1996 Fiesta Bowl #1 Nebraska vs #2 Florida No Huddle

[@StonedMeadowOfDoom]

Remember that this Florida team won the national championship the next year, and looked like they didn't even belong in the same league against 95 Nebraska. Mindblowing

[@squarecracker]

I've heard people say if it weren't for Nebraska ppl would remember this Florida team as the one of the greatest ever.

[@StylistecS]

Florida got more firepower that next season.

[@nicholasbowen1825]

@@squarecrackerkinda like 2018 Alabama if it wasn’t for the buzz saw that was Clemson

[@vaughnjb]

I am 62 years old. This is the only football game I have ever seen where one team made the other team quit. This Nebraska team is the greatest college team of all time.

[@timhall5382]

I wrote my term paper on this team being the greatest of all time. Got a 96!!!

[@cacornhusker2940]

yeah....compared to the Beatings both the Huskers and Hurricanes took in the '95 Orange Bowl, this looked like a Flag Football Game.

[@mas5867]

Lol. Spurrier still owns the worst loss in the SECC game, 31 to date. 56-17. This flop against Neb had everything to do with Spurrier not having FL ready

[@jfrancis2768]

this wasn't just an asskicking, this was a visible, I don't wanna do this anymore, its apparent on the faces of the Florida defenders

[@WillMuny]

Well that aint true. That USC vs Oklahoma game comes to mind.

[@drwinstonOboogi]

This Florida team was no slouch. The '95 Florida Gators were undefeated SEC Champions that played five ranked teams and defeated every opponent by double digits. They were one of the most dominant teams in the history of the SEC. It's hard to argue that the '95 Nebraska Cornhuskers weren't the greatest college football team of all time.

[@dirkdiggler2865]

2001 Canes would disagree

[@User-wh1mh]

@@dirkdiggler2865 2001 Miami may have been loaded with NFL talent, and they sure were a talented team, but this Nebraska team absolutely dominated in every game they played. Nebraska won by no less than 14 in all games. Three fellow conference members finished in the top 10, and Nebraska soundly pummeled them, winning by more than 20 in each game. With that said, 2001 Miami had two games they barely won, the teams they played were not as good as the teams Nebraska played, and the team Miami beat in the NCG was not as good as ‘95 Florida.

[@christwarrior8501]

@@User-wh1mh 2001 Miami Hurricanes is definitely the best. Virginia Tech was one of the toughest teams at the time. Not only that, Nebraska didn’t have the toughest schedule, some of the teams people claimed were good had terrible records compared to the teams Miami played. Florida was their best opponent rank and schedule wise. Nebraska would play aggressive the entire game and just barely subbed in back-ups, Miami on the other hand had teams shutout by the first half and then would put the game in cruise control and subbed in back-ups. If Miami went full speed through every game, who knows how bad they would have shutout each team they played. Literally every game but one was a double digit victory. And two slow games should not kill a teams rep because one team was actually good and Miami let off the gas against them and the other was just a slow game for them. Miami definitely had better determination, will and drive when it came to playing. The 2001 Miami hurricanes are definitely the best college football team.

[@User-wh1mh]

@@christwarrior8501 ‘95 Nebraska played tougher opponents than 2001 Miami. As I said, three opponents they slammed to the ground finished in the top 10, and ‘95 Florida was definitely better than 2001 VT. It isn’t really relevant to bring up players being subbed out. When players are subbed out, you are usually winning the game by four TD’s or more regardless of the decision. The point is that Nebraska won by 14 points or more every game and given the scores in which you tend to put subs, likely wouldn’t have mattered to screw up that margin. With regards to BC, bad games are certainly worth bringing the reputation of the *best team ever* to question, especially when you are in threat of losing. Nebraska was never in threat of losing all season and trailed only once early in a game against Wazzu. Meanwhile, a late pick-six by Miami that was intercepted deep in their own territory may have very well saved them from a loss to BC.

[@christwarrior8501]

@@User-wh1mh If you look at the teams Miami played and checked their records, you could see they didn’t have some cupcake schedule. Every ranked team Miami played, but one, they shutout. Miami may not have played as many top ten teams as Nebraska, but the one team they did play in the top ten they dominated against. And Nebraska had an excellent team at the time, but still was shutout by Miami in the first half. Also Nebraska trailed in two games, where as Miami trailed once and that was because of a missed field goal on a p.a.t against Pittsburgh, other than that no one got ahead of them. I understand where you’re coming from though, but that hurricanes team was on another level.

[@Shaun-vy9vi]

when i get depressed watching nebraska now days. I always put this on and i cheers me up.

[@shogunjobu]

You & me both

[@brentgorum317]

Same here 🥹

[@mas5867]

I can relate. I like to strap on my towel and call up my friend Robin so we can go superhero on the neighborhood.

[@PicturesofTravel]

This is the standard. The violent tackling. Matt Rhule please take note.

[@gregpettis1113]

They went away from the option

[@rlross3706]

As a Gator fan I was shocked at the massacre , but it was the best thing to happen to us in a something was missing way. We were hi-tech but we weren't physically tough enough for the grand prize. Nebraska ran over us like a freight train. A friend of mine was driving home through the desert and told me " I looked over on the side of the road and there was an alligator with a corn cob rammed up his butt "

[@KingJinks305]

Onfg 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rustinatchison3519]

The linebackers and secondary were just as good as the DL believe it or not...Farley was a monster...and minter and booker were super special.

[@HuskerRed11]

Exactly. The offense, defense, & special teams were all good! And the depth behind them!? This team was the best ever! No weaknesses. ​@@rustinatchison3519

[@carsonyoung9965]

I'm not a Nebraska guy. But I miss them being so good

[@thekansasjayhawk3504]

They weren't just good, they were terrifying!

[@Statickification]

Defenses finally figured out that Double Wing and it was over for that program.

[@taitrief]

‘95 🏈 college GOAT

[@Klopp619]

@@Statickification Nebraska's recruiting took a dive and that's what ended it.

[@alanparks3402]

@@Klopp619 what are they even recruiting with that option play? They simply had bad coaches

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Just an absolutely dominant college football team. No matter your Mt. Rushmore, the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers are on that list.

[@dirkdiggler2865]

2001 Miami was a much more talented team

[@rooh5825]

@@dirkdiggler2865 They would have lost by 4 touchdowns to 71' Nebraska.

[@dirkdiggler2865]

@@rooh5825 Miami was bigger, faster, stronger.

[@rooh5825]

@@dirkdiggler2865 Yeah, same thing they said about 1995 Florida LOL.

[@warrenhinzie2708]

@@dirkdiggler2865 How true, it helps to have a Dr. In psychology as coach.

[@michaelhand1069]

As a Buckeye fan I recognize this Huskers squad as the best I've ever seen with my own eyes. We've had elite teams. Maybe our skill guys are better. But I still believe football is won in the trenches. This team just made opponents quit on the line and I truly feel that they instilled fear in the opponent. I also appreciate the Huskers as ILOVE option football. When run to protection it is beautiful.

[@donaldschmidt2990]

Anybody who tries to place any college team above the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers is suffering from delirium. While Miami and Alabama may have had more pro players, Nebraska was the deepest team the college games has ever known. A perfect blend of power and speed. Three, four and five deep at every position. Throughout their decimation of the Gators, coach Osborne shuttled players in entire units. As commentator Jim Nantz stated during one drive Nebraskas defense was making plays with their third team lineup!

[@donaldschmidt2990]

To continue my comment, the offensive line was two and three deep as well as the backfield. There were five fullbacks on that Team! To top it off the Huskers had probably the greatest option quarterback ever in Tommie Frazier. The Huskers pulverized the Gators with over 500 yards rushing! How many teams are so powerful the quarterback runs for over 200 yards? This team had no peer for power and the ability to cram a ball at will down an opponents throat. In this game to the tune of a 62-24 ass whipping. The score was in no way an indication of how badly the Gators were annihilated. While Alabama has had a stronger program for a longer period of time, Nebraska had the greatest five year run in college football history. Three national championships and a 60-3 record in Tom Osbornes final five seasons! I will gladly place this team against any college team ever put together. Their depth found the breaking point of every opponent. And shattered it.

[@Yyyyyy5]

Ur a fool. Nebraska wasn’t good. Not even in this game. The team was flooded with performance enhancing drugs and the players have even admitted it in an article in the LA Times.

[@nevermindme8922]

2019 LSU would have a field day with that outdated offense. And this is coming from a husker fan

[@taitrief]

110% Michael

[@dwjoseph59]

This 1996 title game is still unbelievable!! Yes folks, they head whupped florida like that back then!! That's how dominating the huskers used to be!!

[@Yyyyyy5]

They weren’t even dominating then. The team was flooded with performance enhancing drugs. You can find the Article in the LA Times.

[@Baczkowa78]

As an Oklahoma fan, that was the best damn football team I've ever seen.

[@robjohnson8861]

Helen Keller is still alive! Who knew!

