Husker fan here. I miss the OU vs NU rivalry so much. I hated when the Big 8 went to Big 12 because our teams didn’t play every year anymore. When I learned that Nebraska was moving to the Big 10, the loss of this rivalry was the first thing I thought of. All those big games that we played against each other over all the many years hold a special memory for me. The Sooners were always hated by me as a kid in the 70’s & 80’s. Now I miss my old friends so much. You never know what you’ve got till it’s gone. Go Big Red (& go Sooners...unless you’re playing Nebraska)
So many great memories for me too. Watching the game the day after Thanksgiving with my mom. Her a Husker fan and me, a Sooner fan. Then, when they changed the day after Thanksgiving game to Nebraska v CU, it just wasn’t the same. Last year was good and, am looking forward to this years OU/ Nebraska game as well.
I am a born and bred Sooner. I sorely miss the Thanksgiving tradition that was the Ole OU-Neb game. We were rivals.. but there was respect. Nebraska families stayed with Oklahoma families in Norman.. and Oklahoma families stayed with Nebraska families when the game was in Lincoln.. and they would carpool together to the game. No cheap shots.. no taunting, but each player gave their best. I miss it.
Wasn't much of a rivalry... more of each fan base respecting each other. OU dominated Nebraska so much they left the conference. That's not a rivalry.. that's owning another team.
My freshman year. I was a member of the Pride of Oklahoma marching band. This is burned into my memory forever. Those were the damn days! Loved this rivalry, and this game, in particular, was classic OU/Nebraska. I miss that rivalry so much. I miss good Nebraska teams, honestly. That’s a program that should be good.
This is one of the best games I ever went to. I thoguht OU's time was over. Amazing what happened in 2000 and the 16 years that followed under Bob Stoops. Hiring him was like winning the lottery. Thanks for a job well done Bob, Boomer Sooner :-)
WTF. 17 or 18 yrs and only ONE NC. Just think if Saban, Meyers, Dabo, Carroll, and probably 5 others would have been there. OU has at least 2 more NCs, maybe 3 or 4.
Oklahoma winning the National title in 2000 after what they experienced in the mid 90s gives me hope as a Husker that someday, maybe Nebraska will be back to where we once were
This is what this rivalry was about, whoever won this game usually be playing in the national championship or win the conference title. It's damn shame they don't play this anymore.
Out of all the schools that switched conferences in the past decade, to me Nebraska leaving the Big 12 was the worst one for tradition's sake. They had so many great rivalries that they left behind and even now when they play a Big 10 heavy like Michigan or Ohio State there just isn't the same level of enthusiasm there. It is like Maryland in basketball leaving the ACC, same sort of thing.
I hate to hang this on a school... particularly since they will be joining the SEC soon and we will be stuck with them. But Nebraska, Colorado, Mizzou, and Texas A&M all listed the Longhorns as the main reason they fled the conference.
It's so sad that NEB left the big 12. This was really one of the Greatest Rivalries in CFB. They also have been a non factor ever since they left as well.
It is crazy to reflect on Bob Stoop's career, and think this team was the only one that one a National title. This team played with heart and this team was a ton of fun to watch.
@@DillyPutty he made a comment about OU being a ton of fun to watch in a video about OU/NEB. My response gave a little perspective about the highest ranked coached he played all season.
To hear that Nebraska was leaving the conference was like hearing the sky was falling! Thought then and nw it was a huge mistake! Miss that great team, rivalry and fans! Boomer Sooner!
One of the great rivalries of all time. My dad was bragging after the Cornhuskers scored 14 in a row and then OU went nuts. What a great defense and fun offense. One of my favorite OU team of all time. Great OL & DL. miss those days.
man this takes me back. No booth replays. little nicky was being advertised. Miami was in the top 5. and bob stoops doesn't look much older than his players. this game was what made me a fan when I was a kid
This game was a pleasure to watch. Nebraskas option vs. Oklahomas passing offense. What a shoot out it was. Man I miss the Big 8 Conference when these two teams played every year.
I remember being at this game and hearing fans around me saying it was over after Nebraska went up 14-0,and then we went on a tear and never looked back.That was a special team!
Nebraska led by 2001 Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch VS Oklahoma led by 2000 Walter Camp Award winner Josh Heupel. In addition to that, Jason White (2003 Heisman Trophy winner) is on Oklahoma's bench. Let's thrown in the Rimington Trophy winner for that year, Dominic Raiola. Collectively had a total of 8 All-Americans (added up for respected lists) and each team had a 1st teamer or 2nd teamer at every position, except for kicker, for the All Big 12 2000 team. POWERHOUSE
@@rickmoreno6858 complete fool is you. * 42-7 before Osborne players left, 16-12 after. * a losing bowl record at Neb, and Ohio. * avg'd 5 losses a yr after 2001 for the balance of his mediocre career
Man of Low Moral Fiber I was at this game as well. I will never forget the atmosphere around campus after this game. It was a once in a lifetime experience.
My dad and I had season tickets. My son had never been to a OU/Nebraska game....let my son go with his grandad, one of best decision I have ever made! Have lost them both since then, making that decision even greater! The memories, thanks OU/Nebraska!
Atmosphere-wise it was probably the best game I ever attended as well. However, the A&M game later on this same season might’ve been a better actual game. Hostile territory at Kyle Field and much closer final score-wise.
