It is official

[kansas husker]

This Saturday is their last chance. If they're out to get us, we'll find out then. Otherwise, enough with the conspiracy theories as far as I'm concerned. It doesn't matter. We're moving to another conference, and the last thing we need to do is show up there with a chip on our shoulder. New, fresh start. Let's focus on a positive outlook instead of a pessimistic history!

+1 good post, however the players seem to better with a chip on their shoulder, I hope that the fans go to have a good time but I want the players showing up like there is a huge conspiracy against them.

[knapplc]

The sad thing is, they don't have to actively screw us. We screw ourselves far too often. We've played 12 games this year and even the veterans on our O Line are having false-start penalties in front of a home crowd. Yeah, I believe there are plenty of EXTREMELY questionable calls to get pissed about this year, but if we cleaned up our own mistakes, we would have far fewer problems.

[NEBRASKANHEAT]

This whole situation reminds me of a real life issue I've had recently.

 

 

My good friend and his wife were going through a divorce, but because of their expenses, had to share their house for 10 months before it finally sold. Neither could afford to move out and still pay their half the mortgage.

 

 

Those 10 months were hell. My wife became good friends with his wife over the years and they stayed in touch and every time they talked, she couldn't stop going on and on about how much she disliked him, how he was a slob, a loser etc.etc..

 

 

Him, the same thing. These guys litteraly had to set up a schedule where they would take turns using the kitchen and living room. They just couldn't be in the same place at the same time together yet were forced to live under the same roof.

 

 

My experience from that leads me to believe neither side is totally to blame or is blameless in this. It's just a bad situation and we just need to go our own way. In a few months we will never have to think of them again.

[The Snork]

After reading that article in the Utah paper I'm now looking to the NCAA to act ... you'd think they want to at least talk to Mr. Beebe about his "It would be easy to make a team lose all its conference games" statement. How easy is it Don and what have you done to prevent that?

As someone pointed out before in a previous thread, the NCAA won't take the time to investigate. If what we're hearing about Auburn is true, the NCAA has much, much, much, much bigger fish to fry

 

I beg to differ ... I'm sure the ol NC double A that took 5 years to clean up USC is whipping into action as we speak. The only question is will the Big XII still be around when they come to some sort of conclusion. There's an over under for you.

[I am I]

This whole situation reminds me of a real life issue I've had recently.

 

 

My good friend and his wife were going through a divorce, but because of their expenses, had to share their house for 10 months before it finally sold. Neither could afford to move out and still pay their half the mortgage.

 

 

Those 10 months were hell. My wife became good friends with his wife over the years and they stayed in touch and every time they talked, she couldn't stop going on and on about how much she disliked him, how he was a slob, a loser etc.etc..

 

 

Him, the same thing. These guys litteraly had to set up a schedule where they would take turns using the kitchen and living room. They just couldn't be in the same place at the same time together yet were forced to live under the same roof.

 

 

My experience from that leads me to believe neither side is totally to blame or is blameless in this. It's just a bad situation and we just need to go our own way. In a few months we will never have to think of them again.

 

 

yeah, but did she gouge his nuts when he was trying to recover a dropped beer can?

[NEBRASKANHEAT]

This whole situation reminds me of a real life issue I've had recently.

 

 

My good friend and his wife were going through a divorce, but because of their expenses, had to share their house for 10 months before it finally sold. Neither could afford to move out and still pay their half the mortgage.

 

 

Those 10 months were hell. My wife became good friends with his wife over the years and they stayed in touch and every time they talked, she couldn't stop going on and on about how much she disliked him, how he was a slob, a loser etc.etc..

 

 

Him, the same thing. These guys litteraly had to set up a schedule where they would take turns using the kitchen and living room. They just couldn't be in the same place at the same time together yet were forced to live under the same roof.

 

 

My experience from that leads me to believe neither side is totally to blame or is blameless in this. It's just a bad situation and we just need to go our own way. In a few months we will never have to think of them again.

 

 

yeah, but did she gouge his nuts when he was trying to recover a dropped beer can?

 

 

 

No, but she did go all "Pelini" on him once when we were over. He'd have thrown a flag too.

[schuhbdoo]

There was an article posted in the "beebe comments on the Jerod-Eddie incidnet" as well as posted in its own thread. The article states it is a big 12 and ncaa rule that the school report these types of things. The article also mentions the Iowa State player attempting to tear Rex's head off. There is an actual rule that says these plays must be investicated, the facgt that the commish, is so nonschalant about it really bothers me.

