[NU Sports] Nebraska

[Tom Maycock]

For those questioning "why Nebraska", you might find this interesting:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/13501955/dear-big-ten-roll-out-the-red-carpet-for-the-big-red

Some of my favorite bits:

"It is the Great Plains version of Michigan -- with its pride still intact."
"You invited 45 percent of Notre Dame Stadium. That's the percentage of red that showed up in the Irish's football shrine when the teams met in 2000. You invited one half of the Game of the Century."

But the deeper points are worth noting I think. There is a lot of downside to this change, particularly the loss of a lot of tradition. A lot will depend on how things are handled by the Big 10 (and Nebraska) in the years to come.

Tom