47:42 this play... This is the greatest catch I’ve ever seen. I was on the 50 yard line at this game with my sister. We got lucky because some season ticket holders at our church couldn’t make it to the game, and gave us the tickets. It was this play where the energy of the whole arena shifted. It was like all the years of mediocre Gibbs’ seasons, the horrendous Schnellenberger and disgraceful Blake years... All that pressure was being released in one play. It was like we all knew that this year, we were going to be champions. I can’t stress enough how cathartic that play was.
Oklahoma has some absolute beasts on defense. Torrance Marshall, Roy Williams, Rocky Calmus, J.T. Thatcher and Derrick Strait were as good as any players at their positions in the country. Everage, Ryan Fisher, and Michael Thompson were all conference types. Just a great great defense. On offense, give me a Josh Norman on my team any day. That blocked punt was awesome, and the first play after halftime was epic. He abused that defensive back, and just ran right over him.
Hats off to the sooners this day. Y'all beat a great husker team. You wonder how great of a team ya beat? Well, lemme put it into perspective for you. Crouch won the Heisman trophy the following year. DE's Vanden-Bosch and Chris Kelsay had long respectable careers in the NFL. Also, O-lineman Dominic Raiola and Russ Hochstein had great extensive careers in the NFL as well. I even noticed on this video, a few other well-liked husker players on this team...I'd say that day, y'all had the better team players that fought hard who never gave up.....One of the greatest rivalries I'll never forget! I miss those days. GBR!!!
@@rickmoreno6858 "Look at what solich has built at Ohio U. " WTH! 1) A losing bowl record 2) No conference championships 3) Avging 7.5 wins and 5.4 losses per season HA! Wasn't he supposed to lite the MAC up!
All i want for Christmas Nebraska and Arkansas to the Big 12. Nebraska comes home and so does Arkansas to some extent. A move to the Big 12 would instantly resurrect and give identity to Ark's football program while simultaneously stabilizing the Big 12. Imagine the matchups: OU/NU, OU/ARK, NU/ARK, UT/ARK, OSU/ARK, TCU/ARK, NU/UT, NU/TCU, NU/KU.
Florida will never let another state school into the sec. Arkansas will never leave the money they are making in the sec. Nebraska will never come back as long as Texass is still here. OU wont leave because we have to take OSU with us if we do. So the Big 12 is the new Big two and the little six.
@@Zionsol777 "Jess&Jake Whaley yea, Ark. Would be a good fit.." What a joke. Ark has avged at least 5 losses a season since Neb left the Big Easy. Of course you twits would want them in your conference.
HP Metabolics......Arkansas has never been a member of the Big8 or Big12. The 4 teams that left the Big 12 was Nebraska, Colorado, Mizzou and Texas A&M. The teams that have done nothing since leaving the Big12 are....Nebraska, Colorado, Mizzou and Texas A&M. That is a bit mean in that Mizzou did play in the SEC Title Game (Football) 2 times playing Auburn (2013) and Alabama (2014).
@@mikebridges7294 did you see the parenthesis indicating that I was referring to Arkansas origin as a Southwest Conference rival not a former member of the others.
@@hpmetabolics7558 you said 3 teams MUST return to the Big12....Nebraska, Texas A&M AND Arkansas. Arkansas was never a member of the Big12 and cannot return to that which they were never members of. Personally I wish 3 out of the 4 that left would return...Nebraska, Texas A&M, and Mizzou. Colorado can stay in the Pac12, although they had some great seasons in the Big8-12. 20-30 years ago. Of course that's just all wishful thinking, hell the Big12 could be a thing of the past as soon as 2025.
I'm glad I went back and watched this 2000 season games. It helped me realize how good our quarterbacks are today compared to just 20 years ago. Josh was really only mediocre....it's odd but that not what I remembered about that season but there it is in living color. What we had was an effing DEFENSE then!!! One that won us a National Championship! Imagine if we'd had good defenses from 2008 till now. We would have 5-7 more National Championships!
OU has been blessed with many great QBs in recent years, but calling Huepel "mediocre" is foolish. He was a winner, with a tremendous heart. His coaching success is no surprise. 14-0 speaks for itsself🤷♂️
@@jeffersonparsons5519 14-0 because if the defense! In comparison to Baker, Murry, Bradford, Jones and now Rattler.... like I said, his QB performance was mediocre.
@@THEFAITHFULPALADIN he was injured at the end of the first half, played hurt the second half. I saw the whole thing from the second row, midfield behind the Sooner bench. I could see and here him on the sideline talking to Mangino. Simply the greatest individual performance I have ever seen. Did he have an NFL arm? No, not really. Was he "mediocre"? That's just stupid. Huepel has more championships than White, Bradford, Mayfield, Murray combined. That's not mediocre.
Starting @ 1:27:12 we hear some Classic Commentary: "Crouch straight drop. Sideline. INTERCEPTED. Derrick Strait.....and Strait might Go Straight to the End Zone! Touchdown." And is that a young and future OU HC we see in Brent Venables starting @ @?
I wanted to rush the field at this game, but I was a little too young at that time. I remember how many oranges were being thrown onto the field though. Saw many Nebraska players getting pelted with them lol
This game was actually closer than the score was. Too bad Nebraska couldn't take care of business against K-State. The rematch in the Big 12 championship game would of been a good one.
@@jordanmoore9290 lol. Bill Synder retired 5-36 against top 10 teams. 2 of the 36 came in that year. Lost to OU by 10 and had a chance to redeem himself and lost again. but 3 of his 5 wins came against Solich and Stoops.
I've only watched this once before....over 20 years ago. I could call what was going to happen nearly every play. Wow. And with the Josh Norman end around, I would've called it the Stormin Norman.
