Huskers v Sooners coming soon?

[StPaulHusker]

Also, I could handle a loss to Oklahoma or any other Big Program team more than I like to watch blow out wins over Idaho State. The more high profile games you plat, the better you will be, in my humble opinion.

[Count 'Bility]

we ran away from the Big XII to a weak conference because we were chicken and were dominated by both participants in said Red River Shootout. Makes more sense to me now.

 

:funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah

 

We left a favoring division, who would do anything to make sure their "elite" would make it to a BCS bowl game. I am not even going to get into it, but by far, B1G has stiffer opponents in bowl games, as most face SEC teams. Last year the B1G was much more of a tougher conference than the B12. This year, I would say the same. You might have the argument about WV, but they have no defense, haven't played anyone with a strong defense and a potent offense, so they have yet to even be tested yet. Geno Smith is good, and will most likely win Heisman, but with no defense, it will be hard to go undefeated.

If you didn't understand the context of what I was saying to someone saying OU was sooooo scared of us they fled our so called rivalry for the 110 year old Red River Shootout then so be it. To the entire Big XII ( and most of the nation) we appear as about as chickenchit fleeing to a weak conference, regardless I was using this as an example. Kettle meet Pot if you will, OU had legitimate reasons, some say we do too. Now that Texas A&M, Mizzou and the Buffs are all gone maybe the Big XII and Big Ten are on sort of equal ground but not when we " Left / Ran"

Good grief, what's your problem. Maybe you just need to change teams all-together. Seems like there isnt one thing the University and the football program has done in the last decade to make you smile.

[BigRedBuster]

If you don't understand that there were major issues with the Big XII that caused us to leave other than competitiveness, then you have simply either chosen to ignore them or weren't anywhere around when it happened.

[Count 'Bility]

If you don't understand that there were major issues with the Big XII that caused us to leave other than competitiveness, then you have simply either chosen to ignore them or weren't anywhere around when it happened.

Exactly. Those who think that the move to the Big 10 was all about winning more football games a year are so ignorant to the real world they shouldnt even be allowed to breath. In fact, football competitiveness was probably the very VERY last thing on the list of reasons. And I dont even know why I'm commenting on this right now.

[Seriously?]

If you don't understand that there were major issues with the Big XII that caused us to leave other than competitiveness, then you have simply either chosen to ignore them or weren't anywhere around when it happened.

What I understand is that you like to call OU chickenchits and say they were scared of us when they actually had legit reasons for their decisions. What team was OU supposed to dump off their schedule to make ours happen, they were in a different Division. All for a Game of the Century and us beating Bud Wilkinson? We straight up ran because of some lousy officiating at an A&M game and the fact we couldn't beat Texas..........including in 96 so poor Tom is getting bullied.....whatever.

[Seriously?]

If you don't understand that there were major issues with the Big XII that caused us to leave other than competitiveness, then you have simply either chosen to ignore them or weren't anywhere around when it happened.

Exactly. Those who think that the move to the Big 10 was all about winning more football games a year are so ignorant to the real world they shouldnt even be allowed to breath. In fact, football competitiveness was probably the very VERY last thing on the list of reasons. And I dont even know why I'm commenting on this right now.

We all know exactly why we left the Big XII, the same reason the student section was crapped on, the same reason the fan base was even more split during it's upheaval during the Solich/Callahan/ and now Bo years using Golf events and statements that were meant to entice the split. We get it, poor Tom was bullied at the Big XII inception and didn't get his way as a Div1 coach ( that liked to play AD as well in picking Solich)

 

All we really had to do is play competent football and nothing the Big XII did would matter, sort of like beating Miami in Miami. Jerry Jones land was the obvious venue, why are we not concerned with Indy all of a sudden? Didn't seem to matter when we played the inaugural Big XII Championship game I attended in 96 in a dome in dowtown St. Louis

[BigRedBuster]

If you don't understand that there were major issues with the Big XII that caused us to leave other than competitiveness, then you have simply either chosen to ignore them or weren't anywhere around when it happened.

What I understand is that you like to call OU chickenchits and say they were scared of us when they actually had legit reasons for their decisions. What team was OU supposed to dump off their schedule to make ours happen, they were in a different Division. All for a Game of the Century and us beating Bud Wilkinson? We straight up ran because of some lousy officiating at an A&M game and the fact we couldn't beat Texas..........including in 96 so poor Tom is getting bullied.....whatever.

 

 

OK...obviously you have absolutely no clue as to the facts of how the Big 12 was formed and the facts as to the run up to us moving to the BigTen.

 

No use arguing with someone who doesn't choose to look at the facts.

[Warrior]

Don't want it. Sorry to say but this game hasn't meant anything on a large scale in over 20 years. Time to let it go. We need to form a new rivalry. Too bad Wisconsin wasn't in our division, think that could have been the one. Penn State could have been if not for the....well you know. Iowa, is it competitive enough? Michigan already has OSU, Michigan State has Michigan. Northwestern and Minnesota, not "big time". Oh well, guess we just have to go beat everyone every year.

