When it came to the series with Nebraska, the last decade of the Cornhuskers’ run in the Big 12 had to feel like Bizarro World to the people in Lincoln. That’s because, as their once-dominant program began to fall on hard times, the Texas Tech football program took Nebraska’s place alongside Oklahoma and Texas in the upper echelon of the conference.
When the two programs met up in 2008 at Jones Stadium, it was the Red Raiders sporting a top-10 ranking while the Cornhuskers looked rather vulnerable. Tech was No. 7 in the nation and undefeated while the Huskers were just 3-2 and were reeling after two straight home losses, 35-30 to Virginia Tech and 52-17 to Missouri, the later of those coming on Homecoming in Lincoln.