I read all 11 pages waiting for the clown to pop out and yell April Fools. Any Husker fan that's been around since the beginning of the Devaney era in 1962, should be horrified that cancellation for the reasons given was even a consideration.
For nearly 4 decades, "The Shootout" more often than not, impacted national rankings, major bowls and on several occasions the eventual national champion. If there was one game we should have kept after our move to the B1G it was this one.
The Game of the Century against OU made Nebraska football. No more were we the little engine that could, punching above our weight. We were Nebraska and that's all you had to say for the next 30 years. Any admin or coach that doesn't understand this and embrace it is at the wrong school.