Nebraska Kansas State Game Moved

[illnino]

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How do you feel about another Thursday night game to open up Big XII Play?

I am all for it. It is a road game, and NU is unbeaten on Thursday nights. Don't like giving up home games, but a road game is cool, plus, it gets the National spotlight for that night.

 

 

and it still gives the coaches plenty of time to get ready for TX.

[jjamuss]

should be a sweet game... everyone watching NU run amock on KSU, as usual.

 

I am definitely going to Manhattan for that game!

[mmmtodd]

We had a long time to prepare for texas tech this year too...just sayin. As long as it doesnt shorten the prep time to under a week, I dont see how it hurts at all. One could argue that longer than a week changes the routine too much, and does more bad than good as well.

[redout22]

I am all for it. Gives us a chance to show the nation what we have.

[mturn087]

As a Husker fan soon to be going to KSU its going to be a blast to go to that game! I look forward to the huskers coming down into Kansas and kicking tail whether it be KSU or KU....

[Apathy]

I can't wait for this Thursday night show down. I just hope that the Huskers show up in all four quarters instead of just the fourth quarter like in the Mizzo game.

[manitobahusker]

I can't wait for this Thursday night show down. I just hope that the Huskers show up in all four quarters instead of just the fourth quarter like in the Mizzo game.

 

 

agreed....but the defense was there for all 4 quarters we just need the offense to wake up at kickoff.

[Count 'Bility]

Just read some stuff on KSUfans.com. They seem pretty upset over this. Think Osborne should worry about our own home games. They think it's bullsh#t cuz most of their fanbase comes from 2+ hours away (and north platte and kearney are right around the corner ) and that a thursday night game would affect attendence. Also that Nebraska is afraid to have a thursday night game cuz we dont want to ruin our sellout streak.

I simply said the Memorial Stadium would sellout at 2am on Christmas morning in a 10 below blizzard against a Division 2 team and how hard can it be to put together 50000 people on a thursday night, hell we'll pitch in with our usual 5-10k.

[Vuren]

I guess I would like it more if it was against a better team. I still don't think KSU is better than 7-5 or 8-4 this next season.

i disagree they are at best a 6-6 team.

 

 

Sat, Sep 04 UCLA Manhattan, Kan. l

 

Sat, Sep 11 Missouri State Manhattan, Kan. w

 

Sat, Sep 18 Iowa State at Kansas City, Mo. l

 

Sat, Sep 25 Central Florida Manhattan, Kan. w

 

Sat, Oct 02 BYE BYE BYE

 

Thu, Oct 07 Nebraska * Manhattan, Kan. l

ESPN

Sat, Oct 16 Kansas * at Lawrence, Kan. l

 

Sat, Oct 23 Baylor * at Waco, Texas TBA l

 

Sat, Oct 30 Oklahoma State * Manhattan, Kan. l

 

Sat, Nov 06 Texas * Manhattan, Kan. l

 

Sat, Nov 13 Missouri * at Columbia, Mo. l

 

Sat, Nov 20 Colorado * at Boulder, Colo. l

 

Sat, Nov 27 North Texas at Denton, Texas w

 

 

that said the Baylor and Colorado games as of right now they lose only because they aren't at home. i don't want to guess on how good robert griffen will be coming off of that acl injury

[JTrain]

Linky

 

How do you feel about another Thursday night game to open up Big XII Play?

I am all for it. It is a road game, and NU is unbeaten on Thursday nights. Don't like giving up home games, but a road game is cool, plus, it gets the National spotlight for that night.

 

What do you mean giving up a home game?

[Minnesota_husker]

I love this.. i know the guys on 1620 werent fans, but i think this is a great way to start the Big 12 season.

[HuskerBob4]

After finding out more about the revenue sharing in the Big XII pertaining to the ESPN/ABC contract, I am all for playing one of the North Division games on a Thursday every year. Like many of you mentioned, it gives us a national spotlight game AND revenue from the ESPN/ABC contract that we otherwise would have lost out on because it would have been a FOX regional broadcast.

 

I also like what we are doing to maximize revenue dollars from TV. 3 PPV games against the powder puffs, non-conference game against quality opponent will at least be regional if not national on ESPN/ABC, 1 Thursday night game, CU/NU after Thanksgiving, and either UT or OU on national TV. That gives us at least 4 games on ESPN/ABC (plus CCG, makes 5) and 3 PPV games which we dont split revenues with the rest of the conference. And typically, one of our other South division opponents' game will be on ESPN/ABC also. I think we have found a little niche to maximize our TV revenues....

[kozzman555]

I love this, i might actually get to see more than 1 or 2 games this year!

[Micheal]

I like this move and it sets up Nebraska for back-to-back nationaly televised games as i'm sure the Texas game will be either an ABC or ESPN national primetime telecast.

Great point.

[hskerprid]

Just read some stuff on KSUfans.com. They seem pretty upset over this. Think Osborne should worry about our own home games. They think it's bullsh#t cuz most of their fanbase comes from 2+ hours away (and north platte and kearney are right around the corner ) and that a thursday night game would affect attendence. Also that Nebraska is afraid to have a thursday night game cuz we dont want to ruin our sellout streak.

I simply said the Memorial Stadium would sellout at 2am on Christmas morning in a 10 below blizzard against a Division 2 team and how hard can it be to put together 50000 people on a thursday night, hell we'll pitch in with our usual 5-10k.

AH HA!!! You would be "The Husker 1" I was kicked off of that site last year. They hate anyone who can talk fact's and football.

I will be at the game since I'm stuck here in Manhattan. Alot of the KSU faithful are not happy about this Thursday night thing.Here is a quote from one of the purple vermin:

 

 

Kansas State would win this game whenever they played. Nebraska isn't going to be very good.

 

Funny that the Lincoln paper made it sound like this was K-States idea. Now Nebraska has another excuse when they loose.