You watch this and you see that Bob's offense was a major precursor of the spread revolution while Nebraska's passing routes lacked any creativity and were very easy to read with man-to-man coverage.
Oklahoma really did have the next big thing offensively in CFB, but their defense that year was amazing. If there was 120 CFB teams that year, Nebraska could've scored 30+ against 110 of them, just couldn't compete against those LBs & Secondary of OU that year.
Coach V talked about this game in his presser yesterday and got pretty emotional being upset about him wanting to get home and get some sleep instead of taking in the moment when students tore down the goalposts. We got an upgrade.
I wish that ou could get the Nebraska game like texas in the 70s an insisted non conference game which is a mandatory non conference game. I miss Nebraska. Maybe if you made this game mandatory playing ou may help instill some ol Cornhusker pride.
Member watching this game as a kid 8 years old, recorded the whole season with a big ol stand up camcorder, its fuzzy through a few games but really cool tape I have as a souvenir from the last time we won a title, we have one coming in our near future, Brent Venables is making big changes in Norman!!!
I was 20 years old and in my junior year of college when this happened. A bunch of us crowded into the dorm lobby with a TV set and watched this game. I wasnt sure about OU in the games prior to this one, I thought they were good but still wasnt getting my hopes up. When this game happened and I saw OU come back from a 14 point deficit and score 31 unanswered points against the #1 team in the nation, I knew then, in that moment, that we were going to win the national championship. Josh Heupel was just not going to allow the team to lose... period.
These 2 teams entered this game, what, both undefeated I think. We may not get a #1 vs. #2 for awhile, unfortunately......just over half-way through the 2022 season, and these two teams have combined for EIGHT total losses. Oklahoma used to not get 8 losses, themselves, over even a five year period under Bud, Barry, and Bob....but I think Brent will turn things around, given enough time. PS if you want to be an Oklahoma head coach you better have your name start with a "B"!
I'd like to point out an error, Bob Stoops had beaten Nebraska before that game, he was apart of the 1981 Iowa team that upset Nebraska in Kinnick Stadium, just noticed that.
This was the game where I finally believed we were that good. Beating the #&^% out of Texas, that could have been a fluke. Beating #2 K State at their place, maybe we over-achieved. But to come back from being down 14-0 and win going away against #1 Nebraska made you a believer.
I remember getting up early in Nor cal for this game. This team was so much fun and truly was the best team in the nation. Frank solich with a horrible game plan. Crouch was a bad thrower and they should have run more. OU was back!
I really miss the OU - Nebraska game. When Nebraska left the Big12, it took away from our Thanksgiving Day tradition (eventually stopped taking off work on Thanksgiving) BOOMER SOONER!!! 🤬
I wish Texas AM and Nebraska were back in the BIG 12. Giving SEC east Texas recruiting is going to show this upcoming decade. *North:* Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma State Oklahoma *SOUTH:* Louisville Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana Texas A&M Texas I know its not traditional, but it solves having west Virginia in the conference..
Are you serious? Half these teams aren't and would never be in the Big 12. And for some reason you left out Oklahoma St, Kansas St, Iowa St, Texas Tech, Baylor, and TCU - 6 of the 10 teams currently in the conference.
@@jpowell2407 Get rid of them all. Useless universities that don't add much. Them being in the BIG 12 is more beneficial to the university than it is to the conference.
Nebraska's fall from football grace in the last 10 years or so is so sad. I don't think the two teams have even been scheduled to play each other in quite some time. I would like to see this rivalry be restarted again.
1:32:21 Wild to look at that and think that 21 years later, he would become the head coach for OU. It's also kinda ironic seeing him being the "get back" coach for Mike Stoops there. Lol
@@robjohnson8861 ..I was just referencing the rivalry Rob....I've been a sooner fan for over fifty years...I grew up on big 7 ..big 8 football ,. And the rivalry.. ..both sides always had respect for each other... Oklahoma fans didn't want Nebraska to leave the big 12..that said,. ..hope Nebraska can get it together and we can play another " game of the century" this year......we haven't relished the fall of Nebraska football ..and hopefully,..in the next decade or two.. Nebraska will find a way ..to get up off it's knees🤭
@@robjohnson8861 another thing Rob,..Dr Tom ..for all the good he did.. destroyed your historical run..as and "elite" program ..and a 63 year old rivalry..to spite Texas and the big 12... Nebraska has suffered...as have millions of fans .. Oklahoma has been playing Texas for 114 years..but we always had an affinity for the Husker's games..and still do! There are two sides to the Dr Tom legacy. Hope he is at the game this year ..Im pretty sure Barry Switzer will be...best to you and the "Big Red"...Boomer! .. Norman September 18th
Well stated! You see what Frankie has done at Ohio I! That man is a great coach, husker nation like all of college football is delusional and Can t remember yesteryear. It's all about what have you done for me Now.
Oh god, you are all clueless about Solich. * 1 conf championship in 21 years, * losing bowl record at both schools at Neb only * 32-7 then 16-12. the CO game is the divider * worst loss at Neb in 40 years * first non winning season in 40 years * 2 of the worst back to back losses in 40 something years * 1-9 against ranked opponents on the road * 9 wins his last season (1 ranked opponent that finished unranked) * 1 of only 5 coaches to loss Bill Snyder (KSU) while ranked in the top 10. Billl was 5-36 in that category. The AD was absolutely spot on in firing him for not winning the games that mattered later in his time there.
