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Husker fans and fans of other Big 10 universities have been pondering every reason under the Sun to figure out why The Ten threw in the towel on the Fall season and did so quickly.

They said they were going to have a Fall season. Suddenly, they weren’t. They put the carrot out on a stick for fans and said they would plan for a Spring season... maybe.

 

Those critical of The Ten have called their decision wrong, stupid, ill-advised, not transparent enough, and other not-so-complimentary descriptions. Of course, a minority have voiced support for what they decided as being prudent during a health crisis.

 

Most have wondered why the Big 10 has been so secretive about how they made the decision and that the decision seems to have been made at the very upper bureaucrat levels and certainly not the consensus opinion of the level of the Coaches and players. Why would they do that? Why be so secretive? Why so mysterious about what their decision was based upon?

 

Radical Conspiracy Theory Alert: There is a possible reason. Maybe they aren’t as clueless as they appear from the outside.

 

Maybe the Big 10 has decided to slowly GET OUT OF SPORTS ENTIRELY. This might be their trial balloon to see what the reaction is and this buys them time to lay out their slow roll-back of involvement in others sports programs as well.

 

You might say NO WAY. There’s too much money to be made in sports. Well, maybe that gravy train is coming to an end. People have been cutting cable for years. Some networks are getting tired of insane bidding wars for rights to air the games. Many folks don’t like that a football coach is often the highest paid “Public Official” in the entire State.

 

Maybe with Covid and with the ever-rising cost of education both for the university and for students, the Big 10 Higher-Ups realize that on-campus life is never again going to be what it was. Maybe they don’t like the ruling that gives players access to earning money. Maybe they don’t like the talk about a Players Union. And they think, “Why are we trying to keep this Big Sports Train Running when we will have declining enrollment for years to come? Jobs are being eliminated in many fields due to robotics and AI. Do we just want to be something that exists to take big media money and act as a farm team for professional sports, or do we want to go back to our roots and be a... SCHOOL for the jobs that will remain in the future?”

 

Maybe the Big 10 is playing football this Thanksgiving or in the Spring. At this point, you’d have to think they would be just to quiet the uproar.

 

But you have to wonder if some of the smart people in the Big 10 (and there ARE some smart people in the Big 10) aren’t reading the long-term Tea Leaves and seeing that big changes are coming for universities and for college sports programs. On that last point, you can take that to the bank no matter what the future holds.

 

What does this all mean for the Huskers? It could mean that they and the other programs choose to keep their football programs going and find other associations to do so. Maybe the Big 10 could just get out of the sports business and leave it to its members to go their own ways.

 

Maybe the Big Ten has a plan after all. And they just don't want you to know it... yet.
 

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5 minutes ago, Big Red Viking said:

The Big 10 has no plan.

None. We are playing.  We aren't.  We voted.  Maybe we didn't.  We are looking at a Spring schedule, er I mean a late start in November.  We followed the best med advise.  It was flawed.....I think the B1G had no plan at all.  Didn't read the audience and wasn't ready for the back lash.....

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2 hours ago, Roundball Shaman said:

Husker fans and fans of other Big 10 universities have been pondering every reason under the Sun to figure out why The Ten threw in the towel on the Fall season and did so quickly.

They said they were going to have a Fall season. Suddenly, they weren’t. They put the carrot out on a stick for fans and said they would plan for a Spring season... maybe.

 

Those critical of The Ten have called their decision wrong, stupid, ill-advised, not transparent enough, and other not-so-complimentary descriptions. Of course, a minority have voiced support for what they decided as being prudent during a health crisis.

 

Most have wondered why the Big 10 has been so secretive about how they made the decision and that the decision seems to have been made at the very upper bureaucrat levels and certainly not the consensus opinion of the level of the Coaches and players. Why would they do that? Why be so secretive? Why so mysterious about what their decision was based upon?

 

Radical Conspiracy Theory Alert: There is a possible reason. Maybe they aren’t as clueless as they appear from the outside.

 

Maybe the Big 10 has decided to slowly GET OUT OF SPORTS ENTIRELY. This might be their trial balloon to see what the reaction is and this buys them time to lay out their slow roll-back of involvement in others sports programs as well.

 

You might say NO WAY. There’s too much money to be made in sports. Well, maybe that gravy train is coming to an end. People have been cutting cable for years. Some networks are getting tired of insane bidding wars for rights to air the games. Many folks don’t like that a football coach is often the highest paid “Public Official” in the entire State.

 

Maybe with Covid and with the ever-rising cost of education both for the university and for students, the Big 10 Higher-Ups realize that on-campus life is never again going to be what it was. Maybe they don’t like the ruling that gives players access to earning money. Maybe they don’t like the talk about a Players Union. And they think, “Why are we trying to keep this Big Sports Train Running when we will have declining enrollment for years to come? Jobs are being eliminated in many fields due to robotics and AI. Do we just want to be something that exists to take big media money and act as a farm team for professional sports, or do we want to go back to our roots and be a... SCHOOL for the jobs that will remain in the future?”

 

Maybe the Big 10 is playing football this Thanksgiving or in the Spring. At this point, you’d have to think they would be just to quiet the uproar.

 

But you have to wonder if some of the smart people in the Big 10 (and there ARE some smart people in the Big 10) aren’t reading the long-term Tea Leaves and seeing that big changes are coming for universities and for college sports programs. On that last point, you can take that to the bank no matter what the future holds.

 

What does this all mean for the Huskers? It could mean that they and the other programs choose to keep their football programs going and find other associations to do so. Maybe the Big 10 could just get out of the sports business and leave it to its members to go their own ways.

