I-Nebraska football game day experience nakho akufani nanoma yisiphi isipiliyoni se-NFL. Njengezindawo eziningi zezemidlalo zasekolishi, umkhathi yinto okufanele uyenze ukuyiqonda.
Uzobona obomvu kusukela emzuzwana wokuqala obeka unyawo eSikhumbuzo seSikhumbuzo, lapho befaka enye yemidlalo emihle kuyo yonke imidlalo.
Kuthatha isinyathelo esengeziwe, umoya we-ekolishi ongatholakali we-ekolishi uhamba nge-Lincoln.
Lona ikhaya le-University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, olunye lwezinhlelo ezinhle kakhulu zesizwe kusukela ngo-1970.
Mhlawumbe awukhathaleli kakhulu amarekhodi noma ama-Cornhuskers. Akunandaba. Lona umbukiso ngisho nabathintana nabo nalabo abangenabambiswano beza ukubona.
Bavela emasimini asepulazini nasezindaweni zasemadolobheni. Abanye bahamba ngamamayela angama-400 ngenye indlela ukuze badlale umdlalo wamahora amathathu. Abanye bahlaziya i-Interstate 80 ukusuka e-Omaha ngamamayela angu-75 ngehora (umkhawulo wejubane lomthetho). Kodwa cishe bonke abalandeli abaye bahamba ngeSikhumbuzo se-Memorial Stadium okungenani lokhu kufana kakhulu: bagqoka inhlanganisela ethile ebomvu noma emhlophe.
Lokhu kwenza ukubukeka okuyingqayizivele njengoba uhamba waya ekampus. Imifudlana encane ebomvu emigwaqeni yasemadolobheni edolobheni ephenduka imifula ngenkathi usondela ku-10th Street, bese ulwandle olubomvu ngaphakathi enkundleni, manje eline abalandeli abangaba ngu-90 000 ngosuku lomdlalo.
U-ESPN Analyst nowayengumqeqeshi wase-Indiana u-Lee Corso usho kanje ukuthi uLincoln uyindawo yokugcina ayengathanda ukuyithatha ithimba lakhe elingenakuqhathaniswa nesihloko emgqeni. Kukhona ezinye izindawo lapho kudlalwa khona ibhola lebhola eliphezulu, kodwa lapha uzobona umoya wesikole kanye nezemidlalo ngendlela elula kakhulu, enamandla kakhulu.
Umoya wombuso ungase uphenye, futhi. I-Nebraska iyikhaya labantu abayizigidi ezingu-1.9 kuphela kanye neyunivesithi enkulu edlala i-Division IA football. Akukho ukwethembeka okuhlukanisiwe lapha.
Yingakho izixuku ze-Nebraska ziphakathi kwebhola le-football-savvy ezweni. Zibalwa kakhulu ngezemidlalo. Njalo umdlalo, uzuze noma ulahlekelwe, izinkulungwane zabalandeli zinikeza ithimba eliphikisayo ukuba lingene lapho lifaka khona igumbi lokugqoka.
Ugcine nini ukubona ukuthi enkundleni yakho yezintandokazi ze-NFL?
ISikhumbuzo seSikhumbuzo sihlala esikrinini esikhulu se-jumbo esingaphezu kwamamitha amahlanu ububanzi. Ingxenye yesistimu ebizwa ngokuthi, ngokwemvelo, "Ukuhlukunyezwa." Yinto enhle ongayilindela ukuyifumana ku-NFL, kuphela enkulu kakhulu.
I-Lincoln (inani labantu abangu-265,000) liyizibili ngobukhulu edolobheni laseNebraska, kodwa linikeza izihambi zedolobhana elincane. Abantu bayabingelela abangaziwayo ngegama elikhethekile lokungenisa izihambi zaseMidwestern.
Ukupaka kungaba yinkinga, kodwa kungenzeka ukugcina isikhala segalaji edolobheni lamagaraji isikhathi sezinsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi komdlalo.
Izitaladi zigcwele emini yomdlalo ekuseni, futhi mhlawumbe uzokuzwa i-Cornhusker Marching Band eyofudumala umzila wayo odumile, idlala kulo lonke umdlalo. I-band warm-up ibonisa ikhonsathi yamahhala yangaphandle. Hamba endaweni eduze neKimball Recital Hall noma i-Sheldon Art Gallery ekamelweni le-UNL. Leli qembu liya eSikhumbuzweni seSikhumbuzo ngasemgwaqweni we-10 cishe emaminithi angu-30 ngaphambi kokukhishwa.