Here is the article that refers to Texas A & M being in some potential deep shite over this. If it wasn't fully reported to the NCAA for review they could be in serious trouble.

 

Illegal Procedure on the BIG 12!

by Richard Okelberry, November 26th, 2010 - Up until the actual beginning of the Texas vs. Texas A&M game on Thanksgiving, I honestly was not sure if Tony Jerod-Eddie would play in the game following his “incident.” If you are one of the few in the country, like A&M coach Sherman, that have not gotten a good look at the YouTube video, the “incident” refers to a moment in last weeks game where Jerod-Eddie purposely tried to injure Nebraska player Ben Cotton following a recovered fumble. A few days later, A&M Coach Sherman then absolved Jerod-Eddie of all wrong doing by telling the press that “The results and the consequences of that are between me and that player. It’s been addressed.” Coach Sherman also lay to rest any fears that Jerod-Eddie would face a suspension for the upcoming Texas game.

 

The reason that I had been holding my breath waiting to see if Jerod-Eddie would actually play in the Thanksgiving match-up with Texas is because it was not Coach Sherman’s decision to make regarding whether Jerod-Eddie played or not; it was up to the Big-12 Commissioner. You see, if Jerod-Eddie had actually played (which he did), then it meant that A&M likely violated both NCAA and Big 12 rules and might now be at risk of sanctions against the entire program.

 

Besides having a bunch of statements about fair play and sportsmanship, the Big 12 Charter clearly states, “The Commissioner shall have the responsibility for and is authorized to provide rulings and interpretations of the Rules (1.7.7).” Section 7.2 of the Big 12 Rules then goes on to explain that while member institutions may conduct their own investigations into NCAA violations, they are required to file a report with both the NCAA and the Big 12 Commissioner for any “Potential Major Violations.” In dealing with such violations section 12 of the Big 12 Rules states that Physical Abusive Acts committed against an opponent’s team member (12.3.1) “REQUIRE actions by the Big 12 commissioner (12.3).”

 

Finally, because member institutions and the Big 12 itself must comply with NCAA rules as part of the Big 12 Charter, Rule 9 Section 6 of the NCAA rules concerning Flagrant Personal Fouls comes into play. This section clearly states that for flagrant “Fouls Not Called” during the game the conference may impose sanctions after a subsequent review of the game. It is because of this rule that Nebraska player Eric Martin was suspended for one game after leading with his helmet in a hit against Andrew Hudson in the OSU game. Even though no flag was thrown immediately following the hit, a later review of the play by the Big 12 led to his suspension.

 

So why did Tony Jerod-Eddie not receive a similar suspension after a video review of what coach Sherman tried to dismiss as “extracurricular activities” shows an obvious Flagrant Foul against Ben Cotton of Nebraska? Within the video it can be clearly seen that Tony Jerod-Eddie was digging his fingers in between the muscles in Cotton’s inner thigh in an attempt to damage Cotton’s vital sciatic nerve?

 

While the inner workings of the Big 12 can often be a mystery and are regularly hidden from public view, we certainly can speculate about what did or didn’t happen.

 

Because Coach Sherman exonerated Jerod-Eddie first thing on Monday following the Saturday incident, there simply would not have been enough time for the required reports to be filed with the Big 12 and the NCAA and for the Big 12 Commissioner to have made an official ruling after reviewing the video. As such, it is most likely A&M simply failed to adhere to Big 12 and NCAA regulations by properly reporting this incident to the Commissioner and the NCAA for review. The A&M administration certainly cannot claim that they were unaware of the issue because a specific complaint on the event was registered with their Athletic Compliance Office the following morning. In addition, an email was sent containing a video of the incident by me to A&M’s President. Dr. R. Bowen Loftin when requesting a statement.

 

Also, considering the public outcry over this event coupled with the fact that the incident has been covered extensively throughout sports media including ESPN, it is very unlikely the Big 12 Commissioner, Dan Beebe wasn’t already aware of the incident and simply refused to impose the required suspension under Big 12 Rule 12.1.

 

By allowing Tony Jerod-Eddie to play in the Texas game and for not reporting the incident to the Big 12/NCAA, Texas A&M could face some serious penalties under rule 7.4; including having their win against Texas vacated. Also, if the NCAA makes A&M ineligible for a post season bowl game as a result of A&M’s refusal to enforce a major NCAA regulation, A&M would also lose 50% of its share in revenue from conference championship events.

