhaps some Gator tears. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/13 "2003-07-17T04:03:48Z")
Hey, for Father’s Day I just got my Dad a tape of the 1959 Husker-Sooners game. Huskers can come back from a lousy season. ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/14 "2003-07-17T04:25:30Z")
Try being a University of Kentucky student. We suck at virtually every sport that isn’t basketball, and we’ve got a new football coach, reduced scholarships, and a quarterback that could block for himself. This is shaping up to be another 2-9 season, unless we can get lucky on defense (we have no DBs). ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/15 "2003-07-17T13:25:56Z")
There are sports other than basketball? ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/16 "2003-07-17T13:43:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by brianjedi \* > \*\*Try being a University of Kentucky student. We suck at virtually every sport that isn’t basketball, and we’ve got a new football coach, reduced scholarships, and a quarterback that could block for himself. This is shaping up to be another 2-9 season, unless we can get lucky on defense (we have no DBs). \*\* Try being a Johns Hopkins student. We suck at everything except lacrosse, and no-one gives a shit except the lacrosse players. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/17 "2003-07-17T14:10:53Z")
Incidentally- while it may be painful to get blown out by the likes of Miami and Colorado, that’s NOTHING compared to the ignonimy of getting stomped 45-0 by Princeton, Brown, Yale, Bucknell and Lehigh, as the Columbia Lions regularly do! ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/18 "2003-07-17T14:50:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Frankd6 \* > \*\*There are sports other than basketball? \*\* What’s basketball?😕 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/19 "2003-07-17T15:02:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by A Monkey With a Gun \* > \*\*Awright! > > war DAMN eagle \*\* No other way!!! Weagle weagle ---
**Author:** ![Southerner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Southerner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southerner)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925/20 "2003-07-17T17:40:54Z")
Being the Oklahoma Sooner fan that I am, I can understand your pain ,Toaster. After livung through the hell that was Sooner footbal of the Nineties I thought the glory days were gone forever. But we finally got the right people in place and turned the depression around. 😃 The Huskers will be back. You can count on it. I believe it will be this year. Good luck. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-world-has-come-to-an-end-or-college-football-will-never-be-the-same/188925.md?page=2)