[Husker] Nebraska was close to having it's own network?

[Mike Jaixen]

It's been rumored for some time, dating back to the Steve Pederson era.  
Actually, when you think of Huskers Nside, it's probably existed in one form or 
another for over 10 years.

I don't know how viable it would have been, however. It would almost assuredly 
force most Husker fans to get a dish, as I seriously doubt that a Nebraska 
network would attract much interest from cable companies, especially outside of 
Nebraska. Heck, BTN and the NFL Network still haven't hit 50% of homes 
nationally.

Obviously, having rights to one home game each year would be tough for any 
in-state cable company to pass up.

 Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
http://www.cornnation.com




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From: "Killmar, John" <John.Killmar at STJUDE.ORG>
To: husker list <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Thu, June 30, 2011 1:00:02 PM
Subject: [Husker] Nebraska was close to having it's own network?

In referring to having to give up TV rights for away games, Tom Osborne had this 
comment:

"We were probably as far along as Texas at one point in terms of starting our 
own network," said Osborne. "We were planning to start it this summer. We 
obviously had to cancel that plan."

Read more: 
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/stewart_mandel/06/29/nebraska/index.html#ixzz1QmcOLEpy


Had anyone heard that the Huskers were looking to start their own network?

This article also has very nice detail into the logistics of switching 
conferences.

John Killmar



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