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Originally Posted by kcchief19
Here's the quote from Gov. Nixon that got Nebraska's panties in a twist:
"I want to look at what options the Big Ten may have to offer. This is not something that should be kept on the sports page and treated with the back of the hand. We have an obligation to make our schools as excellent as they can be."
So that's why Nebraska left. Apparently Jay Nixon is the most powerful governor in the nation -- he makes a vague comment about exploring options and Nebraska leaves for the Big Ten.
As for the "gloating" in private conversations, I would say prove it. But I would also say that even if it happened, private conversations are far from the accusations being hurled at MU. MU didn't say a thing publicly, it was purely media and fan speculation.
Nebraska took a better deal, pure and simple. It's horsecrap for anyone to imply they left the Big 12 because of MU and CU.
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Agreed. Mizzou has been very reserved in any public comments. Anyone who insists otherwise is buying into the Texas-sourced PR blitz that has been pushed out there in recent days. They're just looking to offload the blame on the breakup of the conference on someone else, but they know exactly why it happened. MU and CU aren't the one trying to get out of paying the exit fees. NU and the South schools are.