[Husker] Huskers-Badgers

[Mike Nolan]

> Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema indicates he would like to have NU as an 
> end-of-season rival for the Badgers. The story's author suggests that 
> Iowa and Penn State might want the Huskers as well.
> http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/13155/badgers-eye-huskers-as-end-of-year-rival

Iowa already has the Floyd of Rosedale trophy game against Minnesota, I'd have
thought both schools would still want to wind up the season with that, just 
like Northwestern and Illinois have often been the season finale.  (The trophy 
used to be the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, but that was retired because it was not PC, 
the new Land of Lincoln trophy is going to be a stovepipe hat, I think.)

It's good news for Nebraska that there are at least three schools willing to be 
the season capper, the guaranteed national TV exposure is surely a reason.

Penn State vs Nebraska would be a great TV game for Thanksgiving weekend, wouldn't 
it?  Better than Nebraska-Colorado has been most years, though I expect ABC will
play it up big in 2010, as it will be the final Big XII regular conference game 
for both schools before leaving for greener (as in $$) pastures.  It isn't like Penn
State and Michigan State have had a real rivalry develop yet.
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Mike Nolan