[@Baczkowa78]

@@robjohnson8861 imagine having all your faculties, and still not being half the person she was.

[@krxahfb]

I don't know if folks outside the big12 will ever understand how good this Nebraska team was.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@krxahfb whut the hell! Day 1 of 95, this is what people outside of the big 12 understood. Osborne's schedule looked like this. 5 - 1st year coaches 4 - coaches with a losing record at the school they were currently coaching at. 2 - coaches with a winning record by a total of 7 games (2 +5) Throw in a team that didn't show up and Neb 95 was a FING farce.

[@sorney98]

@@robjohnson8861 course you still can’t get it right, it wasn’t the Big 12. You think with you speciality skills of research you realize it wasn’t the Big 12 yet, it was still the Big 8. Shows your reading skills. And again find me a team that replaced all the starters from the year before, yet still have great year, 0 sacks, #2 rushing offense. And a Top 10 defense, plus face 4 teams in Top 10 teams. You ain’t gonna win you pathetic loser. Seriously do yourself a favor and delete your account!

[@15blackshirt]

It makes me very happy that Ahman Green is a legend at Nebraska and still remains the Green Bay Packers' all time leading rusher

[@cacornhusker2940]

And an Omaha Native too.

[@ClaytonBigsbee]

FUCK THE PACKERS

[@jesusrivera743]

Man if he didn’t get hurt and opt for the NFL draft Huskers had a legit chance to win Four national championships in a row.

[@15blackshirt]

@@jesusrivera743 they had a shot at winning five in a row from '93-'97

[@Vizslatrainer]

It pees me off that Dennis Erickson never played him at Seattle, and to this day I would pee on his grave if I knew where it is

[@markh6545]

This Nebraska team was easily the best team I personally have ever seen...They were absolutely loaded from top to bottom...This florida team was no sloutch and they made them look like high schoolers...I remember watching Tommy Frazier when he played high school ball in Bradenton at Manatee high...I come back now and then to see this team play...You just never see this kind of domination...My VOLS played Nebraska a couple of times after this game and got beat up good too.

[@mas5867]

Neb beat 1 team that beat a ranked team in their bowl. LSU 2019 beat 5. I have a zillion other stats that point to LSU2019 as the best ever.

[@finisher3x]

@@mas5867 - You can't beat this stat though. This was the 25th game that Nebraska had one in a row spanning 2 seasons, and were back to back National Champs. You're talking 2 different eras when comparing 1996 Nebraska and 2019 LSU.

[@mas5867]

​ @finisher3x Neb fans know that 8/12 teams they played reeked and 3 of the other 4 also played most of those same stinky teams. So, what Neb fans try to is stretch the NC across 2 years and FL was NC in 96 and BS this and BS that. ​And 'm comparing Neb95 to Neb95 competition and LSU2019 to LSU2019 competition which you can absolutely do.

[@Klopp619]

@@mas5867 Florida destroyed 5 ranked teams including 3 Top Ten teams that year and Nebraska beat them like rented mules. That was a great GREAT Florida team and they admitted afterwards they had NO chance. We all have our opinions but you're drastically underestimating 95 Nebraska.

[@mas5867]

​ @adamdustin *"Florida destroyed 5 ranked teams including 3 Top Ten teams that year and Nebraska beat them like rented mules."* It's like this and that's the way it is. LOL at you taking game time ranking. 62 teams have competed in the SECC to date. 2 (Ark 95 and MSU 98) are the worst of those 62. Both finished with 5 losses and unranked. The week before FL routed Ark 95 in the SECC, unranked LSU beat Ark 28-0. Then after FL, NC beat Ark. In the other words the best of the West (Ark 95) sucked. Bottom like, only 2 teams in the SEC finished in the top 20 in 95, the fewest of the 90s. Can't cherry pic top 25 and compare to top 20 that existed more than half of Osborne's silliness. Top 20 to top 20.

[@bradleyd6000]

Those offensive and defensive lines for Nebraska were something special. And after all these years of different offensive and defensive schemes, those two things are still what wins football games. While I love Ryan Day and our offensive passing, he could learn something from this team. When your run game is dominant, you dominate TOP and your defense is fresh even in the 4th quarter.

[@stevemeloccaro891]

WHY don't coaches realize that anymore, pound on someone long enough and they will cave

[@GreyBeard_Fit]

Those lineman were on steroids. Research it…

[@bradleyd6000]

@@GreyBeard_Fit Guarantee not the only lineman in college on steroids.

[@Coowallsky]

@@GreyBeard_Fit And no doubt several of Florida linemen were too.

[@rustinatchison3519]

The linebackers and secondary were just as good as the DL believe it or not...Farley was a monster...and minter and booker were super special.

[@kimwiseman6506]

I remember watching this game, our fans would go anywhere for this team, and they still do. This makes me proud to be from nebraska. GO BIG RED

[@TheRoyalBavarian]

That look on Steve Spurrier s' face when he realized they couldn't beat Big Reds second team.

[@ThunderPants13]

"They don't have him yet! Look at Tommie Frazier! How many tackles can one man break? Touchdown!" (43:27) --Jim Nantz's call of Tommie Frazier's 75 yard td run where he broke about 8 tackles. Now known as "The Run".

[@paulbuzbee416]

This absolute butt-whuppin' set the tone for the '96 season for the Gators. The returning players came back bigger and faster. Weird to say thank you for getting smacked in the face but iy showed the Gators how far they had to go to win it all. Nebraska had an amazing team and a heck of a run.

[@Mike-id1bk]

Florida schools did the same for Nebraska. Getting smoked in bowl games every year made Nebraska recruit the bigger, faster players from Florida, Texas, etc. that helped set up their run.

[@pabrod2001]

Nebraska lost to FSU, Miami and Washington in prior years which made it obvious to switch to more speed on defense. Adding the 4-3 defense changed how Nebradka attacked offenses for several years. This Florida team was a great team. Earlier this year, they were down by three scores to Peyton Manning's UT team in the 2nd half and blew up to win the game by nearly 20 points!

[@pabrod2001]

@Jamal Greasy I didn't see the UT v UF game that year, but I remember watching another game and getting updates on how Florida was getting crushed, then all of a sudden all of the highlights were Florida scoring and scoring and scoring and completely shutting down Tennessee. After that, I never relaxed during the Fiesta Bowl knowing if Florda got going, then who knows what the outcome would've been. Spurrier put together some amazing offenses back in the 90's!!!

[@ivancockburn7535]

If Nebraska played them 96 no difference 50 point squash

[@robjohnson8861]

Which was a bigger no show? FL losing to Neb by 38 or 2 games later #1 Neb losing to #17 ASU 19-0? Only 1 of 3 shutouts in Osborne's 307 games and #10 in his worst loss ever. The AP poll says the loss to ASU was worse. Neb fell 7 places. FL didn't fall after the loss to Neb. lol, Neb fans have a problem. They want to claim Neb did not show up in the ASU game, but on the other foot in their mouth, want to claim FL showed up against them. Osborne made it so easy to discredit just about anything he did.

[@teofilstevenson]

I never thought most two color uni’s looked so good but the Cornhusker Red/White always looked classy and striking.

[@colbyvlach1093]

Back then camera picked up the color red strongly so their uniforms looked way more vibrant than they do now

[@abercrom21guy]

95 Nebraska is legit the best team of all time.

[@robjohnson8861]

You are uninformed grasshopper. Check out my analysis of LSU2019 vs Neb71 and Neb95. LSU absolutely flattens both of them. Both scored more in their NC game and won by a larger margin. Every other metric (about 25) LSU won. Besides ESPN sept 2019 before LSU2019 top 150 had Neb95 #4.

[@sandysandsand6273]

@@robjohnson8861 LSU scored 42 and won by 17 over Clemson. They didn’t even beat Oklahoma this bad.

[@taitrief]

Undoubtedly GOAT

[@taitrief]

95 Neb defense would’ve made lsu look average buddy

[@nicholaswoods4055]

No

[@robertthames3421]

this was a massacre. no overstatement in words. never in the history of college football has a team so embarrassed another one on a football field. its like all those years of frustration for Nebraska just spilled out onto this game and this field. GO BIG RED. I'M not even a big Nebraska fan, no matter, they humiliated Florida with they physicality. pure football here.

[@garrison6863]

The Huskers had six guys on defense who went to the NFL Probably the best Husker team since 1971.

[@capitanfuturo594]

Agree !

[@robertc8766]

as a gator alum, this hurt at the time, but the 97 Sugar bowl beat down of fsu would not have happened had uf not gotten embarrassed on national tv. this provided major motivation for the following year. as a gator, i will trade a game against nebraska for a victory over fsu anyday

[@623SunDevil]

Well you should be thanking Nebraska twice then, had they not lost to Texas in the BIG XII Championship Game, the Gators would never have gotten that rematch against FSU.

[@robertc8766]

@@623SunDevil very true, i nearly forgot about that

[@russellwarner363]

I miss the option offense. Today, you see just one running back and a fullback is nonexistent.

