From: m_henderson@csc32.enet.dec.com (Marty Henderson)
Subject: Nebraska at Oklahoma - Shootout '92
Reply-To: m_henderson@csc32.enet.dec.com (Marty Henderson)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corp. (VMS Software Support - Colorado)
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 20:40:26 GMT

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The Big Red of the north (the good guys) are at the Big Red of the south this
Friday. The Orange Bowl is on the line (The more things change the more they
stay the same).

NU must win the rest of it's games to get the Orange Bowl. CU needs a Nebraska
loss or it's taco time for them (IF they get a Fiest bid).

Lets get some discussion going about this game. This has been a long and intense
rivalry through the years. This game is usually a very hard fought (but clean)
and close game. Home field has had little historical effect on this matchup.

It would be nice to recall some memories of past games as well.

I'll start off.

I've already predicted a Husker win in the newgroup. I've been somewhat bold
about it but I'm fairly confident. OU will have to play the game of it's life
to win. NU comes off an upset at the hands of Iowa State. OU is having a very
non-OU like season. Rumors are that Gibbs job is on the line. He needs a win
in this one.

Huskers may have gotten upset by Iowa State but I think they have proven they
are the class of the Big-8 in '92 (NU 52 - CU 7, NU 49 - KU 7). But if they 
loose then they will go to the toilet bowl instead of CU. Hey, it seems
like the toilet bowl when you can smell oranges.

NU is developing a balanced attack with the triplets (Frazier, Brown, Jones)
running the ball and Fraziers good arm throwing it. NU has good speed on D
and may need it if OU dusts off the bone.

I say NU by 14 or more but if the weather is bad then ALL bets are off.

Lets see, old NU/OU games. How about '82. NU had the original version of the
triplets (Gill, Rozier, Fryar) plus Rathman and Craig. Not to mention the 
offenssive line of which most of them would be playing on Sundays soon. They
had an 'ok' D. OU had that young back who left school shortly after this. I can't remember his name but he was a monster. He ran for a 90 yard TD to keep
OU in the game.

Huskers are holding onto a slim lead in the 3rd or 4th. NU has 3rd and long.
Osborne pulls out a "rooski". Gill bounces a pass off the carpet to Fryar
who fakes dissapointment as if it were an incomplete pass. He then throws
the ball to a tight end for a first down deep in OU territory. The "pass" to
Fryar was actually a lateral. The place went crazy and NU went on to win.

I can also remember several last min. OU wins when it looked like NU had it
in the bag. One year Switzer was on a tv show with Osborne before the big
game. Winner got Orange Bowl, looser got Fiesta. Switzer presents Osborne
with a bag of tacos on the show. What a psych.

I look for NU to come out "Smokin" Friday. Here is a chance to beat OU and 
stuff CU AGAIN this year (indirectly this time) because the state of Colorado
has set their hopes on an OU win.

I look for NU to return to high national stature again next year with the
maturation of "Smokin" Tommy Frazeir!

What is the deal with the OU players and the coach?

Husker Henderson

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