Huskers v Sooners coming soon?

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

And yes really, the "Red River shootout" is 10 fold the rivalry that Nebraska vs the Sooners ever was, like I said, Nebraska claimed that rivalry much more than any Sooner fan will, it just wasn't that big of a deal to them. We beat them in the Game of the century, We ended bud Wilkinsons domination in one game after that...........we all know the deal.

No it's not. When you ask someone outside the Big 12 about the "Red River Rivalry" you most likely will get a dumb look from them. When you ask them about the OU/NU games, they'll immediately remember where they were during such and such game. The RRR is only pertinent to Texas and OU. The OU/NU game was pertinent to the entire nation. I speak for many OU friends and fans that I know. They despise having to play UT every year. But they relished the matchups between our two teams.

 

[Husker no ka oi]

Nothing like getting a woody over a game that won't be played for another 7 years. Wake me up on this in 2016.

 

[Seriously?]

Look, I used to crave the OU game even more than that left over turkey I ate before and during the game. I can be called an old timer. When I was in school, nothing beat OU week in Lincoln.

But, it's not a rivalry anymore. Anyone who thinks it is is hanging on the past. They are not our rivals.

Also, OU chickened out on us when the Big 12 was formed. They had the opportunity to play us every year and ran away from us.

It was never the rivalry to them that it was to us, Texas was their real rival, I would hardly call it chickening out. We had a special game 40 years ago..... then Switzer proceeded to own Osborne.(12-5) and basically we became the CU Buffs in that we cherished the " Rivalry " more than they did.

You must be too young to realize that OU vs NU was for a shot at the MNC almost every year....the UT "rivalry" was fabricated by UT and the Big 12 to seem as if it was a bigger rivalry. That is why UT made it a point to kill the annual NU vs OU game so their game could take over for OU main rival. The reason for this is that for most of the 70's-90's, UT was nothing more than another guaranteed OOC win as OU annually smacked them around like the little sisters of the poor.

Actually I think you may be too young to call the Red River Shootout a UT fabrication, it's almost hilarious that you choose 70s-90s to exaggerate your point that appears that the NU-OU game determined the National Champion which in OUs case maybe, ours.........not so much other than the Game of the Century. Now lets look at how OU dominated Texas annually in your choice of decades

For some reason you completely skip the 60s where OU won 1 game in that decade of shootouts. So College football started in 70 for what reason? ( we both know the answer) Texas won the game in 70,77, ( sound familiar?) 79,80,81,83,89,90,91,92,94,97,98,99 so in 30 years Texas won 14. Sounds like a Guaranteed win to me, almost as Guaranteeing as a Switzer win over Tom eh? You are old enough to remember that domination and guaranteed win right? How arrogant of some to imply some schools rivalries are nothing but a fabrication especially when said rivalry had leaps and bounds more National Championship implications over the last 100+ years than NU-OU could ever dream of. Whos rivalry you going to poop on next....Michigan-tOSUs?

 

[mnhusker]

I love the Annual Husker Oklahoma game and I think many did, I do need to sat that at this point the way college football has evolved I am not sure either team would be smart to risk the big game. If we have the maybe make it a season opener so it can be a huge game that both teams have a full season to put behind them if they lose would be cool.

 

[AFhusker]

Look, I used to crave the OU game even more than that left over turkey I ate before and during the game. I can be called an old timer. When I was in school, nothing beat OU week in Lincoln.

But, it's not a rivalry anymore. Anyone who thinks it is is hanging on the past. They are not our rivals.

Also, OU chickened out on us when the Big 12 was formed. They had the opportunity to play us every year and ran away from us.

It was never the rivalry to them that it was to us, Texas was their real rival, I would hardly call it chickening out. We had a special game 40 years ago..... then Switzer proceeded to own Osborne.(12-5) and basically we became the CU Buffs in that we cherished the " Rivalry " more than they did.