[@cacornhusker2940]

yepir. and we had some great, homegrown fullbacks.

[@tumbleweedconnection7906]

At 18:00 Leslie Visser talking over Phillips' td run is like the DJ on the radio talking over the beginning of your favorite song that you've been waiting 3 hours to hear and if it's the 1980s.. you likely had a blank cassette tape in the tape deck ready to hit record and you're yelling at the DJ to shut up and stop ruining your recording 😂

[@Grandizer8989]

This 80s kid gets it

[@mauricehumphrey545]

Nebraska would have won five National Championships in a row from 1993-1997 if they had not lost to Florida State in 1993, and to Arizona State and Texas in 1996. It was clearly the best five year stretch in college football history. I remember how everyone was talking about those Huskers.

[@robjohnson8861]

It's called the run by some. I refer to it as the 60-3 skip along. See my posts where I shred the legitimacy of the opponents. Like 2 of the ranked teams, UCLA and WVA. Check out where they ended up. It goes on and on and on.

[@esta7763]

Yeah and that 1993 game came down to two field goals in the last 30 seconds against a Florida State team that basically blew out most of its opponents. Lots of people expected FSU to beat them by a couple touchdowns but Nebraska basically shut them down and, as a Seminole fan, I'll admit that we got lucky that game.

[@mas5867]

​ @Est A LOL. That, or Bowden was, l own him, esp in bowls. Let's coast.

[@Beaverdalehawk95]

Yeah Nebraska used to be good. Not even relevant anymore!!

[@theace8502]

I get what you mean, but your comment is literally just "if they didn't lose, they would've won"

[@kelvinbrooks56]

"we may have witnessed one of the greatest teams in college football history." got that right

[@chrisb8655]

In my opinion, they really were.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@chrisb8655 You know little about the game of football. Start with ESPN's top 150 teams by 150 voters (Sept 2019) and see where Neb95 is in that list. Then compare LSU 2019 to Neb71 and Neb95 for * top 10 teams beaten at game time, end of year * top 5 teams beaten down the stretch * NC coaches beaten * heisman winners on the team at game time * strength of schedule * number of games won * number of conf championship games won * number of playoff games won. LSU owned both Neb's. Without a doubt they will be #1 all time when ESPN votes again. Update: This list is much longer in favor of LSU.

[@christopherbrock8913]

@@robjohnson8861 and came the Boogie Man from T-TOWN , kicking a$$ and taking names all year long 🐘🏆🐘 meanwhile LSWho screaming all summer about a dynasty lmao - show up a get drilled 4 or 5 times after winning a championship ( where they do dat at??) Dynasty my a$$ - one hit wonder - 🏆ROLL🐘TIDE🏆 (real kings of the SEC)

[@robjohnson8861]

@@christopherbrock8913 I didn't say jackshite about a dynasty. I said best team of all time. BTW, my zip in college was 35487.

[@christopherbrock8913]

@@robjohnson8861 and I never said that you said dynasty - I said LSwho fans were saying that all this past summer - but you can fall in line if you want to - hey it don't get any better next season either lol

[@porterwake3898]

Probably the top college team to ever take the field. Just demolished the competition.

[@Yyyyyy5]

That’s because they were on performance enhancing drugs. You’ll find the Article in the LA times.

[@rooh5825]

@@Yyyyyy5 Okay Regina LOL. Women shouldn't comment on football.

[@cryptocpa1194]

43:25 One of the greatest runs you'll ever see

[@dclark142002]

Just the look that Spurrier gives after it... He's finally been able to score, he might be able...maybe to make it a respectable game... ...and the other team's star goes and just humiliates his team. At a certain point, you just admire the other player.

[@thomasmint1761]

Even Frazier’s teammates thought he was down. He was so ahead of everyone after breaking those limp-wristed tackle attempts, that he had to wait for his own guys to get to the end zone

[@thomasmint1761]

“….and Spurrier is despondent”. Could it have happened to a better guy?

[@taitrief]

Greatest injustice, Frazier not being Heisman this year

[@whalford8353]

I think 17:50 was better

[@michaelmiller4138]

I was born in 1993 and have always been a Husker fan. Wish I had been old enough at the time to appreciate the greatness of the Huskers in the 90s... still get chills watching this, though

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

Best college team I've seen in my lifetime. The 2001 Miami 'Canes might have had much more NFL Talent............. however this 1995 Nebraska team didn't have any close calls and it was a competitive Big 8 that year as well.

[@cacornhusker2940]

i was living in LA in 2001 and went to that Rose Bowl. sat right in front of a couple of Old Birds from Miami in full Hurricane garb that looked like the duck outfit. man, they were funny and by the middle of the 3rd Quarter, me and my Cornhusker buddies were chanting "we're #2" and laughing with the old gals.

[@savagetigerfbfan6673]

2019 lsu is prolly the best ever

[@jdvandy8528]

2019 lsu huh no fricken way I could name 20,30 other champs better than that team .. burrow was the main show that year not a great all around team

[@savagetigerfbfan6673]

@@jdvandy8528 buddy what is you saying? 14 ppl got drafted off that team tying Ohio state in 2005 draft for the most players drafted by 1 team in 1 draft in CFB history!!!! Burrow was indeed the best QB to ever play CFB but his supporting cast my god it was amazing 🐯

[@dirkdiggler2865]

01 canes is the best college team ever and it’s not close

[@shorttripfromcradletocript]

Ran into Ahman Green the day before the game at lunch in one of those poolside places in Scottsdale. There were Gator fans aplenty but they didn't recognize him. The New Years day bowl games were on TV's all over the place but Ahman wasn't watching. He was with an assistant coach and I know Osborne so I asked Ahman how he thought we would do tomorrow against the Gators. He's a quiet, shy guy, freshman in college and he softly said "We are going to Cha Cha tomorrow with a smile."

[@dougman23]

He had a nightmare in that same stadium the next year vs ASU (sadly for me, as I am an Arizona fan) in a defining game for 1996 ASU, and a shut out of Nebraska. I was there, and it shocked the hell out of me. Seemed ASU came out of nowhere that year.

[@donaldschmidt2990]

One further comment. Maybe 100 years from now some team will come along that will surpass the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers. None have so far. Tom Osbornes final five seasons at Nebraska will never be matched. Three National Championships and a 60-3 record!

[@jesusrivera743]

@kippwebb2331 Imagine if Ahman didn’t turn pro early arguably four national championships

[@billweskamp2550]

Phillips Best husker tailback ever, never got to see the best of him. RIP

[@floridapmi]

I don't know about R.I.P., he did murder somebody.

[@timhall5382]

This made me laugh out loud!!! Heaven calling an angel home kinda thing. Fantastic.

[@lindsayashworth7815]

1995 Huskers were the Best CFb team of all time. Period. Full stop. There's no argument.

[@garymorris1856]

The 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers are very likely the greatest team in college football history.

[@charlesshankle3178]

This was a hell of a team. Nobody that year was capable of beating them. With that said, the florida team especially on defense was tailor made to showcase what nebraska's strengths were. That defense was real easy to trap and nebraska did this much of the night and florida's over pursuit made the option even more effective.

[@thelitmedallion]

Florida was also one sided on offense and many teams would go to nickle or dime and give Florida easy runs throughout the season Nebraska played them straight up. Stopped the run completely and got to Weurfel forcing him to dink and dunk.

[@charlesshankle3178]

@@thelitmedallion you are correct, Florida was a very flawed team, no running game. Nebraska whipped them up front. By nature, Florida had a high risk, high reward offense and it backfired against Nebraska. To beat Nebraska, you had to be great up front to stop all the option plays, blast plays, trap, etc. Florida was not this and they paid the price.

[@charlesshankle3178]

@@quinnschroetlin you are absolutely correct. One coach I had in high school was an assistant under spurrier from 1991-1994. The fun n gun is high risk, high reward. Nebraska won up front and thus won the game. My next coach after that was an assistant under Earle Bruce at Ohio State and he was more a fundamental coach and he developed strong defensive and offensive lines with strong backfields and complementary passing. I wasn't surprised that spurrier came out throwing. The fun n gun is 60-40 passing at that time. It was amazing to see how he changed in the 2000s and was able to win grind it out games. The fault I could see with the Nebraska game plan as you stated was the lack of secondary throws for wuerffel. Running it out of the shotgun may have taken some of the pressure off the O-Line and caused less blitzes to be called. In regards to fun n gun passing game and the thought process behind it, a QB first looks for the touchdown then, the check down throw. This night, that philosophy was castastrophic when combined with an overmatched O-line and a defense that over pursued and was on the field too long. Plays took long to develop, wuerffel got hit too much and Nebraska took advantage of an over pursuing defense using a flex 4-3; the wrong defense to use against Nebraska. They gave the trap and and backside iso play away. That night, Nebraska's offense was only about 8-12 basic plays. Now, one matchup I would love to have seen was 95 Nebraska vs 92 Bama. I say first team to ten wins if it even ten points are even scored between the two teams.

