Minnesota replacing Iowa as Nebraska's Thanksgiving Game

[knapplc]

"Rivalry."  LOL

 

[Apathy]

I love this move because mostly this was forced and Iowa NEVER loved the idea of playing the day after Thanksgiving 

 

[Swiv3D]

B1G basically saying iowa and Wisconsin are the two top teams in the west right now so they want them to play at the end of the year

 

[BigRedBuster]

Whatever....The only game that has ever made sense for that day is Wisconsin.  

 

[Landlord]

What does St Paul have to say about this? Surely they moved it to the last weekend because of the broken chair trophy, am I rite

 

[Red Five]

I really hope they get moved to Friday

Goldy fans are going to be pissed I think.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

It's the final (Thanksgiving) weekend of the season, but not necessarily to be played on day after Thanksgiving.

 

[StPaulHusker]

What does St Paul have to say about this? Surely they moved it to the last weekend because of the broken chair trophy, am I rite

I am a fan of this move.  

 

[JJ Husker]

I like it. I just have never liked Iowa and I don't mean in a secretive  rival denial sort of way. They are just one of the boringest, unexciting teams I can think of and their uniforms make me want to puke. I literally would take anyone as a faux rival before them. I never want to be considered in the same category as them even if/when we deserve to be considered their peer. Sorry, I know some like that next door neighbor rival thing but I'd just as soon never have to see them on the same field.

 

[BigRedBuster]

I'm fine with breaking the tradition of playing a "rivalry" game on black Friday.  Makes a true rivalry form on it's own and stop forcing it.  If and when we do have a heated rival again, then it could possibly be moved back.

 

[Mavric]

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[Saunders]

So now we're just another game on that Saturday vs being the showcase on Friday.

Can't blame them, we haven't held up our end of the bargain.

 

[Cdog923]

Not a fan of this. 

 

[BigRedBuster]

Now....if my wife expects me to go shopping on Black Friday because now Nebraska doesn't have a game.......there will be hell to pay.

 

[ColoradoHusk]

So now we're just another game on that Saturday vs being the showcase on Friday.

Can't blame them, we haven't held up our end of the bargain.

I also think that the Big Ten is resistant to have Black Friday games at all.

Before the season expanded to 12 games, they ended their season before Thanksgiving, and Nebraska-Iowa was only played on that Friday because NU had traditionally played on that day.