You must be too young to realize that OU vs NU was for a shot at the MNC almost every year....the UT "rivalry" was fabricated by UT and the Big 12 to seem as if it was a bigger rivalry. That is why UT made it a point to kill the annual NU vs OU game so their game could take over for OU main rival. The reason for this is that for most of the 70's-90's, UT was nothing more than another guaranteed OOC win as OU annually smacked them around like the little sisters of the poor.

Actually I think you may be too young to call the Red River Shootout a UT fabrication, it's almost hilarious that you choose 70s-90s to exaggerate your point that appears that the NU-OU game determined the National Champion which in OUs case maybe, ours.........not so much other than the Game of the Century. Now lets look at how OU dominated Texas annually in your choice of decades

For some reason you completely skip the 60s where OU won 1 game in that decade of shootouts. So College football started in 70 for what reason? ( we both know the answer) Texas won the game in 70,77, ( sound familiar?) 79,80,81,83,89,90,91,92,94,97,98,99 so in 30 years Texas won 14. Sounds like a Guaranteed win to me, almost as Guaranteeing as a Switzer win over Tom eh? You are old enough to remember that domination and guaranteed win right? How arrogant of some to imply some schools rivalries are nothing but a fabrication especially when said rivalry had leaps and bounds more National Championship implications over the last 100+ years than NU-OU could ever dream of. Whos rivalry you going to poop on next....Michigan-tOSUs?

You sound like a whinny Texass fan. After their split MNC in 1969, UT never threatened for another MNC until VY. OU had a crappy decade trying to replace Switzer.....does that sound like another school? Replacing a legend isn't so easy. Your last line about MNC implications is just plain ignorance.

UM vs tOSU is a great rivalry, but it rarely has much to do with MNC's as the B1G has been down for a long time.....not as bad as it is now, but it hasn't been a good conference for awhile. Until it finally joined the BCS, the Rose Bowl was pretty much was played to determine who would finish #15 in the polls. Great tradition, but in the big picture it was a meaningless game. It's sad what the ACC has done to the Orange Bowl, which used to be pretty much the MNC game almost on a yearly basis.

 

[NoKoolAidForME]

Seriously? - I think you have an interesting view of why we left the Big 12. I did find two things I believe I kind of agree with you on.

1) I dont think OU saw NE as a rival the way OU see TX as a rival - Texas A&M realized that during there move from the conference. (I also say the same about Texa$/NU. Alot of fans called them a rival, they didnt feel the same.)

2) I find it funny that alot of our fans now talk about how tough the Big 10 is. For year all we did was talk bad about the Big 10 and the quality of play - as soon as we joined the Big 10 was all of a sudden on par with the $EC.

 

[mnhusker]

Seriously? - I think you have an interesting view of why we left the Big 12. I did find two things I believe I kind of agree with you on.

1) I dont think OU saw NE as a rival the way OU see TX as a rival - Texas A&M realized that during there move from the conference. (I also say the same about Texa$/NU. Alot of fans called them a rival, they didnt feel the same.)

2) I find it funny that alot of our fans now talk about how tough the Big 10 is. For year all we did was talk bad about the Big 10 and the quality of play - as soon as we joined the Big 10 was all of a sudden on par with the $EC.

I like your #2 point I don't think that the BIG was better than the 12 but now that the teams have done the shake up I think the BIG 10 is stronger, and the SEC has the best top teams but they are a bit shallow on over all depth.

 

[StPaulHusker]

So, I was the one who started this thread. I am amazed at the level of evilness that this has caused. I was only trying to show my excitement for a game (hopefully more in my humble opinion) with our old friends OU. It somehow tailspinned into how much we hate Texas and leaving the big 12.

Look, NU-OU was a rivalry. It determined ALOT of Big 8 titles. It lost its luster with the Big12. Whatever. I know that I always looked forward to this game even then and I look forward to it now. Texas might have been the bigger rival for them from a border standpoint but we were a big game too.

