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B1G...We knew it was coming and now it's official.

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The optics for the B1G from Sunday to this announcement are not good. Clearly those in the know started sharing what was coming based on the players and coaches reaction. Then a story reported it was being cancelled Monday. Then B1G denies a decision was made only to announce that story was correct today.
Maybe that is reality in the 15 minute news cycle we live in with social media - but this sure feels like the PR department of the B1G should be the first place to start saving some money......I would fire the lot of 'em.

I don't think this changes anything Frost said Monday - Nebraska is going to look for a way to play games, BUT I also assume there are going to be some B1G imposed restrictions on how we go about that - but my guess NU will explore if getting games scheduled starting mid-Sept is even feasible......and talk to the B1G before finalizing anything.

I think the SEC rumors about taking anyone onboard that wants to come hold alot of water - more than the Big 12 rumors that Texas twitter hack posted. SEC/ESPN are married hard - adding a few marque teams for games would be pretty easy to sell. Do I look forward to being raped and pillaged by LSU and Alabama....no....but I also think we might actually learn something from it while Meat-Chicken and OSwho sit on their arse.

This question about Spring ball is a good one - we can't move forward with games this Fall is the B1G indeed will play in Spring 2021 - so a plan confirming that option will need to be put together quickly so Nebraska, Iowa, whoever....have a chance to decide if they pursue an "Independent" schedule or bank on Spring 2021 games being played.
 
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Jimbosc said:
The optics for the B1G from Sunday to this announcement are not good. Clearly those in the know started sharing what was coming based on the players and coaches reaction. Then a story reported it was being cancelled Monday. Then B1G denies a decision was made only to announce that story was correct today.
Maybe that is reality in the 15 minute news cycle we live in with social media - but this sure feels like the PR department of the B1G should be the first place to start saving some money......I would fire the lot of 'em.

I don't think this changes anything Frost said Monday - Nebraska is going to look for a way to play games, BUT I also assume there are going to be some B1G imposed restrictions on how we go about that - but my guess NU will explore if getting games scheduled starting mid-Sept is even feasible......and talk to the B1G before finalizing anything.

I think the SEC rumors about taking anyone onboard that wants to come hold alot of water - more than the Big 12 rumors that Texas twitter hack posted. SEC/ESPN are married hard - adding a few marque teams for games would be pretty easy to sell. Do I look forward to being raped and pillaged by LSU and Alabama....no....but I also think we might actually learn something from it while Meat-Chicken and OSwho sit on their arse.

This question about Spring ball is a good one - we can't move forward with games this Fall is the B1G indeed will play in Spring 2021 - so a plan confirming that option will need to be put together quickly so Nebraska, Iowa, whoever....have a chance to decide if they pursue an "Independent" schedule or bank on Spring 2021 games being played.
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Yeah because if you are the other schools in the B1G and you decide to play in the spring and you are playing teams that have played fall ball. That is going to piss some people off too. Fine line here, we will see who is able to walk it.

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Yeah because if you are the other schools in the B1G and you decide to play in the spring and you are playing teams that have played fall ball. That is going to piss some people off too. Fine line here, we will see who is able to walk it.

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The word I would use to describe this is a quagmire. All the way around. Damned if you do and damned if you don't.
 
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I won't be shocked when the other conferences do the same. Or what happens when the NCAA gets involved to determine eligibility if some teams play and others don't, etc.
 
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Jarhead Husker said:
Well, I'm outta here. See you guys sometime in the future. Since BHF is a sports fan board, and now there aren't any sports, I will check back in when/if we get to compete again. I sure as hell am not going to continue to argue about risk and Covid-19 with everyone. I will enjoy my youngest daughter's local sports and will travel to watch my older daughter play some NAIA volleyball. Take it easy everyone, and don't stay drunk the entire fall, and/or get addicted to meth......:D
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OhioHusker said:
I'm ruling meth out, but that's it.
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^^^^^This guy gets it
 
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Son of Charlie said:
Ok but any chance of a successful failure (in the words of Nasa after Apollo 13) for it is over. What will be left will be a clusterFudge as justino52 said.

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The university wouldn't have put out that statement of they hadn't already done a bunch of legwork ahead of time. We are going to play. It'll probably be against big12 opponents, and it will be the best PR move the university has done in decades.
 
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The university wouldn't have put out that statement of they hadn't already done a bunch of legwork ahead of time. We are going to play. It'll probably be against big12 opponents, and it will be the best PR move the university has done in decades.
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Anything is possible.

I just don't see a world where we play in 2020 as probable.

I've been wrong before, but the likelihood, IMHO, is thin.
 
Commish is being interviewed now.

Q to him: can NE play FB this fall if the BIG does not? He's not definitive. Salutes "the passion" that many have felt, but specifically declines to directly answer right now.
 
Crazyhole said:
The university wouldn't have put out that statement of they hadn't already done a bunch of legwork ahead of time. We are going to play. It'll probably be against big12 opponents, and it will be the best PR move the university has done in decades.
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Nebraska needs Ohio St and Penn St to come out and say the same things and for that matter if those schools are serious, they come out tomorrow and say, we 3 are playing each other this fall.
 
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The university wouldn't have put out that statement of they hadn't already done a bunch of legwork ahead of time. We are going to play. It'll probably be against big12 opponents, and it will be the best PR move the university has done in decades.
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I'm not saying no it will not happen and they are not/have not been working on it. I am just saying it will be a ClusterFudge and no matter what people think slapped together at the last minute and nothing near normal.

Time will tell on the last sentence.

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And when we talk of optics, I don't like the look of Nebraska leaving the Big 12, because of Texas, and then complaining about the decision-making of our new conference. To some, it may make us look like . . . well . . . like we are taking our ball and going home.

I think for some, we have to at least talk the talk about playing. We have to look like we are exhausting all possibilities.

I don't know. As has been said, everyone's damned either way.
 
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Regarding rogue ball this fall, my disconnect is two-fold:

1. imo, it would make us look like a "pariah" prgm that doesn't value it's affiliation with the league or the importance of unity in the face of adversity, when the unified stance runs counter to our parochial interests. This damage may already be happening; and

2. The Chair of the league Covid Task Force is a frickin' Husker Physician. To the extent that the BIG's decision is ostensibly founded on guidance from the TF, I think it makes us look schizo to refute that guidance and try to proceed to fall ball.
 
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justino52 said:
Nebraska needs Ohio St and Penn St to come out and say the same things and for that matter if those schools are serious, they come out tomorrow and say, we 3 are playing each other this fall.
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Nope. I dont think we need anybody but almost guarantee you that Iowa will follow suit. If ISU plays and Iowa doesn't, that's a huge PR nightmare. All they need is for us to come out first and they'll be right behind.
 
Crazyhole said:
Nope. I dont think we need anybody but almost guarantee you that Iowa will follow suit. If ISU plays and Iowa doesn't, that's a huge PR nightmare. All they need is for us to come out first and they'll be right behind.
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Barta has already stated his view that BIG rules prohibit play this fall now that the league is standing down. He said they will not play this fall.
 
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