Op-Ed: Rivalry Hatred Is Not the Nebraska Way

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty ImagesLast week here at Corn Nation, managing editor Jon Johnston embraced a “rivalry of hate” between Nebraska and the Iowa Hawkeyes. I’m not going to rehash my arguments against declaring a capital-R Rivalry, except to point out yet another difference between the two programs.

Again, this illustrates the difference between the two programs:

Nebraska fires nine win coaches.

Iowa gives eight win coaches a half-million dollar bonus. https://t.co/q90CuDtq9L

— Husker Mike (@Husker_Mike) November 23, 2018 I get the dislike of Iowa fans...especially since the Hawkeyes have now won four in a row. (Thanks, Mike Riley.) Iowa fans have long sniped that Nebraska’s success on…