n.e.husker Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Mike Lucas has been covering Wisconsin athletics for 40 years. He's seen enough games that you'd forgive him if he didn't recall a couple collisions from four decades ago. But bring up Nebraska and listen to him go. Yeah, there was that tussle in Lincoln in '73. That was the one where Selvie Washington returned a kick 96 yards for a touchdown in the final minutes to give the Badgers the lead. "I remember how quiet that stadium that was," Lucas said. And then ... "And then David Humm engineered a scoring drive. Tony Davis was the tailback back then and we couldn't tackle him when it mattered the most." Nebraska won it 20-16. Then came the next fall in Madison. Humm left early with a hip injury. Wisconsin hung around. Down six, less than four minutes on the clock. And then ... http://huskerextra.com/sports/football/article_848352c7-c772-5d89-bf67-7b6f6d9d49e2.html Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Shame we couldn't have them in our division. Quote Link to comment
Blaze1up Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Biggest game of the regular season, right Thurr. Quote Link to comment
theknife Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Not to write off our non-conference schedule, but this game is where we find out who we are in 2011. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I agree that we'll find out where we are going to fit in the Big 10 quick, dirty and in a hurry at this game. Quote Link to comment
I am I Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 "I think we're very similar to Nebraska," Murawski said in describing the passion for Wisconsin athletics. "We don't have pro teams right in our market. The Packers are up the road, but there are no other Division I football teams. This state is all about the Badgers just like Nebraska is all about the Huskers and Iowa is all about the Hawkeyes. ... We have a uniqueness that serves us well." really? cuz i would say that the Packers are a pretty big draw. What about Marquette bball? what about the Brewers? and what about Iowa State in Iowa? it humors me that other programs try to relate their 'uniqueness' to what is TRULY unique about our team and state. not being a jerk to the guy, just sayin that in all reality, it's not real similar at all.... 1 Quote Link to comment
GBRsal Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 you gotta be really "cagey" to call stub hub Quote Link to comment
NebraskaShellback Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 We do not need a rival at this time, it makes no sense. It will be interesting to see the Sea of Red at Badger-land! Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 "I think we're very similar to Nebraska," Murawski said in describing the passion for Wisconsin athletics. "We don't have pro teams right in our market. The Packers are up the road, but there are no other Division I football teams. This state is all about the Badgers just like Nebraska is all about the Huskers and Iowa is all about the Hawkeyes. ... We have a uniqueness that serves us well." really? cuz i would say that the Packers are a pretty big draw. What about Marquette bball? what about the Brewers? and what about Iowa State in Iowa? it humors me that other programs try to relate their 'uniqueness' to what is TRULY unique about our team and state. not being a jerk to the guy, just sayin that in all reality, it's not real similar at all.... Don't forget the Milwaukee Bucks! lol... Seriously, he's got no idea what the Husker football team is to the state of Nebraska. Not even in the slightest. Quote Link to comment
walksalone Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Every time I think about this game, two words come to mind... "Old School" Quote Link to comment
HuskerTrucker Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The really sick thing about this game is that both teams and their fans wear red...I think we need to consider doing a "black out" when we go to Wisconsin, so they can look across their stadium and know that Nebraska fans have shown up in mass. I only wish that Wisconsin could have been in the same division with us, or even was our rivalry game every year. I think it could have become our new "Oklahoma" game. Penn State will be fun, but IMHO, Wisconsin would have been soooo much more fun. Quote Link to comment
Blaze1up Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Lots of talk about Russell Wilson being a Heisman favorite and by far the best QB Wiscy has ever had. Quote Link to comment
The Maudfather Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Lots of talk about Russell Wilson being a Heisman favorite and by far the best QB Wiscy has ever had. Oh? lol. Who's doing the talking? Last I knew, the talk went a little something like this: 1. Andrew Luck 2. Kellen Moore 3. LaMichael James 4. Landry Jones 5. Justin Blackmon 35. Russell Wilson Quote Link to comment
TopekaHUSKER15 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I wonder if we'll wear the all-whites for this one Quote Link to comment
308_Husker Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I wonder if we'll wear the all-whites for this one I hope so. I'm probably in the minority, but I love our all-white unis. Quote Link to comment
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