Callahan trying to imitate his Daddy

[Saulbadguy]

His Daddy being HCBS...

NU leads the nation in JUCO recruits, and scheduled D1-AA Maine. Aww...how cute :)

[Mile High Shack]

on top of that...a lot of who they signed won't even qualify

it just makes boosters happy to see NU have the #1 recruiting class.

[Saulbadguy]

on top of that...a lot of who they signed won't even qualify

it just makes boosters happy to see NU have the #1 recruiting class.
MHS, I'm curious to who you are a fan of. You seem to know quite a bit about the Big XII.

[Mile High Shack]

MHS, I'm curious to who you are a fan of. You seem to know quite a bit about the Big XII.

I like college football in general, I don't have a particular school I root for since I went to an NAIA school.....and my homestate is Division 2A (montana...but I do root for them)...I've probably been brainwashed though, so if a team is happening to play OU, I'll generally root for OU...ugh

I live in Oklahoma...so I get a buttload of info on the big 12.

[Saulbadguy]

CU scheduled Montana State for 2006.

[Mile High Shack]

CU scheduled Montana State for 2006.

you are kidding me

LOL

my brother went to MSU, so I'm more loyal to MSU than U of M.

MSU isn't even a good division II school anymore

[Saulbadguy]

Is MSU a Division 2 team? I didn't think Division 1-A teams played D2 teams. They gotta be D1-AA...

http://www.cubuffs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=3850&SPID=255&DB_OEM_ID=600&Q_SEASON=2006

[Mile High Shack]

Is MSU a Division 2 team? I didn't think Division 1-A teams played D2 teams. They gotta be D1-AA...

http://www.cubuffs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=3850&SPID=255&DB_OEM_ID=600&Q_SEASON=2006

sorry I mistyped....D1-AA

they are in same division as U of M who consistantly fight for the 1-AA title in the playoff format.

either way...MSU hasn't had a "good" college football team since 86 when they won it last.

Good to know CU is taking the easy way out.

[Saulbadguy]

If you are going to schedule D1-AA, schedule a tough one, IMO. We had Western Kentucky last season, and they are always a contender.

[Mile High Shack]

If you are going to schedule D1-AA, schedule a tough one, IMO. We had Western Kentucky last season, and they are always a contender.

U of M is where Craig Ochs..the dude who quit CU, played last 2 years

He got them to the semi final, but didn't win it all...think they lost by 10 to the home town team.

I would've liked to of seen Ochs play CU, I think U of M would've beat CU this year.

[Master___Pain]

I would've liked to of seen Ochs play CU, I think U of M would've beat CU this year.

:kiddingme :puff: LOL rofl LOL rofl

Hold on let me compose myself.....

So if the Grizz could beat CU, then where does that put kNU and KjSU?? ???

Ochs is a good kid. I wish him the best, I skied with his sister growing up as alpine racers. She skied alpine at CU, I skied Freestyle. Good family.

Oh, and scheduling D1AA schools a a freaking ripoff to fans. I don't want to see East Chicken**** Tech, ever!! I was pissed that North Texas was on the schedule last year and they have been at the top of whatever D1 conference they play in for years. Saul, you in no way, shape or form can bag on CU scheduling there first D1AA school. CU routinely plays a good OOC schedule. Like the U in Miami next (bad things are going to happen, ugh ugh!~ ) WSU, Mich, FSU, ASU, UCLA, U$C, UW, etc.

[Saulbadguy]

:kiddingme :puff: LOL rofl LOL rofl

Hold on let me compose myself.....

So if the Grizz could beat CU, then where does that put kNU and KjSU?? ???

Ochs is a good kid. I wish him the best, I skied with his sister growing up as alpine racers. She skied alpine at CU, I skied Freestyle. Good family.

Oh, and scheduling D1AA schools a a freaking ripoff to fans. I don't want to see East Chicken**** Tech, ever!! I was pissed that North Texas was on the schedule last year and they have been at the top of whatever D1 conference they play in for years. Saul, you in no way, shape or form can bag on CU scheduling there first D1AA school. CU routinely plays a good OOC schedule. Like the U in Miami next (bad things are going to happen, ugh ugh!~ ) WSU, Mich, FSU, ASU, UCLA, U$C, UW, etc.

