Nebraska and Rutgers play Friday. For 2 more years, this will be the furthest-flung conference videogame in the Big Ten.
Soon, USC and UCLA will gethere, making a journey simply midway throughout the nation appear charming. They’ll likewise bring a couple of increasing programs with them, which Nebraska and Rutgers most definitely are not.
The last time either was *actuallybowl eligible was 2016 (Rutgers, a 5-7 group, played in last year’s Gator Bowl due to Covid. Of course they lost by 4 goals). The Cornhuskers’ effort to bring back a homegrown hero from their magnificence days flamed out when Scott Frost went 16-31 and was fired in September. The Scarlet Knights’ effort to bring back a homegrown hero from their splendor days has presently resulted in an 11-16 record for Greg Schiano, which is worth a shrug and a “good adequate,” if absolutelynothing else.
Fortunately, Lincoln has simply the thing to bring it through the early kickoffs endemic to a bad group. Red beer is a inexpensive lager — normally Busch or Busch Light — blended with tomato juice or bloody Mary mix. And in honor of a conference videogame no one asked for, we’re gonna make some alcohol modifications no one asked for.
And yes, it’s gonna suck.
The Nebraska Red Beer Bloody Mary
- 1 can, Miller High Life
- 1.5 oz., Community Spirits Co. vodka (in a shot glass
- 3 oz., Zing Zang bloody Mary mix
- one dash celery salt
In theory, this must be taken like a Boilermaker. You get your b