knapplc Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Huskers-Sooners to Renew Rivalry The Nebraska Athletic Department announced Thursday that it has signed a contract for a home-and-home football series with the University of Oklahoma. The two long-time rivals will renew their historic rivalry with games in 2021 in Norman and 2022 in Lincoln. The first matchup is scheduled for Sept. 18, 2021, at Oklahoma, and the teams will meet at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Sept. 17, 2022. "Our rivalry with Oklahoma has been one of the great traditional matchups in the history of college football," Nebraska Athletic Director Tom Osborne said. "The games between the two schools were generally to decide a conference championship, and many times helped determine the national champion. Those matchups were always played with great intensity on the field, but with a great deal of respect from both sides and among the fan bases. "I know our fans look forward to non-conference games against high-profile opponents like Oklahoma. I'm pleased we were able to finalize this series." LINK Quote Link to comment
Hammerhead Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Wish it could happen sooner (ba dum chish), but the anniversary thing is pretty cool. 2 Quote Link to comment
TGHusker Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Perhaps Tom's final major contribution to NU football. Thanks again Tom for the memories and bringing old ones back to life. Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I hope I'm still alive to see it Quote Link to comment
Branno Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Absolutely fantastic! Quote Link to comment
huskrplaya Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I hope I'm still alive to see it Pretty sure everyone hopes Knapplc is alive too...I think. Quote Link to comment
HuskerNationNick Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Thats definitely good! I don't mind having a tougher preseason schedule at all. Would love to see Missouri a couple times every other two years as well. 2 years on, 2 off, switching with another SEC school, like Tennessee or Vanderbilt. Quote Link to comment
CheeseHusker Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Throwback unis with UCLA/Indianapolis Colt shoulder stripes. Make it happen. Now dig up Chris Schenkel's corpse. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirts007 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Cool news, but the earth will be long gone by then. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 The players who will play in that game are between 9 and 13 years old today. Quote Link to comment
95huskers Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 i dont want to wait that long Quote Link to comment
QMany Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I have seen this GIF many times, and it's awesome. But I've always wondered, why are they so excited? What happened? I WANT TO KNOW! Quote Link to comment
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