Recently watched the games from 87-92 on dvd. Now football was much more physical back then and those were great games.
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THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great story about this I'll share some time!Long term, Nebraska v Colorado on the Friday after Thanksgiving it much more appealing to me than Iowa.
I watched the 1989 game yesterday. Great game and at the time I imagine had to be absolutely soul crushing as a Husker fan.From 1988 to 1996, both teams were ranked in the match-up with both teams in the top 10 in 6 out of 9 of those games.
I think the 1989 games was the most difficult game for me as a kid. We beat them every where but in special teams and the score board.
And I will always remember the JJ Flannigan fumble in 1988.
And I still hate Bieniemy & Hagan
From 1988 to 1996, both teams were ranked in the match-up with both teams in the top 10 in 6 out of 9 of those games.
I think the 1989 games was the most difficult game for me as a kid. We beat them every where but in special teams and the score board.
And I will always remember the JJ Flannigan fumble in 1988.
And I still hate Bieniemy & Hagan
It would be nice if the BIG ever goes to 16 teams it would add Colorado and Oklahoma. I miss playing those 2 teams. I really hated Colorado and enjoyed when the huskers beat them.
I watched the 1989 game yesterday. Great game and at the time I imagine had to be absolutely soul crushing as a Husker fan.
It would be nice if the BIG ever goes to 16 teams it would add Colorado and Oklahoma. I miss playing those 2 teams. I really hated Colorado and enjoyed when the huskers beat them.
Long term, Nebraska v Colorado on the Friday after Thanksgiving it much more appealing to me than Iowa.
At least CU fans didn't stalk us on message boards like some crazy obsessed teenage girl. Sorry but you left it out there....being creepy and all.Probably is more appealing than a 56-14 loss i would guess. Sorry, you left it out there.
Probably is more appealing than a 56-14 loss i would guess. Sorry, you left it out there.
Agreed. I lived in Denver from 1990-99, and then Fort Collins from 1999-2009. I left for Lawrence, Kansas from 2009-2013, then to Boulder from 2013-2017. Most of my students at CU had no clue of the CU-NU rivalry, and because so many of them were from California, weren't even that committed as CU fans.For selfish reasons I am quite glad Colorado is not in the same conference as Nebraska. It is so much more enjoyable experience going there IMHO since Nebraska and CU went their separate ways to different conferences. I've had plenty of bad experiences in the Denver area because I was from Nebraska, but not so much in the last 5 years or so. It's nice because I like Colorado and there's lots to do there.
I almost clicked like on your post, but then realized that the Nebraska/Iowa trash talking has gotten to a level now where, I think the rivalry (if we can call it one yet) is going to surpass Colorado for me.Long term, Nebraska v Colorado on the Friday after Thanksgiving it much more appealing to me than Iowa.
The all time best Colorado team would literally kick the hell out of the all time best iowa team and twice on Sunday! But you keep gripping to your average iowa team beating the worst Nebraska teams of the past 57 years.Probably is more appealing than a 56-14 loss i would guess. Sorry, you left it out there.
Agreed. I lived in Denver from 1990-99, and then Fort Collins from 1999-2009. I left for Lawrence, Kansas from 2009-2013, then to Boulder from 2013-2017. Most of my students at CU had no clue of the CU-NU rivalry, and because so many of them were from California, weren't even that committed as CU fans.
So, yes, those four years in Boulder were much easier to bear as a Nebraska alumnus than the previous 19 years on the Front Range.
Of course, I'm a glutton for punishment, so I'm now at the University of Iowa, living in Iowa City, so I get to hear that "N" stands for "Nolledge" on a regular basis. Oy.
I'd have thrown the bones.
Yeah, and back then, cu was coming off back to back victories in 89/90, and a tie in boulder in 1991, so the hate was strong with buff fans. Was that Nuggets game in Jan/Feb/March/April of 1991, or the fall of 1991? So many cu fans back then were flippin' a-holes.I've told this story on this board a few times, but in 1991 I was at a Nuggets game, and got picked to be in a contest on the court. Long story short, the PA announcer made it a point after he introduced me to say, "AND HE'S FROM NEBRASKAAAAAAAAAA!" So I was booed by thousands of people and had numerous people flipping me the bird as I walked back up to my seats. Nothing else bad happened, but it was quite a feeling when thousands of people know your name and don't like you.