Izindawo zokudlela zedolobha zinikela ngemikhiqizo yokudla kwamasaka "ukuya" emdlalweni. Ukudla kwedwa kudinga uhambo. Inkabi ye-Nebraska ithandwa emhlabeni wonke. Intsandvo yendawo yinkinga. Umhlabathi wenkomo kanye neklabishi inyama yezinyosi idayiswa ngaphakathi nasezindaweni ezizungezile endaweni yezemidlalo ngamanani aphansi.
Abathandi be-Nebraska bathanda nezinja zabo ezibomvu ze-Fairbury-brand, ezidayiswa kuyo yonke le nkundla.
I-Lincoln inezinombolo eziningi zezinketho, kodwa hhayi namakamelo amaningi edolobheni. Amanani abo aphansi ngamazinga angasogwini, nakuba abaningi bakhokhela i-premium emasontweni e-football. Ngakho-ke ngezinye izikhathi kungcono ukubhuka amakamelo eNtshonalanga Omaha, imizuzu engama-35 nje (khumbula ukuthi umkhawulo wemizuzu eyi-75 ngehora levishini).
Okufanayo kungashiwo ngezindiza. I-Eppley Airfield enkulu e-Omaha ngokuvamile ihlinzeka ngamathuba angcono okushayela indiza. Iningizimu-ntshonalanga, ikhonza u-Omaha futhi ivame ukuhlinzeka ngemali emihle, njengoba kwenza iKansas City International, cishe amahora amathathu eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeLincoln.
Lokhu kungenzeka ukuthi imfihlo yokuzijabulisa egcinwe kakhulu eMidwest. Ekupheleni kwenkathi yokudumala ka-2017, i-Nebraska yokuthengiswa kwe-streak yayisengaguquki futhi ifinyelele ku-361 okulandelanayo okuthengiswa ekhaya (irekhodi eliqhubekayo le-NCAA elisha ngoNovemba.
2, 1962). Amathikithi wonyaka aphikisana nezinkantolo zezinkinga nezokuhlukanisa. Ngamafuphi, ngeke ukwazi ukuhamba ngefasitela lesikiti bese ukhetha izihlalo namanani.
Nakhu lapho ugijima enkingeni njengomhambi webhajethi. Amathikithi emidlalweni ye-Nebraska ayadingeka kakhulu futhi angafiki eshibhile.
Amaphephandaba amasha ahlinzeka ngemikhombandlela, kodwa sebenzisa kahle. Ezinye zizobekwa ngokweqile, futhi abanye abathengisi bazofakazela ukuthi ngeke uthole amathikithi atholakalayo.
Lokhu akulona iqiniso ngaso sonke isikhathi. Fika ekuseni bese ubheka endaweni empumalanga yenkundla yabathengisi. Ama-Yellow Pages afaka uhlu lwamathikithi amaningi amathikithi azokhokhisa "imali" encane kunazo zonke ngenhla ye-face value. Gwema izihlalo empumalanga nasentshonalanga enkundleni yezemidlalo engaphezu kwe-36, njengoba ikhona ngaphansi kwebhokisi elingenhla kanye nemigqa yokubona ayimpofu.
Phakathi nenkathi ye-4-8, amanani wetikithi awela kumazinga angakaze abe khona. Kodwa isimemezelo sokuthi u-Scott Frost owayengumqeqeshi we-Husker, owayengumqeqeshi weqembu lakhe, uzoyithatha njengomqeqeshi wekhanda, wakhuthaza umdlandla wezemidlalo, wafaka amanani entengo ephezulu. Lindela ukukhokha kusuka ku-$ 100- $ 300 USD ngethikithi ngalinye, nokunye okuningi ngezihlalo zokukhetha emidlalweni eyinhloko. Kodwa amathikithi egeyimu engakaboniswa inkomfa ekuqaleni konyaka angatholwa angaphansi kuka-$ 100.
Njenganoma yikuphi indawo eqondile yebhola lebhola lebhola lebhayisikili, likhokhela ukuzama amathikithi omdlalo wonyaka wokuqala. Imidlalo yesikhathi sekwephuzile idla ukubaluleka kakhudlwana, izihlalo ezitholakalayo nezindleko eziphakeme.
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