Key tweets, and it's all gone to Hell.

[CJasmer]

I do. I worked with a crazy Nebraska fan and his house was a shrine to Nebraska football. In their heyday, they were one of the few football team on TV al the time and they were able to recruit nationally including RBs Doug DuBose from Montville and Mike Rozier from New Jersey.

Oklahoma beats Alabama. Now bowl eligible. Maybe UConn can play against Okahoma and avenge the Fiesta bowl loss.

 

[CL82]

Oklahoma beats Alabama. Now bowl eligible. Maybe UConn can play against Okahoma and avenge the Fiesta bowl loss.

It probably depends on which quarterback we use.

 

[Hogoff]

It probably depends on which quarterback we use.

The formula is to start Evers and when we get far enough behind put Fagnano in.

 

[Drew]

I disagree. Oklahoma is much better supported by donors than Nebraska (oil money). USA ranked colleges ADs based on donor contributions from 2005 to 2022:

#8 Oklahoma $597 million (#6 in SEC)
#42 Nebraska $236 million (#10 in Big 10)

And, Nebraska is in the middle of nowhere and Oklahoma is ~3 hour drive to Dallas and ~6 hour drive to Houston. Oklahoma regularly gets the top football players out of Oklahoma (produces ~4 to 5+ 4*s per year) plus they get about 4 of the top 30 players out of Texas each year. Nebraska has recruited one top 30 Texas HS football player in the past 10 years+. And, Oklahoma football has been relevant on a national scale in recent years and Nebraska hasn't been relevant in 25 years.

These are some of the craziest cherry picked stats to try to prove your own point I’ve seen in a long time. Well done.

 

[Drew]

You don’t know anything about Nebraska do you?

Not gonna lie, I had a good laugh at “one top 30 Texas recruit” being the bar for success in recruiting football talent. Meanwhile Nebraska is going to finish with (yet another) top 25 class this year and possibly even top 15.

 

[ZooCougar]

Not gonna lie, I had a good laugh at “one top 30 Texas recruit” being the bar for success in recruiting football talent. Meanwhile Nebraska is going to finish with (yet another) top 25 class this year and possibly even top 15.

He’s a unique poster. I still think they are in a similar boat. Both used to big fish in small ponds and now they are just another fish.

And LOL at the idea Oklahoma isn’t in the middle of nowhere.

 

[UConnJim]

And LOL at the idea Oklahoma isn’t in the middle of nowhere.

Norman is a suburb of Oklahoma City with a metro population of 1.5 million. The city has grown 20% in the past 13 years and has grown double digits every decade going back to 1900 and more people live in the city than in Boston. It is a booming area. Have you ever been? And, they have an NBA team the Thunder.

 

[ZooCougar]

Norman is a suburb of Oklahoma City with a metro population of 1.5 million. The city has grown 20% in the past 13 years and has grown double digits every decade going back to 1900 and more people live in the city than in Boston. It is a booming area. Have you ever been? And, they have an NBA team the Thunder.

Yes I live in the region.

The middle of the country is “booming” but it’s still nowhere.

It’s not materially better than Lincoln, Iowa City or even Omaha. Ever been to Omaha? It’s kind of great. But it’s also nowhere; just like Norman and Lincoln.


You’re pretty special.

 

[WestHartHusk]

Yes I live in the region.

The middle of the country is “booming” but it’s still nowhere.

It’s not materially better than Lincoln, Iowa City or even Omaha. Ever been to Omaha? It’s kind of great. But it’s also nowhere; just like Norman and Lincoln.


You’re pretty special.

This is the perfect description of Omaha.

 

[hank970]

Yes I live in the region.

The middle of the country is “booming” but it’s still nowhere.

It’s not materially better than Lincoln, Iowa City or even Omaha. Ever been to Omaha? It’s kind of great. But it’s also nowhere; just like Norman and Lincoln.


You’re pretty special.

Yes, because the edge of our flat Earth is just west of the Hudson River. If you don't pay attention, you can fall off.

 

[UConnJim]

Not gonna lie, I had a good laugh at “one top 30 Texas recruit” being the bar for success in recruiting football talent. Meanwhile Nebraska is going to finish with (yet another) top 25 class this year and possibly even top 15.

How about this stat. In the last 4 recruiting classes, Oklahoma has had 4 5* and 54 4* recruits and Nebraska has had 1 5* and 12 4* recruits. Over the past 8 seasons, Oklahoma has had 7 top 10 recruiting classes and Nebraska has had 0. Oklahoma has had 12 top 10 finishes in the past 20 years vs. 0 for Nebraska. Heck, Nebraska is going to their first bowl in 8 years!