[@charlesshankle3178]

@@quinnschroetlin going under center isn't necessarily bad even in a single set back offense like Dennis Erickson's offense at Miami. The backs are usually rotated and at least one is a capable of moving the pile. To go under center one must be good at play action, have the threat of a trap, reverse, etc. The line also better be strong. If not, the shotgun is more favorable. As for this game on this night, there was a talent gap. But, the preparation was really where the game was won by Nebraska and lost by Florida. This is the one game Spurrier doesn't talk about. But, it's amazing to see how he adapted his team after this.

[@charlesshankle3178]

@@quinnschroetlin no problem. I am fortunate to have been a QB for a fun n gun assistant and have been a QB in a system more akin to y'all. Fundamentals are fundamentals. Preparation is preparation and one must either beat the man up front or find a way to deal with what the opponent does best while doing what you must to try and move the ball effectively, score and stop the opponent. Watching y'all play Florida that night was amazing. When you watch what happened, Dr. Osbourne only used about 8-12 plays centered around the trap, load option, triple option, counter and, ISO. The offense used about half a dozen formations. He really just took what Florida gave him and did it masterfully. On defense, was also a work of art, he pressed the issue and no other team did that against them and the results were spectacular. Yet, we should not be surprised. Y'all beat a better, more physical and more complete Miami team the year before in the Orange bowl.

[@thekansasjayhawk3504]

95 Nebraska...unbeatable! The best college football team ever 🙌

[@Maal7432]

Agreed. Good luck beating them.

[@williamwilkinson6665]

@thekanassjayhawk3504.....oh please.... 2001 and 1987 Miami Hurricanes own that ..... The 08 Gators with Tim Tebow would smash these guys. .

[@Coowallsky]

@@williamwilkinson6665 BWAHAHAHAHA!

[@williamwilkinson6665]

@@Coowallsky ... You choking on the truth because you know I'm right ???

[@Coowallsky]

@@williamwilkinson6665 Keep flailing! it’s comical, 😂😂

[@osubucknut100]

Where do you get all your footage from? I noticed you have the entire 2002 national championship season, that’s incredible.

[@steelbuck6777]

02 season I edited from my own recordings. Many of the other games from the past are from collectors and other youtube uploaders

[@nickma71]

I would be surprised if you can't get all the games on DVD.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@steelbuck6777 do you have the 96 Neb vs ASU? It was carried on some pacific feed.

[@sorney98]

@@robjohnson8861 use your search, sure you can find the game. You always tell us to use the search for stuff so get going.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@sorney98 Lol. Neb fans have ensured that it doesn't exist. You remember, the game where Neb did not show up. 11 teams scored on ASU, but #1 Neb couldn't get anything going and took 3 safeties to boot. Has that ever happened to a #1 team before. I'd bet your john deer it hasn't, LOL. Hey, by the way, you mentioned your brother died at the hands of a drunk driver. Your family helped to lessen his sentence through some program that you helped get started. What is the name of the program? And who would want to reduce the sentence of somebody that killed their brother, esp when the killer made the conscious decision to drink and drive? Are you a snowflake?

[@MustangGTpurist]

I’m going to 72nd and Dodge right now after watching this.

[@ronniesorter1888]

Lawrence Phillips was a hell of a college running back!!

[@wingates8399]

Yes he was. Too bad he was a POS person off the field.

[@rooh5825]

@Jim Dandy - idiot.

[@brad6420]

He was a real slasher

[@pretorious700]

Maybe if you knew something about his upbringing you wouldn't sound so dismissively stupid.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@pretorious700 You fing enabling POS. So beating up Kate was ok because of his childhood, right?

[@grant8490]

This team may not have had the most players go pro, but, statistically is the greatest college team of all time. Averaged 400 yatds rushing per game, led the Big 8 in passing touchdowns. Gave up an average of 78 ypg. Beat oppenets by an average of 38 points per game. ZERO sacks the entire season. Absolutely dominated every single team they played. Prove me wrong

[@rooh5825]

1995 Nebraska, nearly universally accepted as the best NCAA football team of all time.

[@robjohnson8861]

HA, the "nearly' qualifier. 2019 ESPN's 150 greatest of all time by 150 contributors has them 4 and for the life of you, couldn't guess 2 and 3. Meaning nobodies before Neb95. Say it is isn't so. You're an idiot.

[@sorney98]

@@robjohnson8861 so far only idiot here is you! No one seems to care what you have to say! Troll Robby still disparately trying to convince people

[@redddddd2]

Agreed

[@gregj831]

They got my vote.

[@Yyyyyy5]

No they aren’t 95 Nebraska flooded with performance enhancing drugs. Article is in LA times. Nebraska was never anything but average.

[@jamesmarhen]

I bet on Nebraska to win this game, which I never did because every time I bet on someone they lost even when the team I bet on was a heavy favorite. After the first quarter I was worried and told a friend "This game is going to come down to who has the ball last." Thank goodness I was wrong.

[@shawnfrazier664]

FSU fan you know you are having a good game when the Ole Ball Coach throw his hat on the ground

[@cac3343]

BEST TEAM OF ALL TIME NO DOUBT!

[@Yyyyyy5]

There’s plenty of doubt. Read the article in LA times…..performance enhancing drugs…

[@rooh5825]

@@Yyyyyy5 Okay Regina

[@RealmofFreakdom]

The last of the great run based offense ran in the college. That defense of Nebraska was stacked that year.

[@cacornhusker2940]

exactly, our defense was stacked. and what makes it even more special so was our offense. i wonder how our defensive stats would compare to the '85 Bears D? our D scored alot, sacked alot, great run defense, turnovers, etc.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@cacornhusker2940 Stacked against 8 teams that finished with 55 losses. LOL 1 example Neb 35, WSU 21 (or whatever it was, it was a 14 pt win....at Neb) LOL. 3 unranked teams also beat WSU (3-9) by 10, 12, 16. That's an avg of 13. Neb95 was a joke.

[@sorney98]

@@robjohnson8861 still going on about 95 though yet I’ve seen people consider 1995 a great year, you just can’t accept it because your Alabama team was down, plus Nebraska beat up a SEC team. Get over it.

[@rtr1874]

92 Crimson Tide?🤔🤔

[@DillyPutty]

@@robjohnson8861 Was NU's no show game that year.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

"Yeah, weren't nobody beating them that year." The Ole Ball Coach years after this game.

[@robjohnson8861]

And later in Sept, Ozzy said ain't nobody gonna score on ASU this year after getting shutout by the Sun Devils. LOL. but 10 unranked teams did 42,35,34,27, 19, 14,14, 7,7,7

[@dwighta8215]

@rob johnson, says something stupid just three weeks ago. Nothing new here.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@dwighta8215 LOL. 96: ASU 19, Neb 0 5 coaches later and OZZY is still the last to go scoreless.

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

The good thing for Florida this night was that the Nebraska defense wasn’t on the field that much, otherwise the physical ass-kicking would have been worse.

[@MichaelSmith-em7pv]

Sho miss the glory days of Huskers football! NFL draft picks galore and EVERYBODY WAS TOUGH!! 1,2,3 string players NO dropoff in talent down the roster!

[@shawnpeat]

Every starter on both offense and defense, except for Tommy Frazier, and many of the back ups were drafted into the NFL.

[@SeanGrady90]

CBS's presentation of this game was quite bad. The camera often doesn't show the WR & CB at the near side of the field, just cut off of screen. So bizarre how they didn't handle this better.

[@PENS68]

The Florida Gators were no push over, as this was during the height of the Steve Spurrier era. This Nebraska team was just that damn good. Talk about a contrast style of offenses. You have the wishbone option offense of Nebraska versus the fun n gun offense of Florida. You can make an argument about the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers or the 2001 Miami Hurricanes being the greatest college football team of all time.

[@thomasmint1761]

Neb was so physically stronger than UF. It became more evident as the game went on. FL became dumbfounded, then increasingly intimidated, and then curled into the fetal position. While the style has changed today, this reminds me of how Clemson overpowers Ohio St. in recent years when they play.

[@aandikasim]

Aside from the Nebraska's Offense, Blackshirts were beastly fast

[@22redwing93]

The most violent team on both sides of the ball in college football history.

[@robjohnson8861]

Sure right. How is it violent when the defenders pat the QB on the ass as he runs by? Neb faced 8 teams that went 33-55 and all of them kept Frazier in check. #2 FL allowed him the longest run of the season (31) and longest of his career (75). If there ever was a team that didn't show up for a big game, it was FL in 95.

[@DefenderAO]

@@robjohnson8861 Hah, you again. Want me to take you to the facts woodshed in this video too?

[@robjohnson8861]

@@DefenderAO yeah take me to the woodshed with the 4 stats you keep harping on over and over. But be sure and answer what year teams were first able to convert yds into points.

