Nebraska: Five Reasons the Huskers Will Beat Northwestern

Last weekend two friends of mine were married at a vineyard in South Dakota. The reception happened to be scheduled during the Nebraska-Purdue game.

The new bride and groom are both Nebraskans, and both live in the Lincoln/Omaha area. They are however, not Nebraska football fans. They literally could not care less about Nebraska football.

I assume most of the people reading this know about the cardinal sin that is to not have a wedding on a Nebraska football game day. But I do wonder about the the parameters of the “No Wedding on Game Day” rule?

Does the rule apply to all Nebraskans? Or only Nebraskans who are Husker football fans, even if only casually? Or do does the rule apply when a large…