Longing for good old days
OU-Nebraska game brings memories of past clashes

By Berry Tramel

Published: December 1, 2006
Modified: November 30, 2006 at 6:25 pm

In America, we love to romanticize. Love to look back longingly on times past.

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Former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer, along with Nebraska coach Tom Osborne, helped define the OU-Nebraska rivalry. FROM THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE

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