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Penn State had a role in getting Nubs in their death spiral

Posted on: July 15, 2024 at 00:03:08 CT
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At the time, the Penn State chancellor was former Nebraska chancellor Graham Spanier, who was formerly chancellor at Nebraska. Later Spanier would be ousted at Penn State - with Paterno in the Sandusky scandal. When Spanier was at Nebraska he hit it off with Nebraska law dean Harvey Perlman, who later became chancellor at Nebraska during the relevant time.
Spanier at Penn State played his cards for his Nebraska buddies and the Nubs were in, and though discussions had taken place, Missouri was out. Spanier had outsized clout for some reason in those days in the BIG, and his downfall presaged the Huskers descent into football oblivion. I guess Perlman gets the credit. And the Nubs a junior membership in a conference that would soon have Rutgers and Maryland. Perhaps Missouri was offered a junior, no matter, the Nubs took it and ran.

And it all worked out great for Missouri.
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Do some of you idiots really think *Nebraska* was the B1G's - zounami MU - 7/14 17:52:57
     you may not quite know what "overplayed" means. - ZouDave KC - 7/15 12:30:52
          Yes. I've already acknowledged that I misspoke with that - zounami MU - 7/15 13:05:01
     ”Will you take the job if offered?” - Gary P. MU - 7/15 08:36:24
          And we didn’t overplay our hand - we - Gary P. MU - 7/15 08:40:52
               True. Deaton knew we had other options. A better way to - zounami MU - 7/15 11:17:35
     It wasnt an invite. MU was asked if there was any - Harvey Specter MU - 7/15 07:57:02
          semantics... it was an informal invite (nm) - zounami MU - 7/15 11:14:36
               it was waay too early. They were trying to find out - Harvey Specter MU - 7/15 11:25:00
     Mizzou played it smartly & perfectly - alwaysright MU - 7/14 20:32:22
     I wouldn't call that "overplaying their hand". Seems like - pinkman MU - 7/14 19:10:08
          Penn State had a role in getting Nubs in their death spiral - Tigeraja MU - 7/15 00:03:08
     Well Nebraska worked out really well for them - 615Tiger STL - 7/14 18:38:45
          Kstate is the best school in Kansas nm - Tigeraja MU - 7/14 23:34:48
     Good story bullshi11er. Prove it. - Lovely Rita UW - 7/14 18:16:17
          Good post caulk-goblin. No need to prove it. - Gary P. MU - 7/15 08:47:02
          A billboard right outside of Lawrence said Kstate #1 in KS. - Tigeraja MU - 7/14 23:36:52
          Does it really matter? - Tiger in STL MU - 7/14 19:25:47
               I know Alden - AWOLTiger KC - 7/14 23:42:32
                    Exactly why this is a fantastical obsession with - Genco98 MU - 7/15 05:21:15
                         This is projection on your part. (nm) - zounami MU - 7/15 13:11:59
               Not in the least nm - Tigeraja MU - 7/14 23:38:10




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