I'm not bagging on em. I just mentioned it cause MHS said he was from Montana. But, if you are gonna schedule D1-AA, schedule a good one at least. Even then, the 2006 schedule isn't finalized.

[Master___Pain]

I'm not bagging on em. I just mentioned it cause MHS said he was from Montana. But, if you are gonna schedule D1-AA, schedule a good one at least. Even then, the 2006 schedule isn't finalized.

but scheduling a good D1-AA school is an oxymoron, no?

[Saulbadguy]

but scheduling a good D1-AA school is an oxymoron, no?
Schedule a good D1-AA school is somewhat better than schedule a terrible D1-A school. The best D1-AA schools can and do beat the terrible D1-A schools.

[Evenrude]

on top of that...a lot of who they signed won't even qualify


Really, which ones? Now you said a lot so there should be several right? List some names so when they qualify or not we can see how right you are or if you're just repeating some tired retoric you heard on an OU or KSU message board.

FYI there are a couple NU recruits that have yet to qualify, but no more or less than most teams........ Rodney Picou and Leon Jackson are said to be on the bubble, but both are making strides towards qualifying.....

[Master___Pain]

Schedule a good D1-AA school is somewhat better than schedule a terrible D1-A school. The best D1-AA schools can and do beat the terrible D1-A schools.

Yeah sure, I am sure they would beat a school like SJS, Rice, Kent, and Army but that's about it.

Anyway, I am very against scheduling a D1-AA school and I don't think that a school should EVER be able to use that win for bowl eligibity.

[Saulbadguy]

Has Tomerlins girlfriend signed a LOI yet? :)

[missingnumber7]

sorry I mistyped....D1-AA

they are in same division as U of M who consistantly fight for the 1-AA title in the playoff format.

either way...MSU hasn't had a "good" college football team since 86 when they won it last.

Good to know CU is taking the easy way out.
My friend, MSU won the big sky in 2002 and 2003. Kramer has turned the program around.

And for those of you baggin on Neb for scheduling Maine. They are usually at or near the top of 1-AA, which is about the eqivilent of a mid level MAC team.

[Evenrude]

Has Tomerlins girlfriend signed a LOI yet? :)

Not yet man..... not yet....... ;D

[Master___Pain]

And for those of you baggin on Neb for scheduling Maine. They are usually at or near the top of 1-AA, which is about the eqivilent of a mid level MAC team.

No one mentioned NU playing Maine but since you brought it up I guess playing U of Houston was a bit too scary for them.

Whatever makes a corn husker fan feels better about it.

[Evenrude]

And for those of you baggin on Neb for scheduling Maine. They are usually at or near the top of 1-AA, which is about the eqivilent of a mid level MAC team.

Maine was the 93rd ranked team in the country last year according to Jeff Sagarins ratings (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt04.htm)

[Evenrude]

No one mentioned NU playing Maine but since you brought it up I guess playing U of Houston was a bit too scary for them.

Whatever makes a corn husker fan feels better about it.

Houston was ranked 113.......

[Master___Pain]

Maine was the 93rd ranked team in the country last year according to Jeff Sagarins ratings (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/sagarin/fbt04.htm)

So now 93rd is good? A patsy is a patsy. If you all won't call a spade a spade I will

[Saulbadguy]

Haha..I love it. I created a tri-angular CU-KSU-NU smack thread. Not that all of the threads in this forum turn in to that anyways...hehe :)

[Master___Pain]

Houston was ranked 113.......

So by that logic, the University of Montana is better than NU?

[Master___Pain]

Haha..I love it. I created a tri-angular CU-KSU-NU smack thread. Not that all of the threads in this forum turn in to that anyways...hehe :)

Too bad there are not any Mizzou fans to push around. Brad Smith for Heisman!!!!

[DBroncos4life]

Its funny. Houston said that they could get us a deal with Espn and thats what the deal was based on. Well it turns out Houston has a exclusive deal with another tv stations so they were just blowing smoke up NU's ass. Don't let that get in the way of your thoughts though.