 

I agree with this.. Nothing's on the line for the OU game anymore so the impact is lost. When it was for a conference championship that was a rivalry. Iowa should become our game, they are just down right now. We've been there, and not to long ago.

[bugeater17]

we ran away from the Big XII to a weak conference because we were chicken and were dominated by both participants in said Red River Shootout. Makes more sense to me now.

 

:funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah

 

We left a favoring division, who would do anything to make sure their "elite" would make it to a BCS bowl game. I am not even going to get into it, but by far, B1G has stiffer opponents in bowl games, as most face SEC teams. Last year the B1G was much more of a tougher conference than the B12. This year, I would say the same. You might have the argument about WV, but they have no defense, haven't played anyone with a strong defense and a potent offense, so they have yet to even be tested yet. Geno Smith is good, and will most likely win Heisman, but with no defense, it will be hard to go undefeated.

If you didn't understand the context of what I was saying to someone saying OU was sooooo scared of us they fled our so called rivalry for the 110 year old Red River Shootout then so be it. To the entire Big XII ( and most of the nation) we appear as about as chickenchit fleeing to a weak conference, regardless I was using this as an example. Kettle meet Pot if you will, OU had legitimate reasons, some say we do too. Now that Texas A&M, Mizzou and the Buffs are all gone maybe the Big XII and Big Ten are on sort of equal ground but not when we " Left / Ran"

 

Red River shootout = Six of the ten showings in the 200-2010 era featured one of the participants in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game (2000, 2003–05, and 2008–09)

The game typically has conference or even national significance. Since 1945, one or both of the two teams has been ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation coming into 61 out of 66 games.

 

Who is OU going to Pick? Texas said the same thing about Texas A&M when the whole SEC thing came about

 

Seriously? you are seriously and idiot. OU didn't have to pick between Texas and Neb. They could have had a protected cross over game like the SEC did and like the Big Ten does now. You are also dead wrong about the OU-NEB rivalry. Many of my good friends are OU fans and I still catch crap about leaving and 'killing' the rivalry when every NEB fan knew the rivalry was already dead by not playing every year. However, as many posters have already mentioned, it isn't worth arguing with someone who blatantly disregards information and the facts out there.

[Seriously?]

If you don't understand that there were major issues with the Big XII that caused us to leave other than competitiveness, then you have simply either chosen to ignore them or weren't anywhere around when it happened.

What I understand is that you like to call OU chickenchits and say they were scared of us when they actually had legit reasons for their decisions. What team was OU supposed to dump off their schedule to make ours happen, they were in a different Division. All for a Game of the Century and us beating Bud Wilkinson? We straight up ran because of some lousy officiating at an A&M game and the fact we couldn't beat Texas..........including in 96 so poor Tom is getting bullied.....whatever.

 

 

OK...obviously you have absolutely no clue as to the facts of how the Big 12 was formed and the facts as to the run up to us moving to the BigTen.

 

No use arguing with someone who doesn't choose to look at the facts.

Actually I know exactly what happened, you can use equal revenue rights all you want but we all know the deal. In the end the Buffs played our hand for Harvey so all turned out well but from its inception, the Big XII was doomed with the south having all the money and even then the conference was formed because of TV rights. None of this matters, I used this as an example for someone claiming OU was soooo scared of Nebraska thats why they opted out of jumbling up divisions and forcing the southern division to figure out a way to jumble scheduling for Nebraska to play OU because Husker fans saw this as a rivalry. You never answered my question, which teams were OU going to dump out of their division to make our yearly game happen since it's so easy?

[BigRedBuster]

If you don't understand that there were major issues with the Big XII that caused us to leave other than competitiveness, then you have simply either chosen to ignore them or weren't anywhere around when it happened.

What I understand is that you like to call OU chickenchits and say they were scared of us when they actually had legit reasons for their decisions. What team was OU supposed to dump off their schedule to make ours happen, they were in a different Division. All for a Game of the Century and us beating Bud Wilkinson? We straight up ran because of some lousy officiating at an A&M game and the fact we couldn't beat Texas..........including in 96 so poor Tom is getting bullied.....whatever.

 

 

OK...obviously you have absolutely no clue as to the facts of how the Big 12 was formed and the facts as to the run up to us moving to the BigTen.

 

No use arguing with someone who doesn't choose to look at the facts.

Actually I know exactly what happened, you can use equal revenue rights all you want but we all know the deal. In the end the Buffs played our hand for Harvey so all turned out well but from its inception, the Big XII was doomed with the south having all the money and even then the conference was formed because of TV rights. None of this matters, I used this as an example for someone claiming OU was soooo scared of Nebraska thats why they opted out of jumbling up divisions and forcing the southern division to figure out a way to jumble scheduling for Nebraska to play OU because Husker fans saw this as a rivalry. You never answered my question, which teams were OU going to dump out of their division to make our yearly game happen since it's so easy?