[@DefenderAO]

@@robjohnson8861 I'll translate yards to lost arguments. 2019 LOL Tigers...the team both FCS and FBS teams played to bolster their offensive stats for the year. LSU might not have even been the best Tigers team playing against Auburn that year. Ouch. More stats: -Nebraska averaged more points than 2019 LSU -Nebraska gave up less yards than 2019 LSU -Nebraska gave up less points than LSU...despite have scored more and up by greater average margins at halftime -Nebraska had wider margin of victory than LSU -Nebraska won its NC by more than LSU -Nebraska won its top 10 games by a greater margin of victory than LSU -Nebraska beat the team that went on to win the NC the following year by 38; LSU beat the team that went on to win the NC the following year by...five -Nebraska never gave up more than 25 points in a game that year...LSU? Vanderbilt scored on the 2019 team again last week.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@DefenderAO Dribble1 says: -Nebraska averaged more points than 2019 LSU -Nebraska gave up less yards than 2019 LSU -Nebraska gave up less points than LSU...despite have scored more and up by greater average margins at halftime -Nebraska had wider margin of victory than LSU -Nebraska won its NC by more than LSU -Nebraska won its top 10 games by a greater margin of victory than LSU -Nebraska beat the team that went on to win the NC the following year by 38; LSU beat the team that went on to win the NC the following year by...five -Nebraska never gave up more than 25 points in a game that year...LSU? Vanderbilt scored on the 2019 team again last week. Rob says: LSU 15, Neb 12 It's called bottom lining and not peeing all over your audience with meaningless numbers.

[@HoundFHell-jj8jm]

It would be nice to know what the score is and the time on the clock.

[@donaldschmidt2990]

Nebraska didn't belong on the Mt. Rushmore of great college teams. They were the Mt. Rushmore!!! They carved their permanent place in granite with their unequaled dismemberment of Florida. What remained of the Gators after that debacle wasn't fit for an Alligator Purse. No college team ever vied for number one and had the door so completely closed on them. That and the building it was attached to!! When you dare to rank the top college teams of all time remember the numbers 62-24. Against a team that had embarrassed most if it's opposition that season. Therecare many great college teams. Only one thousand pound GOAT. The 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers.

[@JBockman1]

And Tennessee

[@JBockman1]

Be a great Peyton got ran through

[@aloominknottyheadtap900]

Steroids

[@bbjj2867]

It was clear from the beginning who was mentally prepared to play and who wasn't. Florida looked lost the entire game. Steve really had no plan against Nebraska and their pressure.

[@charlesshankle3178]

Florida D was tailor made for Nebraska. That D was easy to trap and the overpursuit by Florida made the option devastating. To your point, Florida was not prepared for this game.

[@bbjj2867]

@@charlesshankle3178 well and chop blocking was legal at that time. Its amazing how Nebraskas O wasn't nearly as effective after the ncaa outlawed chop blocking

[@charlesshankle3178]

@@bbjj2867 yes, you are correct. There was only one team I can think of in the 90's that would have played 95 Nebraska well and that team was 92 Bama. The nastiest defense of the past 50 years. I maintain that between those two teams, first to ten would win if the winner even scored ten points. But, after cut blocking was made illegal, Nebraska was not the same. That rule and certain subtle rule changes made it hard for the huskers to keep up.

[@rooh5825]

@@bbjj2867 LOL "Its amazing how Nebraska's O wasn't nearly as effective" that's a truly idiotic comment, considering that Tom Osborne retired, Charlie McBride retired, the entire coaching staff changed, and they've run an ENTIRELY different offensive scheme for the last 25 years since.

[@bbjj2867]

@@rooh5825 lol after Osborne retired Frank there next coach ran the same exact O as Osborne and it never worked like it did under Osborne. Did Osborne retiring have an effect of Nebraska? Sure it did. That being said there is a reason Nebraska dropped style of play after Frank got fired at Nebraska. It didn't work as effectively after the rules change.

[@rooh5825]

19:45 - this is where the wheels come off the Florida wagon. Charlie McBride's decision to rotate in so many defensive lineman was something Florida's offensive line wasn't prepared for. It kept Nebraska at 100% despite the "fun n' gun" speed, and the team that got run down was the one running that scheme, after ONE quarter, not the defense. McBride is without a doubt one of the greatest defensive minds the sport had ever seen.

[@robjohnson8861]

Breakdown the Auburn vs SC SEC championship game where Auburn trounced Spurrier by 39 points. Was it the defensive coach that won that game for Auburn or was it, like this game, another no show for Spurrier?

[@robjohnson8861]

the worst beatdown in SEC championship history and 30 games in (2020), still is.

[@rooh5825]

***EDIT: are you seriously comparing an entirely different team here from an entirely different decade here??? LMFAO!!!!!!!!!

[@robjohnson8861]

@@rooh5825 why did you delete your other post? Full of holes? *"are you seriously comparing an entirely different team here from an entirely different decade here??? LMFAO!!!!!!!!!"* lol, connecting dots was a challenge for you huh? Spurrier, like no other, had a history of big time flops. Too bad for Osborne. It takes a lot of the shine off of this game.

[@rooh5825]

No because your reply was a disingenuous and meaningless bunch of garbage. You are trying to compare a Florida team based on a game where their coach was at a different school FIFTEEN YEARS later, think about how stupid you sound for a moment. Your presumption of greatness allows exclusions of true brilliance that may schools have had over the course of several years based on subpar performances in entirely different eras. I'm by no means a Florida fan, but to act as though the 1995 Florida team was overrated is hilarious. EVERYONE outside of Nebraska chose them to win, most by a wide margin. 1995 Nebraska is the greatest team of all time. So says the NFL. So says ESPN. So says Sports Illustrated. So says the Sporting News. So says USA Today. So says the College Football Hall of Fame. And CBS Sports, and Bleacher Report. The list goes on and on. So you'll have to forgive me, "Rob Johnson", if I have a laugh at your being butthurt about this fact. Let me ask you something, what kind of person responds to a comment about one of the greatest assistant coaches of all time, with such a toothless idiotic post? Oh, and before you start digging that hole even deeper.... "NFL, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News...." You need me to go on, kid?

[@muskiestmuskrat]

49:22 The block by 23, that’s gotta be targeting, right?

[@timhall5382]

No such thing in 95.

[@Jch79]

I remember watching this game in my grandparents basement in Lincoln with my entire extended family. I've never laughed so much at another football teams coach during a game, but Steve's reaction to his team falling apart was glorious.

[@carsondyle6116]

I remember all the sports pundits and so-called experts (Lee Corso of ESPN) were predicting that Florida's run and gun offense would be too much for Nebraska's defense to handle and that Steve Spurrier would win his 1st National Championship as a head coach. They also thought that since Nebraska had played every game that year on artificial turf, the grass field at the Fiesta Bowl would slow down their vaunted option rushing attack. As it turned out, Nebraska probably played their best game all season long, offensively and defensively totally dominating the Gators on both sides of the ball. Tommy Frasier had a career day running the ball and Nebraska's defense had a field day against Florida QB Danny Wuerffel (6 sacks/3 interceptions) all game long. Just goes to show you that these so-called sports experts really aren't sports experts at all.

[@Yyyyyy5]

Little did Lee Corso know that Nebraska was full of performance enhancing drugs…..always a great help.

[@carsondyle6116]

@@Yyyyyy5 I'm sure you can back that statement up with 100% proof/facts.

[@Yyyyyy5]

@@carsondyle6116 yep sure can! Article is in the LA Times and Former players admit it.

[@sorney98]

@Rodney Lipshitz from the 80's dumba$$. Maybe actually read the article before spreading lies

[@sorney98]

@Carson Dyle only problem is Rodney don't read things correctly

[@kevinbelka1711]

"We may have witnessed one of the greatest teams in college football history" says Terry Donahue near the end. That was the greatest college football team that's ever played. Repeat champs. A lot of people forget that #2 Florida team there is good enough to win it all the next year. A great core of players. Frazier should have won the Heisman. Phillips would have won it had he not had his issues. Nebraska went 60-3 from '93-97. The '97 NU team that whipped Peyton Manning's Vols in the Orange Bowl beat a Tennessee team that was good enough to win it all the next year too. Go Big Red.

[@DarkKnight-yz2wg]

This last LSU team is objectively the best college ever seen. 7 top 10 teams. No one will repeat that. This is coming from a Husker fan since 95

[@DarkKnight-yz2wg]

@Jamal Greasy LSU was playing an offensive set that heavily relied on the spread. This is a new tactic in football that teams are adopting from the traditional run options; which SEC Big 10 and other programs are known for. The 01 Canes wouldn’t even have a defensive schematic that would respond to last year’s LSU. And the level of competition from over a decade ago pales to today’s. Canes wouldn’t know what to do.