[Saulbadguy]

Too bad there are not any Mizzou fans to push around. Brad Smith for Heisman!!!!
Haha..I wish. Get a couple MU and KU fans in here, and we'd have a good Big 8 smackathon. I don't think the hillbillies OU/OSU have discovered the wonders of the internet yet, and..well, have you ever seen an ISU fan?

[DBroncos4life]

on top of that...a lot of who they signed won't even qualify

it just makes boosters happy to see NU have the #1 recruiting class.



Um prove it

[DBroncos4life]

So by that logic, the University of Montana is better than NU?


I live in Montana. NO they are not better.

[Master___Pain]

Its funny. Houston said that they could get us a deal with Espn and thats what the deal was based on. Well it turns out Houston has a exclusive deal with another tv stations so they were just blowing smoke up NU's ass. Don't let that get in the way of your thoughts though.

Well whatever happened the Houston AD was not too happy about it.

"This is absolutely unprofessional in every way. It's gutless. Spineless. They're going to have to live with it. I've lost a tremendous amount of respect for that program. I think that for college athletics, it's shameful." - Houston AD Dave Maggard on Nebraska dropping Houston and adding Div 1AA Maine to the 2005 football schedule."

[Master___Pain]

I live in Montana. NO they are not better.

Thanks for proving my point. Maine is D1-AA no matter how you cut it, I could careless what Saragins ratings say.

[Mile High Shack]

Um prove it

I don't have to prove it

you will seen soon enough that over 1/2 of your boys won't qualify

sure it looks impressive on paper, when most of your blue chippers won't qualify you will see how great the class is

the reason other people didn't get these guys is b/c they KNEW they would not qualify and didn't want to waste their time.

[Mile High Shack]

I live in Montana. NO they are not better.

I'd almost BET they would've beat NU this year

NU was a piss poor team

[DBroncos4life]

I don't have to prove it

you will seen soon enough that over 1/2 of your boys won't qualify

sure it looks impressive on paper, when most of your blue chippers won't qualify you will see how great the class is

the reason other people didn't get these guys is b/c they KNEW they would not qualify and didn't want to waste their time.


No one wasted their time on them. BS. Ha thats about the funniest thing Ive heard in sometime. You can go to rivals.com and they will tell you different but hey whatever you say.

[FADERPROOF]

Haha..I love it. I created a tri-angular CU-KSU-NU smack thread. Not that all of the threads in this forum turn in to that anyways...hehe :)

I'll help out in getting this a bigger smack thread.

The Big 12 sucks, come play in the Big 10, SEC, or ACC if you want some real competition, it might help your teams from getting blown out in all these national championship games.

[DBroncos4life]

I'd almost BET they would've beat NU this year

NU was a piss poor team


And yet you think we are just going to take what you say at your word? Psss nice thought though.

[Mile High Shack]

No one wasted their time on them. BS. Ha thats about the funniest thing Ive heard in sometime. You can go to rivals.com and they will tell you different but hey whatever you say.

so are you prepared to eat crow when most of your blue chippers don't qualify?

I don't speak out of my ass, I actually do live in Big 12 country and listen to football daily in my car on sports talk.

[Mile High Shack]

And yet you think we are just going to take what you say at your word? Psss nice thought though.

dude I watched NU play, they were lucky to even be considered a division IA team this year

[DBroncos4life]

I'll help out in getting this a bigger smack thread.

The Big 12 sucks, come play in the Big 10, SEC, or ACC if you want some real competition, it might help your teams from getting blown out in all these national championship games.



NU plays USC the next two years.

[Master___Pain]

I'll help out in getting this a bigger smack thread.

The Big 12 sucks, come play in the Big 10, SEC, or ACC if you want some real competition, it might help your teams from getting blown out in all these national championship games.

Phil Fulmer, Mark Mangino, Barry Alverez and Ralph Friegen should have an eating contest to settle all this. An battl for the ages

Talk about heavy weights going at it.

[Saulbadguy]

I'll help out in getting this a bigger smack thread.

The Big 12 sucks, come play in the Big 10, SEC, or ACC if you want some real competition, it might help your teams from getting blown out in all these national championship games.
Considering a Pac-10 team has won the last 2 national titles. :) There is no doubt in my mind if USC played LSU last year, USC would have creamed them.

[Saulbadguy]

Phil Fulmer, Mark Mangino, Barry Alverez and Ralph Friegen should have an eating contest to settle all this. An battl for the ages

Talk about heavy weights going at it.
Heh. Add Rick Majerus to the fray.

[DBroncos4life]

so are you prepared to eat crow when most of your blue chippers don't qualify?

I don't speak out of my ass, I actually do live in Big 12 country and listen to football daily in my car on sports talk.


Wow You live in big 12 country! Im from NU and by brother goes to school at NU! Hmmmm lets see here, I guess that means I have a clue of what goes on in Nebraska as well wouldn't it? When most of them qualify you better be ready to eat your crow as well.

[Master___Pain]

NU plays USC the next two years.

In 05 and 06?

Cool.

Jeez, who to root for in those games? ugh!~

[Mile High Shack]

Wow You live in big 12 country! Im from NU and by brother goes to school at NU! Hmmmm lets see here, I guess that means I have a clue of what goes on in Nebraska as well wouldn't it? When most of them qualify you better be ready to eat your crow as well.

so, what does that mean

is your brother a coach?

I have sources......if they do qualify I'll eat crow.....

[Master___Pain]

Heh. Add Rick Majerus to the fray.

My money is on Mangino!!!
http://www.kuconnection.org/2003dec/images/PostseasonTangerineBowl.jpg
Go BIG 12!!!

Here's something the dirtburglers do well

Fark the fatman!! (http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20567&highlight=Mangino)

[DBroncos4life]

In 05 and 06?

Cool.

Jeez, who to root for in those games? ugh!~


Its 06 and 07.

[FADERPROOF]

Considering a Pac-10 team has won the last 2 national titles. :) There is no doubt in my mind if USC played LSU last year, USC would have creamed them.

LSU is in the SEC, they won the title 2 years ago. USC played such a pansy ass schedule, a team that got rocked in their conference championship got to go to the Sugar Bowl instead.

[FADERPROOF]

Phil Fulmer, Mark Mangino, Barry Alverez and Ralph Friegen should have an eating contest to settle all this. An battl for the ages

Talk about heavy weights going at it.

MY money is on the Fridge, ACC wins that contest.

[FADERPROOF]

NU plays USC the next two years.

Next years big non-conference battle will be between Texas and Ohio State. As if we haven't whipped enough Big 12 ass already, we get to hand out some more come 2nd week of next season.

[Master___Pain]

Wow You live in big 12 country! Im from NU and by brother goes to school at NU! Hmmmm lets see here, I guess that means I have a clue of what goes on in Nebraska as well wouldn't it? When most of them qualify you better be ready to eat your crow as well.

How are you from NU? Do mean from Lincoln? I don't understand how you can from an University.

[Master___Pain]

Next years big non-conference battle will be between Texas and Ohio State. As if we haven't whipped enough Big 12 ass already, we get to hand out some more come 2nd week of next season.

I am confused by your alligiences. You are an OSU fan, a UNC fan and a UT fan? That should be illegal. You get one team and stick with them through thick and thin.

[Evenrude]

Dang, I drive home from work and this thread grows by two pages.......

I have sources......if they do qualify I'll eat crow.....

I will remember this.............
:dummy:

[Evenrude]

Well whatever happened the Houston AD was not too happy about it.

"This is absolutely unprofessional in every way. It's gutless. Spineless. They're going to have to live with it. I've lost a tremendous amount of respect for that program. I think that for college athletics, it's shameful." - Houston AD Dave Maggard on Nebraska dropping Houston and adding Div 1AA Maine to the 2005 football schedule."

Hell no he wasn't happy about it, he had already sent an email out to all the season ticket holders that the game was a done deal.......before any contract was signed.

