If you've felt this way over the last 20 years, you're not watching the same games I have been. Do you know what rank KU finished in 1995? Tenth. Their only loss was to Nebraska. Same with #6 Kansas State. Do you not remember being beat by 40 points by KU in 2007? Do you not remember playing COLORADO for the de facto national championship in 1994? do you not remember being overmatched 2 years in a row By Mizzou, losing at home?
Its comments like this that get Huskers fans labeled as arrogant, revisionist, living in the past fans.
Being excited to play OSU, Michigan, PSU, etc. is like being excited to sit at the adult table at Thanksgiving for the first time. We have stadium envy. Trophy envy. History envy. You name it. We envy those Big 10 teams and now we feel like we have finally arrived at the adult table. The truth of the matter is that we were always at the adult table. We've just switched families.