@Rob Johnson Rob, Solich was 42-7, then 16-12 And from the season after the CO blowout, he avg'ed 5 losses a season for the BALANCE of his career. Sucked, he did.
If the big 12 never got rid of Nebraska, Missouri an Texas A&M the big 12 would still have great defenses with ultimate offenses. Why would you take away at least two bluebloods an replace them with shitty replacements. I still don't get it till this day.
2:09:00 "He's had twins." And 21 years later, we got to watch one of those twins catch a touchdown in a bowl game with him coaching. Humbling to think about.
My first game in Lincoln was 1997 when Nebraska beat OU by 60. Crazy to think 3 years later OU would have a dominate defense and win a NC. Gives me a slight bit of hope that Nebraska can turn it around with Frost. GBR
"Gives me a slight bit of hope that Nebraska can turn it around with Frost. " You typed that before the 2020 season begin. Frost was 9-15. Oh wait, you typed "slight bit of hope." My bad.
Husker fan here. I miss the OU vs NU rivalry so much. I hated when the Big 8 went to Big 12 because our teams didn’t play every year anymore. When I learned that Nebraska was moving to the Big 10, the loss of this rivalry was the first thing I thought of. All those big games that we played against each other over all the many years hold a special memory for me. The Sooners were always hated by me as a kid in the 70’s & 80’s. Now I miss my old friends so much. You never know what you’ve got till it’s gone. Go Big Red (& go Sooners...unless you’re playing Nebraska)
So many great memories for me too. Watching the game the day after Thanksgiving with my mom. Her a Husker fan and me, a Sooner fan. Then, when they changed the day after Thanksgiving game to Nebraska v CU, it just wasn’t the same. Last year was good and, am looking forward to this years OU/ Nebraska game as well.
I am a born and bred Sooner. I sorely miss the Thanksgiving tradition that was the Ole OU-Neb game. We were rivals.. but there was respect. Nebraska families stayed with Oklahoma families in Norman.. and Oklahoma families stayed with Nebraska families when the game was in Lincoln.. and they would carpool together to the game. No cheap shots.. no taunting, but each player gave their best. I miss it.
Wasn't much of a rivalry... more of each fan base respecting each other. OU dominated Nebraska so much they left the conference. That's not a rivalry.. that's owning another team.
@@kenpeacher7120 what position did you play? Because you sure talk a lot of shit for someone who's never played the game...
Big12 was the start of Nebraska's decline. Took away their annual marquee game with Oklahoma. Luckily for Oklahoma, they still had Texas.
My freshman year. I was a member of the Pride of Oklahoma marching band. This is burned into my memory forever. Those were the damn days! Loved this rivalry, and this game, in particular, was classic OU/Nebraska. I miss that rivalry so much. I miss good Nebraska teams, honestly. That’s a program that should be good.
Truly a magical year for OU and they saved their best defensive performance for Florida St.
No doubt about it! That defense always answered the call!!
This is one of the best games I ever went to. I thoguht OU's time was over. Amazing what happened in 2000 and the 16 years that followed under Bob Stoops. Hiring him was like winning the lottery. Thanks for a job well done Bob, Boomer Sooner :-)
@Biggie Jones A huge thank you to Bob Stoops too leaving the program in such a wonderful state.
WTF. 17 or 18 yrs and only ONE NC. Just think if Saban, Meyers, Dabo, Carroll, and probably 5 others would have been there. OU has at least 2 more NCs, maybe 3 or 4.
Big Game wasn't so big. OU used to have nasty nasty defense. No more.
Oklahoma winning the National title in 2000 after what they experienced in the mid 90s gives me hope as a Husker that someday, maybe Nebraska will be back to where we once were
This is what this rivalry was about, whoever won this game usually be playing in the national championship or win the conference title. It's damn shame they don't play this anymore.
Out of all the schools that switched conferences in the past decade, to me Nebraska leaving the Big 12 was the worst one for tradition's sake. They had so many great rivalries that they left behind and even now when they play a Big 10 heavy like Michigan or Ohio State there just isn't the same level of enthusiasm there. It is like Maryland in basketball leaving the ACC, same sort of thing.
I hate the Big 10 for poaching Nebraska and Maryland, wtf they totally don't belong there wtf.
I hate to hang this on a school... particularly since they will be joining the SEC soon and we will be stuck with them. But Nebraska, Colorado, Mizzou, and Texas A&M all listed the Longhorns as the main reason they fled the conference.
@@jeffnun And then they up and left.
Doesn’t help that Nebraska hasn’t been good too
@@patricksullivan2261 Texas fucks up everything. it's in their nature.
It's so sad that NEB left the big 12. This was really one of the Greatest Rivalries in CFB. They also have been a non factor ever since they left as well.
I prefer to blame Texas for that.
TEXAS SUCK
Captain Autism the same problem for Colorado, Missouri, and A&M
They've been on a long downward slide since Osborne left. Maybe Rhule reverses it... who knows.
It is crazy to reflect on Bob Stoop's career, and think this team was the only one that one a National title. This team played with heart and this team was a ton of fun to watch.
Cough. WTF! He was playing Solich. A mediocre coach the majority of his career.
@@mas5867 Not sure what has to do with his post. It's not like he faced Solich every game of his NC year.
@@DillyPutty he made a comment about OU being a ton of fun to watch in a video about OU/NEB.
My response gave a little perspective about the highest ranked coached he played all season.
Tom Osborne the classiest coach my sooners ever faced. I loved the old rivalry.
Even he would say, "don't you think my playing the thug kinda ruined that classiest classification?"
