Certainly not in some aspects. But what has been highlighted the past couple days is the difference in our culture vs B1G culture. How universities/college towns go about this has pretty much split them into two camps:
1) those who procrastinated and are now too jumping at the chance to be the first ones on the “right side of history”
2) those who are implementing proactive measures and are in, at worst, adequate position to play
The B1G falls into the first group. As does the Pac12 (except they wanted to follow rather than be first).
The Big XII falls into the second. As does Nebraska. This makes the Big XII appealing to some in this way.
Furthermore, the culture of the B1G fanbases right now is generally to shrug and accept this. Lincoln, Nebraska, and much of the athletic program can’t afford to do this economically. To a lesser extent, most of the Big XII is the same way. So while the B1G is lashing us for considering all of the issues important to Nebraska, the Big XII is, in theory, much more understanding.
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I want to reiterate this is only an observation on culture, and specifically how we view the best way to go about the pandemic in our situations. The Big XII on average only made $40m in tv revenue per school (and it’s not split evenly); the political climate of the Bog XII was and is still an absolute horrorshow; the tv exposure past the pandemic won’t be nearly as good; the level of play in the Big XII is slight worse.
