Nebraska football fans began leaving Memorial Stadium in droves right around half time and that had some more than a little angry.
It’s been a long couple of years for Nebraska football. Bad losses have abounded. It appears that Husker fans are getting a little tired of how often those bad losses occur.
Likely because the Nebraska football team didn’t put up much of a fight against the Michigan Wolverines, there were more than a few fans seen exciting the stadium early.
That caused some other Nebraska football fans to call thoe who left “fair weather fans.”
Fair weather fans
— Preston Hillier (@prestonhillier) September 30, 2023
It’s possible that unusually hot temperatures had something to do with people not being willing to watch Nebraska football get drubbed in the second half. The 28-0 score at intermission was the icing on the cake.
While there were plenty online who had problems with Husker fans leaving before the game even reached the end of the third quarter, there were others who think Nebraska football has no one to blame but the program itself.
“This stuff is rich,” one10/11 News executive director Brett Baker responded. “Yesterday was the first time I’ve ever left a game at halftime. That’s in 41 yrs of attending games. People have been filling Memorial for a bad product for a long time. I’ve often argued we’ve been TOO LOYAL. Empty seats speak volumes.”
Baker went on to say that he thinks the unyielding loyalty to Nebraska football is one of the reasons why the Huskers are as bad as they are. He added that he spent a ton of money on the Colorado game in 2019.
He also went out to dublin to watch Nebraska football lose to Northwestern.
Nebraska football fans justify leaving
While some believe that Baker made a good argument, others were skeptical.
What are you hoping the empty seats change? Its not like a coaching change is going to come of it. Im pretty sure he wants to win more than anyone. I think this is a poor attitude for a new coach in year one of a multi year turnaround.
— Allen Cogswell (@TheGreatCogs) October 1, 2023
What all Nebraska football fans are able to agree on is that the product on the field has not been acceptable. Just how to deal with that and how to react to it is yet another argument ripping its way through the fanbase. Hopefully, it won’t be too long before “leaving early” goes back to not being a thing.