 

Maybe the Big Ten has a plan after all. And they just don't want you to know it... yet.
 

Did you pen these words or copy and paste? 
 

 

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3 hours ago, Roundball Shaman said:

Husker fans and fans of other Big 10 universities have been pondering every reason under the Sun to figure out why The Ten threw in the towel on the Fall season and did so quickly.

They said they were going to have a Fall season. Suddenly, they weren’t. They put the carrot out on a stick for fans and said they would plan for a Spring season... maybe.

 

Those critical of The Ten have called their decision wrong, stupid, ill-advised, not transparent enough, and other not-so-complimentary descriptions. Of course, a minority have voiced support for what they decided as being prudent during a health crisis.

 

Most have wondered why the Big 10 has been so secretive about how they made the decision and that the decision seems to have been made at the very upper bureaucrat levels and certainly not the consensus opinion of the level of the Coaches and players. Why would they do that? Why be so secretive? Why so mysterious about what their decision was based upon?

 

Radical Conspiracy Theory Alert: There is a possible reason. Maybe they aren’t as clueless as they appear from the outside.

 

Maybe the Big 10 has decided to slowly GET OUT OF SPORTS ENTIRELY. This might be their trial balloon to see what the reaction is and this buys them time to lay out their slow roll-back of involvement in others sports programs as well.

 

You might say NO WAY. There’s too much money to be made in sports. Well, maybe that gravy train is coming to an end. People have been cutting cable for years. Some networks are getting tired of insane bidding wars for rights to air the games. Many folks don’t like that a football coach is often the highest paid “Public Official” in the entire State.

 

Maybe with Covid and with the ever-rising cost of education both for the university and for students, the Big 10 Higher-Ups realize that on-campus life is never again going to be what it was. Maybe they don’t like the ruling that gives players access to earning money. Maybe they don’t like the talk about a Players Union. And they think, “Why are we trying to keep this Big Sports Train Running when we will have declining enrollment for years to come? Jobs are being eliminated in many fields due to robotics and AI. Do we just want to be something that exists to take big media money and act as a farm team for professional sports, or do we want to go back to our roots and be a... SCHOOL for the jobs that will remain in the future?”

 

Maybe the Big 10 is playing football this Thanksgiving or in the Spring. At this point, you’d have to think they would be just to quiet the uproar.

 

But you have to wonder if some of the smart people in the Big 10 (and there ARE some smart people in the Big 10) aren’t reading the long-term Tea Leaves and seeing that big changes are coming for universities and for college sports programs. On that last point, you can take that to the bank no matter what the future holds.

 

What does this all mean for the Huskers? It could mean that they and the other programs choose to keep their football programs going and find other associations to do so. Maybe the Big 10 could just get out of the sports business and leave it to its members to go their own ways.

 

Maybe the Big Ten has a plan after all. And they just don't want you to know it... yet.
 

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4 hours ago, Roundball Shaman said:

Husker fans and fans of other Big 10 universities have been pondering every reason under the Sun to figure out why The Ten threw in the towel on the Fall season and did so quickly.

They said they were going to have a Fall season. Suddenly, they weren’t. They put the carrot out on a stick for fans and said they would plan for a Spring season... maybe.

 

Those critical of The Ten have called their decision wrong, stupid, ill-advised, not transparent enough, and other not-so-complimentary descriptions. Of course, a minority have voiced support for what they decided as being prudent during a health crisis.

 

Most have wondered why the Big 10 has been so secretive about how they made the decision and that the decision seems to have been made at the very upper bureaucrat levels and certainly not the consensus opinion of the level of the Coaches and players. Why would they do that? Why be so secretive? Why so mysterious about what their decision was based upon?

 

Radical Conspiracy Theory Alert: There is a possible reason. Maybe they aren’t as clueless as they appear from the outside.

 

Maybe the Big 10 has decided to slowly GET OUT OF SPORTS ENTIRELY. This might be their trial balloon to see what the reaction is and this buys them time to lay out their slow roll-back of involvement in others sports programs as well.

 

You might say NO WAY. There’s too much money to be made in sports. Well, maybe that gravy train is coming to an end. People have been cutting cable for years. Some networks are getting tired of insane bidding wars for rights to air the games. Many folks don’t like that a football coach is often the highest paid “Public Official” in the entire State.

 

Maybe with Covid and with the ever-rising cost of education both for the university and for students, the Big 10 Higher-Ups realize that on-campus life is never again going to be what it was. Maybe they don’t like the ruling that gives players access to earning money. Maybe they don’t like the talk about a Players Union. And they think, “Why are we trying to keep this Big Sports Train Running when we will have declining enrollment for years to come? Jobs are being eliminated in many fields due to robotics and AI. Do we just want to be something that exists to take big media money and act as a farm team for professional sports, or do we want to go back to our roots and be a... SCHOOL for the jobs that will remain in the future?”

 

Maybe the Big 10 is playing football this Thanksgiving or in the Spring. At this point, you’d have to think they would be just to quiet the uproar.

 

But you have to wonder if some of the smart people in the Big 10 (and there ARE some smart people in the Big 10) aren’t reading the long-term Tea Leaves and seeing that big changes are coming for universities and for college sports programs. On that last point, you can take that to the bank no matter what the future holds.

 

What does this all mean for the Huskers? It could mean that they and the other programs choose to keep their football programs going and find other associations to do so. Maybe the Big 10 could just get out of the sports business and leave it to its members to go their own ways.

 

Maybe the Big Ten has a plan after all. And they just don't want you to know it... yet.
 

Can you explain this to me in a little more detail?

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