Countdown To Football Season: 80 Days

by PB @ BON on Jun 13, 2007 11:27 AM CDT in Football Comment 13 comments

Our daily countdown to the return of Texas football continues with yet another reason to love the fall in Austin.

Your fun fact for the day: Nebraska hasn't defeated the Longhorns in Lincoln since 1933.

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--PB--

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we find interesting way to win in Lincoln...

that Vasher interception at the goal line in 2002 in the classic "let's go for the endzone on 3rd down and if we don't get it kick a field goal" move.

and then the terrence nunn fumble caused by aaron ross last year as he was diving for the first down that would have ended the game, followed by the ryan bailey kick...

good stuff.

by billyzane on Jun 13, 2007 12:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

wow

that's a pretty interesting stat. I'm assuming that means that nebraska has most of it's wins against texas in austin. Which is very weird...interesting

by carsondude on Jun 13, 2007 12:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Texas has only lost to Nebraska 4 times ever: in Lincoln in 1933, at home in 1960, at the cotton bowl in 1973, and at the Big 12 championship in 1999. Of Texas' 7 wins against Nebraska, 4 have come in Lincoln, 2 in Austin and 1 in the 1996 Big 12 championship game.

4-1 in Lincoln
2-1 in Austin
1-1 in Big 12 championship
0-1 in bowl games

by billyzane on Jun 13, 2007 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Overall record...?

Anyone know what our overall record against Nebraska is? I don't have the ESPN College Football Encylopedia with me at work.

by sharkbait101 on Jun 13, 2007 12:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

7-4-0

by billb on Jun 13, 2007 12:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

surprised you didn't post this somewhere

whole lotta secondary violations for OU

http://www.kdhnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=16557

I'm guessing the banned supplements contained Ephedra.

by Beergut on Jun 13, 2007 4:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

sportsfan was totally on top of it

7:13 am ET. you gotta get up pretty early in the morning to break a story 'round here.

also, i have a question for you beergut: what are a&m's feelings on ou? do you root for them to beat texas?

by billyzane on Jun 13, 2007 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting question

I always sort of assumed that even Aggies aren't dumb enough to ever root for OU. Then again, it's probably a poor idea to underestimate the Aggie propensity for mind-boggling idiocy...

So take that.

by Kahuna on Jun 13, 2007 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

O who?

I'd say ags root for whoever to win thats in their favor. Sure we hate ut the most, but if ut winning helps our chances, we'll probably root for them. but really, we don't root for anyone in that game. we don't really care.

by carsondude on Jun 13, 2007 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just because it's too easy

How does anyone else winning any game help the ags? Don't you have to win games to be in a position to care?

by GoHorns on Jun 14, 2007 7:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well

take last year for example, if we would've beaten OU, we would've won the south...

by carsondude on Jun 14, 2007 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes..

But did you know that going into the Texas/OU game? Since it is so early in the season it is difficult to tell who would benefit you, so then who do you root for?

by billb on Jun 14, 2007 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well

like I said, usually no one...but for example, lets say OU dropped one of their first games, and they didn't have a good chance at winning the south and texas was still undefeated, then we'd want OU to win...but when both teams come in reasonably the same, then it really doesn't matter to us. we're probably going to lose to both of you anyway!

by carsondude on Jun 14, 2007 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs