Monday, November 29, 1982
Daily Nebraskan
Pago 9
NUOUfivahy has gone too fur
Friday's performance was a disgrace .
Not the performance of the football team, mind you.
The Cornhuskers played brilliantly en route to their
28-24 win against Oklahoma. I'm talking about the
performance of the fans, or at least a small minority
of them.
Big Eight championships aren't easy to come by,
and when the Huskers win one, it certainly is cause
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for a celebration, but the celebration that took place
Friday was ridiculous.
Once again, fans pelted the field with oranges fol
lowing each score. Although dangerous and idiotic, it's
a tradition many Nebraskans have learned to live with,
especially when Oklahoma is in town.
Bu orange throwing was one of the mild things that
occurred Friday. Following an interception that sealed
the Huskers' victory with 26 seconds left, fans stormed
the field and headed for the goal posts, causing Nebraska
to be assessed a 15 -yard penalty for unsportsmanlike
conduct.
The -field was cleared, the game was resumed, but
as the final 26 seconds ticked off the clock, chaos broke
loose. The goal posts, as expected, were downed in a
matter of minutes.
OU Coach Barry Switzer and other athletic officials
were knocked down, the Memorial Stadium Astroturf
was damaged by a flare thrown by an overexcited fan,
and four people were treated at the hospital tor injuries
received in the brawl. All of this in the name of school
spirit, and all in front of a national television audience.
The celebrating didn't end on the field either, the
Oklahoma team and staff members were the target of
numerous insults as they entered their north stadium
locker room, and later in the evening, a car bearing
Oklahoma license plates was reportedly damaged by
fans throwing oranges at it.
The Sooner players, coaches and fans showed class
throughout the game Friday. They didn't deserve that
kind of treatment.
The excuse of "they do it to us" won't work here,
either. I was fortunate enough to be in Norman, Okla.,
last year when the Huskers defeated OU, and I, along
with other members of the press, stood outside the NU
locker room as the team filed in following the game. I
don't recall hearing one negative remark directed toward
the Huskers.
Nebraskans have made far too much of this rivalry.
It's one thing to have a friendly rivalry with a school
such as Oklahoma. It's quite another to hold such bit
ter feelings that they turn to destruction and anger
following the game. Listen closely to the pre- and post
game remarks by both teams and you'll find they have
a lot of respect for each other. The fans should too.
The Huskers suffered through several years of frustrat
ion watching the Sooners come from behind for last
second wins. But the Oklahoma jinx is dead, and it's
time to put that frustration behind.
I hope beating the Sooners becomes habit. But I
also hope there never is another scene in Memorial
Stadium like the one the whole nation saw Friday.
Tom Osborne's teams are respected across the coun
try for the class they show on football Saturdays. It's
time the fans raise themselves to that level.
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Staff Photo by Craia Andresen
Nebraska defensive end Scott Strasburger (90) heads toward the goal line after picking off an Oklahoma i pass
late in the fourth quarter Friday. Strasburger never made it into the end zone, but the interception ended Sooner
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Staff Photo by Dave Bentz
Nebraska quarterback Turner Gill leaps in the au
to celebrate his 14-yard first-quarter touchdown
run that put Nebraska on top 7-0. Gill was Ne
braska's second leading rusher against the Sooners
with 65 yards in 15 carries.
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