End the Streak

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  1. WOWT, "Nebraska's 'Black Out' is the 416th consecutive sellout," Oct. 31, 2026
  2. Nebraska Athletics, official 2026 football schedule, read Nov. 1, 2026
  3. Central Nebraska Today, sellout of the Ohio game, Sept. 1, 2026
  4. WOWT, "Nebraska's historic sellout streak faces uncertainty as ticket sales lag," Aug. 17, 2026
  5. WOWT, Dannen expects the streak to continue, Aug. 24, 2026
  6. ESPN, Elizabeth Merrill, on fans and the streak, Sept. 6, 2021
  7. Dave Feit, Sports Illustrated (On SI), on Dannen and the streak, Aug. 24, 2026
  8. Dave Feit, Sports Illustrated (On SI), "It's Time to Let the Sellout Streak Die," Oct. 27, 2021
  9. Dave Feit, Sports Illustrated (On SI), 400 sellouts in 40 stats, Sept. 19, 2024
  10. Dave Feit, Sports Illustrated (On SI), FAQ on the 2027 reseat, Oct. 15, 2026
  11. KLKN, price drops and reseating process, Oct. 14, 2026
  12. Henry J. Cordes, Flatwater Free Press via WOWT, on NIL and spending, Oct. 26, 2026
  13. Nebraska Athletics, Big Red Rebuild announcement, Apr. 17, 2026
  14. ESPN, Pete Thamel, on Rhule's extension, Oct. 30, 2025
  15. Wikipedia, Matt Rhule (coaching history)
  16. Wikipedia, Scott Frost (coaching history)
  17. Wikipedia, Mike Riley (coaching history)
  18. KLKN, on Frost's buyout and the four-coach total, Sept. 12, 2022
  19. CBS Sports, Scott Frost sues the university
  20. AP, Eric Olson, on the walk-on tradition and roster limits, Apr. 26, 2025
  21. Nebraska Athletics pregame notes vs. Washington, Oct. 2026 (copy hosted by HuskerMax)
  22. Wikipedia, Nebraska Cornhuskers football (conference history, titles)
  23. Wikipedia, 2021-2026 NCAA conference realignment
  24. Sports Illustrated (On SI), Nebraska and Tennessee cancel future games, Feb. 21, 2025
  25. ESPN, Adam Rittenberg, on the Big Ten media deal, Aug. 18, 2022
  26. AP via ABC7, Indiana wins its first national title, Jan. 20, 2026
  27. Wikipedia, list of Nebraska football seasons
  28. Wikipedia, 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
  29. Wikipedia, individual Nebraska team pages, 2017-2025, for opponents and scores (2025 linked; other years follow the same pattern)
  30. Wikipedia, list of Minnesota football seasons
  31. Roundtable, game-by-game table of Nebraska's losses to AP-ranked teams, Oct. 6, 2026
  32. Sports Illustrated (On SI), the ranked-win drought and the Oregon win of Sept. 17, 2016, Nov. 2, 2025
  33. Yahoo Sports / SI, "31st Straight Loss to Ranked Opponent," Oct. 10, 2026
  34. The Daily Targum, "Rutgers football's 46-game nightmare," Oct. 27, 2026
  35. 10/11 NOW, records request on scanned tickets, Dec. 4, 2019
  36. AP via El Dorado News-Times, Eric Olson, on the AP Top 25 (Oregon out of the poll), Oct. 26, 2026
  37. Wikipedia, 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings (AP poll tables)
  38. KLKN, UNL's Dr. Eric Thompson on game-day spending, July 2020
  39. Front Office Sports, on college football economic impact estimates
  40. The Conversation, David Randles, on the Liverpool walkout, Feb. 15, 2016
  41. SABR Games Project, the Oakland reverse boycott of June 13, 2023
  42. Wikipedia, Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas
  43. AP via ESPN, Louisville fires Bobby Petrino, Nov. 11, 2018
  44. Nebraska Athletics, 2026 football game day information, Aug. 31, 2026
  45. Nebraska Athletics, regents approve the Big Red Rebuild, Apr. 2026
  46. WOWT, Frost lawsuit partially dismissed, July 16, 2026
  47. Nebraska Athletics, ticket terms
  48. Spencer Schubert, Sports Illustrated (On SI), on the Las Vegas Bowl, opt-outs, and the portal, Dec. 29, 2025
  49. Nebraska Athletics, 2027 football schedule (dates subject to change)
  50. Kaleb Henry, Roundtable, on Nebraska's future scheduling, Oct. 9, 2026
  51. Kevin Kelley, FBSchedules, Nebraska eyeing 2027 schedule adjustments, quoting Troy Dannen, Oct. 28, 2026
  52. History Nebraska, Memorial Stadium's roots in World War I
  53. NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., 458 U.S. 886 (1982)

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