James Hattie
Walk-on
Why haven't we heard from the one who had us running from the Big 12? Second guessing?
We were lead to the Big 10 by Dr. Tom, where is his voice now?
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GSG
Assistant Coach
Good leaders and honorable men step aside after their time is up to let others lead by staying out of the way. It has been the history of our presidents with the exception of one for most of our recent history. Glad coach is taking the dignified high road and not putting his nose into this.
Roundball Shaman
Four-Star Recruit
What Dr. Tom might think about saying today:
“Look, we had four choices back in the day. One, stay in the Big Texas Conference and be treated like left-over hay chaff like they always treated us. Two, follow Colorado and join up with the West Coast boys and have to do so much traveling and recruiting we could just have easily gone out to the Moon instead. Three, try to lock up with the SEC and develop those big new rivalry games with teams like Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. Or what we did, join up the Big 10 and tap into big revenue and finally get the you-know-what away from the Texas troublemakers...”
And here’s what Dr. Tom ACTUALLY was quoted as saying in 2016:
Osborne on the move from the Big 12 to the B1G & wanting to go back to the B12:
“Certainly hadn’t heard that from the program. We were between a rock and a hard place. When we made the move, the southern half of the B12 were going to the Pac 12. We knew Missouri & Colorado were leaving. It looked like we would be one of the last schools standing and we didn’t want to be in that position. The Big Ten reached out and it worked geographically. We decided to join the Big Ten & not many people have looked back. I haven’t heard talk from any level on going back to the B12. Things are better now than it was about 5 years ago.”
https://www.cornnation.com/2016/7/29/12330100/tom-osborne-nebraska-huskers-football-interview-sam-foltz-brook-berringer-mike-riley-bo-pelini
“Look, we had four choices back in the day. One, stay in the Big Texas Conference and be treated like left-over hay chaff like they always treated us. Two, follow Colorado and join up with the West Coast boys and have to do so much traveling and recruiting we could just have easily gone out to the Moon instead. Three, try to lock up with the SEC and develop those big new rivalry games with teams like Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. Or what we did, join up the Big 10 and tap into big revenue and finally get the you-know-what away from the Texas troublemakers...”
And here’s what Dr. Tom ACTUALLY was quoted as saying in 2016:
Osborne on the move from the Big 12 to the B1G & wanting to go back to the B12:
“Certainly hadn’t heard that from the program. We were between a rock and a hard place. When we made the move, the southern half of the B12 were going to the Pac 12. We knew Missouri & Colorado were leaving. It looked like we would be one of the last schools standing and we didn’t want to be in that position. The Big Ten reached out and it worked geographically. We decided to join the Big Ten & not many people have looked back. I haven’t heard talk from any level on going back to the B12. Things are better now than it was about 5 years ago.”
https://www.cornnation.com/2016/7/29/12330100/tom-osborne-nebraska-huskers-football-interview-sam-foltz-brook-berringer-mike-riley-bo-pelini
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Tom's fishing, leave him out of this
Undone
All-American
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Rochelobe
Banned
I think people forget that. The Pac 12 wanted Colorado and Texas, and was willing to take Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Texas Tech. If I remember correctly, there was some push within Texas state level politics to get them to take Baylor and I don't think they could ever come to an agreement between the Big 12 South and the Pac-12 and the deal kind of fell apart.
The article you referenced focused on the football aspect, but Osborne also considered the academic benefit very important:
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/illlni/osborne-nebraska-didnt-join-big-ten-for-the-money/article_edaebe85-a132-52cd-9213-5b4ff09eb841.html
Based upon what I've heard the faculty say, the academic side has lived up to the potential promised in 2010. So, I'm not sure why Osborne would need to make some statement now. It has never been his style to trash an organization that he is part of, or even speak publicly against that organization in any significant way. Now that he is retired, he seems even more reticent to make any statements.
My guess? If he spoke out it would probably be to emphasize patience to the Nebraska fans that are currently angry right now.
teachercd
Head Coach
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Rochelobe
Banned
Yes, but I don't remember him ever being part of a gambling organization, an alcohol company, or selling pot. My statement is that he didn't trash organizations he was part of. Are you saying he worked for a casino? Set up a medicinal marijuana store?
teachercd
Head Coach
Yes, that is what I am saying. While being AD he also worked 2 nights a week at Ameristar.
