2020/2021 Conference Schedule is out

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From the Athletic Dept.:

Big Ten Announces 2020 and 2021 Conference Schedules

Nebraska will open the 2020 football season with a Big Ten Conference game against Purdue at Memorial Stadium. That game was one of the highlights of the 2020 and 2021 Big Ten football schedules announced by the league office on Tuesday.

The Huskers’ matchup with Purdue on Sept. 5, 2020, will mark the first time Nebraska will open a season with a conference game since playing host to Oklahoma State to open the 2003 campaign.

In addition to opening the 2020 season against Purdue, Nebraska will play host to Illinois (Oct. 10), Penn State (Nov. 7) and Minnesota (Nov. 28) at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers will play road games at Northwestern (Oct. 3), Rutgers (Oct. 24), Ohio State (Oct. 31), Iowa (Nov. 14) and Wisconsin (Nov. 21).

Nebraska will play five Big Ten Conference home games in 2021, playing host to Ohio State (Oct. 2), Northwestern (Oct. 9), Michigan (Oct. 30), Iowa (Nov. 6) and Wisconsin (Nov. 20). The Huskers’ four conference road games in 2021 include trips to Michigan State (Sept. 25), Purdue (Oct. 16), Illinois (Nov. 13) and Minnesota (Nov. 27).

Nebraska 2020 & 2021 Big Ten Schedules

2020
Sept. 5 Purdue
Oct. 3 at Northwestern
Oct. 10 Illinois
Oct. 24 at Rutgers
Oct. 31 at Ohio State
Nov. 7 Penn State
Nov. 14 at Iowa
Nov. 21 at Wisconsin
Nov. 28 Minnesota

Note: Nebraska has non-conference home games scheduled against Cincinnati on Sept. 12 and Central Michigan on Sept. 19.

2021
Sept. 25 at Michigan State
Oct. 2 Ohio State
Oct. 9 Northwestern
Oct. 16 at Purdue
Oct. 30 Michigan
Nov. 6 Iowa
Nov. 13 at Illinois
Nov. 20 Wisconsin
Nov. 27 at Minnesota

Note: Nebraska has non-conference home games scheduled against Northern Illinois on Sept. 4 and Buffalo on Sept. 11, and a non-conference road game at Oklahoma on Sept. 18.

2020 & 2021 conference schedules; Purdue to be '20 season opener

 

[NU_FTW]

Damn 2021 is goign to be rough, only team missing is penn state.... Ouch

 

[gobigred]

Damn 2021 is goign to be rough, only team missing is penn state.... Ouch

2020 4 game stretch will be hard too
@ Ohio State
Penn State
@ Iowa
@ Wisconsin

 

[allup8679]

Black Friday was fun while it lasted.

 

[NU_FTW]

2020 4 game stretch will be hard too
@ Ohio State
Penn State
@ Iowa
@ Wisconsin

Yea but 2021 has
Sept 18. at Oklahoma
Sept. 25 at Michigan State maybe they get their mojo back
Oct. 2 Ohio State
Oct. 30 Michigan
Nov. 20 Wisconsin

 

[psaboy]

While Wisconsin has fairly easy schedules for next 4 years

 

[Red_Alert]

I'm all for tough games as long as the Huskers are competitive in them. Bring 'em on.
It's like Tom Osborne said...A lot of people hated Oklahoma, but they made us better.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

I'm all for tough games as long as the Huskers are competitive in them. Bring 'em on.
It's like Tom Osborne said...A lot of people hated Oklahoma, but they made us better.

Eh that has to be taken with a grain of salt. There wasn't nearly so much parity back then. We had tier 1 opponent Oklahoma, tier 2 opponent of whoever stepped up that year between CU, MU, KSU, etc., and then everyone else.

 

[Skerpokes]

Yea but 2021 has
Sept 18. at Oklahoma
Sept. 25 at Michigan State maybe they get their mojo back
Oct. 2 Ohio State
Oct. 30 Michigan
Nov. 20 Wisconsin

 

[Red_Alert]

Eh that has to be taken with a grain of salt. There wasn't nearly so much parity back then. We had tier 1 opponent Oklahoma, tier 2 opponent of whoever stepped up that year between CU, MU, KSU, etc., and then everyone else.