 

[Drew]

How about this stat. In the last 4 recruiting classes, Oklahoma has had 4 5* and 54 4* recruits and Nebraska has had 1 5* and 12 4* recruits. Over the past 8 seasons, Oklahoma has had 7 top 10 recruiting classes and Nebraska has had 0. Oklahoma has had 12 top 10 finishes in the past 20 years vs. 0 for Nebraska. Heck, Nebraska is going to their first bowl in 8 years!

NU Recruiting Rankings per 247 Composite last 10 years:

2025: 21
2024: 18
2023: 25
2022: 41
2021: 20
2020: 20
2019: 17
2018: 23
2017: 23
2016: 26

Avg Class Rank: 23.4

Team hasn’t sniffed the broad side of a barn in 10 years and still averages top 25 classes. Plus they have one of the highest regarded NIL collectives and are one of 8 schools that actually generate a profit as an AD and return money to the school, despite the fact that half their seats don’t require donations in the stadium (changing in 2026 and beyond).

Trying to claim Nebraska is broke and doesn’t attract any football talent because they don’t recruit as well as OU does is just foolish.

Oh and I know NU is going bowling - I was at the game Saturday. Great time.

 

[UConnJim]

NU Recruiting Rankings per 247 Composite last 10 years:

2025: 21
2024: 18
2023: 25
2022: 41
2021: 20
2020: 20
2019: 17
2018: 23
2017: 23
2016: 26

Avg Class Rank: 23.4

Team hasn’t sniffed the broad side of a barn in 10 years and still averages top 25 classes. Plus they have one of the highest regarded NIL collectives and are one of 8 schools that actually generate a profit as an AD and return money to the school, despite the fact that half their seats don’t require donations in the stadium (changing in 2026 and beyond).

Trying to claim Nebraska is broke and doesn’t attract any football talent because they don’t recruit as well as OU does is just foolish.

Oh and I know NU is going bowling - I was at the game Saturday. Great time.

With those recruiting rankings and 69 P4 schools, that puts them firmly above average, but not in the top echelon of schools. Nebraska is a solid program with a great fanbase and I never claimed poverty, but Nebraska WAS a top 5 program and I think that will not happen again. Sure, top 25, maybe the scattered top 10 finish, but that is the ceiling. Oklahoma has proven over the past 20 years that they can be a top 10 program. That said, I recognize moving to the SEC may change that.

 

[UConnDan97]

I'm in the camp that believes that both Nebraska and Oklahoma have their best days behind them. The B1G and the SEC has given them more money, but they won't enjoy the success that they each had in the Big12. And yes, I know Oklahoma beat Alabama. So did Vandy. They had better get used to the sound of 7-5 every year.

As for Nebraska, the days of Osborne and Solich (hell, even Pelini) are over. 1 winning season in the last 9, this year will be 2 in the last 10. Life was perfect in the Big12 North, where they could meet the winner of Texas and Oklahoma in the conference championship. But...c'est la vie. Bragging about recruiting rankings over the last 7 year's that were no higher than 18th and as low as 41 should feel like a loss to a Husker, not a victory...

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Ha Who]

Guess they need a partner for Rutgers

 

[coachcap]

The B1G doesn't currently have any schools with religious affiliation. They would make an exception for Notre Dame, but TCU doesn't come close in comparison.

 

[KryHavok]

Wow Bret, that's some elite conference you're building. Ya got Utah who really didn't want to join last year and publicly stated they were displeased with the Big12 earlier this season due to officiating, and now ya got TCU who is not so silently looking to bolt. Great job Bret at building a really solid and unified conference. Meanwhile ya had a school that would've been elated to join (despite the crying from some of its BBall fanbase who would fall in line eventually) that ya publicly left hanging twice and whose administration hasn't expressed any slight towards you. Keep up the stellar job Bret, with your 1 bid season to the CFP, you were almost as successful as the MWC.

 

[Drew]

 

[GoConn]

So your telling me they need a football school? come on down Huskies!

 

[Patman]

The B1G doesn't currently have any schools with religious affiliation. They would make an exception for Notre Dame, but TCU doesn't come close in comparison.

there's some really funny thinking amongst some of these groups

 

[Kolumbo]

UC Davis is in the FCS quarterfinals. I wonder if they plan to make the jump soon. They've actually got quite an interesting 11k seat stadium over there with plenty of room to grow.

UC Davis Health Stadium - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[huskymedic]

UC Davis is in the FCS quarterfinals. I wonder if they plan to make the jump soon. They've actually got quite an interesting 11k seat stadium over there with plenty of room to grow.

UC Davis Health Stadium - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Drew]

 

[jostar1]

So your telling me they need a football school? come on down Huskies!

We turned them down.