[Husker] Penn State / NCAA deal

[Nick Chevance]

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Roger Lohr <suerog2 at att.net> wrote:
> In a very sadistic way, I find it 'humorous' how the now infamous Spanier got
> his tit in the wringer.  IF I recall correctly, it was Spanier to laid down the
> law, flexed his muscles, and told Devaney and Osborne that the athletic
> department would not decide who would succeed Devaney as A.D.  He would.  He
> would implement a nation-wide search to find Devaney's successor...enter Bill $
> Byrne.
>
> Roger Lohr-Mpls

In an effort to break away from this topic just a bit, yet keeping it
Husker-related, I've often heard criticism of Byrne, but I guess, in
comparison with his successor, was he really all that bad?  Yes, he
wasn't Devaney, but then no one was, not even Osborne.

Nick
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