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seem to remember NU playing Princeton , or was it Yale awhile back.
Yeah but it was important enough that NU sent the NUMB to Palmer Stadium for that gameThat was 35 years ago.
Happy those days are behind the program.Yeah but it was important enough that NU sent the NUMB to Palmer Stadium for that game
Seems like yesterday.That was 35 years ago.
Well, the good news is that it is a close game for me. I already have my hotel in Durham reserved.I like scheduling the other academics. Duke, Vandy, Tulane, Stanford. Just wish we would mix them in rather than Duke, Duke, Duke.
In 1986. A pretty awful NU team beat Princeton 37-0.
Playing Ivy League teams would be pointless and dumb if it weren’t impossible, as the Ivies changed their rules and don’t play P5 teams.
is that true for basketball as well?In 1986. A pretty awful NU team beat Princeton 37-0.
Playing Ivy League teams would be pointless and dumb if it weren’t impossible, as the Ivies changed their rules and don’t play P5 teams.
is that true for basketball as well?
Wouldn't think so, as football is the only D1 separated between FBS and FCS. Really doesn't make sense in any of the other sports, as the basketball champ is probably going to be seeded against a P5 in the NCAA Tournament, for example. Meanwhile, Princeton's path never has to cross with Alabama's, and I don't see the Ivies needing the guarantee games LOL.is that true for basketball as well?
I agree with your point. So why is NU playing Indiana State this season?It makes no sense to have teams that are at completely different levels of athletics compete in football.
Hate to say it but money talks. Ivies don't need buy games.I agree with your point. So why is NU playing Indiana State this season?
I meant from NU's perspective. It will cost them mucho money to buy a win, they should really schedule an FBS team. No upside to beating InSU, huge downside if they lose (see ISU.....)Hate to say it but money talks. Ivies don't need buy games.
I was thinking the same. Actually why do a bunch of these powerhouse programs, including the like of Alabama, Georgia, OSU and Michigan play these type of small schools. Pad their records?I agree with your point. So why is NU playing Indiana State this season?
Could add New Hampshire as well.I meant from NU's perspective. It will cost them mucho money to buy a win, they should really schedule an FBS team. No upside to beating InSU, huge downside if they lose (see ISU.....)
The biggest schools do it to guarantee themselves 7 home games for revenue purposes.I was thinking the same. Actually why do a bunch of these powerhouse programs, including the like of Alabama, Georgia, OSU and Michigan play these type of small schools. Pad their records?
I get that we've lost some of those games, but that's no reason not to schedule them.I meant from NU's perspective. It will cost them mucho money to buy a win, they should really schedule an FBS team. No upside to beating InSU, huge downside if they lose (see ISU.....)
I mean, with all due respect to the Ivies and their athletes, there were 17 NU players alone “in the NFL” this year, let alone all of the other schools. It’s just a different thing entirely.There were 21 Ivy League players in the NFL at the start of the 2021 season. While there may be an athletic difference across the board it would not be accurate to say there aren’t good players in the Ivy.
I think you'll find at least a bunch at any Ivy that can make the cut to play in a Group of 5 school. And you'll probably find at least maybe 1-2 older players per squad that can play at the Power 5 level. And yeah I'd expect some across the Ivies to make it to the NFL.There were 21 Ivy League players in the NFL at the start of the 2021 season. While there may be an athletic difference across the board it would not be accurate to say there aren’t good players in the Ivy.
I think you'll find at least a bunch at any Ivy that can make the cut to play in a Group of 5 school. And you'll probably find at least maybe 1-2 older players per squad that can play at the Power 5 level. And yeah I'd expect some across the Ivies to make it to the NFL.
But when you talk about "team athleticism", it's just not the same game. Been that way for decades but the differences get bigger and bigger.
We played at Princeton under Peay and won 37-0. We had Dartmouth scheduled for the next season, but after a below average NU team won by that margin, Dartmouth and other Ivies canceled their games with us. Sorry, just GCG's post. Redundant on my part.seem to remember NU playing Princeton , or was it Yale awhile back.
It really is, speaks to great player development and those guys hustling like hell. Always admire the guys that take a different path.4 Harvard grads playing tight end/fullback in the NFL currently. Pretty amazing stuff.
