[Husker] Re: North (fwd)

[Dick Karre]

I guess it's a matter of definition. Mike asked the question in terms of the 
"biggest" upset win, and I would say that the win over Alabama was a bigger 
upset than the win over Michigan. Michigan was arguably a "greater" upset in 
the sense that it had a greater favorable impact on the program, by putting 
the Huskers into the national consciousness. By the same token, the wins 
over Notre Dame (in 1923 and 1925) were among the "greatest" in NU history, 
as was the win over OU in 1959. But I still say the "biggest" upset in NU 
history was the win over Texas in 1960 (not 1961, as I earlier reported); 
the Horns were ranked 4th and the Huskers beat them in Austin. Ironically, 
that win would not rank as high in "greatness" because it was a flash in the 
pan, with no long-term effects. (BTW, I also misplaced the loss to Hawaii; 
it was in 1955, not 1954).
Dick Karre
dkarre at comcast.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dlfeldman" <dlfeldman at ameritech.net>
To: "Dick Karre" <dkarre at comcast.net>; <husker at romaine.tssi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 8:53 PM
Subject: RE: [Husker] Re: North (fwd)


> Dick, I'm surprised you don't put the '62 Michigan game up there as the
> greatest NU upset win.  True, UM wasn't ranked but that was because they
> only ranked ten teams back then.  Similarly, this win put up notice that 
> NU
> WASN'T just another South Dakota competitor (the game the previous week).
> Without question, the UM win was the most significant win (IMHO) in the
> post-Devaney era because we PROVED we could play with the "big boys" 
> again..
>