Nebraska / Oklahoma Rivalry

Better Dead Than Sooner Red?

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That last poll question is a reference to one of the bumper stickers we used to have during the height of the rivalry.

tattooedhusker said:
N window clings on by back two side windows, "Nebraska" bumper sticker in the middle, and on each side stickers that say "Better Dead Then Sooner Red" and "If I owned Oklahoma and Hell, I'd rent out Oklahoma and live in Hell!"
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I used to have a picture of the one I referenced, but I can't find it now.

 
The next time we play OU will be 12 years after the last time. It's a bit difficult to keep that flame burning for that long. Which is sad.

 
I almost couldn't complete the poll because you had to answer all three for it to work.

1) = definitely.

2) = Meh....don't really give a rip. But, since I had to answer, I said "no".

3) = I would say that about almost all other college football programs that aren't Big Red.

 
StPaulHusker said:
The next time we play OU will be 12 years after the last time. It's a bit difficult to keep that flame burning for that long. Which is sad.
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Agreed, and it's curious that people are voting that we're still rivals.

It'll be fun to play them again, but it won't be anything like the games used to be. Heck, even in the mid-90s when they were awful, the game lacked luster. It was bizarre and unfortunate to beat Oklahoma 69-7 and 73-21 in back-to-back years.

 
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Agree....

Now, if they were to enter the Big Ten West and we played them every year, I could see it building back up. But, it would still be a long time before it got to the level it was in the 70s and 80s.

 
BigRedBuster said:
Agree....

Now, if they were to enter the Big Ten West and we played them every year, I could see it building back up. But, it would still be a long time before it got to the level it was in the 70s and 80s.
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It would be funny if the Big XII dissolved & we absorbed Oklahoma before our games in 2020 & 2021. We'd either have to redo the schedule or play a conference opponent early on.

 
Just of curiosity, can we kill (or ban) the people who answered yes to number three?

 
knapplc said:
BigRedBuster said:
Agree....

Now, if they were to enter the Big Ten West and we played them every year, I could see it building back up. But, it would still be a long time before it got to the level it was in the 70s and 80s.
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It would be funny if the Big XII dissolved & we absorbed Oklahoma before our games in 2020 & 2021. We'd either have to redo the schedule or play a conference opponent early on.
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Just keep them as non cons and conference opponents for those 2 years. Play them twice. I'd be all for that.

 
As a kid - I remember watching the Game of the Century wt a house full of family and relatives. The day after Thanksgiving tradition could not be beat. Living in Okla I would love to see it happen again.

When I moved to Tulsa I remember we just beat OU (1978) and then were # 1 for one week when we lost to of all people Mo and Coach Powers ( a former NU coach). It was such a heartbreak when it was announced a day or 2 later we would play OU in the orange bowl. Yes, great TV match up - revenge factor - great for OU but terrible for Tom and the team. It was hard to get up for that game - having beaten them once - OU had all of the motivation and we had lost our chance to play for the NC.

Then Turner Gill arrived and we had several years of victories. Out of the blue OU wins the 85 NC. We then had Steve Taylor at QB and if it wasn't for sooner magic I think we would have been talking about Steve as a Heisman and NC QB ranked near to Frazier, Crouch, Frost and Gill (I still rank him after those guys). 1989 was a turnaround. Winning the Big 8 at frozen, rainy OU and it seemed to get us back on track in the series. 1990s we dominate. I was at the 2000 game when OU ran the October table beating highly ranked Texas, KSU and #1 NU 3 weeks in a row. It was the last OU/NU game I attended.

So yes, I'd like to see OU in the West division but I'd like to see us prepared to play on their level 1st. Let us play up to Wisc's level first before we bring back dreams of the old days.

 
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StPaulHusker said:
knapplc said:
BigRedBuster said:
Agree....

Now, if they were to enter the Big Ten West and we played them every year, I could see it building back up. But, it would still be a long time before it got to the level it was in the 70s and 80s.
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It would be funny if the Big XII dissolved & we absorbed Oklahoma before our games in 2020 & 2021. We'd either have to redo the schedule or play a conference opponent early on.
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Just keep them as non cons and conference opponents for those 2 years. Play them twice. I'd be all for that.
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No thanks.

 
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