What, TO's statement?

You weren't even born or you were shitting in diapers for the vast majority of that time.
Nebraska is now the Missouri's, Colorado's, Okie lites, of the Devaney/Osborne era. Nebraska is now the one getting blown out by the Alabama's, Ohio St's, USC's, etc. There are still elite programs and Nebraska hasn't been one for 15 years.
The sooner you realize that, the sooner you'll quit pimping Minnesota, Northwestern, type mediocrity as some kind of modern norm.

 

[Red_Alert]

"Hey we beat Northwestern in OT"
"Awe shucks, we lost to Minnesota. But only by 4."
"That's alright. Today's parity en sech"

LMFAO

 

[oaknightshockey1]

What, TO's statement?

You weren't even born or you were shitting in diapers for the vast majority of that time.
Nebraska is now the Missouri's, Colorado's, Okie lites, of the Devaney/Osborne era. Nebraska is now the one getting blown out by the Alabama's, Ohio St's, USC's, etc. There are still elite programs and Nebraska hasn't been one for 15 years.
The sooner you realize that, the sooner you'll quit pimping Minnesota, Northwestern, type mediocrity as some kind of modern norm.

I'm not saying anything about Minnesota or Northwestern. Do you think playing modern day OU, Wisconsin, Michigan and OSU is easier or harder than our Big 8 schedule?

 

[Red_Alert]

I'm not saying anything about Minnesota or Northwestern. Do you think playing modern day OU, Wisconsin, Michigan and OSU is easier or harder than our Big 8 schedule?

What you don't get is HOW you're playing those teams and HOW you're playing McNeese St.

When you do 'GET IT' you'll stop making excuses for the sugar-free Kool-Aid you serve. You'll stop accepting that as the norm.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

What you don't get is HOW you're playing those teams and HOW you're playing McNeese St.

When you do 'GET IT' you'll stop making excuses for the sugar-free Kool-Aid you serve. You'll stop accepting that as the norm.

What about me saying that us playing 4 good to great teams per year is less beneficial than playing 1 good to great team per year is pouring Kool Aid?

 

[Red_Alert]

What about me saying that us playing 4 good to great teams per year is less beneficial than playing 1 good to great team per year is pouring Kool Aid?

You're pouring Kool-Aid by using 'parity' as an excuse for mediocrity.

You said TO's statement about playing Oklahoma making us better should be taken with "a grain of salt".

I want to play those better teams win some/lose some as long as the Huskers are competitive. It will make Nebraska better and go a long way with recruiting and overall confidence in the players.

You're more than welcome getting a boner in barely beating or occasionally losing to FCS, Mid-Major, or (6-6), (7-5), or (8-4) P5 teams.

You lead one to believe that you're scared of those schedules. That you have some appetite for cupcakes.

I say bring 'em on. Let's have the best of the Big 10 on our schedule every year.

 

[oaknightshockey1]

You're pouring Kool-Aid by using 'parity' as an excuse for mediocrity.

You said TO's statement about playing Oklahoma making us better should be taken with "a grain of salt".

I want to play those better teams win some/lose some as long as the Huskers are competitive. It will make Nebraska better and go a long way with recruiting and overall confidence in the players.

You're more than welcome getting a boner in barely beating or occasionally losing to FCS, Mid-Major, or (6-6), (7-5), or (8-4) P5 teams.

You lead one to believe that you're scared of those schedules. That you have some appetite for cupcakes.

I say bring 'em on. Let's have the best of the Big 10 on our schedule every year.

Winning is more important than who we play. What would have a better long-term impact on the program...1. being able to win 9-10-11 games a year with a chance to beat a top dog and have a special season, or 2. winning 7-8-9 games and missing out on Indy every year because Iowa and Wisconsin have cake crossover games most years? That's not being scared, it's being realistic. Scenario 1 above is closer to NU in the Big 8 days than Scenario 2.