[FADERPROOF]

I am confused by your alligiences. You are an OSU fan, a UNC fan and a UT fan? That should be illegal. You get one team and stick with them through thick and thin.

If you're confused by my allegiences, maybe you shouldn't judge and go after me like I'm not a fan who sticks with my team.

But for the uniformed, everyone who has been here over the years knows that I am a OSU Buckeyes fan in everything, they're my homestate team and my dad is a Buckeyes fan and groomed me from birth to be one.

UNC is my team in basketball, and I'm always go to cheer for OSU as well. UNC is a Jordan thing, although he killed my Cavs I loved the guy and chose to root for his college.

Tennessee is the 2nd tier school for me, the school I'll cheer for and follow but would never want them to do better or beat the Buckeyes in anything and Heels in football. I follow the Vols, I don't get all bent out of shape when they lose and won't get all pumped up when they win, they're just a team that I like and I'll follow.

[Evenrude]

So now 93rd is good? A patsy is a patsy. If you all won't call a spade a spade I will
All I was saying is they were not a step down from Houston......they are patsies....... but so are North Texas and New Mexico st.

Nebraska has also scheduled Pittsburg, USC, Penn St., Southern Miss. and Notre Dame in the past few years....... non-patsies......

[Master___Pain]

If you're confused by my allegiences, maybe you shouldn't judge and go after me like I'm not a fan who sticks with my team.

But for the uniformed, everyone who has been here over the years knows that I am a OSU Buckeyes fan in everything, they're my homestate team and my dad is a Buckeyes fan and groomed me from birth to be one.

UNC is my team in basketball, and I'm always go to cheer for OSU as well. UNC is a Jordan thing, although he killed my Cavs I loved the guy and chose to root for his college.

Tennessee is the 2nd tier school for me, the school I'll cheer for and follow but would never want them to do better or beat the Buckeyes in anything and Heels in football. I follow the Vols, I don't get all bent out of shape when they lose and won't get all pumped up when they win, they're just a team that I like and I'll follow.


I didn't judge you and I certainly did not go after you. I would think you could tell that I don't take things too seriously (See yesterdays posts in here). I also follow AFA sports as my Old man is a Zoomie and I grew up at Falcon Stadium. I was just pimping you a little bit. It's all good.

Thanks for the clarification on your ties to the respective schools.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

I am confused by your alligiences. You are an OSU fan, a UNC fan and a UT fan? That should be illegal. You get one team and stick with them through thick and thin.


That's not a tough one. I have been watching college football religiously for 40 years. Have attended games at around 75 stadiums. I have degree from a Big 10 school and a grad degree from CU. I always cheer for those two, but have many other teams I really like for one reason or another. I like all of the SEC teams because I have been in all of their stadiums and they have the best fans in the country. I am ashamed to admit that I think the Big 12 overall has the worst fans (Have been to all of the schools except Baylor and Kansas). I go to a couple of CU games a year and sit there listening to the women talking about their day care and they men talking politics instead of watching the game. I went to two Colo School of Mines games this year and had more fun than at CU. I have been to Nebraska five times, but will never go back due to the way we were treated as fans (two of those games were not CU).

[FADERPROOF]

I didn't judge you and I certainly did not go after you. I would think you could tell that I don't take things too seriously (See yesterdays posts in here). I also follow AFA sports as my Old man is a Zoomie and I grew up at Falcon Stadium. I was just pimping you a little bit. It's all good.

Thanks for the clarification on your ties to the respective schools.

It's cool man, blame Saul because he's made me touchy on the subject of my teams :) Just didn't know what you meant by"You should have your team and stick with them through thick and thin," but again, just blame Saul cause ribbed me enough for having these teams that it's made me on edge when people bring it up.

[Master___Pain]

All I was saying is they were not a step down from Houston......they are patsies....... but so are North Texas and New Mexico st.

Nebraska has also scheduled Pittsburg, USC, Penn St., Southern Miss. and Notre Dame in the past few years....... non-patsies......

The only team that has been above average of those scheduled is USC. Pitt has been decent. Penn State was probably good when they were scheduled and you know NU thought that Southern Miss was going to be a push over.