Don't know about classy. See Lawrence Phillips. Christian Petr. On and on. Huskers couldnt get over the hump without felons
To hear that Nebraska was leaving the conference was like hearing the sky was falling! Thought then and nw it was a huge mistake! Miss that great team, rivalry and fans! Boomer Sooner!
Frankly, I'm honored the OU considered Nebraska a rival because we only seemed to beat OU in their down years.
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One of the great rivalries of all time. My dad was bragging after the Cornhuskers scored 14 in a row and then OU went nuts. What a great defense and fun offense. One of my favorite OU team of all time. Great OL & DL. miss those days.
My son and I were there. Still one of my best memories.
My father and I were there. Best OU game of my lifetime
Nebraska the nations #1 team and a guy holding up a Big 12 "America's best conference" sign. Year 2000 was a LONG time ago. Im getting old.
Lord I feel you
Could you imagine having an 11 AM kickoff for #1 vs #2 these days? This is still my favorite game to have been to. Boomer!
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man this takes me back. No booth replays. little nicky was being advertised. Miami was in the top 5. and bob stoops doesn't look much older than his players.
this game was what made me a fan when I was a kid
I wanna see the post game show to top it all off!
Little Nicky!!!
I miss Nebraska in the Big 12. I'll never forget this day, great bonding time with my family. boomer sooner
ABC Applewhite, Beasley, Crouch.. Boomer Sooner
Somebody in Texas prefer that education is not important but athletic is important that's why in a Nebraska get out of the Big 12 and now Big 10.
bassfunkmaster85 more like sucker sooner
Watching in 2020.
You're a legend for posting this video.
Much respect 🤘♥️
RIP Nebraska: The last time Neb was ranked #1, some 250 games ago (as of 2019). OU fans have got to love this.
We don’t we actually miss Nebraska and hate that you guys going thru the bad times come back to the big12
@@trillamannwinters6963 Maybe not.
This game was a pleasure to watch. Nebraskas option vs. Oklahomas passing offense. What a shoot out it was. Man I miss the Big 8 Conference when these two teams played every year.
I remember being at this game and hearing fans around me saying it was over after Nebraska went up 14-0,and then we went on a tear and never looked back.That was a special team!
Nebraska led by 2001 Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch VS Oklahoma led by 2000 Walter Camp Award winner Josh Heupel. In addition to that, Jason White (2003 Heisman Trophy winner) is on Oklahoma's bench. Let's thrown in the Rimington Trophy winner for that year, Dominic Raiola. Collectively had a total of 8 All-Americans (added up for respected lists) and each team had a 1st teamer or 2nd teamer at every position, except for kicker, for the All Big 12 2000 team. POWERHOUSE
If they wouldn't have fired solich, huskers would not have been like they have the last 15yrs
@@rickmoreno6858 complete fool is you.
* 42-7 before Osborne players left, 16-12 after.
* a losing bowl record at Neb, and Ohio.
* avg'd 5 losses a yr after 2001 for the balance of his mediocre career
LOL
* Heupel has millions as coach of TN
* Crouch has podcasts about Neb football.
I was 20. Bout the same age as these players then. I went to jenks with calmus in 98. Damn were old now 😳
Love the way Josh Norman runs! Can’t believe he went I drafted and spent only one year in the NFL.
What a great talent he was!
It’s a damn shame this game isn’t played anymore. It’s why I would rather have OU in the BIG than the SEC
Josh Norman's blocked punt was huge. OU all time great play.
This rivalry was intense but never ugly. These programs respected each other so much. I miss this yearly classic.
Watching Switzer own the asswipe across the field from him would have been a great time to be a OU fan.
@@robjohnson8861 You must be a douchebag.
Greatest game that I ever attended.
Man of Low Moral Fiber I was at this game as well. I will never forget the atmosphere around campus after this game. It was a once in a lifetime experience.
Man of Low Moral Fiber odd to see you here lol
My dad and I had season tickets. My son had never been to a OU/Nebraska game....let my son go with his grandad, one of best decision I have ever made! Have lost them both since then, making that decision even greater! The memories, thanks OU/Nebraska!
Atmosphere-wise it was probably the best game I ever attended as well. However, the A&M game later on this same season might’ve been a better actual game. Hostile territory at Kyle Field and much closer final score-wise.
I forgot they played in 2000 as 1 and 2. I still remember my dad talking about that '71 game.
47:42 this play...
This is the greatest catch I’ve ever seen.
I was on the 50 yard line at this game with my sister.
We got lucky because some season ticket holders at our church couldn’t make it to the game, and gave us the tickets.
It was this play where the energy of the whole arena shifted.
It was like all the years of mediocre Gibbs’ seasons, the horrendous Schnellenberger and disgraceful Blake years...
All that pressure was being released in one play.
It was like we all knew that this year, we were going to be champions.
I can’t stress enough how cathartic that play was.
Hands down.
horrendous Schnellenberger? He coached 1 year and went 5-5-1 with the majority of team not being his recruits.
Oklahoma has some absolute beasts on defense. Torrance Marshall, Roy Williams, Rocky Calmus, J.T. Thatcher and Derrick Strait were as good as any players at their positions in the country. Everage, Ryan Fisher, and Michael Thompson were all conference types. Just a great great defense. On offense, give me a Josh Norman on my team any day. That blocked punt was awesome, and the first play after halftime was epic. He abused that defensive back, and just ran right over him.