I was a 21 year old kid at the time and was pretty scared. If the same thing happened today....I'd flip the bird back at everyone.
That loss to ISU and then the bowl loss didn't help Nebraska's final poll slot.The CU game on the day after Thanksgiving was extremely fun. To me the game in '90 was even tougher to lose than '89, I just thought NU would hold on to the shutout in such poor weather.
My favorite was '94 but '92 is a close runner-up. Both were ranked 8th and the Huskers rolled them 52-7 (somehow the Buffs finished ranked higher in the final polls though).
Long term, Nebraska v Colorado on the Friday after Thanksgiving it much more appealing to me than Iowa.
Maybe we all need to give Nebraska-Minnesota a chance.
From 1988 to 1996, both teams were ranked in the match-up with both teams in the top 10 in 6 out of 9 of those games.
I think the 1989 games was the most difficult game for me as a kid. We beat them every where but in special teams and the score board.
And I will always remember the JJ Flannigan fumble in 1988.
And I still hate Bieniemy & Hagan
That loss to ISU and then the bowl loss didn't help Nebraska's final poll slot.
One of the things I remember most about that game was on the news from that night. A large crowd of people went down to the airport to applaud the team as they got off the plane that night. Probably the first time that I can remember being proud of the way the Husker's played despite losing.
Nebraska and Colorado we're NEVER rivals!! Just ask TO or any Nebraska fan. Only Oklahoma was a rival!! Guys the past is nothing but the past. ALL things evolve. All of us old guys will be dead and no one will remember Oklahoma or Colorado or option football or fullback trap. EvolveNo. Just more appealing to play a school that was (and could again be) a perennial top ten rival.
Yeah, and back then, cu was coming off back to back victories in 89/90, and a tie in boulder in 1991, so the hate was strong with buff fans. Was that Nuggets game in Jan/Feb/March/April of 1991, or the fall of 1991? So many cu fans back then were flippin' a-holes.
Lot of "old guys" have died since 1971 when Nebraska and OU played in that classic, yet that game and OU are still remembered quite vividly. What Nebraska football has evolved into recently is a team trying to get back to being a powerhouse while having a contrived rivalry shoved down its throat at seasons end.Nebraska and Colorado we're NEVER rivals!! Just ask TO or any Nebraska fan. Only Oklahoma was a rival!! Guys the past is nothing but the past. ALL things evolve. All of us old guys will be dead and no one will remember Oklahoma or Colorado or option football or fullback trap. Evolve
The all time best Colorado team would literally kick the hell out of the all time best iowa team and twice on Sunday! But you keep gripping to your average iowa team beating the worst Nebraska teams of the past 57 years.
Iowa hate is blinding you? Says the iowa fan who comes here to chirp, hilarious. I don't start threads about iowa, nor do I go on iowa message boards. I only respond here when the likes of you and other iowa fans come around, and I have some fun at your expense. Be prepared to take a blast or two when you drop in, it comes with the territory.Im not saying Colorado is a garbage program, they had a really good run for about 10 years 85-95' and some really good talent but come on man. Your Iowa hate is blinding you. Take a look at their last 20 years or so...not very impressive.
Agreed. I lived in Denver from 1990-99, and then Fort Collins from 1999-2009. I left for Lawrence, Kansas from 2009-2013, then to Boulder from 2013-2017. Most of my students at CU had no clue of the CU-NU rivalry, and because so many of them were from California, weren't even that committed as CU fans.
So, yes, those four years in Boulder were much easier to bear as a Nebraska alumnus than the previous 19 years on the Front Range.
Of course, I'm a glutton for punishment, so I'm now at the University of Iowa, living in Iowa City, so I get to hear that "N" stands for "Nolledge" on a regular basis. Oy.
Im not saying Colorado is a garbage program, they had a really good run for about 10 years 85-95' and some really good talent but come on man. Your Iowa hate is blinding you. Take a look at their last 20 years or so...not very impressive.
Nobody beats Bugs Bunny!Neither is ours (or iowa's), but you rubes keep coming over, thumping your chests over winning over the worst NU teams in almost 6 decades. How did Bugs Bunny say it? What a Maroon.