[NU Sports] Gordon Gee's big mouth, Kustra's lost opportunity

[Jonathan Hodges]

Remember that TCU was in the old Southwest Conference that included the
likes of Texas & Texas A&M before the SMU death penalty led to its ultimate
demise.

I agree that Northwestern is in a relatively good position in terms of the
BCS as a firmly entrenched member of the Big Ten, a conference that greatly
benefits from the current system.

BUT I would implore everyone to have a look at who benefits the MOST from
the current bowl/BCS system: the BOWLS themselves.  Yes, they are
technically "not for profit" entities, but it really doesn't appear as such
when you see the outings they sponsor and the pay that their executives haul
in (plus all of those colored jackets and "scouting trip" costs add up).
The numbers aren't hard to argue: a playoff would bring in more overall
money and the big conferences would still wield a lot of power, but they
would have to share some of it - something they obviously won't allow.

Anyways, I would say just enjoy the product on the field right now because
things aren't going to change much, and, it will be a long time before they
even change that little bit.

Jonathan

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 4:15 PM, <cherron604 at aol.com> wrote:

> One could argue that we were at the meeting when the Big Ten was created,
> hence when major power college football was created.  So we deserve to share
> in the riches.
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> Chuck Herron   Tech '85
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Hodges <jonathanwhodges at gmail.com>
> To: cherron604 at aol.com
> Cc: nolan at romaine.tssi.com; nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
> Sent: Sat, Nov 27, 2010 4:06 pm
> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Gordon Gee's big mouth, Kustra's lost opportunity
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>  That's a rather bold statement coming from a Northwestern fan, I must say.
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> Jonathan
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> On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:58 PM, <cherron604 at aol.com> wrote:
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>>  Thumbs up to Gordon Gee.  The 11 (soon to be 12) schools of the Big Ten
>> helped to create and develop college Football into the sport that it is
>> today.  The schools are among the great research institutions in America.
>>  Boise is a forgettable school in a very forgettable state.  The sooner
>> Boise State disappears off the national radar, the better off we will all
>> be.
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>> Next up, figure a way to screw TCU as painfully as possible.  The 'little
>> guys' need to be put in their place and reminded that the 'big guys'
>> developed the sport, and deserve to share the riches.  Idaho, stick to
>> tourism and Potato husbandry.
>>
>> Chuck Herron  Tech '85
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>
>> To: nwu-sports at romaine.tssi.com
>> Sent: Sat, Nov 27, 2010 3:39 pm
>> Subject: [NU Sports] Gordon Gee's big mouth, Kustra's lost opportunity
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>> E. Gordon Gee, JD, EdD, BFM, sure didn't do the Big Ten any favors
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>> when he opened his mouth on the BCS.
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>> Never mind that Boise State didn't live up to their season-long
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>> (or longer) hype once they had to play 60 minutes of football
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>> last night.
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>> But what a lost opportunity for Boise State president Bob Kustra.
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>> Rather than argue that Gee had his facts wrong, what Kustra SHOULD
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>> have said was, "Dr. Gee, Boise State accepts your offer of a
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>> home-home series in football."
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>> Mike Nolan
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