[Husker] Pederson

[Mike Jaixen]

There was more than "talk", there was a proposed
contract on the table that Houston and apparantly ESPN
had signed.  And Steve Pederson had apparantly
verbally agreed to the arrangement as well.

Is this verbal agreement binding?  In a legal sense,
probably not.  In terms of morals, ethics, and
integrity, that is a different situation.

--- Mark Landin <marklandin at gmail.com> wrote:

> > >I have been willing to give Pederson the benefit
> of the doubt but this
> > > Houston situation is unsettling. I'm willing to
> wait until all of the
> > > facts
> > > come out but if what the Houston AD says is
> true, I have lost all respect
> > > for Mr. Pederson.
> 
> All I've seen the Houston AD say is, basically, "we
> talked about
> playing a game, but NU called today and said we
> weren't".
> 
> > > Playing Maine would be great if NU had a hockey
> team, but.....
> 
> > > It all comes down to $$'s doesn't it? A home
> game against Maine will bring
> > > in more money than a nationally televised road
> game at Houston. That's
> > > the,
> > > no pun intended, bottom line. Once again
> decisions are not made on what's
> > > right, but what is more financially lucrative.
> 
> 
> There was never any contract for the game, so there
> was no "deal" from
> which to back out. At what point does NU become
> "honor bound" to play
> a game?
> 
> Notice that it was Houston who set up the televised
> game, not NU. It
> may be that Houston put a lot more effort into
> getting the game done,
> it fell through, and they're upset about possibly
> losing the TV
> revenue (NU is not the only school motivated by the
> financial bottom
> line).
> 
> It's not like this happened in late July or August.
> It appears NU was
> upfront about their scheduling with Houston and UH
> has ample time to
> try to find a replacement game. Further, we don't
> know how many other
> schools NU was talking to about playing a game on
> that date, but which
> were also snubbed in favor of Maine.
> 
> I'm not willing to convict Mr. Pederson's ethics
> based on the facts
> revealed so far.



=====
Mike Jaixen


		
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