Remember when?

[TripleOption67]

Sorry for being nostalgic but how many of you remember when our "bowl" destinations were known before the last game of the year? Or it was whoever won the NU-OU game went to the Orange Bowl and the loser to a lesser bowl like the Sun Bowl.

Bowl deals were made behind closed doors with a handshake and announced as soon as possible so fans could start making plans. Bowl reps wearing their gaudy blazers to games and we'd have 3-4 different reps going to games to scout.

Still remember when Barry Switzer showed up on Bob Devaney's prediction show with some tacos for Bob as an indication we'd be in El Paso for our bowl.

Regardless how people feel about bowl games today, those really were exciting times and personally I miss them.

 

[steinek11]

Sorry for being nostalgic but how many of you remember when our "bowl" destinations were known before the last game of the year? Or it was whoever won the NU-OU game went to the Orange Bowl and the loser to a lesser bowl like the Sun Bowl.

Bowl deals were made behind closed doors with a handshake and announced as soon as possible so fans could start making plans. Bowl reps wearing their gaudy blazers to games and we'd have 3-4 different reps going to games to scout.

Still remember when Barry Switzer showed up on Bob Devaney's prediction show with some tacos for Bob as an indication we'd be in El Paso for our bowl.

Regardless how people feel about bowl games today, those really were exciting times and personally I miss them.

Yeah, we live in this highly sterilized corporate world these days. Everything perfectly curated and phony AF. Can’t get away with anything. It seem. I miss the wilding days too when we did crazy **** and had good stories to remember them by.

My father-in-law would tell me about Bob Devaney going around giving speeches at various booster clubs in the winter time. He was once tasked with managing Devaneys alcohol consumption before his speech. I guess he had trouble pacing himself.. Usually left the evening with someone other than his wife too..

 

[thall___]

My first Husker game was 2001 Nebraska OU.

My second was 2001 Nebraska Colorado.

The sheer whiplash has caused irreparable damage and cynicism.

 

[goldencohusker]

New Years day was all about watching the major bowl games with the outcome of the season all hinging on those games. The Orange Bowl was always a night game and usually played a big role in determing the national champion so stakes were very high. Of course, one of the teams in that game was almost always NU or OU. Miss the old New Years football marathon, and NUs relevance in that alot.

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

Sorry for being nostalgic but how many of you remember when our "bowl" destinations were known before the last game of the year? Or it was whoever won the NU-OU game went to the Orange Bowl and the loser to a lesser bowl like the Sun Bowl.

Bowl deals were made behind closed doors with a handshake and announced as soon as possible so fans could start making plans. Bowl reps wearing their gaudy blazers to games and we'd have 3-4 different reps going to games to scout.

Still remember when Barry Switzer showed up on Bob Devaney's prediction show with some tacos for Bob as an indication we'd be in El Paso for our bowl.

Regardless how people feel about bowl games today, those really were exciting times and personally I miss them.

We only played in the Sun Bowl in '69. We went a lot to the Sugar Bowl and a few times to the Cotton.

The Sun, Liberty were the two minor bowls at that time.

 

[GBR01]

We only played in the Sun Bowl in '69. We went a lot to the Sugar Bowl and a few times to the Cotton.

The Sun, Liberty were the two minor bowls at that time.

We went to the Sun Bowl in 1980.

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

We went to the Sun Bowl in 1980.

I stand corrected, but the Sun Bowl is a low budget bowl compare to the Big 6.

 

[TripleOption67]

I stand corrected, but the Sun Bowl is a low budget bowl compare to the Big 6.

We also went to the Blue Bonnet bowl ('76) & Fiesta bowl ('75).

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

We also went to the Blue Bonnet bowl ('76) & Fiesta bowl ('75).

I know but for a couple decades we mainly played in big bowl games. We also played in the Gotham Bowl in '62 or so. Our history isn't defined by the minor bowls, its the Sugar, Cotton, Orange and Fiesta.