[@DarkKnight-yz2wg]

@Jamal Greasy true, but LSU along perfected it. And yes FL ran it with spurrier and lost to NE in 96 New Year Bowl. But, the talent of a 90’s team is nowhere near where we at today; and the Huskers beat 4 top 10 when LSU beat 7. And remember; Huskers ran the run option and LSU knows how to stop that on any given Sunday; excluding in 71 when they lost to the Huskers. And look at the margin of wins of LSU compared to NE. They dominated every team they played. NE, not so much: during a time where football wasn’t on the level today. I am a huge Husker fan since Tommie Frazier. But, objectively LSU wins out as the best team to play the game. The 2019 one. 95 Huskers are second

[@DarkKnight-yz2wg]

@Jamal Greasy Um no, I went to wazzu; Leach tried that Air Raid shit and got ran through in the PAC. The spread is relatively new as in there are programs that still heavily relied on run. Mainly Big 10 and SEC. it’s antiquated and the future is air raid/spread: one contribution from Leech. This is the first time LSU adopted it under Ogden. Other teams are adapting to it albeit slowly. And the spread has more and more plays and routes added to it. Last year LSU would run circles round 95 NE. They wouldn’t even have a playbook to go off of. And keep in mind LSU still knows how to run and stop the run. LSU was too versitile for any 90s team. Shit, they was too versitile for teams in this decade.

[@DarkKnight-yz2wg]

@Jamal Greasy I am impressed with your knowledge of college ball; especially Huskers. They put me onto college sports. And you were talking Canes and I switched it up to NE cause 01 Championship shouldn’t of even happened with Nebraska; they lost big 12 and it should of went to Oregon. 3 losses in a span of four years is something we won’t see again. And even though those stats hold true today; no way would they be able to perform in this climate at that level.

[@mistakeef]

Phillips absoulely did not know what gift he had... dude was phenomenal. #sad

[@robjohnson8861]

calling a dead man stupid could be considered disrespectful by some of the Neb fans.

[@hutchboyproductions3933]

Wtf are you taking about? Kick rocks ...

[@GeorgeFlippin]

@@robjohnson8861 You know all about stupid, Mr.30 IQ dumbfuck.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@GeorgeFlippin Figures you'd come to the brothers defense.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@kingdarkonda1460 400? That's pathetic. I need about 300 more. Tinfoil? Find another NC coach that faced this schedule day 1 of their season. 5 - 1st year coaches 4 - coaches that had a losing record at the school they were currently coaching at 2 - coaches with a winning record at the school they were currently coaching at. was +2 and the other +5. Then throw in a team that didn't show up and POOF, BANG, POW, you have the farce called 95. I'm Batman. None of you gutless SOBs will admit that Neb didn't show up 2 games later scoring 0 points, but yet scored 55 the week before and 65 the week after because you know that the same can be same for FL.

[@VanyaPopov0]

It’s weird thinking I’ve never watched college football while the Huskers were top dogs. I’m 34 and seeing these videos is like watching the Twin Towers being built, just a different time I know nothing about. I can see why they crown these black shirts as the greatest ever. Just can’t deny their dominance.

[@scottyb9896]

Amazing speed in the defensive backfield. This game should be required watching before every current Husker game! Shows what heart, discipline and speed can do on the football field! GBR!

[@derekowenjr3599]

As a Tennessee fan. This was the baddest team of the 90’s they whooped us the next year.

[@joshchristian6101]

Thanks, but, the Gators whooped y'all damn near every year of the 90's. The next season was no surprise.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@joshchristian6101 Big deal. Fulmer had a losing record to about 15 coaches during his tenure. Granted some were 1 loss but everybody good (except Bowden) beat him more than he beat them. And Bowden had a 3 string QB with 1.5 games experience when he faced Fulmer.

[@williamnicholson8701]

“Baddest”? I can tell you’re a Tennessee fan

[@robjohnson8861]

@@williamnicholson8701 Not since AOL days have most people corrected grammar. Besides, it's a colloquialism and by definition would never be subject to normal English prose.

[@scottstauffer4094]

You are off by a year. The following year Nebraska lost 2 games under Scott Frost. They were shut out by Arizona State 19-0 and lost to Texas 37-27 in the Big XII championship. They won against Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. It was the next year they played the Vols.

[@haroldfarquad6886]

It's hard to point to a more dominant performance in all of college football history. Sure, any power 5 team can blow out their powder puff teams by 70 points, but to utterly embarrass an undefeated SEC team in the NCG, a team that won the natty the following year, on both sides of the ball is a feat that will never be matched. The only performance that comes close is when USC beat down Oklahoma in 04. And it wasn't just that Nebraska scored a lot of points, it's that they did it running that offense down Florida's throat for four quarters. They didn't put up video game numbers by tossing the ball across the field, they did it because they were just so superior at pushing Florida out of their way and out running them.

[@craigjohnson5590]

Tommy Frazier 33-3 as a starter and no Heisman on his shelf?!? Really?

[@robjohnson8861]

Yeah, the voters consider the strength of schedule. Frazier played 8 horrible teams. 1995 OSU 7th Neb 24th And this was after the bowls. The margin would have been greater at voting time. FL helped Nebs SOS.

[@DillyPutty]

@@robjohnson8861 LP would have won it easily if not for the off field issues. Frazier was a gamer but his stats were not Heisman winning worthy.

[@warrenkemmer1307]

Was that Mike after dinner minter

[@freshtendrills5969]

God I miss that intro music.

[@cacornhusker2940]

not slamming Brent, but i prefer Keith Jackson. he's a Legend in his own right and he always said good things about Coach Osborne and the Huskers.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@cacornhusker2940 You should be thankful you couldn't read minds. I would bet your Llama farm that Jackson felt the same way about Osborne as he did Bo Bo Schembechler or Majors or a slue of others that always forced him to dress up mostly disappointing performances.

[@cacornhusker2940]

@@robjohnson8861 F' Off. and don't tell me what to be thankful for. go agitate somewhere else.

[@erics8192]

not a nebraska fan but this was probably the greatest college team in my lifetime. Miami 2001 v. 1995 Nebraska would be nebraska by 14

[@robjohnson8861]

Not if Jimmy Johnson was coaching Miami vs a first year coach.

[@robjohnson8861]

Besides, you have must have left the earth during 2019 and returned this year (2021)? LSU 2019 was by far better than Neb95. 25 to 30 stats to prove it. Games won, Playoffs won, Conf Champs won, Strength of schedule, final ranked teams won, teams beaten that beat a ranked team in the bowl, I can go on and on.

[@drwinstonOboogi]

@@robjohnson8861 Sagarin Predictor ratings which are usually spot on with Vegas lines have '95 Nebraska being 17 points/game better than '19 LSU for their given seasons. '19 LSU was a phenomenal team but isn't on the same "greatest ever" level of dominance with '95 Nebraska.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@drwinstonOboogi List the reasons you believe Neb95 is better. I will flat out own you or LSU2019 will flat out own NEB95. For 1 of a whole lot Day 1 of 95 Osborne's schedule looked this 5 - 1st yr coaches 4 - coaches with a losing record 2 - coaches with a winning record by 7 games. Do you think LSU's schedule was littered with such trash? LOL. Re: the 1st coaches. the 4 top ten teams (what a FING joke) from the Big Easy faced 44 coaches right. I looked at all 44. There was an 87% chance that they would finish their 1st season with 5 losses.

[@drwinstonOboogi]

@@robjohnson8861 You're entitled to your opinion. I've already stated an objective comparison by metrics that are trusted by professionals. As great as '19 LSU was, they don't belong in the same conversation.

[@Daniel-cu8zt]

Best college team in the 90's.. Just went beast mode on The Gators. The Huskers were spectacular.

[@capitanfuturo594]

FSU was he best team of the 90´s Nebraska was the second.

[@rooh5825]

@@capitanfuturo594 Incorrect. FSU won one more game, Nebraska won one more national title. Edge to Nebraska.

[@capitanfuturo594]

@@rooh5825 You forgot something. FSU defeated Nebraska for the national title. 😆

[@rooh5825]

@@capitanfuturo594 During one year, in an extremely close game. When comparing bodies of work for the entire decade, it's tough to say that one more win equates to one more national title. Here's the thing, FSU was also ranked higher more often than Nebraska, so you've got that going too. One thing is for sure, they were both utter juggernauts during that decade.

[@capitanfuturo594]

@@rooh5825 Nebraska disappeared from the sports map when Tom Osborne retired. That it has been a great tragedy.

[@MarkS-to3np]

The greatest team of all time is the 71 Huskers. The final poll was Ne. Oklahoma, Colorado, and Alabama. What other team has ever beat the final 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rated teams in the same season.

[@allisonsmith9050]

This Nebraska team was one of the top 5 of all time. Maybe the best.

[@1995stripey]

You'll never see this much talent on one team again especially now since NIL other teams can buy your players away

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Then Tragedy struck 3 Months Later in April 1996, Brook Berringer died in the Plane crash before the 1996 NFL Draft

[@davefleming1117]

Greatest college football team and year of all time.. Lawrence Phillips simply was the best I back Nebraska ever had. So sad about him

[@toddhensley2204]

Did you ever see Mike Rozier?

