-Isms: Views on life in rural America

Unpopular opinion: Sportsmanship is best shown during competition, not during a five-second sound bite or video during a coin toss.

That’s why I agree with the take by Nebraska sports writer Mitch Sherman from Friday’s Huskers versus Iowa game. “The Athletic” journalist asserts that the 60-minute football contest showed true sportsmanship.

The pregame antics were pure hype.

“They didn’t head hunt. They didn’t try to start fights or commit personal fouls. Common in rivalry games, those actions would have crossed the line of poor sportsmanship.

But a silent protest before the coin toss as a remi...