[Husker] WHB 810: Nebraska & Mizzou Invited to Join Big Ten

[Dick Karre]

Mike Jaixen wrote:
> For what it's worth, Harvey Perlman told the Journal-Star that the WHB report is "untrue", and Missouri refuses to comment on speculation, saying they are a member of the Big XII.
>
> My take is that this is going to be like the episode of M*A*S*H where everybody denies the rumors and speculation of a bugout until suddenly the bugout is underway.  Everything will be denied until Tom Osborne and Harvey Perlman fly to Chicago for the press conference to announce the Big 16.
>   
It all sounds like what we used to call an "Oklahoma offer:"
"If I were to offer you a membership, would you be likely to accept?"
"If you were to offer, I would probably accept."
No offer has been made or accepted, so both parties have deniability, 
but they know where they stand.

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Dick Karre
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