How far back do you allow Colleges to Brag?
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Blackshirt316
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To a certain extent it's all relevant and you should be able to brag about your entire history no matter when it happened.
However I do feel anything that happened in the "modern era" as defined as anything post WW2 is MORE relevant than anything that happened before and especially during that period.
However I do feel anything that happened in the "modern era" as defined as anything post WW2 is MORE relevant than anything that happened before and especially during that period.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
Which part of the Devaney Era is irrelevant to who we are today? None of it, of course.
How significant was the fact that Nebraska beat the Four Horsemen not once, but twice? It's quite significant, even though none of us were alive when it happened.
How big was our win over the unstoppable Sooners in 59? BIG, and time doesn't alter that.
How important to College Football was The Game of the Century? Tremendously, and it still resonates today, 40 years later.
Our celebrated Sellout Streak wouldn't be what it is today without those fans from nearly 50 years ago who packed Memorial Stadium.
Everything is relevant from the day a player first put on a college sweater and walked onto the field up to this very day, because it makes a team who it is today.
I like what Blackshirt316 said about things being "MORE relevant." It's all relevant, depending on the conversation, but for this season, certain things are more relevant than others.
George Flippin is worth bragging about, 118 years after he became the first Black athlete to play for Nebraska.
How significant was the fact that Nebraska beat the Four Horsemen not once, but twice? It's quite significant, even though none of us were alive when it happened.
How big was our win over the unstoppable Sooners in 59? BIG, and time doesn't alter that.
How important to College Football was The Game of the Century? Tremendously, and it still resonates today, 40 years later.
Our celebrated Sellout Streak wouldn't be what it is today without those fans from nearly 50 years ago who packed Memorial Stadium.
Everything is relevant from the day a player first put on a college sweater and walked onto the field up to this very day, because it makes a team who it is today.
I like what Blackshirt316 said about things being "MORE relevant." It's all relevant, depending on the conversation, but for this season, certain things are more relevant than others.
George Flippin is worth bragging about, 118 years after he became the first Black athlete to play for Nebraska.
:clap +1Which part of the Devaney Era is irrelevant to who we are today? None of it, of course.
How significant was the fact that Nebraska beat the Four Horsemen not once, but twice? It's quite significant, even though none of us were alive when it happened.
How big was our win over the unstoppable Sooners in 59? BIG, and time doesn't alter that.
How important to College Football was The Game of the Century? Tremendously, and it still resonates today, 40 years later.
Our celebrated Sellout Streak wouldn't be what it is today without those fans from nearly 50 years ago who packed Memorial Stadium.
Everything is relevant from the day a player first put on a college sweater and walked onto the field up to this very day, because it makes a team who it is today.
I like what Blackshirt316 said about things being "MORE relevant." It's all relevant, depending on the conversation, but for this season, certain things are more relevant than others.
George Flippin is worth bragging about, 118 years after he became the first Black athlete to play for Nebraska.
killer cacti
All-Conference
National Championships - you can brag about forever.
Wins over other teams - you can only brag about the last time played, unless it was extreme blowout (50/60 - <20)
Wins over other teams - you can only brag about the last time played, unless it was extreme blowout (50/60 - <20)
junior4949
All-American
Spot on. If you weren't alive or were too young to remember it, you probably shouldn't be bragging about it. I tend to not brag on anything Nebraska did prior to 1980 because I don't remember much prior to 1980 as I was only 5. I'll probably always brag about the run in the 90's because I was in college at UNL then. Fortunately for me, we played for a NC every year I was in college.
