Black Friday Polls

Are you OK with rotating the final game between Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin?

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knapplc

knapplc

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My votes:

Thanksgiving Day like we did vs. Oklahoma.

Wisconsin

Rotate them

 
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knapplc said:
My votes:

Thanksgiving Day like we did vs. Oklahoma.

Wisconsin

Rotate them
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Good poll, but you do realize that we didn't play OU always consistently on Thanksgiving, right?  Sometimes it was Saturday, sometimes it wasn't even that week, or wasn't the final game.  I'll post a history if i have time.

Not to belittle your point.  It was indeed a "tradition", but just not as old or consistent as some may remember IMO.

 
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1. Black Friday (I like being one of only a few games on national tv)

2. I voted rotate, but I don't care if it's the same team every year or if they rotate.

3. Yes. See above

 
I voted Saturday (makes the game easier to watch for me)

Wisconsin (could end up being a big matchup as it could mean who wins the west on almost a yearly basis)

IDC 

 
I would prefer to play Oklahoma every Thanksgiving Day.

Given the choices:

-Black Friday(or turkey day, I don't care)

-Iowa (because of history and proximity, not rivalry)

-I don't care.

 
Black Friday

Oklahoma was not an option so I chose Wisconsin

No, I would like to annually have the game be a marquee one.

 
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An early history of Husker Thanksgivings: (1890-1950)

Independent

1890  Nov 27 - Omaha YMCA

1891 Nov 26 - Iowa

Western Interstate University Football Assoc.

1892 Nov 24 - Iowa 

1893 Nov 30 - Iowa

1894 Nov 29 - Iowa

1895 Nov 28 - Iowa

1896 Nov 26 - Iowa (tie.  played again on Saturday Nov 28)

1897 Nov 25 - Iowa

Independent

1898 Nov 24 - Iowa

1899 Nov 30 - Grinnell College

1900 Nov 29 - Minnesota

1901 Nov 28 - Haskell College

1902 Nov 27 - Northwestern

1903 Nov 26 - Illinois

1904 Nov 24 - Illinois

1905 Nov 30 - Illinois

1906 Nov 29 - Cincinnati

Missouri Valley Conference

1907 Nov 28 - Saint Louis

1908 Nov 26 - Wabash

1909 Nov 25 - Haskell College

1910 Nov 24 - Haskell College

1911 Nov 30 - (nobody) - first NU Thanksgiving with no football (played Mich Nov 25)

1912 Nov 28 - (nobody) - played Oklahoma Saturday before

1913 Nov 27 - (nobody) - played Iowa Saturday before

1914 Nov 26 - (nobody) - played Iowa Saturday before

1915 Nov 25 - (nobody) - played Iowa Saturday before

1916 Nov 30 - Notre Dame

1917 Nov 29 - Syracuse

1918 Nov 28 - Notre Dame

Independent

1919 Nov 27 - Syracuse

1920 Nov 25 - Washington State

Missouri Valley Conference

1921 Nov 24 - Colorado Ag (CSU)

1922 Nov 30 - Notre Dame

1923 Nov 29 - Kansas State

1924 Nov 27 - Oregon State

1925 Nov 26 - Notre Dame

1926 Nov 25 - Washington

1927 Nov 24 - New York University

Big 6

1928 Nov 29 - Kansas State

1929 Nov 28 - Iowa State

1930 Nov 27 - Kansas State

1931 Nov 26 - Pitt

1932 Nov 24 - Missouri

1933 Nov 30 - Oregon State

1934 Nov 29 - Kansas State

1935 Nov 28 - Oregon State

1936 Nov 26 - (nobody) - played Oregon State Saturday after

1937 Nov 25 - (nobody) - played Kansas State Saturday after

1938 Nov 24 - Kansas State

1939 Nov 23 - (nobody) - played Oklahoma Saturday after

1940 Nov 21 - (nobody) - played Iowa State Saturday after

1941 Nov 20 - (nobody) - played Iowa Saturday after

1942 Nov 26 - (nobody) - played Kansas State Saturday after

1943 Nov 25 - (nobody) - played Iowa Saturday after

1944 Nov 23 - (nobody) - played Kansas State Saturday after

1945 Nov 22 - (nobody) - played Iowa Saturday after

1946 Nov 28 - (nobody) - played UCLA Saturday after

1947 Nov 27 - (nobody) - played Oregon State Saturday after

Big 7

1948 Nov 25 - (nobody) - played Oregon State Saturday after

1949 Nov 24 - (nobody) - played Colorado Saturday before

In our early years, up until 1936, playing on Thanksgiving was definitely a Husker tradition, but the opponent varied.  Often, it was a season-ending non-conference game.  After 1950 we started playing Oklahoma more often as a season-ender, although not always on Thanksgiving.

I think it's fine to not have a regular opponent, as long as the Huskers keep playing on Thanksgiving or Black Friday.  Kind of like the Cowboys or Lions, only a way older tradition.

 
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