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    Wisconsin's Clement: #Huskers are a flip phone, #Badgers an iPhone."

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    "It's like, you've got an iPhone. Then you got a flip phone. You see all these great features the iPhone can do, and then you look at the flip phone, which phone are you going to go with? I'm going with the iPhone. That's how I compare Wisconsin to Nebraska. Nebraska is a flip phone (laughs with reporters), and Wisconsin is an iPhone.

     

    Clement: #Huskers are a flip phone, #Badgers an iPhone." Full transcript. #B1G..

     

    '15, '16, '17 Ohio St. loaded; can they challenge '95 Huskers?

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    Lots of articles this preseason about Ohio St. and how much talent they have coming back and how many great recruits are soon to be coming in.

     

    McKewon: In list of top Big Ten players, Ohio State is clear-cut champ

     

    Lots of juniors and sophomores have seen extensive time and heavy contributors. Just yesterday I was watching a replay of the Ohio St. and Mich game from last season and four of their defensive touchdowns were scored by freshman. Urban Meyer knows how to score points using all of his offensive weapons.

     

    With the Big Ten East picking up steam (new coaches, stronger teams) if Ohio St. can run the table, beating several highly ranked teams along the way including winning the four team playoff that will include top 4 teams, could they challenge '95 Nebraska as the all time greatest team?

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    OWH Barfknecht: During realignment, four others from Big 12 took a look at Big Ten switch

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    I have mentioned a couple of times over the last few years that the Big Ten might go after some old Big Eight teams. Just recently in the "Bill Snyder Let's bring Nebraska back" thread I was quoted as saying:

     

     

    It is far more likely that the Big Ten expands rather than Nebraska going back to the Big 12.

    I honestly feel within the next decade the Big Ten will expand to include some/if not all the old Big 8 teams. Not only to appease Nebraska (similar to what they did for Penn State with the additions of Maryland & Rutgers), but to ultimately create a super conference, and one that could potentially surround the SEC from both the West and the North.

    If Delaney and the Big Ten bring in Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State, and convince Missouri to ditch the SEC for the Big 10....

    ...well than there is your new BIG 10 of 20 teams in 10 team divisions locking down the great plains, the midwest, and the northeast.

    Well...we might not get to 20, but 16 is still a very real possibility. Very interesting read this morning in the Omaha World Herald from Lee Barfknecht who has done some outstanding journalism over the last five years on the ever changing college football realignment, particularly as it pertains to Nebraska, the Big 12, and the Big Ten.

    Here is his opener in what could have been a jaw-dropping conference:

     

    Big Ten football fans, see if the following slate of conference games would interest you:

    Oklahoma vs. Wisconsin; Nebraska vs. Texas A&M; Iowa vs. Iowa State; Minnesota vs. Kansas.

    Unfortunately, it’s not happening. But there was a time when grouping those eight schools into one division of a 16-team Big Ten was discussed at high administrative levels by members of both leagues.

    Here is the link to read the rest of the article: http://www.omaha.com/huskers/barfknecht-during-realignment-four-others-from-big-took-a-look/article_2d507fc0-3337-11e5-8cc1-4373847a1bfe.html

     

     

     

    In my opinion a few things stand out to me after reading this article:

    1. I miss all of the Big 8 Teams. I do not miss the Big 12 and it's allegiance to Texas at all.
    2. The Big 12 is a sinking ship, and I will be surprised if it last another 10 years. Nebraska made the right move...at the right time.
    3. I am firmly convinced there will be a few old Big 8 teams in the Big Ten within the next decade.

     

    When it comes to conference realignment:

    • Follow and read the conference TV contracts carefully
    • Read the conference's grant of rights deals, but understand...they are not cast in stone.
    • What is said by a university's president/regents carries more weight than what is said by the athletic director, coaches, players, or fans.

    ​Lee Barfknecht says it best in his article:

     

    All this is more proof that the conference realignment wheel never stops spinning. Sometimes, it just goest faster, ...

     

    Great article by Barfknecht....even better commentary by The Duke

    LJS: WR Gladney no longer with Husker program

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    You might be wondering why I'm posting this even though it's probably elsewhere. I and other mods do this to assist our casual members who don't necessarily frequent the board as much or don't have the time to sift through several pages of a mega thread. This helps them get their Husker news a little quicker.

     

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