Hats off to the sooners this day. Y'all beat a great husker team. You wonder how great of a team ya beat? Well, lemme put it into perspective for you. Crouch won the Heisman trophy the following year. DE's Vanden-Bosch and Chris Kelsay had long respectable careers in the NFL. Also, O-lineman Dominic Raiola and Russ Hochstein had great extensive careers in the NFL as well. I even noticed on this video, a few other well-liked husker players on this team...I'd say that day, y'all had the better team players that fought hard who never gave up.....One of the greatest rivalries I'll never forget! I miss those days. GBR!!!
+Kyle Ziola come back to the Big 12. We miss you
Kyle Ziola and we miss Nebraska!!
They shouldn't have fired Frank solich, and there wouldn't have been this mediocrity of the husker nation. Look at what solich has built at Ohio U.
@@rickmoreno6858 "Look at what solich has built at Ohio U.
" WTH!
1) A losing bowl record
2) No conference championships
3) Avging 7.5 wins and 5.4 losses per season
HA! Wasn't he supposed to lite the MAC up!
@@robjohnson8861 your a lying dipshit like that potatoehead in the WH
All i want for Christmas Nebraska and Arkansas to the Big 12. Nebraska comes home and so does Arkansas to some extent. A move to the Big 12 would instantly resurrect and give identity to Ark's football program while simultaneously stabilizing the Big 12. Imagine the matchups: OU/NU, OU/ARK, NU/ARK, UT/ARK, OSU/ARK, TCU/ARK, NU/UT, NU/TCU, NU/KU.
Jess&Jake Whaley yea, Ark. Would be a good fit..
then Miami or FSU to the SEC
Florida will never let another state school into the sec. Arkansas will never leave the money they are making in the sec. Nebraska will never come back as long as Texass is still here. OU wont leave because we have to take OSU with us if we do. So the Big 12 is the new Big two and the little six.
@@Zionsol777 "Jess&Jake Whaley yea, Ark. Would be a good fit.." What a joke. Ark has avged at least 5 losses a season since Neb left the Big Easy. Of course you twits would want them in your conference.
3 teams that MUST return to the Big 12....Nebraska, Texas A&M and Arkansas(from SWC days)
HP Metabolics......Arkansas has never been a member of the Big8 or Big12. The 4 teams that left the Big 12 was Nebraska, Colorado, Mizzou and Texas A&M. The teams that have done nothing since leaving the Big12 are....Nebraska, Colorado, Mizzou and Texas A&M. That is a bit mean in that Mizzou did play in the SEC Title Game (Football) 2 times playing Auburn (2013) and Alabama (2014).
@@mikebridges7294 did you see the parenthesis indicating that I was referring to Arkansas origin as a Southwest Conference rival not a former member of the others.
@@hpmetabolics7558 you said 3 teams MUST return to the Big12....Nebraska, Texas A&M AND Arkansas. Arkansas was never a member of the Big12 and cannot return to that which they were never members of. Personally I wish 3 out of the 4 that left would return...Nebraska, Texas A&M, and Mizzou. Colorado can stay in the Pac12, although they had some great seasons in the Big8-12. 20-30 years ago. Of course that's just all wishful thinking, hell the Big12 could be a thing of the past as soon as 2025.
Looks like they'll all be in the SEC, LOL!
I know the outcome, and I STILL flinch when Crouch ran in for the 14-0 lead!
That Purdue team that plays later sure has a pretty good quarterback
I'm glad I went back and watched this 2000 season games. It helped me realize how good our quarterbacks are today compared to just 20 years ago. Josh was really only mediocre....it's odd but that not what I remembered about that season but there it is in living color. What we had was an effing DEFENSE then!!! One that won us a National Championship! Imagine if we'd had good defenses from 2008 till now. We would have 5-7 more National Championships!
OU has been blessed with many great QBs in recent years, but calling Huepel "mediocre" is foolish. He was a winner, with a tremendous heart. His coaching success is no surprise. 14-0 speaks for itsself🤷♂️
@@jeffersonparsons5519 14-0 because if the defense! In comparison to Baker, Murry, Bradford, Jones and now Rattler.... like I said, his QB performance was mediocre.
@@THEFAITHFULPALADIN he was injured at the end of the first half, played hurt the second half. I saw the whole thing from the second row, midfield behind the Sooner bench. I could see and here him on the sideline talking to Mangino. Simply the greatest individual performance I have ever seen. Did he have an NFL arm? No, not really. Was he "mediocre"? That's just stupid. Huepel has more championships than White, Bradford, Mayfield, Murray combined. That's not mediocre.
@@jeffersonparsons5519 He was mediocre... average, middle of the road, not great & not bad... he was mediocre...average.
@@THEFAITHFULPALADIN repeating a stupid statement doesn't make the statement true. It only exposes your stupidity. You know nothing about football.
one of a few amazing chapters in that sooner magic season
Stoops just this year head-coached an OU bowl win (2021) against Oregon.
Starting @ 1:27:12 we hear some Classic Commentary: "Crouch straight drop. Sideline. INTERCEPTED. Derrick Strait.....and Strait might Go Straight to the End Zone! Touchdown." And is that a young and future OU HC we see in Brent Venables starting @ @?
Fans storming the field was awesome!!! It meant Oklahoma Football was BACK!!
I wanted to rush the field at this game, but I was a little too young at that time. I remember how many oranges were being thrown onto the field though. Saw many Nebraska players getting pelted with them lol
As a side note, I miss these kind of announcers.
Good point, indeed.
Brad Nessler is still anchoring on CBS. Griese, I don't know, don't care.
I was there for this game!! The memories! My cousin Sheila Mattera Rivera was with me!