[@davefleming1117]

@Todd Hensley yes.. Mike was extremely good. Great teams. I was a freshman in HS in 83. That was the year I became a Husker fan. My Shop teacher was from Nebraska and told me to watch the Huskers. Old school football.. Yes Mike was awsome but Lawrence was so superior in EVERY way... I personally never saw a greater I Back ever.. I miss the Physical toughness of the old BIG RED on both sides of the line of scrimmage. Hope they start to come back under the new coach.. thank goodness Scott FRAUD is GONE..GBR!!

[@peterwall583]

Lawrence Phillips what a shame I cannot believe that he's been dead for years now he was an unbelievable talent coming out of college

[@nicholasmagers5246]

I'm 51. This is the best college football team I have seen play. There are some great teams that would give them a game. This makes me wonder what Wisconsin would have done without 3 star QBs with concrete in their shoes. The teams aren't that different. And there is a lot of NFL players on the Florida roster, and they still did this to them.

[@charleslowe2095]

I'm a gators fan, but we got taken to the wood shed ,big red was on it that night ,they were tired of getting beat by southern teams.

[@cacornhusker2940]

we respect talent and teams that beat us during Tom's era. Spurrier took it like a man during postgame interviews and gained my respect. props for winning it the following year.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@cacornhusker2940 of course he talked Neb up. What was he gonna say, "we were totally unprepared." Really! It attempts to deflect his total lack of being ready. But not for the informed observer like Rob.

[@sorney98]

@@robjohnson8861 you informed? Haha that’s the best joke I’ve heard in a long time. 😂😂😂

[@kentgrady9226]

I watched the first couple of Florida series, during which they actually built a lead. I thought to myself, "Florida stands no chance. Nebraska is going to slaughter them". That offense was predicated on playing fast and keeping the defense on their heels. Even when Florida scored, it looked like they were struggling. In the second quarter, the dam broke. 1995 Nebraska was easily the best college football team in the modern era of the game. Big, strong, fast, well conditioned, motivated, disciplined, and mean as sin. They genuinely wanted to humiliate Florida that night. 62-24... and it wasn't even *that* close. Mission accomplished.

[@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13]

Nah, Miami in 2001 (I believe that was the year) was better IMHO.

[@kentgrady9226]

@@coolbreeze2.0-mortemadfasc13 They certainly had more raw talent. I don't recall exactly how many players on that team were on NFL rosters the following year, but it was a lot. But, 1995 Nebraska was a far better *team* . Evidence: Nebraska played against 4 top ten squads that year, and destroyed all of them by a minimum of 3 touchdowns. The Florida game, which many pundits felt Nebraska would lose, wasn't even as close as the 38 point margin indicated. Witness: one of Florida's touchdowns would have been called back under present rules - he was clearly out; Nebraska allowed 2 blocked extra points - it happens but, it's atypical; the returned 2 point conversion probably should have counted, as the play was blown dead early; with the third string quarterback, Nebraska took a knee on the Florida 2 yard line. By my reckoning, that's an 18 point swing in Nebraska's favor. Add the blowout victories over Colorado, Kansas State, and Kansas (2/3 on the road, and all 3 of which finished in the top 10), and the metrics simply don't lie. 1995 Nebraska is the standard by which all dominant teams are measured. 2019 LSU is the only individual squad to come close. In fact, I initially gave them the nod for being slightly better because they played a murderers row schedule and more games. But, LSU had some tight games during the season. Nebraska was never challenged at all, with a schedule nearly as difficult as LSU's.

[@Northstadiumhusker]

Florida Governor DeSantis is allowing live WWE wrestling matches because people are supposedly getting tired of watching sports re-runs. Heh-heh-heh...this game NEVER gets old. :)

[@hardcorps5317]

I am a Buckeye, but I loved the Osborne era.

[@Northstadiumhusker]

@@hardcorps5317 Gotta story for you. Back in 2015, I was in Atlanta Int'l Airport waiting for my flight back home. Struck up a conversation with a Clemson fan. Just talking college football in general, Clemson fan says to me TOTALLY UNSOLICITED, "I miss those old Osborne teams." I'm like "You and me both, brother."

[@hardcorps5317]

@scrub44 Thank you.

[@Northstadiumhusker]

@scrub44 He won the national championship three of his last four years. That's what you call "finishing the race with a strong kick."

[@Northstadiumhusker]

@scrub44 And if you're like me, you can recite Lyell Bremser's call of Rodgers' punt return in the Game of the Century. 🤣🤣

[@flch95]

Man, what happened to that program?!?

[@timhall5382]

Bill Callahan was his name.

[@Swifty8519]

@43:23 pretty much sums it all up how good this squad actually was. Astonishing. GBR!!

[@davidmiddlebrooks2614]

95 Nebraska greatest of all time

[@rooh5825]

Greatest team in the history of college football: 1995 Nebraska

[@ryanhaase35]

It's the greatest team I've seen, but it's hard to argue against the 1971 Huskers being the best team ever. The final AP poll had Oklahoma #2, Colorado #3, and Alabama #4. Nebraska beat all of them.

[@rooh5825]

@@ryanhaase35 - yah, that is a tough call.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@rooh5825 jackass.

[@rooh5825]

@@robjohnson8861 "Lincoln Journal Star, NFL com,USA Today, Washington Post..."

[@johnlovell6841]

Best Team pre concussion days

[@rooh5825]

Many believe that Tom Osborne was the greatest offensive mind to ever coach college football. It is easy to see why. Gracious, intelligent, and caring... a true winner. Thank you Dr. Osborne for all you did not just for Husker football, but for showing coaches like Nick Saban how the game is played.

[@robjohnson8861]

We always liked him....signed Joe Pa and Jerry. Where can we send our group hug?

[@robjohnson8861]

*"Thank you Dr. Osborne for all you did not just for Husker football, but for showing coaches like Nick Saban how the game is played."* Yeah he beat Saban 2 times right. But Joe "who da F is that" Tiller beat him 3 times.

[@rooh5825]

@@robjohnson8861 - "USA Today, ESPN, NFL.com, NCAA Hall of Fame, Sacremento Times..." The list goes on and on, 1995 Nebraska, best team of all time.

[@rooh5825]

Nebraska 66, 2019 LSU 12

[@rooh5825]

Bear Bryant would often say that Nebraska is the model program, that if there were one school he wised Alabama could be, it was Nebraska. And who could blame him? With cutting edge facilities, quality coaching staff, all done the right way, no drugs, all good food and lifting. Nebraska will forever be known as the pinnacle of college football success.

[@QDOPEFLOW24]

T.O. played the coaching schematic edge to it's magnum opus point with this team - a QB like Frazier - true, true "dual threat" - a true RB ... 99% of dual threats are pass first even if 51% ... Frazier could have and did run the ball just like an additional RB ... thus the "option" ... 2 "RUNNING" backs ... it's where the chess board tips because no matter what the QB/RB ("2 RB's) can dictate the final answer of the defense on any give play if the OL & FB & WR do their things ... Fraizer/LP/Ahman Green (Green ran a 4.2 and was arguably fastest RB in history ... but even he had to concede to Frazier & LP ... so whomever gort the ball in THIS offense had to be taking it away from those 3 ... but you have to sacrifice EVERYBODY to stop Frazier/LP ... its the tipping point ... so inevitably the TE is going to be like 25 YARDS open ... the WRs who are more blockers & physical types can become useful downfield guys so long as they can catch & decent IQ ... but Osborne of course would add players like Bobby Newcombe to the system to give the team A 3rd TRUE RB ... just like Gill/Rozier/Fryar ... TO was Grand Chess Master of the College offense. Spurrier was a dang worthy foe but the game's principles simply dicatate that Nebraska playing THIS way with THESE players will DESTROY the Gators who are held together by pieces that can't physically sustain against thsese atheles (DOING these things ... NU making those Gator CBs & LBs tackle EVERY SINGLE PLAY - made Gator OL & TE & WR BLOCK EVERY SINGLE play .. eventually damn broke & Wuerrefel - who is / was SOOO good .. just curmbled. That's why they are called Blue Bloods for a reason. GBR

[@PureBleachFilms]

I think the 95 Nebraska team might be the best off all time. I know USC 2004 and Miami 2001 had more nfl players but dang this team was dominant.

[@garrison6863]

How the mighty have fallen. Nebraska should have never fired Solich.

[@guillermobarrio55]

They fired him after a 9-3 regular season. They never bettered that since. Karma.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@guillermobarrio55 Pelini had a 9-3 season and Solich got trounced by all 3 of the ranked teams he played that year.

[@robjohnson8861]

Oh, you typed bettered. Still, didn't drill down on Pelini's losses but I doubt he got trounced in 25% of his games in 1 season.

