[Husker] dodds article

[Ken Oliver]

The CBSSports.com article on the pursuit by the Pac10 of the Big12 south schools

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story//13681330/pac10s-scott-blames-texas-for-his-plans-demise

contains the following paragraph.  I find his choice of the final word illuminating:

Landing the biggest deal failed, though. Scott said he got an education about Texas politics in trying to get Texas, the main target in the expansion plan.  To do it, Scott knew he had to take some expansion chattel. 

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