Posted on 10/13/2007 6:01:10 PM PDT by aft_lizard
LINCOLN, Neb. - On a day players from Nebraska's greatest era returned to Memorial Stadium to be honored, the Cornhuskers suffered their worst home loss in almost 50 years.
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With Tom Osborne and the rest of the undefeated 1997 team that won a share of the national championship watching, Oklahoma State handed Nebraska a 45-14 loss Saturday, the largest rout of the Huskers at home since Missouri's 31-0 shutout in 1958.
This embarrassment came after a 41-6 loss at Missouri last week.
The Cowboys (4-3, 2-1 Big 12), who had lost 20 straight games in Lincoln since 1960, scored on their first six possessions while getting out to a 38-0 halftime lead. That marked a stretch of six quarters that had seen Nebraska outscored 79-6.
Dantrell Savage rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown, Julius Crosslin scored twice, and Zac Robinson ran and passed for touchdowns.
Nebraska (4-3, 1-2) now has given up 40 or more points four times in a season for the first time in the program's 118-year history.
It was Oklahoma State's second-most lopsided Big 12 win, topped only by a 66-24 victory over Baylor last year.
The Cowboys averaged 8.5 yards a play in the first half, then scaled back their offense after the game was safely in hand. They finished with 551 yards to Nebraska's 335.
Sam Keller passed for Nebraska's touchdowns, a 13-yarder to J.B. Phillips and a 1-yarder to Thomas Lawson. Nebraska freshman Quentin Castille rushed for 102 yards. Keller was 10 of 18 for 129 yards, with two interceptions.
Robinson completed 12 of 19 passes for 234 yards, with Adarius Bowman catching six for 100.
You and I know that the only redeeming value to the season will be on Nov. 23.
They shared that title with Michigan, the most storied, winningest, and highest percentage of winning in the history of the NCAA lost to Appalachian State. And then some school with ducks, to go 0-2.
S happens.
Great.
Now the Aggies will face a mad Cornie Team.... 8<)
Hmmmmmmm. A&M and Nebraska.
Is it possible for two teams to play and neither of them win?.......
Ever since they let Lawrence Phillips play in that Bowl game I’ve been rooting for Nebraska to lose. They shouldn’t have ever let him back on the field.
Just what we don’t need. Can we get rid of Coach Fran already?
I was a Kool aide drinker when Pedie Fired 10-3 Solich - I didn’t know enough about Callahan to argue against him and we ALL thought this year would be a great season...Keller and good Oline ... I think the critism of Cosgrove and Callahan are true..
Cosgrove looks like he’s playing Checkers in a chess game and Callahan is so convinced of his “Super Schemes” he forgot this is college ball...Heck I hear he didn’t use full pads in practive..he’s running this team like it’s an NFL program..he simply expets the players to be pros so he has done nothing to develop the talent that we have...
It’s a sad day in Nebraska...the current regime..from Pearlman on down needs to be scrapped and someone with a “Husker” background needs to come in a pickup the pieces...
And as for A&M while we want to beat you guys..alot of folks say a loss will help get rid of these bums.
God is punishing Nebraska for passing the ball too much. LOL!
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