[@jrino1979]

Sure, but they had already slipped before that

[@agoo7581]

People who say Solich should not have been fired don't really get it. The program went into steep decline after Eric Crouch (Osbourne's guy) left. 2002 was there worst season in half a century and the 9-3 in 2003 was fools gold (getting blowing out by the only three decent teams on their schedule). As awful as Bill Callahan and Mike Riley were, solich probably wouldn't have fared much better. Moving to the Big 10 may go down as the worst decision in college football history.

[@jeffdebroka8901]

Really? Man u bringing back a horrible memory for a die hard Gator fan. This was an absolute beat down from start to finish. Frasier carved us up. I wish I could erase this from my mind.

[@biguglyduck540]

Spurrier is the man

[@robjohnson8861]

No, this was the first of at least 4 no show and/or cave in flops for Spurrier. Hell, fast forward just 11 mths for his 2nd flop that got disregarded bec he won the NC. Game 1 : FSU 24, FL 21 33 days later Game 2: FL 52, FSU 20 From -3 to +32 is a 35 pt swing when he SHOWED UP. Always drill down.

[@careyfreeman5056]

Bucknut won't be uploading 2006 NC game.

[@drstephenbond1585]

@@robjohnson8861 Spurriers teams did show up. They just lost to better teams. There was no shame losing to nebraska in this game or to FL state the next year. They only lost to FL state by 3 and then Spurrier realized if wuerfell was in shotgun it would give him time to throw

[@sorney98]

@@drstephenbond1585 don’t waste your breath with Rob. Trust me, this troll likes to think he’s worth something

[@thyslop1737]

Run at the 18 minute mark was phenomenal.

[@tranmer32]

17:50

[@robjohnson8861]

I'm guessing that was the 31 yd run. Longest of the season. Yeah, FL allowed 31 and 75 but 8 lousy 55 loss teams kept him in check. The 75 yd run was the longest of his career. So 35 teams, most that were horrendous kept him ck, but FL showed up. RIGHT!

[@thyslop1737]

@@robjohnson8861 You were promised healing, but, yet all you still feel is the lingering pain. There is really only one explanation for all this never ending vitriol. You were sodomized with a corncob?. Am I not correct? The pain, the shame, the stigma of being sodomized by a corncob is a heavy, dark burden. Someone must pay. Go pilgrim! Leads us to your promised land. If it will only heal you, slay that Cornhusker demon. Gives us all you got. Whatever it takes. Slay that bloody corncob nightmare, demon. Any and all encyclopedic minutiae , no matter how irrelevant, you can find about the Corncobbers please dig it up and share it with us , go back sixty years if need be, so you can set yourself free.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@thyslop1737 LOL and WTF kind of evasive post is that? I call out the relevance of the run you referred to and you come back with some macabre gibberish. Stay on task. Again, if 8 lousy teams kept Frazier in check, what can be gleamed from him having not 1, but 2 runs longer against FL than any of them?

[@DillyPutty]

@@robjohnson8861 Guessed wrong. Shocking.

[@hartsickdisciple]

This Florida team was really damn good, and they got destroyed. 1995 Nebraska was truly elite.

[@yoadrian8496]

Miami from 1987-1991: Three National Titles. 56-4 record! Florida State 1996-2000: Two National Titles; Four National Championship appearances. 56-6 record.

[@williamreed5470]

Yeah, Coke let's you do special stuff.😆😆

[@texaswunderkind]

Nebraska went 60-3 from 1993-1997 and won three national titles. Miami really did have a great run from 1983-1991.

[@thecook..]

If we had a kicker that could kick state mimi would have won nothing fsu was way beter this coming year nother loss by the way we beat cornholers gamers didnt😊

[@jasonpeters9716]

Phillips an absolute BEAST

[@chrisitalia8868]

It was the defensive and offensive lines...sooo dominant 3rd string running backs were breaking 60 yard touchdowns

[@chrisitalia8868]

@@quinnschroetlin when you give up 0 sacks all season, not that the 95 huskers threw a ton, your o line is an all time great

[@texaswunderkind]

James Sims was the 5th string running back and nearly broke one with a sweet spin move at the end. Fifth string and he's better than all but a small number of backs Nebraska has had since.

[@benjaminboehl2425]

I remember being so pumped for this game. It was a rare 1 vs. 2 matchup (pre BCS) with both teams undefeated. The start of the Bowl Alliance. Florida would have been locked in Sugar and Nebraska stuck in Orange in previous years. Return of college football on CBS. Great build up and then the game started. Lol

[@robjohnson8861]

hmmm. Like the Big 8 folding, the Bowl Alliance folded. Neb did well in both. Let's connect the dots.

[@coreytumulty816]

@@robjohnson8861 big 8 had three other 10-2 teams that year besides 12-0 Nebraska and was easily the best conference in the country that season. Not to mention Nebraska dominated the big 12 it's first half dozen years. The only thing that's changed since the playoff started. Is now instead of every arguing over who's #2 at the end of the regular season. Every body argues over who's #4. I'm a FSU fan but that 95 huskers team is by far the best college team I've ever witnessed and theres not even a close 2nd.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@coreytumulty816 Obviously you know S about LSU2019? LSU absolutely smokes Neb95 in every meaningful benchmark. For one of at least 30 that I have tallied, Neb95 played * 5 teams with 1st year coaches, * a 6th with a 2nd yr coach over a program that had not won more than 5 games in the previous 11 yrs, * a 7th over a team that probably knew it was folding up at the end of the season, which it did. SOS LSU2019 - 6th Neb95 - 24th Games won LSU 15 Neb 12 Conf Champ won LSU 1 Neb 0 Playoffs won (before NC) LSU 1 Neb 0 NC coaches beat LSU 2 Neb 0 Heisman QBs on the team LSU 1 Neb 0 Heisman (current) QBs beat LSU 1 Neb 0 I have about 24 more. Hell, Neb95 is not even in the top 3 in ESPN's greatest 150 teams by 150 contributors (Sept 2019).

[@coreytumulty816]

@@robjohnson8861 Yeah sure buddy. Forgive me if i think espn is a laughable source of anything but overly emotional fanboys who think their opinions are reality. And sports writers are almost as big of a joke. And all the things you listed have zero to do with who would win if they played. LSU was as big a joke in the 90s as Nebraska is now.

[@robjohnson8861]

@@coreytumulty816 You conveniently skipped the part about 150 contributors that you again don't have a clue about bec you were to lazy to look them up. Any list you bring won't mention who composed the list. The people voting matter. And no stupid, not everybody in that list matters, but at least they mention who is contributing. I am not saying head to head, but you knew that. I am saying best ever. WTF do you know. A coach that a losing record to every cane coach with a NC, count em 4. 2/5 in NC games. Sept 89, Bowden had a choice, join the SEC or ACC. And we know why he chose the ACC.

[@iamjustishype3859]

Lawrence Phillips looks like a man playing against boys and this wasn't a slouch defense.

[@chuckrambo4401]

Best College team of All Time. This team also won a National Championship against Ray Lewis and Warran Sapp in Miami to boot.

[@guillermobarrio55]

No sacks allowed all season, despite playing reserves by the 3rd quarter in almost all games.

[@tmarsh0307]

If you want to know how good this Nebraska team was, consider how good this Florida team was. They went undefeated in the regular season, which included an 8-game SEC schedule, Florida State, and the SEC Championship game. Their closest games of the season were 11 points, at Auburn and vs Florida State, and they led those games by as many as 23 (AU) and 22 (FSU) before the games got closer toward the end of the game. They trailed at halftime of one game - Tennessee - which they stormed back in the second half to win 62-37. It was UT's only loss! This was not a Cinderella team that was overmatched, like 2012 Notre Dame was vs Bama. This was one of the best teams statistically to qualify for the National Championship. And Nebraska destroyed them.

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

Heck, look at the Big 8 and how Kansas/K-State/Colorado Fared when not playing Nebraska

[@M.Bisðn]

True. BUT... that defensive performance against Nebraska cost [I can't recall the guy's name] his job, in comes some guy named Bob Stoops as UF D coordinator in '96. The rest is history.

[@tmarsh0307]

Frank Frostbite Bob Stoops’ K State defense gave up 49 to Nebraska, and they were a top ten team too. Yes, Stoops did help FL to the title the following year. But my point was just how dominant Nebraska was against a FL team that had been dominant all season long!

[@persona-non-grata]

I was 12 years old during this game, and I remember reading Sports Illustrated and they predicted Florida had all the tools to win this game -- especially due to their speed (which caused Nebraska problems in their 18-16 loss in 1993 to FSU.....the refs helped FSU a lot too in that one). However, *this 95 Nebraska team was simply on another level* . They just steamrolled Florida and beat them down physically. The 95 Huskers are probably a top 4 team of all time, next to 2001 Miami and either 2004 USC or 2018 Clemson. Any one of those teams has an argument for best ever.

[@tmarsh0307]

@@M.Bisðn I believe Bob Pruitt was the defensive coordinator. I think Zook had moved on by that time.