[Husker] clemson

[j j]

Clemson and South Carolina both refused any bowl bids here a couple of years ago after they had a big fight during their game. 
 
 
 
 


--- On Sun, 12/7/08, Steve Schmadeke <husker at schmadeke.com> wrote:

From: Steve Schmadeke <husker at schmadeke.com>
Subject: Re: [Husker] clemson
To: husker at tssi.com
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 10:11 AM

I think there has been at least one other, though I can't remember who just
now.

Nebraska was almost part of that group.

After losing to Oklahoma in 1975, apparently the team was ready to stay home
rather than go to the Fiesta Bowl that year to play WAC Champion Arizona State. 
In terms of prestige, it would have been roughly the equivalent of Alabama
somehow ending up playing in the Humanitarian Bowl this year.

After things cooled down (and probably with some prodding by the
administration), the Huskers did go down to Tempe and lost to Frank Kush's
team on their home field to end the season with two rough losses and end
Nebraska's then record-typing six-game bowl winning streak.

The hangover persisted into the 1976 season, probably the most disappointing in
Osborne's tenure.  The top-ranked Huskers opened with a tie against unranked
LSU and followed it with three conference losses during the course of the
season.  The combined three-game winless streak over the last two games of 1975
and culminating in the 1976 season opener was the longest winless streak in
Osborne's career and the three conference losses were also the most he ever
suffered in one season.

--Steve Schmadeke

On Dec 3, 2008, at 3:08 PM, dano wrote:

> Question:
> Has any school in modern history apart from Notre Dame had the gall to
turn
> down an invite and stay home rather than lower themselves to play in a
> perceived inferior bowl?

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