2:13:14 “You won’t even need a mask to have a good time tonight”.... takes on a whole new meaning now in 2020
I heard him say that and I had a PTSD moment lol
I was a freshman watching this game in the lobby of Couch Tower, I still remember that tipped reception by Andre Woolfolk, that was the moment.
Thank you so much for this ! Great game.
My opinion... Andre Wolfolk was the best athlete ever to play under Stoops!
This game was actually closer than the score was. Too bad Nebraska couldn't take care of business against K-State. The rematch in the Big 12 championship game would of been a good one.
Well K State was also phenomenal too though
@@jordanmoore9290 lol. Bill Synder retired 5-36 against top 10 teams. 2 of the 36 came in that year. Lost to OU by 10 and had a chance to redeem himself and lost again.
but 3 of his 5 wins came against Solich and Stoops.
Man that game was crazy I was there and witnessed greatness
#7 OU. I knew him. Went to school with his family. RIP Book.
I was there 6 rows up from the endzone on the U side. It was my first and only crowd rush to experience. BOOMER
Throwback to when the Big 12 was a feared and respected conference...
AeonianCrimson Now it's the SEC Conference.
The Big 12 feared and respected? What a freaking moron.
I've only watched this once before....over 20 years ago. I could call what was going to happen nearly every play. Wow. And with the Josh Norman end around, I would've called it the Stormin Norman.
I remember that Woolfolk catch quite vividly...amazing stuff!
as a sooner fan this was a huge game to bring them back to prominence. A great day!!!
You watch this and you see that Bob's offense was a major precursor of the spread revolution while Nebraska's passing routes lacked any creativity and were very easy to read with man-to-man coverage.
It was pretty much the old Nebraska versus the new Oklahoma, and the new Oklahoma won. BOOMER!
Oklahoma really did have the next big thing offensively in CFB, but their defense that year was amazing. If there was 120 CFB teams that year, Nebraska could've scored 30+ against 110 of them, just couldn't compete against those LBs & Secondary of OU that year.
@@JG-hb4pw Yeah, the back seven that year was rock solid!
My all time favorite Oklahoma game.
Coach V talked about this game in his presser yesterday and got pretty emotional being upset about him wanting to get home and get some sleep instead of taking in the moment when students tore down the goalposts. We got an upgrade.
Was at this game. Best EVER!!! BOOMER!!!
I wish that ou could get the Nebraska game like texas in the 70s an insisted non conference game which is a mandatory non conference game. I miss Nebraska. Maybe if you made this game mandatory playing ou may help instill some ol Cornhusker pride.
Member watching this game as a kid 8 years old, recorded the whole season with a big ol stand up camcorder, its fuzzy through a few games but really cool tape I have as a souvenir from the last time we won a title, we have one coming in our near future, Brent Venables is making big changes in Norman!!!
Thank you for posting this.
19:33 Eric Crouch’s TD run was so nasty.
I was 20 years old and in my junior year of college when this happened. A bunch of us crowded into the dorm lobby with a TV set and watched this game. I wasnt sure about OU in the games prior to this one, I thought they were good but still wasnt getting my hopes up. When this game happened and I saw OU come back from a 14 point deficit and score 31 unanswered points against the #1 team in the nation, I knew then, in that moment, that we were going to win the national championship. Josh Heupel was just not going to allow the team to lose... period.
These 2 teams entered this game, what, both undefeated I think. We may not get a #1 vs. #2 for awhile, unfortunately......just over half-way through the 2022 season, and these two teams have combined for EIGHT total losses.
Oklahoma used to not get 8 losses, themselves, over even a five year period under Bud, Barry, and Bob....but I think Brent will turn things around, given enough time.
PS if you want to be an Oklahoma head coach you better have your name start with a "B"!
Eric crouch's was the reason I was wearing number 7 when I was Playing Little League football.
Awesome game!!
Josh Heupel should have won the Heisman. He deserves a statue outside the stadium as much as any of the OU Heisman winners.
I still watch this video in 2020
I'd like to point out an error, Bob Stoops had beaten Nebraska before that game, he was apart of the 1981 Iowa team that upset Nebraska in Kinnick Stadium, just noticed that.
Phew, glad we resolved that one.
@@jpowell2407 lol
It's good to remember that the OU defense has historically given up 3rd and long plays.
William Everman really, how many after 1st quarter? How many points.......hmmmm. 0? LoL.....cornholers...lol
This was the game where I finally believed we were that good. Beating the #&^% out of Texas, that could have been a fluke. Beating #2 K State at their place, maybe we over-achieved. But to come back from being down 14-0 and win going away against #1 Nebraska made you a believer.
I remember getting up early in Nor cal for this game. This team was so much fun and truly was the best team in the nation. Frank solich with a horrible game plan. Crouch was a bad thrower and they should have run more. OU was back!
I pushed down Eric crouch's son in soccer and we won against them 11-3
hilarious
So you cheated?
@@gordongoodman8342 u watching this? Yea there wasnt much of Texas to watch back then. Kind of like now
@@moseyballad7954
Cool.
I really miss the OU - Nebraska game. When Nebraska left the Big12, it took away from our Thanksgiving Day tradition (eventually stopped taking off work on Thanksgiving)
BOOMER SOONER!!! 🤬
Kyle Vanden Bosch was best DE in history of Nebraska. "The Mad German".
Watching this before the 2021 OU/Nebraska game.
I wish Texas AM and Nebraska were back in the BIG 12. Giving SEC east Texas recruiting is going to show this upcoming decade.
