Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Bad Bye

Well, that was fun. According to reports by just about every news source in existence (I'm fairly confident that even Ron Burgandy is reporting it by now), the University of Nebraska will announce Friday that it is packing up suitcases full of corn and leaving the Big 12 for the Big I Can't Count Conference. With such a move, the next domino expected to topple is that the entire Big 12 South will be absorbed by the Pac 10. It's possible that Missouri might also get an invite to the Big Anything But Ten, meaning that K-State, KU, Iowa State and Colorado would be left standing like the four awkward guys no one will pick during a snowball dance.

All indications are that if Nebraska would have declined the Big Ten offer, then Texas - which holds more power in the conference than the president, the UN, or the galactic emperor - would have stayed in the Big 12, meaning a simple Horned Frog bandage could have covered the loss of Missouri. In other words, Nebraska is to blame for the demise of the conference.

Alas, I won't hold ill will. I won't have sour grapes over the fact that K-State may very well end up in a conference without an automatic BCS bid. No, instead I'll just bid the Huskers farewell, and I'll do it in the most classy way I can currently think of...




Kansas State v. Nebraska 1998
Created by YouTube user slacker905



Kansas State v. Nebraska 2000
Created by YouTube user slacker905


Kansas State v. Nebraska 2002
Created by YouTube user slacker905



KSU destroys NU 38-9 in Lincoln
Video uploaded by MitchWilkinson



Could Nebraska folks post videos of K-State that are a lot more embarrassing than those above? Sure they could. But what's the point?

Bye, Nebraska. May your athletic department be blessed with the genius thinking that goes into decisions like firing Frank Solich after a 9-3 season and hiring a failed NFL coach in Bill Callahan.

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