[Husker] Good Article on leaving the Big 12 (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Lawson, Scott R.]

Not to mention, but do Nebraska fans really believe that every single one of them is the kind who stands and politely applauds the losing team after each game? In a perfect world, sure, but for every respectable fan there are bums who act like Colorado fans! They just haven't been as noticeable in past years I guess.

Scott in NY



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From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of Scott Stewart
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 4:40 PM
To: Mike Jaixen
Cc: Husker List
Subject: Re: [Husker] Good Article on leaving the Big 12 (UNCLASSIFIED)

Having been the recipient of death threats, I can say that they are not fun.

What is interesting is that he did not appear to report them, but couldn't
come to NU for a presentation of trophy. That really seems to be a
disconnect. On the one hand, he didn't see them as "threatening" enough to
report, but found the threatening enough to not fulfill one of the tasks of
the commissioner.

I would say there are bad fans that support every team. It would not have
surprised me that he got ugly messages, nor would it have surprised me that
some of them contained threats. I don't condone that, but people do that
kind of stuff. I find it hard to believe that he has never had ugly messages
and threats in the past, but I don't recall that being in all the papers
before.

Do I think this is a conspiracy? No. Do I think there are really hard
feelings? Yes.

I have been trying to recall other incidents where teams have left
conferences. I have family in Utah. BYU and Utah really orchestrated the
development of the MWC when they left the WAC. I don't recall this level of
venom, and they gutted the WAC. They have now left the MWC, and nobody is
throwing stones like this. VT, Miami, and Boston College gutted the Big East
when they left, but I don't recall the venom. CU is leaving, but I don't see
the articles pointed at them.

The final irony is that many of these articles seem to have the same
message, "We will be fine without NU so good riddance, we hope you trip on
the way out the door." Which at the same time says NU is not important, but
very important (they created enough of a press to pen the article).

I hope that BP isn't letting the team get too juiced on this stuff. We
seemed to overamp for the Texas game and really played poorly. Here is to
one last Big XII championship.

Go Big Red!

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> That also being said, I think most of the respect died in June when
> Nebraska
> jumped.  Mellinger denies that fact, but believe me, it exists.  And at
> it's
> core, everything being written on both sides of this argument is colored by
> Nebraska's departure. We knew all of this was going to happen in June, with
> respect to the other schools having a "hate" and a loss of "respect".
>
> Husker fans expected to get the shaft on issues, so when the calls went our
> way,
> many fans jumped to the conspiracy theory. Nebraska fans appear to be
> guilty of
> using vile language, but the actual "threat level" was vastly overstated by
> Dan
> Beebe, who went out of his way to paint Husker fans as crazed lunatics last
> Friday.  The Dallas Police Department isn't investigating this situation
> further, and there is no other evidence that any other law enforcement
> agency is
> looking into it either, according to the World-Herald.
>
>
> http://omaha.com/article/20101203/NEWS97/712039899#cops-not-probing-threats-to-beebe
>
>
> It is what it is: an ugly divorce.
>
>  Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: "gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com" <gzimmerman5 at kc.rr.com>
> To: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Fri, December 3, 2010 11:48:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Good Article on leaving the Big 12 (UNCLASSIFIED)
>
> Glenn,
> You need to take off your scarlet colored glasses for a moment. While
> Mellinger
> went a bit overboard, some of what he stated is true.
>
> The crazies who see a Big XII conspiracy behind every rock, who telephoned
> and
> emailed obscene comments and death threats to Dan Bebee, applaud Bo
> Pellini's
> boorish behavior, and have been acting like petulent children have
> tarnished the
> reputation of the University of Nebraska and its football program.
>
> Other Big XII fans may not necessarily liked us but they did respect us.
> That
> seems to now be a thing of the past.
>
>
> --
> Greg Zimmerman, UNL '75
> Overland Park, Kansas
>
> ---- "Baker wrote:
> > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
> > Caveats: FOUO
> >
> > I picked the KC Star this am and was subjected to another piece of crap
> > sports article slamming NU for leaving the Big 12.  Below is a decent
> > article that explains why NU left the Big 12.  Damn I can't wait for the
> > game on Saturday.  Any thoughts?
> >
> > http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2010/12/02/4cf7ffa67f
> > 466
> >
> > V/R
> >
> > LTC Glenn R. Baker
> > National Simulation Center
> > LESD Exercise Analyst
> > 410 Kearney Avenue- Building 45
> > Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
> > phone- 913-684-8185
> > fax- 913-684-8171
> > e-mail- glenn.baker at conus.army.mil
> >
> >
> >
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> > Caveats: FOUO
> >
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