Does anyone have confirmation that this was the last time we face Nebraska on black friday? If so, why and does anyone see a big ten schedule for next year yet?
Future black friday Nebraska games
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Was that announced somewhere? Figure there'd be a lot more commotion if that were true.
I think I saw the 2026 schedule a few weeks ago, but if I remember right, the dates had not been set, so I do not know. I am strongly in favor of the Black Friday w/ Nebraska. the game has tasted as good as the stuffing, ham, et cetera, and Nebraska almost always provides the turkey.
The Black Friday game is set to change. Don’t know if next year is the year but this was announced awhile back when they added the west coast schools.
so happy once it’s gone. Ending the season with this much stress blows.
so happy once it’s gone. Ending the season with this much stress blows.
No it’s not changing. Still on Black Friday.
There will be a game the weekend after Thanksgiving, just don’t know if it is Black (and Gold) Friday or on whatever color Saturday is called.
Black Friday
Nebraska vs Iowa played 15 years
Nebraska vs Colorado played 15 years
Nebraska vs Iowa played 15 years
Nebraska vs Colorado played 15 years
Why wouldn't it continue on Black Friday. If that ends that'll be a damn shame.
The last weekend of the season is “rivalry” weekend, so yes it will be Nebraska.
Oregon v Washington
USC v UCLA
Indiana v Purdue
Ohio State v Michigan
Wisconsin v Minnesota
Illinois v Nortwhestern
Iowa v Nebraska
etc etc
Oregon v Washington
USC v UCLA
Indiana v Purdue
Ohio State v Michigan
Wisconsin v Minnesota
Illinois v Nortwhestern
Iowa v Nebraska
etc etc
Will not be Black Friday next year. Future is undecided at this point, although both schools have expressed interest in keeping it.
Last weekend is rivalry weekend as I stated. It ain’t moving.
It literally says that the game will be played in week 5 in 2026.
Hopefully, you are correct in 2027 and later years.
Hopefully, you are correct in 2027 and later years.
I agree, why would the BIG spend 15 years creating a rivalry that didn't exist prior to that, just to change the date and diminish it?
They won’t ever change the rivalry stuff and like it or not Nebraska was deemed our rival. Wisconsin has Minnesota. We are tied to them
Apparently the Iowa-Nebraska rivalry just doesn't rank the same as those other rivalries, at least according to the post above yours (and I do remember reading something like that as well). Kind of bullcrap, if they are going to change it they need to explain why they feel they need to move the weekend the game is on. Some vague "because of the west coast schools" isn't going to cut it. I don't see them telling Ohio State and Michigan the same thing.
Well it’s technically a new rivalry. For years we ended with Minnesota for the pig. They were considered our rival. Granted, people in Western Iowa hated Nebraska long before they joined the conference, understandably.
I can’t find it but I swear the big ten mentioned swapping Iowa-Nebby-Minny-Wisky around occasionally for the last game.
Next year's schedule shows nebraska 5th on the schedule but none of the big ten games have dates attached to them yet. I also dont think we finish the season with four road games and last one at Washington which that schedule also shows haha
If we're looking at the same site, they're in alphabetical order and split between home and away. The only dates set in stone right now is our OOC.
I’d lay a large sum it will stay the last weekend. Whether on the Friday or Saturday.
Would be a shame and a really dumb move by the B1G to not keep this game on black Friday. It has become a holiday tradition for many Iowa and Nebraska fans.
I was jabbing him for the use of "literally"
It also shows three straight road games to end the year which won't happen
That's the AI overview which is rarely correct in anything.
I guess that’s what I get for trusting the internet
This is good, because I don’t want to see it moved either.
Yeah, I'm not gonna trust the AI overview as the end-all be-all answer.
I could see them perhaps wanting to experiment with other matches on Black Friday, but I think the schools also have a say in certain games being at certain points in the season, and Nebraska has nobody else it can turn to at the end of the year for exposure, so we will still see them at the end of each season. I just do agree with the rumors that this game may not always stay on Black Friday.
I could see them wanting to rotate games out for Minnesota-Wisconsin, or Indiana-Purdue or some of the other B10 rivalry week games.
No ****. But we can beat them at the end of the year.
The IA-NE Black Friday game was supposed to take a hiatus ‘20-‘21. However, the pandemic resulted in a shuffled schedule and the game was actually played on Black Friday again in ‘20 (although it wasn’t the season finale). Then, the ‘21 schedule was revised because of the haphazard ‘20 season, and the game was played on Black Friday again, and has been ever since.
No further absolutes have been announced regarding the future of the game staying on Black Friday. The B1G ‘26 schedule has not been announced. Reports earlier in this thread about the game announced as moving to week 5 next season are hogwash; this mistake was made as the Neb game is listed 5th on lists showing Iowa’s ‘26 opponents, with no dates listed next to the B1G games.
So, at this point, nothing is certain about the future of this game staying on Black Friday. And I actually have no idea who actually makes the decision. But, since a break from the tradition was scheduled a few seasons ago, it is certainly possible that there could be another break at some point.
No further absolutes have been announced regarding the future of the game staying on Black Friday. The B1G ‘26 schedule has not been announced. Reports earlier in this thread about the game announced as moving to week 5 next season are hogwash; this mistake was made as the Neb game is listed 5th on lists showing Iowa’s ‘26 opponents, with no dates listed next to the B1G games.
So, at this point, nothing is certain about the future of this game staying on Black Friday. And I actually have no idea who actually makes the decision. But, since a break from the tradition was scheduled a few seasons ago, it is certainly possible that there could be another break at some point.
I mentioned this tonight to family as well. End of the season is a much more cohesive Iowa and I'd wager they win 90% of those matchups.
Spot on. Because I remember a group we were going to that game because one time group we could go because most of us couldn’t Black Friday. Wisc-MN was to be played instead and I remember Nebby fans and AD very upset.
As for other games the conference has been pretty adamant they want 2 games on Black Friday so odds are it stays since both schools comfortable with it and no other school or rivalry game chomping at the bit to play that day.
Every single season beginning with 2013 (not including 2020) has had a non conference matchup at the end of the season.