Why hate longhorns

He may talk tough for awhile but he always gets pummeled in the end. So many times over the years, the winner of the annual Oklahoma versus Nebraska game decided not only the Big 8 championship, but was also key to the National Championship race. In , the Cornhuskers victory at Oklahoma was considered the Game of the Century. In many circles, it still is. When the Big 12 formed, with OU in the South and NU in the North, this much anticipated, late season rivalry was put on life support, playing only twice every four years.

Last year, Texas started listening to offers from other conferences, trying to maneuver itself into a better deal. When word leaked that the Big 10 was looking at expanding with both NU and Mizzou, Texas, through the Big 12 offices, issued an ultimatum to both schools: Declare your loyalty now, or face the consequences.

Nebraska, already feeling screwed over by past Longhorn manipulations in the conference and still smarting from the 1-more-second controversy in the Big 12 Championship, bid adieu and jumped ship. Now, unless OU meets Nebraska in this years' championship game, it's possible they may never play again. This storied rivalry that has been hanging by a thread is as dead as Lindsy Lohan's acting career. Other's have praised Texas as the Savior of the Big That is like saying the Stimulus Bill saved our economy.

It takes a lot of fuzzy thinking to reach that conclusion. The annual game between Oklahoma and Texas has been played at a "neutral" site every year since Apparently, in the state of Texas, there are minimal standards to qualify as a "neutral" site: Each school gets half the tickets and Texas supplies the referees. Longhorn fans' will plug their ears and hum "The Eyes of Texas" until every one is in agreement that giving up half the tickets is the only requirement to call Dallas a "neutral" location.

Ignore the burnt-orange crowds surrounding the OU players when they arrive at the game in the middle of the Texas State Fair. So what if Texas has only played the Sooners in Oklahoma six times in the game history of the series? Most of the games' officials are Texans? That doesn't matter because they are "neutral", too. View all Big Ten Sites. More ACC News ». View all ACC Sites. More Big 12 News ». More FS Big 12 News ». Oklahoma chose Texas over Nebraska when the Big 12 formed and the longtime rivals stopped playing annually.

How the program fired Tom Herman: He was a decent coach and a solid recruiter. However, he was fired at an odd time after a bowl win. Herman did better than his predecessor Charlie Strong by never sufferring a losing season. This was a huge footprint for recruiting with the Longhorns and had at least one game a year on the network. For decades Texas opponents have done Horns Down after making a big play.

He even led Texas to a National Title game appearance in The formation of the Big The Big 8 was the No. Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas State were all perennial top teams during that span. Peter Dawson is a digital reporter in Houston. Read him on our breaking news site, Chron. Dawson chron. Today's Picks. Snow day: Ski the day you arrive at these 6 easy-to-reach resorts.