 

Now for those of you that believe this to be nothing more than an isolated event that is being blown out of proportion, consider that this is the second time this year that a Flagrant Foul against a Nebraska player was caught on video and not addressed by the Big 12 Commissioner. During the contest against Iowa State, A.J. Klein was seen on video trying to twist off the head of Nebraska player Rex Burkhead at the end of the play.

 

 

 

In both the A&M and Iowa State incidences, the same officiating crew was standing in plain site of the event and instead of penalizing the culprits, penalized Nebraska for defending themselves. Also, neither offending player was suspended by the Big 12 or by their teams as required by NCAA regulations.

 

This failure to enforce Big 12 rules and NCAA regulations along with a huge disparity in the number of penalties assessed against Nebraska (32 times for 293 yards) versus their opponents (only 9 times for 103 yards) by this one particular Big 12 officiating crew has understandably fanned the flames of conspiracy among many Nebraska fans. Many have come to believe that we are no longer watching fair contests on the field where the rules are equally applied to all sides, but instead are watching something similar to professional wrestling where it may appear exciting but everyone knows the “Fix” is in.

 

From where I am sitting, it sure feels like the Big 12 Commissioner will do anything, including violating the very rules that govern the Big 12, to keep Nebraska from leaving the conference with that Big 12 trophy! Now for those NU fans that are seeing red over this and are demanding that Nebraska do something about this, consider that administrators, coaches and players are all prohibited under sections 12.3.2 and 12.3.3 from publicly criticizing the officiating or other member institutions.

 

At this point the only recourse for Nebraska fans would be to have Chancellor Perlman file an official complaint with the Big 12. If anyone thinks that Nebraska will do that after suffering public embarrassment in the national media following Pelini’s rants during the A&M game, think again. Doing so would only make it appear that Nebraska is still ranting on the sideline.

 

Of course the fans can see what is happening and that will have to be enough for now. For years to come, NU fans everywhere will likely feel a bit of stomach acid rise up in their throats in honorary salute of Commissioner Dan Beebe, every time they are reminded that Nebraska once played in the Big 12 Conference.

 

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Sports | Richard Okelberry November 26, 2010

[Enhance]

The sad thing is, they don't have to actively screw us. We screw ourselves far too often. We've played 12 games this year and even the veterans on our O Line are having false-start penalties in front of a home crowd. Yeah, I believe there are plenty of EXTREMELY questionable calls to get pissed about this year, but if we cleaned up our own mistakes, we would have far fewer problems.

Exactly. The occasional personal foul or holding call wouldn't be that brutal if we didn't have a couple of false starts or illegal procedures each game.

[TXHSKR]

Maybe Texas will decide to clean house and give Beebe his pink slip? Deloss Dodds UT-Athletic Director a.k.a. the man behind the curtain for the conference.

[HuskerNative]

You know, that was a nice blog by Richard Okleberry, a Nebraska fan who lives in Utah. The Utah Free Press is just his blog (check it out yourself, www.utahfreepress.com) not a Utah paper. He's not an expert on NCAA rules. He's just a fan like us. He made some nice points, but there's no NCAA investigation to do here. Beebe is the judge and jury.

[74Hunter]

I know that many of you have dismissed the conspiracy theory, but after Beebe stiffed giving us the North trophy, him laughing over the Cotton incident, and the disparity in penalties, there should be no question that Beebe is taking this personally and will do everything he can to screw Nebraska and to make us look bad.

 

Its not even a question, none whatsoever.

[junior4949]

After reading that article in the Utah paper I'm now looking to the NCAA to act ... you'd think they want to at least talk to Mr. Beebe about his "It would be easy to make a team lose all its conference games" statement. How easy is it Don and what have you done to prevent that?

As someone pointed out before in a previous thread, the NCAA won't take the time to investigate. If what we're hearing about Auburn is true, the NCAA has much, much, much, much bigger fish to fry

 

I beg to differ ... I'm sure the ol NC double A that took 5 years to clean up USC is whipping into action as we speak. The only question is will the Big XII still be around when they come to some sort of conclusion. There's an over under for you.

 

As sure as you are, I'm just as sure you'll be disappointed. When was the last time the NCAA came down on an entire conference? When was the last time they came down on a conerence commissioner? The NCAA has known about the Newton thing for nearly a year, yet they won't step in and do anything even though it most likely will cost a TCU or other team a legitimate shot at the NC.