The View From Here April 27, 2002 C-U IN LINCOLN Colorado busy engraving “62-36” into everything, but “11-29” looms. By Jim D. Berryman Poor Colorado Buffs. Their memories are failing them. Fading away to oblivion. Maybe it’s the thin air. Maybe it’s the endless hours of complaining they did after Nebraska received an invitation to the Rose Bowl and they didn’t. They’re tired. They’re worn out. They need something to jog their memories every now and then. “What was the final score of the NU-CU game last season? Hmmm, let me see, can anyone come up with that score??? Oh yea!…I forgot! I have my trusty Big 12 Championship ring to remind me!!” Here you go Buffs: 62-36. Big deal. You beat us good. Yahoo! Who Let The Dogs Out! Woof Woof! Now get over it! Yes, the Buffs want to preserve the final score of last season’s Nebraska-Colorado game. “62-36”. They want to engrave the score on their Big 12 championship rings. They want to put the score on the scoreboard in Boulder. The score is already on bumper stickers. It’s spreading like those Colorado wildfires. Yes, Colorado wants to remember the day they kicked the Huskers, a game in which the Buffs jumped out early and the Huskers couldn’t play good enough catch-up to catch them. Colorado eventually went on to the Fiesta Bowl and lost to Oregon 38-16. Yep. 38-16. I wonder if the Oregon players are custom-making rings with “38-16” on them? Doubtful. Which brings me to the sorry fact that Colorado fans and media have something deep inside their Rocky Mountain souls against their Nebraska neighbors. It is deep-seeded. Way down. Something that many Nebraskans can’t understand. Even though Colorado and Nebraska should be friendly rivals like Nebraska and Oklahoma seem to be, Colorado fans and media want to take it to the next level. Nebraska fans have no choice but to fight back. Colorado was competitive with the Huskers in the 90s. Can’t we appreciate the rivalry? In addition, there have been such entertaining, close games over the past few seasons. But still many Colorado fans find the need to glare down their mountain slope noses at the sweeping prairie of the Cornhusker state. How many Cornhusker jokes can we do? Time to move on Colorado. Come down to the Nebraska plains and get some oxygen. Let them have their “62-36” rings. Slap them stickers on cars all over Colorado, especially those with Husker license plate holders. That’ll be funny. Engrave that score on your scoreboard in shiny Buffalo gold if you want. Hold on to every ounce of your glee over beating the mighty Big Red. Your actions today will only make what happens on November 29th in Lincoln that much sweeter. Huskers miffed about CU rings Full Story from Lincoln Journal Star Shaky Spring In Boulder Full Story from Omaha World Herald Husker Game Watch Locations Nationwide Post Feedback