re: The upcoming loss of the OU-Ok State rivalry reminds me of a once-classic SEC rivalry....

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It was huge to Okie st but you are correct. To OU, Nebraska was THE game.

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Just a quick response to this post.

First part is for sure true.

The second part is really a more nuanced situation.

Texas has always been THE GAME for pride. Nebraska was always THE GAME for high stakes.

In other words... Losing to Texas hurt because you are losing to a team/program/school/fanbase/state that you truly loathe. Beating them (especially since the game is in Dallas, TX) is true elation.

Losing to Nebraska meant none of that. In fact watching Nebraska fans was always kind of amusing. Northern plains people were different than us. But it sure hurt to see all the hopes and dreams for the season go down the tubes with a loss. Winning that game meant a conference championship and a high stakes bowl game.

And as I stated earlier.. Oklahoma State (for OU fans) was just a game you didn't want to lose.