 

[Baxter48]

I know but for a couple decades we mainly played in big bowl games. We also played in the Gotham Bowl in '62 or so. Our history isn't defined by the minor bowls, its the Sugar, Cotton, Orange and Fiesta.

We played Miss st in 1980 winning 31-17

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

We played Miss st in 1980 winning 31-17

Playing Miss State in 1980 was already mentioned.

 

[TripleOption67]

I know but for a couple decades we mainly played in big bowl games. We also played in the Gotham Bowl in '62 or so. Our history isn't defined by the minor bowls, its the Sugar, Cotton, Orange and Fiesta.

You are correct. We had a helluva run of "New Year's" games from '82-98.

 

[Baxter48]

Playing Miss State in 1980 was already mentioned.

It would help if I was wearing my glasses, sorry about that

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

It would help if I was wearing my glasses, sorry about that

No biggie Baxter.

 

[l.a. husker]

didnt we play georgia in the sun bowl,i think we blew them out also.

 

[Truewooper]

didnt we play georgia in the sun bowl,i think we blew them out also.

I believe that featured the longest play in Nebraska football history with a 99 yard bomb? Something like that.

 

[bigboxes]

I know but for a couple decades we mainly played in big bowl games. We also played in the Gotham Bowl in '62 or so. Our history isn't defined by the minor bowls, its the Sugar, Cotton, Orange and Fiesta.

The Fiesta was a crap bowl in 1975

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

The Fiesta was a crap bowl in 1975

I remember watching it. Fiesta Bowl got big since then.

 

[goldencohusker]

I remember watching it. Fiesta Bowl got big since then.

Thank you Tostitos

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

The Fiesta was a crap bowl in 1975

Just so we're all clear, here are the bowls NU played in from 1962 through 1998.

1 time each: Bluebonnet, Citrus, Gotham, Holiday, Liberty
2 times: Sun Bowl
3 times: Cotton
4 times: Fiesta and Sugar
13 times: Orange Bowl

31 total bowls.
The minors would be 10 and the majors (Sugar, Cotton, Orange) would be 21, as I said this program over the years has been defined by big bowls not the minors, and certainly not like last years Pinstripe or this year's Vegas or Music City Bowl.

I'll assume the Fiesta Bowl against Florida for the national championship was considered a fairly big bowl by then.

 

[BugsAreQualityProtein]

Just so we're all clear, here are the bowls NU played in from 1962 through 1998.

1 time each: Bluebonnet, Citrus, Gotham, Holiday, Liberty
2 times: Sun Bowl
3 times: Cotton
4 times: Fiesta and Sugar
13 times: Orange Bowl

31 total bowls.
The minors would be 10 and the majors (Sugar, Cotton, Orange) would be 21, as I said this program over the years has been defined by big bowls not the minors, and certainly not like last years Pinstripe or this year's Vegas or Music City Bowl.

I'll assume the Fiesta Bowl against Florida for the national championship was considered a fairly big bowl by then.

Osborne was just below .500 in bowl at 12-13. Devaney was the man with a 7-3 bowl record, including a three-peat of the orange bowl from ‘71 to ‘73.

 

[dinglefritz]

No biggie Baxter.

Remember when a bottle of Coke was a dime?

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

Remember when a bottle of Coke was a dime?

Started drinking Dr. Pepper in 1965 and drink it to this day, so, if Coke was a dime back then, I'd indirectly say YES.

 

[OxfordComma]

Started drinking Dr. Pepper in 1965 and drink it to this day, so, if Coke was a dime back then, I'd indirectly say YES.

Dr Pepper used to be my favorite pop. Then I switched to Diet Dr Pepper and I thought it was best diet pop out there. Then Diet Dr Pepper created an ad campaign around a flaming gay miniature cowboy wearing pink with a high pitched girl voice. Now I don’t drink Dr Pepper, regular or diet.

 

[loper]

Remember when a bottle of Coke was a dime?

I remember picking up pop bottles for the deposit return which I think was 2 cents which was 20% of the dime cost. You could buy 1 cent candy in 1960.