CREATE TABLE table_204_294 (id DECIMAL, "date" TEXT, "time" TEXT, "opponent#" TEXT, "rank#" TEXT, "site" TEXT, "tv" TEXT, "result" TEXT, "attendance" DECIMAL)

which game was higher scoring by nebraska , sept 1 or sept 8 ?
SELECT "date" FROM table_204_294 WHERE "date" IN ('september 1', 'september 8') ORDER BY "result" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "date" FROM "table_204_294" WHERE "date" IN ('september 1', 'september 8') ORDER BY "result" DESC NULLS LAST LIMIT 1