[Husker] Reflections on the Big Move

[Rod Wellman]

It's been pointed out that the Big12 probably won't "send a bill".  Instead, it'll simply withhold the penalty/fine from the revenue distribution at the end of athletic year (which I think is about this time next year).  So, in essence, NU and CU would be the entities that would have to bring lawsuits to get the money back, a more difficult proposition than simply refusing to send a check.  Doesn't sound like a very promising scenario to me.  My suspicion is that we lose about $10 million in the move to the Big 10, unless the B12 falls apart completely tomorrow, and this is its last year of competition ever.  

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.

On Jun 14, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Nick Chevance wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Gary Doyle <gd5565 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Does the fact we were given a deadline for conference support play into this as well?  In essence, can it be argued that we felt we were being asked to leave rather than us leaving on our own accord?
> 
> It's my memory of watching the regents meeting that Perlman made the
> comment the penalties or fines would be "inappropriate," I believe he
> said.  And I thought at the time he was referring specifically to the
> Big12 meetings the week before and the fact that the conference gave
> an ultimatum to Nebraska and all other conference members, despite a
> lack of assurance that the conference would guarantee stability beyond
> 2016.  I got the impression that Nebraska would argue that we had no
> choice in the matter, and any fines or penalties would not apply in
> such a case.
> 
> It will be interesting to see what Colorado says when they send them a
> bill.  Has anyone heard anything out of Boulder about their move to
> the Pac10 and why they jumped?
> 
> Nick
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