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Posted on: September 27, 2024 at 16:26:44 CT
alwaysright MU
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regret is a trick word because options matter. But in a generic sense, Nebraska really regrets going to the Big 10. Now, considering part of that regret is jr status and the fact that they couldn't go anywhere else, I'm sure they're happy to be jr in the BIG than to be in the current Big 12.

BUT, Nebraska is the school that could have fixed the Big 12 instead of being the first one to leave.

Yes, there are some questions about the longterm financial competitiveness of the Big 12 if it had been "fixed" but we won't dive that deep.

The main problem with the Big 12 was financial inequality caused, in large part, by inequal TV revenue sharing. MU, ku, and others tried to fix this multiple times over the years but the Big 12 bylaws required a supermajority vote to change anything. Meaning they need 9 teams to side together. OU, Tex, Nub, & A&M all always voted to keep the status quo because they received the most money. Nebraska was ok with getting a little less than OU and UT as long as they got more than the rest. But once Mizzou got good, we started getting more TV money than Nebraska and they were plssed.

All Nebraska had to do was to vote with the other 8 schools to change the system and the Big 12 probably would have stayed together at that point and for 2010's foreseeable future.

FOX was not a notable player in CFB at the time and I argued for years for the Big 12 to quit taking peanuts from ESPN and approach FOX for a deal for network, soon to be launched FS1, and regional FSN coverage.

Long version of laughing at Nebraska for being in the position they're in and they definitely have regret. OU should not have regret and if they do, fvck'em. Laugh at them too.
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Regret in soonerland? - Fool on the Hill MU - 9/27 15:28:40
     Knee jerk reaction to a one game sample size - Blitzkrieg OU - 9/27 19:37:22
          RE: Knee jerk reaction to a one game sample size - Fire Marshall Bill MU - 9/27 20:04:27
          To be fair - SatoriTiger JC - 9/27 19:40:38
     Venable's panic Quarterback change has focked them - samclemens MU - 9/27 16:51:39
          Riley left because he knew their days of buying the best in - tigertix MU - 9/27 17:18:41
               Quit drinking - Genco98 MU - 9/27 18:55:10
     A great big what if..... - alwaysright MU - 9/27 16:26:44
          Jr status? - cooper12# NU - 9/27 17:04:05
               yeah you joined the conf six years earlier, jr member - phrejd KC - 9/27 18:40:35
               Show the receipts............nm - tigertix MU - 9/27 17:19:37
               Maybe he's talking about where you finish in the B10 every - XRob MU - 9/27 17:09:59
               So you acknowledge that you accepted Jr status… - alwaysright MU - 9/27 17:09:16
          Nebraska left for the same reason Mizzou and CU left - SatoriTiger JC - 9/27 16:40:00
               Exactly it was 100 year decision for both schools - Genco98 MU - 9/27 17:32:47
                    Yep... - cooper12# NU - 9/27 17:43:28
                         Who gives a crap about “junior” membership? - Genco98 MU - 9/27 18:52:22
               No, NU screwed everyone then left...f uck them...nm - tigertix MU - 9/27 17:00:02
                    They didn't screw anyone - SatoriTiger JC - 9/27 19:09:16
                         Nebraska created the instability as much as anybody else - alwaysright MU - 9/27 20:59:20
                    How? - Genco98 MU - 9/27 18:53:57
                         It sounds like Nebraska was the key vote in keeping the - JeffB MU - 9/27 19:31:08
                              Then why did they leave first? - Genco98 MU - 9/27 20:00:52
                                   True, but things had deteriorated quite a bit by then. - JeffB MU - 9/27 20:10:59
                                        So it wasn’t all Nebraska’s fault - Genco98 MU - 9/27 20:23:56
                                             Nobody said it was all Nebraska’s fault, what was said - alwaysright MU - 9/27 21:01:59
                                                  RE: Nobody said it was all Nebraska’s fault, what was said - Genco98 MU - 9/27 21:15:17
               yar (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 9/27 16:42:09
     Ask Big Bert how it was - cybertyger MU - 9/27 15:57:35
     Just not sure Venables is the coach they need, Riley - MU-TULSA MU - 9/27 15:52:13
     RE: Regret in soonerland? - MUTGR MU - 9/27 15:48:09
          RE: Regret in soonerland? - sarasotatiger MU - 9/27 16:24:30
          RE: Regret in soonerland? - sarasotatiger MU - 9/27 15:53:04
     Same things were said here, they will be fine(nm) - tigerman81 MU - 9/27 15:39:26
          No they wont. You have to remember they've basically been - XRob MU - 9/27 17:08:02
               They could very well be as bad as Nebraska - BigDave MU - 9/27 18:26:30
               They haven't been that good the last 4 years - tigerman81 MU - 9/27 17:18:12
                    Do you think their fanbase is going to be ok 'doing as well - XRob MU - 9/27 17:39:19
                    They have some historical advantages, but Missouri has - JeffB MU - 9/27 17:27:42




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