Instant new rivals

[Scarlet Overkill]

Is this implying that Wisconsin and Michigan voted against NU for AAU: I could see Michigan doing that, but Wisconsin??

 

After endorsing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's entrance into the Big Ten Conference -- in part because of its academic strength -- leaders at the universities of Wisconsin and Michigan apparently helped oust UNL from an elite academic group, according to documents reviewed by the Journal Star.

 

Nebraska failed to garner the 21 votes it needed last April to remain in the Association of American Universities, a confederation of more than 60 top research institutions that collectively nets more than half of all federal research funds and awards more than half of the doctoral degrees in the nation. It was confirmed that UNL fell three votes short.

Emails and letters obtained by the Journal Star after a series of open-records requests indicate that Wisconsin and Michigan did not support UNL during its turbulent and unsuccessful AAU membership review earlier this year.

 

 

Read more: http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/article_19188dda-afe7-57c8-aa2c-c1939ec5acb4.html#ixzz1X0WNJLwT

[irafreak]

Treason!

[okaive]

Wow, you would think they would want us in to keep the conference at 100%. But we would still be down 1 vote.

[Scarlet Overkill]

I would have figured that the no-votes would have come from the B12, but appears that is not the case.

[huzkerbob]

I think the article ending quote by Ellen Weissinger pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter.

 

".... this is silly, screw them, get back to what we were doing."

[EbylHusker]

Read the entire article and listen to what Perlman is saying.

 

The issues with the AAU have NOTHING to do with football or whether certain Big 10 universities like us or betrayed us or whatever other horsesh#t you want to come up with. The issue is with how the AAU "grades" universities and how UNL got the sh#t end of the stick because of that skewed grading system.

[huKSer]

Wow, you would think they would want us in to keep the conference at 100%. But we would still be down 1 vote.

No, we would have been retained by one vote. Say it was 50-53 against NU being retained, then two no votes from the 53 would make it 51 and add the two yes votes to the 50 would make it 52, so the new numbers would be 52-51

[funhusker]

Wow, you would think they would want us in to keep the conference at 100%. But we would still be down 1 vote.

No, we would have been retained by one vote. Say it was 50-53 against NU being retained, then two no votes from the 53 would make it 51 and add the two yes votes to the 50 would make it 52, so the new numbers would be 52-51

This wasn't a simple majority vote, huKSer. If it were you would be correct. However, the AAU needed a 2/3 vote to oust NU. NU needed 3 more votes to keep at least 1/3 in favor of them staying.

 

Hypothetical numbers: 63 AAU Members, at least 42 votes needed to oust NU, at least 22 votes needed for NU to stay. NU was at 19, with the other 2 votes they would be at 21; still one vote short.

[Foppa]

I wonder if Michigan uses their brain pool to help the citizens of Flint. No? Too stupid to help your local communities? Big surprise.

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

We'll blame Pederson, Callasuck and Cotton.

[irafreak]

Read the entire article and listen to what Perlman is saying.

 

The issues with the AAU have NOTHING to do with football or whether certain Big 10 universities like us or betrayed us or whatever other horsesh#t you want to come up with. The issue is with how the AAU "grades" universities and how UNL got the sh#t end of the stick because of that skewed grading system.

I suppose you're referring to my post. It was all in jest.

[Foppa]

Is this implying that Wisconsin and Michigan voted against NU for AAU: I could see Michigan doing that, but Wisconsin??

 

After endorsing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's entrance into the Big Ten Conference -- in part because of its academic strength -- leaders at the universities of Wisconsin and Michigan apparently helped oust UNL from an elite academic group, according to documents reviewed by the Journal Star.

 

Nebraska failed to garner the 21 votes it needed last April to remain in the Association of American Universities, a confederation of more than 60 top research institutions that collectively nets more than half of all federal research funds and awards more than half of the doctoral degrees in the nation. It was confirmed that UNL fell three votes short.

Emails and letters obtained by the Journal Star after a series of open-records requests indicate that Wisconsin and Michigan did not support UNL during its turbulent and unsuccessful AAU membership review earlier this year.

 

 

Read more: http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/article_19188dda-afe7-57c8-aa2c-c1939ec5acb4.html#ixzz1X0WNJLwT

 

Congrats to Wiscy to use their 16 remaining brain cells that weren't filled with malted hops and bong resin to vote productively on this.

[Coqui]

Wow, you would think they would want us in to keep the conference at 100%. But we would still be down 1 vote.

 

Unlike some other conferences, the athletic department has does not control the academics. The academic side does not need to have any loyalty to the athletic side.

[EbylHusker]

I suppose you're referring to my post. It was all in jest.

I wasn't referring to your post.

[Wolvie3758]

Is this implying that Wisconsin and Michigan voted against NU for AAU: I could see Michigan doing that, but Wisconsin??

 

After endorsing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's entrance into the Big Ten Conference -- in part because of its academic strength -- leaders at the universities of Wisconsin and Michigan apparently helped oust UNL from an elite academic group, according to documents reviewed by the Journal Star.

 

Nebraska failed to garner the 21 votes it needed last April to remain in the Association of American Universities, a confederation of more than 60 top research institutions that collectively nets more than half of all federal research funds and awards more than half of the doctoral degrees in the nation. It was confirmed that UNL fell three votes short.

Emails and letters obtained by the Journal Star after a series of open-records requests indicate that Wisconsin and Michigan did not support UNL during its turbulent and unsuccessful AAU membership review earlier this year.

 

 

Read more: http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/article_19188dda-afe7-57c8-aa2c-c1939ec5acb4.html#ixzz1X0WNJLwT

 

 

Execuse Me.....but...They voted against membership as did 2/3 of the rest of the institutions becasue they DIDNT MEET the requirements and standards..

 

They should gain admittance because they are a good football school?

 

 

You have MUCH to learn about Big 10 membership and what all in entails weedshopper...

 

 

We dont play favorites ,everyone is treated equally...upgrade your academics and you will gain membership..its SIMPLE