[Husker] OWH & Pelini

[jschlechte at usfamily.net]

Yes and no.  If the old SWC hadn't fallen apart, the formation of the Big 12
wouldn't have happened.

GBR,

- Jay

Quoting Steve Reichenbach <reich at inetnebr.com>:

> The premise of the Big 12's formation was reaching television screens,
> not cutting down Nebraska.  Here are the population of the US states in
> the Big 12:
> #2 Texas 24M
> #18 Missouri 6M
> #22 Colorado 5M
> #27 Oklahoma 4M
> #30 Iowa 3M
> #33 Kansas 3M
> #38 Nebraska 2M
> Texas has a larger population than the other six states in
> the conference combined.
>
> The Big 12 North has suffered from the same things it always has
> suffered from --- principally, a small population base --- and from
> self-inflicted difficulties.  I think that Nebraska's success or lack
> of success has little to do with any tilting of the field towards Texas
> by the Big 12 Conference.  I agree that there may be some
> "administrative tilting" and perhaps even "officiating tilting", but I
> think the benefits of being in a conference with Texas (principally TV
> money and exposure) significantly outweigh the negatives.
>
> Would any of the Big 12 North schools be better off in a conference
> without Texas?  No (unless they were in a conference with other large
> states such as the Big 10).
>
>> I heard someone on the radio with the opinion that the premise of the B12's
>> formation was more about cutting the knees out from under Nebraska than
>> anything else. We had all the information we needed about how the league
>> would run by looking at the old South West Conference, and now here we are.
>> The B12 Championships being played in Dallas and the northern teams
>> seemingly relinquished to languor.
>>
>> Hopefully our Athletic Director and department have figured out a new
>> quotient to become more competitive, though the playing field will continue
>> to be tilted in my opinion.
>
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