IF we beat OU???
- Thread starter np_husker
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Nearly as many answers as there are posters.
It would rank somewhere between '97 and 2007.
opinions vary widely.
NebHusker72
Five-Star Recruit
I'll place it up there w/ the Michigan State game. Not sure many people picked us to win that one under all the changes and turmoil that were going on.
np_husker
Starter
I agree with you about us not being picked to beat Michigan State, but I think this one would be a bigger win because we've been down for so long and because OU has been good for so long.
junior4949
All-American
Wow, I would think it would probably have to rank right behind the 94 NC game. It would be huge.
SkullandBones
Special Teams Player
Huge, no way to say what it'd be compared to. Think of the recruiting impact alone. Also, I don't think it's as far fetched as some think, OU puts their pants on one leg at a time too, they aren't supermen.
holvy83
Starter
no doubt beating a ranked team would be important, but is it a turning point for us? Not really, finishing 8-4 or 7-5 and a bowl win, would be a big turning point for this team right now and the direction we are heading in. Of course nothing would be better than Pelini beating Stoops on his first attempt head to head! :nutz
SkullandBones
Special Teams Player
I've thought from the beginning we would pull of some kind of upset this year, and we nearly did in Lubbock. I think OU is a possibility, but my gut tells me KU is more likely.
junior4949
All-American
After watching KU get totally dismantled by TT, what makes you think beating KU will be an upset? Talk about falling on hard times. I guess it just proves almost everyone but the BCS right saying KU was a fluke last year due to an extremely weak schedule. There was a point in the last 2 weeks I thought KU would beat Mizzou. After watching their play Saturday, there's no way in hades they come even close to Mizzou.
melscott62
All-Conference
i think the big win over a ranked opponent is SOOOOOOOOO overrated. look at KSU and CU. both have a big win over a highly ranked opponent under their belts. and both have been rebuilding for a while now and both programs look like crap.
caveman99
All-American
Maybe the win itself is over rated, but I think it has more to do with how you follow it up. NU beats OU and just like what happened after the wins you mentioned for KSU and CU, a lot of hype will come NU's way. National Pundits will suddenly declare that NU is back on the way up. Recruits will take notice too and I think you would see several of the big timers commit this season, just like it helped CU. However if NU wins then subsequently goes back to a 50% or sub 50% winning record for the rest of this year and next, the win was nothing but a nice footnote in history.
BIGREDIOWAN
Mods
It would be nice to get rid of that, "not beating a top ranked team in some time tag."
SkullandBones
Special Teams Player
Army Husker
All-Conference
Well, since I didn't get to run down the streets of Ft Rucker naked after the loss to TT, guess I could renew that one when we beat OU...