I am glad you feel that you are welcomed into the BIG
I do not see why you shouldn't. The BIG may have their culture maybe not as extreme as say the SEC but nevertheless the conference has its values. Hard work is one that Nebraska exemplifies the most. Especially considering a lot of your state is on the western side of what is known as the dry line.
I am trying very hard to understand the difference between Oklahoma and Texas. Why I have not seen anyone say Oklahoma wil not fit in as well. From my personal experiences Oklahoma is very much like Texas.
Both are very much farm states that relied on oil and gas for most of their history. Texas has been able to diversify in the past 20 years though and is it great shape to grow financially and population wise.
This may not be known but what they refer to as the Texas triangle is becoming the 4th megalopolis in the United States.
If the BIG can move in there then the conference can control almost half of the US population wise.
I would hate to see the ACC or PAC 12 move into Texas. This has a lot to do with academics.
As much money that college athletics produces for a university times that by 50 and you have the money generated by research
I want Nebraska to become another University of Iowa. I believe that your university has the capabilities to do so.
For this to happen we need more money for research
Finally and most important I have not seen reasons to tell Texas no. Nothing against Nebraska or their fans but sometimes you must find your place in the general scheme of the conference.
Not just for UM but for every university Texas means recruits in athletics and well paid jobs for our states in the research fields.
Instead of all those Nebraska graduates moving to Chicago or Denver they can stay in Lincoln or Omaha and give that money back in taxes
I see what you are saying. If you remove athletics from the equation, Texas would be a very attractive addition to the Big Ten. But you must live in the real world. Nebraska, Maryland and Rutgers were not added because of their philosophy departments. How about adding Texas on the same level as the University of Chicago - academics only.
Your problem is you want to get married and are only looking at Texas' Tinder page to decide whether to pop the question, trusting Tinder to be accurate (yeah, right).
Our problem is we were in a shot gun marriage with Texas and went through a bad divorce.
Reality is probably somewhere in between
Its a moot point on Texas - they are not gong to join any conference that they cannot control
As far as Oklahoma it is again not logical but emotional. We were in the same conference starting in 1920, Texas in 1997
Finally: In 2010 Delaney had the option to let Texas know that the Big Ten would accept a request to join the conference but choose Nebraska instead. Why don't you send him an email asking why he be hatin' on Texas?
Bonus: Since you are obsessed with culture, here is a little musical number for you
EDIT: Yeah, what Redux said
6) Wanting us to be like Iowa is just insulting no matter how you untended it....
