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Message: [QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 4721192, member: 1414"] As a fan of the old Big 8 and a Nebraska fan, the reality is that the game changed. Those schools all featured dominant running games at their best. They had incredible OL talent from those local boys and got RBs from all over. The plains are windy, which is one reason why the Big 8 evolved to mostly avoid passing the ball and play great defense. As it all shifted to a passing game, Nebraska could never keep up. Even when they had some success somewhat more recently, the QBs ran the ball, like Eric Crouch. Oklahoma obviously eventually embraced the passing game more successfully, but the fall off post Switzer was worse than anything Nebraska endured. Three failed coaches before they finally brought in Bob Stoops. It's almost odd that the Big XII became the opposite of what it was, now probably the most pass happy conference. All offense, not much D. [/QUOTE]