I hope it could be a game every year. Probably won't happen but I hope. I also hope that strength of schedule plays such a big part in determining playoff teams that ALL major conferences will have to play every non-con against other major conferences. Who wouldn't like to see college football played more like NFL in terms of scheduling?

Anyway, that's my soapbox for the night. Please keep the rest of the posts civil. The vast majority of us on this site are very passionate about DONU and we want the team to do well.

 

[Seriously?]

Look, I used to crave the OU game even more than that left over turkey I ate before and during the game. I can be called an old timer. When I was in school, nothing beat OU week in Lincoln.

But, it's not a rivalry anymore. Anyone who thinks it is is hanging on the past. They are not our rivals.

Also, OU chickened out on us when the Big 12 was formed. They had the opportunity to play us every year and ran away from us.

It was never the rivalry to them that it was to us, Texas was their real rival, I would hardly call it chickening out. We had a special game 40 years ago..... then Switzer proceeded to own Osborne.(12-5) and basically we became the CU Buffs in that we cherished the " Rivalry " more than they did.

You must be too young to realize that OU vs NU was for a shot at the MNC almost every year....the UT "rivalry" was fabricated by UT and the Big 12 to seem as if it was a bigger rivalry. That is why UT made it a point to kill the annual NU vs OU game so their game could take over for OU main rival. The reason for this is that for most of the 70's-90's, UT was nothing more than another guaranteed OOC win as OU annually smacked them around like the little sisters of the poor.

Actually I think you may be too young to call the Red River Shootout a UT fabrication, it's almost hilarious that you choose 70s-90s to exaggerate your point that appears that the NU-OU game determined the National Champion which in OUs case maybe, ours.........not so much other than the Game of the Century. Now lets look at how OU dominated Texas annually in your choice of decades

For some reason you completely skip the 60s where OU won 1 game in that decade of shootouts. So College football started in 70 for what reason? ( we both know the answer) Texas won the game in 70,77, ( sound familiar?) 79,80,81,83,89,90,91,92,94,97,98,99 so in 30 years Texas won 14. Sounds like a Guaranteed win to me, almost as Guaranteeing as a Switzer win over Tom eh? You are old enough to remember that domination and guaranteed win right? How arrogant of some to imply some schools rivalries are nothing but a fabrication especially when said rivalry had leaps and bounds more National Championship implications over the last 100+ years than NU-OU could ever dream of. Whos rivalry you going to poop on next....Michigan-tOSUs?

You sound like a whinny Texass fan. After their split MNC in 1969, UT never threatened for another MNC until VY. OU had a crappy decade trying to replace Switzer.....does that sound like another school? Replacing a legend isn't so easy. Your last line about MNC implications is just plain ignorance.

UM vs tOSU is a great rivalry, but it rarely has much to do with MNC's as the B1G has been down for a long time.....not as bad as it is now, but it hasn't been a good conference for awhile. Until it finally joined the BCS, the Rose Bowl was pretty much was played to determine who would finish #15 in the polls. Great tradition, but in the big picture it was a meaningless game. It's sad what the ACC has done to the Orange Bowl, which used to be pretty much the MNC game almost on a yearly basis.

If sounding like a whiney texass fan means backing up what I say with facts, great, it sure beats the crap out of your babble, I get it, Texas owns our a$$ BIGTIME and it sucks but.......... first you say Texas was OUs doormat and when I posted the facts you don't respond, why......because if Texas was their doormat than so were we because we boast the same record against them. You say my last line about MNC implications are ignorance when the winner of the Red River shootout was in the BCS National Championship game 6 times in the 2000s. All of this after saying Texas basically fabricated the Red River Shootout. Now I would love to have College football only contain the years 70-71 and 94-95 and 97 as to act like we are all that matters in College football but to call the Red River Shootout a fabrication that pales in comparison to the importance of the NU-OU "rivalry" has to be fueled by a chemical imbalance or plain lack of college football history ( Mainly current, as in the entire last decade)

I was only joking when I suggested you poop on Michigan-tOSU, never for a moment did I think you would have the audacity to actually do it.

