a intresting tidbit all three of these former coaches have a better winning percentage than Timmy.
Joe, moe, doc
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To be fair, Timmy had to play 18+ conference games a year. Joe and Moe had 14 when we were in the Big 8.
I may be wrong, but other than Colorado weren't most of the other Big 8 programs really good with a decent amount of tradition during that time?
K-State, Missouri and Kansas were almost always good. Oklahoma, OSU and Iowa State were occasionally good. Colorado was usually not good, but sometimes had a big-time shooter who could beat you.
There was actually a time when some Big 8 teams would play each other three times during the regular season due to a Big 8 holiday tournament in Kansas City. I think that event ended near the end of the Cipriano era.
I believe Nebraska won the Big 8 Holiday tournament in 1967..
Tom Baack and Tom Scanelberry and Bob Gradup were some of the players.. Might have misspelled some last names..
Tom Baack and Tom Scanelberry and Bob Gradup were some of the players.. Might have misspelled some last names..
Leroy Chalk was the guy I remembered from the late 60s. Dirk had a great blog article on him titled I think "The King and His Children". Well worth googling it and reading it. My dad took me to see him play in the Coliseum.