







You might not know it, but if you head west on I-80 for several hours, you’ll eventually enter a vast expanse of depopulated land called Nebraska. I’ve heard rumors of this Nebraska before — this land that, like Iowa, is located in the Midwest yet somehow manages to be four hours farther away from everything.

As it turns out, Nebraska is an actual place with real live people, according to Twitter! In the lead-up to this weekend’s football contest between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Nebraskans have flooded the social media service with the “#iowahateweek” rallying cry — a sort of exercise in group catharsis and a storied tradition (sort of) among the Cornhusker fan base.

Here’s the kicker. A lot of the tweets that have been popping up under the “Iowa Hate Week” hashtag have been utterly hilarious. There’s that old adage, if you can’t laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at? So, with that said, prepare to enter the world of Cornhusker fandom. Are you feeling it? This guy is feeling it:


Touché

Where does Iowa buy its uniforms? The toilet store? #IowaHateWeek — Trent Ockinga (@trentsanity) November 25, 2013

We have our flaws, it’s true…

Why do all the trees in Nebraska lean east? Because Iowa Sucks. #IowaHateWeek — Austin Schweers (@AustinSchweers) November 25, 2013

What does this even mean?!

I have literally taken shits that sound better than the state of Iowa #IowaHateWeek — Taylor SMartinez (@SMartinezTaylor) November 25, 2013

A college student wrote this:

Iowa's birthrate has declined 5 of the last 6 years, likely due to it being illegal to kiss for more than 5 minutes. #Prudes #IowaHateWeek — Blackshirt Freshman (@BlackshirtFresh) November 26, 2013

Worked for me so far…

What do Iowa fans use for birth control? Their personalities #IowaHateWeek — Brock Minert (@brockminert) November 25, 2013

Despite Nebraska being off “over there” doing whatever the hell Nebraska does, we apparently have a little rivalry with our neighboring state. Did you know this? I didn’t know this. Did they forget to tell us?




Everyone is like #IowaHateWeek, but isn't every week Iowa hate week? — K (@kaylee_hobbs) November 25, 2013

On another note, every week is #iowahateweek — Amanda Blue (@a_maanduhh) November 25, 2013

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#IowaHateWeek is in full swing on my twitter feed right now. #couldntbehappier #proudofyouhuskers — kelly lucis (@_klou23) November 25, 2013

It's really an all year thing but we do get a week to celebrate it. Welcome to #IOWAHATEWEEK — Jeff Beitel (@jeffbeitel) November 24, 2013

my favorite weeks of the year: 4. spring break 3. thanksgiving week 2. christmas week 1, #IowaHateWeek — Cece Abbey (@CeceAbbey) November 25, 2013

Mother of god…

What's the difference between bin Laden and Iowa? Nothing. #IowaHateWeek — YA BOY EICHORST™ (@NotADEichorst) November 25, 2013

They just keep going…

Best thing to come out of Iowa in the last 50 years? I-80 #IowaHateWeek — Midwest Hot Mess (@Midwestgirl66) November 26, 2013

Happy #IOWAHATEWEEK Nebraska. I'm thankful for…… growing up on the other side of the river. #beatIowa pic.twitter.com/gQOiTMDKVG — Patrick Luddy (@P_Luddy) November 24, 2013

#IowaHateWeek Did you hear Iowa's library burned down? It's a shame because most of the coloring books hadn't been used yet — Tampa Two (@TampaTwo1) November 26, 2013

Looks quaint!

Man, downtown Iowa City is just a blast. #IowaHateWeek pic.twitter.com/B07etegE — Jessica Tully (@jessalynn4) October 20, 2012

Cornhusker fans even trudged up writer Stephen Bloom’s old article, “Observations from 20 years of Iowa Life.” Remember that? This guy posted a broken link, so here’s a working version for those curious.



#IowaHateWeek | Observations From 20 Years of Iowa Life – The Atlantic http://t.co/ZajuaMse — Ben Lerman (@blerms) October 15, 2012

And then there was this…

And finally, a bit of philosophy about what these “hate weeks” mean to the Cornhusker fan base. I wouldn’t call it the “worst thing” they do because, quite frankly, it was pretty entertaining to read through all of these tweets. You can find more “Iowa Hate Week” shout outs here. There are many.



This is the worst thing we do as a fan base, but its kind of like The Purge, let us cleanse ourselves, folks. #IowaHateWeek — Wats (@c_watson_24) November 25, 2013









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