Agreed. Except for a few rare individuals, the talent gap between P5 and the Ivy League is immense. I can think of two guys who transferred from NU to the Ivies and became instant stars there - Gavin Hoffman (Penn) and Clifton Dawson (Harvard). Both set records at their respective schools, if I recall correctly.Ivies don't have spring practices either. Another reason they have stopped playing FBS schools and I think they only play nine game schedules. It's a different brand of football. They still have SOME really good players, but not enough to be competitive any more with FBS teams.
I can't hear Princeton without thinking of this.I broadcasted that Princeton game for wnur.
The game was scheduled because if historians on here recall, the president was trying to engineer a move to the Ivy League in the 70’s.
also of note for that game
Princeton had the Garrett brothers. Jason at qb and dean cain at linebacker.
NU? Since when did Nebraska become Nebraska University??? Especially on this Board!I went to ND V Navy in Dublin (2012) and planned to go again last year but game and trip were cancelled due to Covid.
I will check my schedule in the next few weeks to see if I can get to Dublin for NU v Illinois. I have no interest in either team but any excuse to spend a weekend in the Templebar should not be missed.
The pubs open at 8AM and close at 6AM to clean up. There will be street entertainers, traditional Irish music and sing a longs all day and night not to mention Smithwick's and Guinness
The Aviva Stadium has great sightlines much like the west stand at NU. I doubt NU or Illinois will be able to "rock" the stadium with "The Fields of Athenry" but I can assure you that the Husker and Illini fans that make the trip will remember it as one of the best football weekends of their lives
If you can't make NU v Illinois then try Leinster v Munster next Christmas or one of The Six Nations games of Ireland v England, Wales, France ,Italy or Scotland. Ireland will stand together to the tune of "Ireland's Call" praising the 4 "Great provinces of Ireland", including Ulster that has counties of both the Republic and Northern Ireland. Ireland's athletes compete as a unified island in most team sports
On the field, we should aspire for dOSU to be our chief rival. We should red letter dOSU like we did Iowa. Once we start beating them consistently, we will know we have arrived. Reached the next level for the program. If only they were on our schedule every year. Well, we can only do our part and get to Indianapolis and hope they get there too.
By that standard, no one in the Big Ten "has arrived" for quite some time.
The 1986 team was more ill-fated than awful, suffering from not knowing how to win as well as lack of depth. It finished 4-7, but let 2 or maybe 3 wins trickle through its fingers. Leading with seconds to go against Purdue, it had a punt blocked, setting up a field goal to lose. Against an eventual 9-3 Iowa team at Iowa City, leading late in the third quarter, they fumbled in their own end zone, leading to a 7 point loss. Against Duke, they had 6 drives within the Duke 35 that produced 0 points, losing by 9. They also jumped out to a 17 point lead at Minnesota, gave up a TD on a kickoff return at the end of the 1st half and collapsed in the third quarter.
The ‘86 team was largely Dennis Green’s recruits, and you have to wonder whether it would have posted the Cats’ first post-streak winning season if he had not left for Stanford.
4 Harvard grads playing tight end/fullback in the NFL currently. Pretty amazing stuff.
The Ivies cancelled men and women‘s basketball for 2020-21.Not that I’m aware of. For example, Harvard basketball has already beaten Texas A&M and Cal this year, lost to Maryland and USC.
Details.....GCG is really on top of his hoops! He is only off by one year.....The Ivies cancelled men and women’s’ basketball for 2020-21.
Unless NCAA rules have changed recently, even if the Ivies changed their rules back it would be pointless and dumb. The Ivies don't compete in the FCS playoffs, and that means a game against them wouldn't count toward bowl eligibility for us.In 1986. A pretty awful NU team beat Princeton 37-0.
Playing Ivy League teams would be pointless and dumb if it weren’t impossible, as the Ivies changed their rules and don’t play P5 teams.
We would play them nearly every year if we played even more conf games and fewer games against FCS and Duke. I used to enjoy the non-con games but am mostly over it.On the field, we should aspire for dOSU to be our chief rival. We should red letter dOSU like we did Iowa. Once we start beating them consistently, we will know we have arrived. Reached the next level for the program. If only they were on our schedule every year. Well, we can only do our part and get to Indianapolis and hope they get there too.