If now we could only get your take on the Civil War between Oregon and Oregon State

 

[Seriously?]

Seriously? - I think you have an interesting view of why we left the Big 12. I did find two things I believe I kind of agree with you on.

1) I dont think OU saw NE as a rival the way OU see TX as a rival - Texas A&M realized that during there move from the conference. (I also say the same about Texa$/NU. Alot of fans called them a rival, they didnt feel the same.)

2) I find it funny that alot of our fans now talk about how tough the Big 10 is. For year all we did was talk bad about the Big 10 and the quality of play - as soon as we joined the Big 10 was all of a sudden on par with the $EC.

It's insanity to listen to some of this gibberish and think people are being serious,

I've heard and been known to say the B1G is weak, the reason is because they are weak, once we joined them all of a sudden our schedule is listed as Brutal, it's so nice to be among the most knowledgeable fan base. At least I learned OU is scared of Nebraska and Texas fabricated the entire Red River shootout to aid OU in their chicken-chitted-ness

 

[2ndNnine]

 

[HuskerThor]

Look, I used to crave the OU game even more than that left over turkey I ate before and during the game. I can be called an old timer. When I was in school, nothing beat OU week in Lincoln.

But, it's not a rivalry anymore. Anyone who thinks it is is hanging on the past. They are not our rivals.

Also, OU chickened out on us when the Big 12 was formed. They had the opportunity to play us every year and ran away from us.

It was never the rivalry to them that it was to us, Texas was their real rival, I would hardly call it chickening out. We had a special game 40 years ago..... then Switzer proceeded to own Osborne.(12-5) and basically we became the CU Buffs in that we cherished the " Rivalry " more than they did.

You must be too young to realize that OU vs NU was for a shot at the MNC almost every year....the UT "rivalry" was fabricated by UT and the Big 12 to seem as if it was a bigger rivalry. That is why UT made it a point to kill the annual NU vs OU game so their game could take over for OU main rival. The reason for this is that for most of the 70's-90's, UT was nothing more than another guaranteed OOC win as OU annually smacked them around like the little sisters of the poor.

Actually I think you may be too young to call the Red River Shootout a UT fabrication, it's almost hilarious that you choose 70s-90s to exaggerate your point that appears that the NU-OU game determined the National Champion which in OUs case maybe, ours.........not so much other than the Game of the Century. Now lets look at how OU dominated Texas annually in your choice of decades

For some reason you completely skip the 60s where OU won 1 game in that decade of shootouts. So College football started in 70 for what reason? ( we both know the answer) Texas won the game in 70,77, ( sound familiar?) 79,80,81,83,89,90,91,92,94,97,98,99 so in 30 years Texas won 14. Sounds like a Guaranteed win to me, almost as Guaranteeing as a Switzer win over Tom eh? You are old enough to remember that domination and guaranteed win right? How arrogant of some to imply some schools rivalries are nothing but a fabrication especially when said rivalry had leaps and bounds more National Championship implications over the last 100+ years than NU-OU could ever dream of. Whos rivalry you going to poop on next....Michigan-tOSUs?

You sound like a whinny Texass fan. After their split MNC in 1969, UT never threatened for another MNC until VY. OU had a crappy decade trying to replace Switzer.....does that sound like another school? Replacing a legend isn't so easy. Your last line about MNC implications is just plain ignorance.

UM vs tOSU is a great rivalry, but it rarely has much to do with MNC's as the B1G has been down for a long time.....not as bad as it is now, but it hasn't been a good conference for awhile. Until it finally joined the BCS, the Rose Bowl was pretty much was played to determine who would finish #15 in the polls. Great tradition, but in the big picture it was a meaningless game. It's sad what the ACC has done to the Orange Bowl, which used to be pretty much the MNC game almost on a yearly basis.

Thats because NU or OU would be playing in it. No seriously?

 

[huskerXman]

Seriously? - I think you have an interesting view of why we left the Big 12. I did find two things I believe I kind of agree with you on.