Also, add csu to the patsies on the CU schedule, that school is going down hill fast.

[FADERPROOF]

I like all of the SEC teams because I have been in all of their stadiums and they have the best fans in the country.

I've only been to Neyland, but it was just a different atmosphere than the Shoe. I enjoyed my time more at the shoe because I am a Buckeyes fan, but Neyland and those Tennessee fans are just crazy for their team mroe than I could imagine.

[Master___Pain]

So Big Guy, I am debating about going to Miami or Austin next year for a road game. (I went to Seattle last year, cool stadium, great location, decent fans) Any suggestions? I like the town of Austin more than Miami, but I would like to go the Orange Bowl too.

I know how annoying "Eyes of Texas", otherwise known as "I've been working on the railroad" is played repeatedly, does the U have anything annoying like this? Where's SoCal?

[16slayer24]

well im a WYOMING guy and most them division 2 teams have more students than university of wyoming yet we still went bowlin and beat ucla soo that leads me too believe that on the given day any team could pull off an upset

[Evenrude]

I have been to Nebraska five times, but will never go back due to the way we were treated as fans (two of those games were not CU).

That's disappointing to hear Big Guy..... most Husker fans that I know take pride in being cordial to visiting fans. There always is a group of a-holes anywhere though. If you ever do decide to come to Lincoln again, let me know and I will buy you a beer.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

So Big Guy, I am debating about going to Miami or Austin next year for a road game. (I went to Seattle last year, cool stadium, great location, decent fans) Any suggestions? I like the town of Austin more than Miami, but I would like to go the Orange Bowl too.

I know how annoying "Eyes of Texas", otherwise known as "I've been working on the railroad" is played repeatedly, does the U have anything annoying like this? Where's SoCal?

I like Miami, but I have friends there that keep me out of too much trouble. Watch where you go in Miami like any other big city. Some pretty rough areas, but there is no place on earth like Miami Beach and South Beach. Football season overlaps hurricane season, so take that into account. Hope they got that out of the way for the decade last year.

You can lose a lot of brain cells on 6th Street in Austin, too. My problem with going to a game in Austin is that all of the women are running around comparing their diamonds while I try to watch the game. As much tradition at UT as anyplace in the country.

Both are great places though. You should try to experience both at least once in your life if you like college football.

[Saulbadguy]

Big Guy, you said you've been to all the Big XII stadiums except for Baylor and Kansas.

How did you like KSU stadium?

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Big Guy, you said you've been to all the Big XII stadiums except for Baylor and Kansas.

How did you like KSU stadium?


It was probably 25 years ago (79, I think) when I was there. Was dating an ex pom pom girl from KSU. She was better looking than the stadium. People were nice.

[Breck Bronc]

So Big Guy, I am debating about going to Miami or Austin next year for a road game. (I went to Seattle last year, cool stadium, great location, decent fans) Any suggestions? I like the town of Austin more than Miami, but I would like to go the Orange Bowl too.

I know how annoying "Eyes of Texas", otherwise known as "I've been working on the railroad" is played repeatedly, does the U have anything annoying like this? Where's SoCal?The Orange Bowl is an experience unlike many other in college sports, good or bad depending on how you look at things. To answer your question, there's certainly nothing repeated annoyingly like the "Eyes of Texas" or Florida State's grating "War Chant". And for a longer review;

There will be a few rap songs played on the PA system, along with the small UM Band performing at other times. Hurricane games are more of a mix of an NFL and college feeling than a strictly college atmosphere you'll find in most SEC or Big 10 stadiums.

The Orange Bowl is off campus on the outskirts of Little Havana. There are no huge parking lots to tailgate in, as the stadium is surrounded by houses and apartment buildings. You'll most likely pay 20 bucks to park in the front or back yard of one of the surrounding houses. There is still plenty of tailgating going on. You'll get a chance to try some of the wonderful and different Caribbean and South American foods that people are selling. The neighborhood isn't dangerous, as many opposing fans think. It's a blue collar neighborhood of mostly Cubans. I've never had a problem in all of the many games I've attended there.