*North:*
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
*SOUTH:*
Louisville
Tennessee
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas A&M
Texas
I know its not traditional, but it solves having west Virginia in the conference..
Are you serious? Half these teams aren't and would never be in the Big 12. And for some reason you left out Oklahoma St, Kansas St, Iowa St, Texas Tech, Baylor, and TCU - 6 of the 10 teams currently in the conference.
@@jpowell2407 Get rid of them all. Useless universities that don't add much. Them being in the BIG 12 is more beneficial to the university than it is to the conference.
Nebraska's fall from football grace in the last 10 years or so is so sad. I don't think the two teams have even been scheduled to play each other in quite some time. I would like to see this rivalry be restarted again.
They played each other last season, and they'll play each other this upcoming season.
Josh hepuel should’ve won The heisman
1:32:21 Wild to look at that and think that 21 years later, he would become the head coach for OU.
It's also kinda ironic seeing him being the "get back" coach for Mike Stoops there. Lol
Looking forward to 2021 .. Norman
Of course you are just like Neb looked forward to playing OU in most of the 90s esp during the silly 60-3 farce.
@@robjohnson8861 ..I was just referencing the rivalry Rob....I've been a sooner fan for over fifty years...I grew up on big 7 ..big 8 football ,. And the rivalry.. ..both sides always had respect for each other... Oklahoma fans didn't want Nebraska to leave the big 12..that said,. ..hope Nebraska can get it together and we can play another " game of the century" this year......we haven't relished the fall of Nebraska football ..and hopefully,..in the next decade or two.. Nebraska will find a way ..to get up off it's knees🤭
@@robjohnson8861 another thing Rob,..Dr Tom ..for all the good he did.. destroyed your historical run..as and "elite" program ..and a 63 year old rivalry..to spite Texas and the big 12... Nebraska has suffered...as have millions of fans .. Oklahoma has been playing Texas for 114 years..but we always had an affinity for the Husker's games..and still do! There are two sides to the Dr Tom legacy. Hope he is at the game this year ..Im pretty sure Barry Switzer will be...best to you and the "Big Red"...Boomer! .. Norman September 18th
47:43 for the catch
2 BIG Neb mistakes....joining big 10 and firing Solich.
Well stated! You see what Frankie has done at Ohio I! That man is a great coach, husker nation like all of college football is delusional and Can t remember yesteryear. It's all about what have you done for me Now.
@@rickmoreno6858 I agree. Worst mistake in Husker history was firing Coach Solich.
Amen!
Oh god, you are all clueless about Solich.
* 1 conf championship in 21 years,
* losing bowl record at both schools
at Neb only
* 32-7 then 16-12. the CO game is the divider
* worst loss at Neb in 40 years
* first non winning season in 40 years
* 2 of the worst back to back losses in 40 something years
* 1-9 against ranked opponents on the road
* 9 wins his last season (1 ranked opponent that finished unranked)
* 1 of only 5 coaches to loss Bill Snyder (KSU) while ranked in the top 10. Billl was 5-36 in that category.
The AD was absolutely spot on in firing him for not winning the games that mattered later in his time there.
@Rob Johnson Rob, Solich was 42-7, then 16-12
And from the season after the CO blowout, he avg'ed 5 losses a season for the BALANCE of his career. Sucked, he did.
Almost as good as being there and rushing the field.
50:51 great touchdown. My favorite
If you agree
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Stadium looks so different now
Got any more old vids my man???
Count me in too, I need my fix lol
2021 defense needs to be like this
There’s our coach! Go Vols!
Heupel had balls so big, makes you wonder how he could even walk... lol
listen to that fucking crowd
Those Monday night football game ads with titans and redskins featuring air
Mcnair. Takes u back. So tragic
If the big 12 never got rid of Nebraska, Missouri an Texas A&M the big 12 would still have great defenses with ultimate offenses. Why would you take away at least two bluebloods an replace them with shitty replacements. I still don't get it till this day.
2:09:00 "He's had twins."
And 21 years later, we got to watch one of those twins catch a touchdown in a bowl game with him coaching. Humbling to think about.
And he's coming back for one more year.
47:43
Thanks to ESPN and the absolute greed of Universities, many great college football rivalries vanished, like this one, UT-A&M, Mizzou-KU.
Loudest game I've ever attended.
Matthew Huston Louder than '08 at home against Tech? Both amazing memories
slalomdude Given the fact that they hadn't added the upper deck to the east side yet, I'd say yes. It was equally loud but with far fewer people.
Even coach stoops said that tech night game in 08 was insane.
@@slalomdude I was there in 08. Have to agree with you. Stadium felt like it was swaying. NUTS
Totally forgot Drew Brees played that long ago
My first game in Lincoln was 1997 when Nebraska beat OU by 60. Crazy to think 3 years later OU would have a dominate defense and win a NC. Gives me a slight bit of hope that Nebraska can turn it around with Frost. GBR
That hurt. As a sooner kid i remember some people holding a sign that said Okies for Nebraska. How about now... My
Come back to Big 12 and get in the party 😄 we miss you
@@slalomdude we miss y’all too
"Gives me a slight bit of hope that Nebraska can turn it around with Frost. " You typed that before the 2020 season begin. Frost was 9-15. Oh wait, you typed "slight bit of hope." My bad.
@@slalomdude Most people would not know the story behind the Okies. Sad times.
Nebraska should not have left the Big 12. Great rivalry game.it made CFB such a great piece of Americana. Oh well, Boomer!
Yeah Go OU!!!