1) I dont think OU saw NE as a rival the way OU see TX as a rival - Texas A&M realized that during there move from the conference. (I also say the same about Texa$/NU. Alot of fans called them a rival, they didnt feel the same.)

2) I find it funny that alot of our fans now talk about how tough the Big 10 is. For year all we did was talk bad about the Big 10 and the quality of play - as soon as we joined the Big 10 was all of a sudden on par with the $EC.

It's insanity to listen to some of this gibberish and think people are being serious,

I've heard and been known to say the B1G is weak, the reason is because they are weak, once we joined them all of a sudden our schedule is listed as Brutal, it's so nice to be among the most knowledgeable fan base. At least I learned OU is scared of Nebraska and Texas fabricated the entire Red River shootout to aid OU in their chicken-chitted-ness

So how many posters from the BRB are feeding you the info on what you should say? Tell them to stop, the ignorance spewed in your posts is just that, ignorance.

For some reason you completely skip the 60s where OU won 1 game in that decade of shootouts. So College football started in 70 for what reason? ( we both know the answer) Texas won the game in 70,77, ( sound familiar?) 79,80,81,83,89,90,91,92,94,97,98,99 so in 30 years Texas won 14. Sounds like a Guaranteed win to me, almost as Guaranteeing as a Switzer win over Tom eh?

how is less than 50% a guaranteed win? I just assumed they played ever year, so 30 years would = 30 games. 50% would be a split of 15 games each. If one team wins less than 15 that would make the winning % less than 50. I guess they could have played more than once a year.. NU OU did. So, if UT still only one 14 games in 30 years it would be even less a percentage, or less a guarantee.

Did I misunderstand your ramblings?

 

[Count 'Bility]

Seriously. You've said enough. The crap coming from you not only makes no sense whatsoever, but your obvious agenda against Nebraska and Tom Osborne is doing nothing but pissing people off. You are NOT a Husker fan. You never were. You claim to be, but you're wrong. No true Husker fan would believe in the crap that you are assuming here. You're spewing crap that wouldnt be fit for rumorville. Just leave. Leave this entire board now and go back to your home of idiotic assumptions so we can get back to a nice discussion about the revitalizing of the greatest rivalry in college football.

 

[Seriously?]

Seriously. You've said enough. The crap coming from you not only makes no sense whatsoever, but your obvious agenda against Nebraska and Tom Osborne is doing nothing but pissing people off. You are NOT a Husker fan. You never were. You claim to be, but you're wrong. No true Husker fan would believe in the crap that you are assuming here. You're spewing crap that wouldnt be fit for rumorville. Just leave. Leave this entire board now and go back to your home of idiotic assumptions so we can get back to a nice discussion about the revitalizing of the greatest rivalry in college football.

The stuff I say absolutely makes no sense, that's the terrible part, at least in Osbornes case that is. Why people worship him is beyond belief but I sort of "get it" if I lower my morals especially when thinking of all the dealings between him and the Lincoln Police department regarding players. I can live with the fact that he tried his hardest to intensify the split in Husker nation since his buddy got fired for driving the Huskers off a cliff landing into a burning pile of debris called a loss in Shreveport just a few years after we were a Dynasty. ( Chicken Chit Golf Tourneys anyone?)

I can also see why when he took over as AD he felt the need to lie to Husker fans about how the walk-on program was destroyed, Players were shunned from Lincoln, and the culture had changed and all his other BS ramblings because he may have dementia or something but when people on here tell me OU thinks it's Nebraska Rivalry means more than it's Texas Red River Shootout..........that's where I guarantee you are delusional beyond comprehensions. Then someone tries to tell me College Football on matters starting in 1970 and that OU had a guaranteed win against Texas throughout the 70's, 80's, and 90's

Someone's full of crap all right but it certainly isn't me. And since you're such the "Better Fan" by shoving your head in the sand or in other orifices, let me guess Im supposed to be stoked about our new found mediocrity as well correct?