Would you miss the Huskers?
So, OU President David Boren thinks the Big 12 should look to growing up to, well, 12. The article at the worldwide leader indicates one of the options for growth might be taking Nebraska back, in addition to the usual speculation of Cincy, BYU, and others.
I think our obvious vote on this board would be to give them Maryland and Rutgers. Or do we hand over all 4 of our recent additions?
. . . They should join the B16 (Ten)
Maybe ChicagoBigRed can comment on the mindset of Nebraska fans at this juncture of their tenure in the Big Ten.
Would they ever want to go back to the Big 12 if TX learned its lesson and equal revenue sharing was contractually guaranteed?
Short answer, most of us are happy right here. I know I am!
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They rise up and beat Ohio State every now and then and always play them tough.
So for that alone, they can stay.
Year-after-year play matters. I was just talking to some IA fans at Red Rocks about the MI-IA games that were back to back in the 80s (85/86?) that were both decided by field goals, each deciding things in favor of the home team, and at least one was #1 vs #2. One was a heartbreaker, the other was ecstasy. I miss those days of either getting even, or knowing the other side wanted to.
And, I did my masters at Purdue. Didn't go there for any other reason than the academics, but I love seeing them give OSU hell. ND too. (Being able to root against ND twice in a season was something I wrote into my application cover letter as a benefit. They said they liked it).
Purdue's President called the meeting to start the Big Ten in Chicago.....
If you traded Purdue and Rutgers for Cincy and Pitt, I really wouldn't notice.
We should've added Syracuse and Pitt when we had the chance. No offense to Maryland, but it just makes too much sense if you HAVE to expand.
In the end, I truly want division 1 football to break off to 72 teams.
Six, 12-team conferences with an 8-team playoff that has conference winners and 2 at-large teams. This would be more than big enough to include everyone worth including.
We should have added Texas and Mizzou when we had the chance.
Fuck Mizzou. It's a personal thing. Also Pinkel counts arrests as recruiting starz
Purdue literally started the Big Ten. The whole concept of college sports leagues was their idea.
Nebraska has been awesome for the Big Ten. Keep them. Rivalries are just starting to build with Iowa and Wisc. Their fans seem to like being in the B1G and everyone I talk hates Urban Meyer. Nebraska fans are just like Michigan fans. Seriously fanatic but not dickish like Wisc.
Check out a game in Lincoln and you'll see how good of a program they are.
When NE was added I hoped Colorado would be added as well. Yeah, the Buffs have been terrible but games in Boulder can be pretty cool.
bad university.
lincoln is a true dump on the prarie.
CU and Boulder are absolutely a perfect fit for the Pac-12 and such a better overall conference academically and geographically than the Big 8/12 ever was. Games at Folsom are awesome ...especially the failed Hail Mary in 1996 vs MICHIGAN.
But CU to the Pac-12 was the absolute best move for the school.
nebraska is really not a peer school with michigan.
we are working toward 8 power conferences or divisions. 10 teams per conference/division.
sets up for real 8 team playoff. have to whittle down to 80 schools serious about D1 football.
2 big tens each with 10 teams. play 9 conference games- 0 games between conferences until championship game. play 3 warm up non-coference games.
Michigan is in Big Ten 1- with something like ohio, msu, psu, nw, iu, ill, purdue, minnesota, wisconsin.
Big Ten 2- nebraksa, iowa and 8 other team can be their own conference.
1 plays 2 to get to the final four of football playoff.
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Who?
In all seriousness, it looks like they're going to take UCF, BYU and maybe 2 more...Cincy and Boise?
There have been rumors of the Big 12 looking at Northern Illinois, along with Cincy. Major markets, sort of
I'd hate to see them go
Nebraska has a great football tradition. They fit well with similar programs, including UM, ND, and PSU. More important, they are the epitome of Midwestern values. Their fans are consistently the friendliest and most polite, whether at home or onthe road.
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I thought Nebraska was a great addition to the B1G. I would hate to see them go back to the Big 12. Having said that, I don't see it happening.
+1
Ship Pedophile State out.
really seemed to bother the powers that be, but I don't think it's a huge deal. It's not like they went and grabbed West Virginia.
And I'd recommend getting to a game in Lincoln
I'm not gonna let that comment go without recognizing your most excellent use of "Munsoned."
Brilliant.
Nebraska left the Big VII for the same reasons that exist now. Everyone saw last season which conference was left out of the playoff, and rightfully so. They are raking in cash and provide a competitive balance in the Big Ten West for football and are at least decent in most every other sport. They are a midwestern program and there are more natural rivalries that can be created with teams like Iowa and Minnesota. Sure they used to play Colorado and Oklahoma and it's a shame those are a thing of the past now, but they could have gotten into a more senseless situation (See, West Virginia).
Like many on here also have stated, if the Big Ten and Jim Delaney had just stopped with Nebraska, that would have been fine. But greed is an overwhelming force.
To answer the question, as a fan and follower of the Big Ten, yes, I would actually miss them.
Yes, let's get rid of teams that beat us....
they are a good fit for the B1G. Besides, they would never link up with Texas again. BYU and Boise St should jump to Big 12 if they can.
And I would not vote to lose Maryland either. Maryland will start the basketball season as the number 1 team in the country and they are in one of the most talent-rich recruiting areas in the country. Football has also been decent and they've shown the ability to be a top-25 team, but given that they are potentially an elite basketball program, wouldn't get rid of them.
As for Nebraska, the tradition should eventually allow them to get back to top status. At the least, they can be a PSU-type team. And with Tim Miles, Nebrasketball has been a fun addition as well.
Trading Rutgers for UConn on the other hand...I'd be up for that.
Maryland is very strong for a state school (particularly for graduate school but undergrad as well). Nebraska not so much. The Rutgers-for-UConn trade would also benefit the B1G academically
Yeah, they should play a Houston or SMU every single year in Texas.
That is one thing I like about the current Big Ten East setup for us: We play at at least one of Maryland / Penn State / Rutgers every single year. That's NJ / PA / DC area every single year. Those are some fertile recruiting grounds to be constantly exposed to.
As a fan of a B1G team, I like Nebraska. I think they are an interesting team with interesting history and all that. I was in favor of adding them from a B1G perspective.
But despite how well they fit into the B1G in a vacuum, they fit much better in the Big 12. They have rivalries there that are built on history. I wouldn't like to lose them and be left with Maryland and Rutgers, but I wouldn't be heartbroken that they went back to where they belonged.
It pretty much comes down to just Oklahoma. That's where their heart is. If they could be matched consistently with the Sooners, they would not care who else was in the conference. Maybe they can work out some kind of consistent home and home with them like we used to have with ND.
I'm as much of a Michigan homer as anybody, and the Michigan - Ohio State rivalry is legendary, but during the '70 and '80s the Nebraska - Oklahoma rivalry was the premire rivalry in the country. Bar none.
But I'd like Texas in it even more. Really, the Big 12 should just disband and split the teams into the other conferences. I'll take Texas for the B1G and any other teams that want to join, except for TCU.
Nebraska is soooo B1G.