Big 12 football: How the conference should address rivalry week

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: The Oklahoma Sooners are wait to run onto the field prior to the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

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Oklahoma vs. Nebraska

There’s something that just feels right about the Sooners and Huskers tangling on Thanksgiving Day. It used to be as much a part of the holiday as the Macy’s Parade.

These two teams have produced some spectacular moments for their respective fanbases: Derrick Strait‘s interception return that solidified Oklahoma’s return to the college football elite in 2000, Johnny Rodgers‘ punt return in the 1972 Game of the Century and Landry Jones‘ comeback to win the 2010 Big 12 Championship game are all a part of Sooners’ and Cornhuskers’ lore forever.

Yes, the Cornhuskers have some work to do to make this game into what it used to be, but even in seasons where one team isn’t playing up to snuff, there’s still plenty of name value to make this a win for both programs as well as the conference in whole.

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