 

[Red_Alert]

OMG "but Wisconsin has an easier schedule" is fucking lame.

Got news for you. Of the 4 programs you mentioned, "OU, Wisconsin, Michigan, OSU", only two could be considered current elite CFP programs. Only two have been in considereation, played for, or won BCS or CFP games since 1997.
That would be OU and OSU. Oklahoma isn't even in the Big 10, so it was disingenuous for you to even put them in there.
Through that time Wisconsin has been typically another 3 loss or more team. Their 1 loss season (2006) they didn't play Ohio St.
Also through that time Michigan has been typically a 3 loss or more program.

Wisconsin and Michigan are not elite programs.

Me thinks you watch way more espn than you do thinking for yourself. Nebraska needs to get back to elite. The rest will take care of itself.

Booo fucking hoo. Wisconsin schedule. Beat them or STFU.

 

[corn train]

The Wisconsin precieved easy schedule is subjective, it's easy for Wisconsin sure, they're not us, if we played the same teams we would still be looking at 3-4 losses, and if they played ours I don't see any game that would be a sure loss

 

[oaknightshockey1]

OMG "but Wisconsin has an easier schedule" is fucking lame.

Got news for you. Of the 4 programs you mentioned, "OU, Wisconsin, Michigan, OSU", only two could be considered current elite CFP programs. Only two have been in considereation, played for, or won BCS or CFP games since 1997.
That would be OU and OSU. Oklahoma isn't even in the Big 10, so it was disingenuous for you to even put them in there.
Through that time Wisconsin has been typically another 3 loss or more team. Their 1 loss season (2006) they didn't play Ohio St.
Also through that time Michigan has been typically a 3 loss or more program.

Wisconsin and Michigan are not elite programs.

Me thinks you watch way more espn than you do thinking for yourself. Nebraska needs to get back to elite. The rest will take care of itself.

Booo fucking hoo. Wisconsin schedule. Beat them or STFU.

This whole argument started because I said that your use of TOs quote to justify lining up a difficult schedule doesn't make sense. Losing does not help get Nebraska back to elite. We rarely played this difficult of a schedule when we were elite. Claiming otherwise is the CFB equivalent of talking about walking to school uphill both ways in a blizzard back in the day.

 

[NU_FTW]

This whole argument started because I said that your use of TOs quote to justify lining up a difficult schedule doesn't make sense. Losing does not help get Nebraska back to elite. We rarely played this difficult of a schedule when we were elite. Claiming otherwise is the CFB equivalent of talking about walking to school uphill both ways in a blizzard back in the day.

1994 Husker Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 1:00 PM vs. No. 24 West Virginia* No. 4 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic) ABC W 31–0 58,233
September 8 7:00 PM at Texas Tech* No. 1 Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas ESPN W 42–16 32,768
September 17 2:30 PM No. 13 UCLA* No. 2 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska ABC W 49–21 75,687
September 24 1:00 PM Pacific* No. 2 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 70–21 75,273
October 1 2:30 PM Wyoming* No. 2 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska PPV W 42–32 75,333
October 8 1:00 PM Oklahoma State No. 2 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 32–3 75,434
October 15 11:00 AM at No. 16 Kansas State No. 2 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas ABC W 17–6 42,817
October 22 1:00 PM at Missouri No. 3 Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri(Rivalry) W 42–7 50,537
October 29 11:00 AM No. 2 Colorado

No. 3 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska (Rivalry) ABC W 24–7 76,131
November 5 1:00 PM Kansas No. 1 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska W 45–17 75,543
November 12 1:00 PM at Iowa State No. 1 Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa W 28–12 45,186
November 25 2:30 PM at Oklahoma No. 1 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma (Rivalry) ABC W 13–3 70,216
January 1 7:00 PM vs. No. 3 Miami* No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami (Orange Bowl) NBC W 24–17 81,753

Odd seems our schedule was not so "easy" during our elite 90's......