It’s done. Nebraska has officially joined the Big 10 Conference.
According to several reports, including this one from Chicago Tribune:
Chancellor Harvey Perlman said a major attraction of the Big Ten was stability “that the Big 12 simply cannot offer.”
Not only that, but there’s a promise of increased revenue once Nebraska becomes an equal member. The Big 12 paid out about $10 million to Nebraska in 2009, half of what Big Ten schools received.
Perlman and Osborne also talked about fit.
“We don’t feel like we’re walking into a room of strangers,” Perlman said.
Added Osborne: “We feel we share a lot of common values with what we know of Big Ten institutions.”
The last time the Big 10 expanded was 20 years ago when Penn State joined the league.
Personally, I’m totally pumped about the move. I want to see the Huskers line up against Penn State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Iowa and Michigan. Those are five potentially epic battles, to say nothing of new rivalries, in the making.
