[Husker] Leadership and Chemistry

[Rod Wellman]

On Dec 31, 2010, at 10:17 AM, Don Rietsch wrote:
> 
> I'm a glass is half empty kind of guy so take the next comments with a grain
> of salt.  We are going to rue the day that we left the Big 12.  It's going
> to put a damper on away game fan participation.  Maybe not the first year,
> but eventually the novelty of visiting each B10 stadium will wear off.
> There will be no more close away games that fans can drive to and from on
> game day.  My family in Western NE will not be able financially to attend 3
> or 4 away games every year.  Interest in the team will wane and our home
> sell out streak will probably end.  It is going to negatively affect our
> recruiting in B12 country, TX in particular.  We may pick up a few extra
> recruits in B10 country but the 5 & 4 stars will still go to OU, MU and PSU.
> 
> And that's my take and I'm sticking to it... at least until I change my
> mind.
> 
> Drietsch70

These are legitimate points.  When the whole Big 10 thing came up, it seemed to be a good idea if only because the football world was crumbling around us and we needed a place to land.  Might as well land in one of the best major conferences instead of worrying about ending up in the Mountain West.  But, as we have seen, the big parade to 16-team superconferences seems to have stalled for now. If the Big 12 continues to soldier on for the next 5, 10 or 15 years, our decision may end up looking like a terrible one as we enter the meat grinder that is Big 10 football.

>From watching last night's performance, I am now officially very worried about next year's hellish Big 10 schedule.

This will not be a fun off-season.

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.