Big Eight Farewell: Iowa State
Iowa State doesn't have a long record of success in football, but there have been flashes in recent years for Cyclone fans.
Iowa State doesn't have a long record of success in football, but there have been flashes in recent years for Cyclone fans.
Colorado football was occasionally competitive during their time in the Big Eight and Big XII. But the "rivalry" with Nebraska was assuredly one-sided: Nebraska usually won, and only Colorado fans thought it was a rivalry.
One of the casualties of Nebraska's move to the Big Ten is the end of the Nebraska-Kansas series, which had gone on for a national record 105 straight seasons. The two programs seemed to be mirrors: one great in football, the other great in basketball.
Nebraska and Oklahoma State have a relative short, but memorable history as conference partners that comes to an end as Nebraska departs for the Big Ten.