[Husker] Pederson

[todd strong]

As Max would say,  are you guys smoking crack?
Houston jumped the gun?
Absurd thought that is.
The deal was done every which way it could have been, less the signature 
from NU.


"Would the boy I was yesterday, be proud of the man I am today?"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dick Karre" <dkarre at comcast.net>
To: "Huskers List" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Pederson


> Good points. The Houston AD simply jumped the gun - announced a deal 
> before the contract was signed - and now he covers himself by blaming 
> Pederson. I have yet to see any report of precisely what Pederson 
> supposedly said to make this guy think they had a firm deal. This whole 
> thing strikes me as a tempest in a teapot. I doubt that anyone outside of 
> Houston will remember it for long.
> Dick Karre
> dkarre at comcast.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Landin" <marklandin at gmail.com>
> To: "Greg Zimmerman" <gzimmerman at everestkc.net>
> Cc: <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 10:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Pederson
>
>
>>> >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.
>>
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