The Orange Bowl itself is an old building filled with history. There aren't nice concourses, luxury suites, and unfortunately video replay screens. If you want to have a nice bathroom to piss in or a ton of concession stands to buy food from, the Orange Bowl is not the place to go. If you want to watch a football game with good sightlines and seats close to the field, the Orange Bowl will do just fine.

There will always be some idiots that go to games that want to mess with opposing fans. Just expect some drunken fools to make their presence known. That type of stuff happens at most stadiums I've been to, but be warned, Miami produces some real lowlifes, though the odds are that it won't affect you.

A big positive is the amount of amazing girls walking around in very little clothing. I know Texas has a bunch of hotties, but I can't imagine them doing better than Miami in this respect. And the CU game will be in late September when it's still deathly hot outside, so the chicas will be wearing white tank tops and their infamous short shorts. Yum.

Hopefully the game will be at night, because a day game on 9-24-05 will be almost unbearable, especially for the Colorado contingent. I thought I was going to die at a day game in early October vs. FSU in 2002 it was so hot and humid. As far as real hurricanes go, you'll know the week before the game if there is any chance of one to hit southeast Florida. Last year 4 hurricanes made landfall in Florida and unbelievably none of them even affected Miami. There's only been two games rescheduled because of potential hurricanes in recent memory (this past year vs. FSU and in 1998 vs. UCLA), and in both cases no hurricane hit Dade or Broward county. The odds are pretty low that a storm will affect the game, but you never know.

Personally, I'm a history guy, and not many places outside of Yankee Stadium have hosted more incredible games than the Orange Bowl. The longest home winning streaks in NCAA history (58 games Hurricanes '85-'94) and NFL history (27 games Dolphins '71-'74) came at the OB. Joe Namath and his guarantee, Hail Flutie, Ken Callhoun tipping Turner Gill's two-point conversion attempt in the '84 Orange Bowl Classic, Lynn Swann's acrobatic catches in Super Bowl X, Wide Rights II and III, Rocket Ismail returning the apparant game winning punt vs. CU only to see it rightly called back on a clipping penalty, Kellen Winslow Sr. getting carried off the field after playing one of the greatest games in NFL history in the 1981 playoffs vs. the Dolphins, Nebraska getting screwed by the refs at the end of the 1994 Orange Bowl vs. FSU, and many more I can't think of right now.

I've been to Austin a few times and liked it, but I prefer Miami for pure entertainment value. The Orange Bowl isn't as nice as Texas Memorial Stadium, but it might be better in other aspects. CU probably doesn't have much of a chance to win either game, particularly vs. Miami in the very hot late September weather. Either place would be a fun trip, though, and certainly better than Manhattan, Kansas or Ames, Iowa. :)

I don't think Texas Memorial has as cool of a view as the Orange Bowl from the west end zone. You get palm trees, downtown Miami, and hopefully a nice ocean breeze. Here's a pic I took before the instant classic between Miami and Louisville last October, a few days before I moved back to Colorado.

http://img127.exs.cx/img127/4040/theorangebowlsmall2dsc003793mp.jpg

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Great summary of the Orange Bowl Breck. Both are great places to see a game, but given a choice I would take Miami. It may be a long time before CU plays there again and they play in Austin every four years under the current setup.

[Kid A]

I have to go with Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, but that's a true homer pick. I would love to visit A&M, Tennesse, The Swamp, and the Shoe. THose look like awesome game day atmospheres.

[Kid A]

Nebraska getting screwed by the refs at the end of the 1994 Orange Bowl vs. FSU

God that game sucked. Got screwed all game long really. Could have won three in a row. That is a really nice pic of the Orange Bowl, though.

Heres an old Top 10 stadiums page.

http://www.msnbc.com/modules/sports/collegefootballstadiums/


1. Neyland Stadium
2. Notre Dame Stadium
3. Florida Field
4. Kyle Field
5. Husky Stadium
6. Tiger Stadium
7. Michigan Stadium
8. Camp Randall Stadium
9. Memorial Stadium
10. Autzen Stadium