There are no villains in the conference realignment story

[Ponderosa]

Osborne already has his statue. But this move would be his greatest legacy, and that's saying something.
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It's not about revenge against Texas or the other Big 12 North schools who voted Texas' way for so long. It's not about being the school that pulls the plug on the Big 12. It's very simply about going to a better place, a stronger place, a place where NU can best realize its potential in every spectrum.

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100609/SPORTS/706099828#shatel-there-are-no-villains-in-the-conference-realignment-story

 

[Mike N]

Good column by Shatel, with one exception....I just don't see NU being spun by the "Texas media" as the bad guy. Every single column, every single talk show that I've seen or heard has the same party line...NU has to do what's best for NU, and right now, that's the Big 10. People down here don't understand that a lot of Nebraska folks are of the opinion that UT runs the conference, simply because other schools are completely off our map until the week we play them. They don't know/understand/care about the fact that Nebraska thinks it's getting short-changed on the revenue distribution. But they do understand that if someone else offers you a better deal, you take it!