 

And, once again you prove obviously don't know the facts.

[Seriously?]

we ran away from the Big XII to a weak conference because we were chicken and were dominated by both participants in said Red River Shootout. Makes more sense to me now.

 

:funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah :funnyhahah

 

We left a favoring division, who would do anything to make sure their "elite" would make it to a BCS bowl game. I am not even going to get into it, but by far, B1G has stiffer opponents in bowl games, as most face SEC teams. Last year the B1G was much more of a tougher conference than the B12. This year, I would say the same. You might have the argument about WV, but they have no defense, haven't played anyone with a strong defense and a potent offense, so they have yet to even be tested yet. Geno Smith is good, and will most likely win Heisman, but with no defense, it will be hard to go undefeated.

If you didn't understand the context of what I was saying to someone saying OU was sooooo scared of us they fled our so called rivalry for the 110 year old Red River Shootout then so be it. To the entire Big XII ( and most of the nation) we appear as about as chickenchit fleeing to a weak conference, regardless I was using this as an example. Kettle meet Pot if you will, OU had legitimate reasons, some say we do too. Now that Texas A&M, Mizzou and the Buffs are all gone maybe the Big XII and Big Ten are on sort of equal ground but not when we " Left / Ran"

 

Red River shootout = Six of the ten showings in the 200-2010 era featured one of the participants in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game (2000, 2003–05, and 2008–09)

The game typically has conference or even national significance. Since 1945, one or both of the two teams has been ranked among the top 25 teams in the nation coming into 61 out of 66 games.

 

Who is OU going to Pick? Texas said the same thing about Texas A&M when the whole SEC thing came about

 

Seriously? you are seriously and idiot. OU didn't have to pick between Texas and Neb. They could have had a protected cross over game like the SEC did and like the Big Ten does now. You are also dead wrong about the OU-NEB rivalry. Many of my good friends are OU fans and I still catch crap about leaving and 'killing' the rivalry when every NEB fan knew the rivalry was already dead by not playing every year. However, as many posters have already mentioned, it isn't worth arguing with someone who blatantly disregards information and the facts out there.

That's funny most of my Sooner fans dating back from the 70s see the Red River shootout as much more important than anything the Cornhusker-Sooner rivalry which basically started when we dethroned Bud Wilkinson could offer up in 94 at the inception of the Big XII. I know as Husker fans it was our Rivalry but OU had a much bigger rivalry. No one said they had to pick between OU and Texas but someone had to be picked as the one that didn't matter, who was this to be.....Baylor, then Texas Tech, who?

[Seriously?]

If you don't understand that there were major issues with the Big XII that caused us to leave other than competitiveness, then you have simply either chosen to ignore them or weren't anywhere around when it happened.

What I understand is that you like to call OU chickenchits and say they were scared of us when they actually had legit reasons for their decisions. What team was OU supposed to dump off their schedule to make ours happen, they were in a different Division. All for a Game of the Century and us beating Bud Wilkinson? We straight up ran because of some lousy officiating at an A&M game and the fact we couldn't beat Texas..........including in 96 so poor Tom is getting bullied.....whatever.

 

 

OK...obviously you have absolutely no clue as to the facts of how the Big 12 was formed and the facts as to the run up to us moving to the BigTen.

 

No use arguing with someone who doesn't choose to look at the facts.

Actually I know exactly what happened, you can use equal revenue rights all you want but we all know the deal. In the end the Buffs played our hand for Harvey so all turned out well but from its inception, the Big XII was doomed with the south having all the money and even then the conference was formed because of TV rights. None of this matters, I used this as an example for someone claiming OU was soooo scared of Nebraska thats why they opted out of jumbling up divisions and forcing the southern division to figure out a way to jumble scheduling for Nebraska to play OU because Husker fans saw this as a rivalry. You never answered my question, which teams were OU going to dump out of their division to make our yearly game happen since it's so easy?

You're attention span is unbelievable

And, once again you prove obviously don't know the facts.

Really? it all started when you said THIS "They chickened out because we wanted to keep the game every year but they didn't want to have to play us and Texas every year. At the time (mid 90s) we were the most dominant program in the country and they stunk. Texas wasn't a dominant program either so they stuck with Texas and ran away from playing us every year."

 

Your attention span is unbelievable

[BigRedBuster]

Nothing I said in that statement is untrue.

 

Your knowledge of the facts is showing.

[knapplc]

Here's everyone's friendly reminder to keep the posts here about the topic, not the person.

 

 

 

 

Also, here's a link to two articles which speak about the formation of the Big XII, and why Nebraska eventually left. It's good reading.

 

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