Hercules Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 haha, that picture has absolutely nothing to do with that subject. I guess they just wanted a picture of the college football atmosphere? Quote Link to comment
darkhorse85 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I just skimmed through the article briefly. We're not even mentioned, are we? Quote Link to comment
bsbch Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 How is this any different than some bogus diet pill using an unauthorized picture of some skinny celebrity in their ad? The celeb's attorney would shut that down pronto! To an uninformed fan, that would indicate NU is in on the pay for play scandal. (or at least been accused of it) Paging Harvey...... Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 How is this any different than some bogus diet pill using an unauthorized picture of some skinny celebrity in their ad? The celeb's attorney would shut that down pronto! To an uninformed fan, that would indicate NU is in on the pay for play scandal. (or at least been accused of it) Paging Harvey...... That article isn't about paying players under the table in an illegal fashion. It's another article about setting it up so the athletes receive money as part of their scholarships. Quote Link to comment
bsbch Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I didn't read the article, just the headline. I guess that makes me one of the uninformed fans I was talking about....LOL Quote Link to comment
NoDoubt Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I cant wait until the construction is done! Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Wasn't Ernie Chambers light years ahead of the curve here? Every year, Nebraska state Sen. Ernie Chambers introduces legislation that would legalize pay for football players. The bill always loses, though in 1988, it made it through the unicameral legislature but was vetoed by the governor. LA Times article Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 lol, thats a pretty hilarious use of a picture. I'm guessing they just wanted to use it because of our awesome atmosphere Quote Link to comment
95huskers Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 WTF... I do like the pic tho Quote Link to comment
mnhusker Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I'm in the, they just grabbed the coolest picture they could find camp. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirtsguru Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 What??!! Another cheap shot towards Nebraska by ESPN? Say it aint so! Quote Link to comment
SuperBuckFan08 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 You're part of the Big Ten now. Expect random groin shots for ESPiN from here on out. This should explain everything http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-01/sports/ct-spt-0701-big-ten-nebraska--20110701_1_commissioner-jim-delany-john-wildhack-espn-officials Juuust a teaser of what's in the article and of course Nebraska is mentioned "The shortest one I ever had," Delany told the Tribune. "He lowballed us and said: 'Take it or leave it. If you don't take our offer, you are rolling the dice.' I said: 'Consider them rolled.' " Delany had warned ESPN officials that without a significant rights-fee increase, he would try to launch a new channel that would pose competition both for TV viewers and the Big Ten's inventory of games: the Big Ten Network. "He threw his weight around," Shapiro said in a telephone interview, "and said, 'I'm going to get my big (rights-fee) increase and start my own network.' Had ESPN stepped up and paid BCS-type dollars, I think we could have prevented the network. In retrospect, that might have been the right thing to do. Jim is making a nice penny on that." Said Delany: "If Mark had presented a fair offer, we would have signed it. And there would not be a Big Ten Network." The BTN, profitable in its second year, doled out about $7 million to each Big Ten school in 2009-10. Without that chunk of a $22 million per school TV revenue distribution pie, the conference might not have had schools such as Nebraska thirsting for an invitation. Quote Link to comment
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