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Could Nebraska really leave the big10?

Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:08 pm
Posted by turnpiketiger
Southeast Texas
Member since May 2020
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Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:08 pm
Nebraska out

They might be going elsewhere. This riff is getting ugly fast. If I were Nebraska I’d be reaching out to my old big12 contacts to see about potentially re-joining. As for the SEC, we already have Missouri why not snag a blue blood in Nebraska? Don’t try to say geography matters.
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
15803 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:11 pm to
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Could Nebraska really leave the big10?


Yes, they can get out of their contract for this one season if they claim force majeure.
This post was edited on 8/12/20 at 3:14 pm
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
30246 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:12 pm to
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snag a blue blood in Nebraska


I’ve learned that blue blood is only a good term if you are OU/OSUBama.


All the others are dinosaurs.


Nebraska isn’t coming back to their glory days. I do t care if Scott frost get 5 Orlando/Tampa commits a year. They won’t be good enough.
Posted by Smokeyone
Maryville Tn
Member since Jul 2016
15963 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:13 pm to
Nebraska to the SEC makes no sense. Nebraska to a super conference made up of the SEC, ACC, Big 12ish, and a couple of independent/orphans makes a lot of sense
Posted by turnpiketiger
Southeast Texas
Member since May 2020
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Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:14 pm to
OU is a dinosaur dude they haven’t won shite since 2000.
Posted by beaver
The 755 Club
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:17 pm to
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Yes, they can get out of their contract for this one season if they claim force majeure.


link to their contract?
Posted by everytrueson
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Mar 2012
5893 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:20 pm to
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Yes, they can get out of their contract for this one season if they claim force majeure.



This could get quite interesting because that means any of those other Big10 schools could do the same.

This whole situation being so ugly in public screams Nebraska is going to leave- if they have a landing spot in the Big 12, SEC, or ACC.
Posted by SCgamecock2988
Member since Oct 2015
14064 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:22 pm to
Geography matters. At least Missouri borders other SEC states.
Posted by GatorOnAnIsland
Florida
Member since Jan 2019
5806 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:22 pm to

I would, who wants to be in the same conference as Rutgers?
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
15803 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:23 pm to
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that means any of those other Big10 schools could do the same.


Correct, any school that would like to play ball but is in a conference that canceled their season could get out of their contract for the season and play with what ever conference would take them, or form their own independent league.
Posted by gladchiefisgone
Member since Sep 2010
1796 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:24 pm to
Read this morning the Big 10 split is around 55 million per...The Big 12 split is around 35 million. If close to anywhere true Nebraska isn't going anywhere.
Posted by twk
Wichita Falls, Texas
Member since Jul 2011
2122 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:26 pm to
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They might be going elsewhere. This riff is getting ugly fast. If I were Nebraska I’d be reaching out to my old big12 contacts to see about potentially re-joining. As for the SEC, we already have Missouri why not snag a blue blood in Nebraska? Don’t try to say geography matters.
The SEC has 14. We don't need 15, and would then have to go to 16. It really makes no sense for the SEC.

For the Big XII, on the other hand, they could take Nebraska right now, plug them in to a 10 game round robin, and worry about getting a 12th team for 2021 (taking a mid-major like UH or Cincinnati would be a lot more palatable if Nebraska was the other expansion partner).

Nebraska joined the Big 10 in order to have a home for all their sports. If the Big 10 isn't playing football, in an environment where other leagues are (and Big 10 members are having in person classes), I think the Big 10 would have a hard time that proving Nebraska is breaching their agreement by leaving, as, from Nebraska's view, it's the Big 10 that's failing to perform. Might require a little lawyering to set it up right (send a letter to each Big 10 school on the schedule saying that Nebraska expects them to perform their obligation to play as scheduled), but it would be a pretty strong argument.
Posted by turnpiketiger
Southeast Texas
Member since May 2020
9453 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:26 pm to
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Geography matters. At least Missouri borders other SEC states.


Nebraska borders Missouri which is an SEC state.
Posted by Oklahomey
Bucksnort, TN
Member since Mar 2013
5013 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:26 pm to
turnpike, you need to stop posting period. Some of your replies in the Blue Blood thread are ridiculous as you clearly have no clue about the overall history of college football.

Oklahoma may be on a NC drought of twenty years but they are clearly not a dinosaur. Four CFP games and three BCSNCG appearances from 2003-2019 is hardly a dinosaur.

Your "dinosaur" is labeled for programs like Nebraska, Tennessee, Michigan, Minnesota, and Miami at this point.
Posted by PJinAtl
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2007
12747 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:27 pm to
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link to their contract?
I doubt the contract is public record (although it might be). I doubt Big 10 bylaws are either.

But I think it was reported when the big conference shakeups happened that one of the keys was schools had to sign away their tier 3 rights to the various conferences/conference networks.

So even if Nebraska left, BIG would still own their tier 3 rights and be able to broadcast baseball, softball, etc. and yet not have to share the revenue with NU that the content generated.
Posted by mizslu314
Dirty STL
Member since Sep 2013
15972 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:29 pm to
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Don’t try to say geography matters.


the worst argument too. It mattered 50 years ago when conferences didn't care about money.
Posted by mizslu314
Dirty STL
Member since Sep 2013
15972 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:30 pm to
quote:

Geography matters. At least Missouri borders other SEC states.


Give me a good reason as to why it actually matters.
Posted by everytrueson
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Mar 2012
5893 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:32 pm to
The hot rumor this morning was that Nebraska and BYU/UCF would be targets or at least wanting in the Big 12.

Those additions would change the money per school, I have no idea by how much or if it would be enough for any party involved to pull the trigger, but one would think the money would at least move up from what the Big12 is currently pulling.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
30246 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:34 pm to
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OU is a dinosaur dude they haven’t won shite since 2000


Ou is certainly not a dinosaur.


They’ve been relevant on their conference more so than anyone.


Compare their recruiting and Win loss results to the rest of the top ten and holler at me.
Posted by mizslu314
Dirty STL
Member since Sep 2013
15972 posts
Posted on 8/12/20 at 3:34 pm to
UCF makes sense for the B12. BYU not so much. Still think Houston should be the #1 target for the b12.
This post was edited on 8/12/20 at 3:35 pm
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