Nebraska...not feeling Frosty anymore

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yea.. and it coincides with Wiz' morning dumb... you don't mess with a man's morning dump

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for stan... and it's not volleyball..

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The Nebraska soccer team exploded in the second half to pick up a 4-0 win at Purdue on Friday evening. Following a scoreless first half, Nebraska got goals in the second half by Mayme Conroy, Katie Kraeutner, Jordan Jackson and Caroline Gray to pull away for the win. Jordan Jackson had a huge night, finishing with a goal and three assists. NU has won eight of its last nine matches and is 5-1-0 in the conference and 10-3-1 overall. The Huskers are currently alone in first place in the Big Ten standings. Huskers.com has a complete recap along with a photo gallery. GO BIG RED!

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The Nebraska rifle team fell just short in Sunday’s match against West Virginia. The Huskers fell to the Mountaineers by a score of 4,650-4,656. Freshmen Lauren Phillips and Rachel Martin each shot personal bests in the smallbore and air rifle. Maggie Mical finished third overall in air rifle to help lead the way for Nebraska. The Huskers host Navy on October 26. Fans can check out a complete recap of Sunday’s match at huskers.com.

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updated schedules..


2014

08/30 Fla. Atlantic Lincoln /
09/06 McNeese State Lincoln /
09/13 Fresno State Fresno /
09/20 Miami (Fla.) Lincoln /
09/27 #Illinois Lincoln /
10/04 #Michigan State E. Lansing
10/11 BYE /
10/18 #Northwestern Evanston /
10/25 #Rutgers Lincoln /
11/01 #Purdue Lincoln / '
11/08 BYE
11/15 #Wisconsin Madison /
11/22 #Minnesota Lincoln /
11/28 #Iowa Iowa City


2015

09/05 Brigham Young Lincoln /
09/12 South Alabama Lincoln /
09/19 Miami (Fla.) Miami /
09/26 Southern Miss Lincoln /
10/03 #Illinois Champaign /
10/10 #Wisconsin Lincoln /
10/17 #Minnesota Minneapolis /
10/24 #Northwestern Lincoln /
10/31 #Purdue W. Lafayette /
11/07 #Michigan State Lincoln /
11/14 #Rutgers Piscataway /
11/27 #Iowa Lincoln /

2016

09/03 Fresno State Lincoln /
09/10 Wyoming Lincoln /
09/17 Oregon Lincoln /
09/24 BYE
10/01 #Illinois Lincoln /
10/08 #Northwestern Evanston /
10/15 #Indiana Bloomington /
10/22 #Purdue Lincoln /
10/29 #Wisconsin Madison /
11/05 #Ohio State Columbus /
11/12 #Minnesota Lincoln /
11/19 #Maryland Lincoln /
11/25 #Iowa Iowa City /

2017

09/02 NON-CONF TBA /
09/09 Oregon Eugene /
09/16 N. Illinois Lincoln /
09/23 #Rutgers Lincoln /
09/30 #Illinois Champaign /
10/07 #Wisconsin Lincoln /
10/14 #Ohio State Lincoln /
10/21 BYE
10/28 #Purdue W. Lafayette /
11/04 #Northwestern Lincoln /
11/11 #Minnesota Minneapolis /
11/18 #Penn State State College /
11/24 #Iowa Lincoln /

2018

09/01 TBA Home Game /
09/08 Colorado Lincoln /
09/15 Troy

2019

08/31 South Alabama Lincoln /
09/07 Colorado Boulder /
09/14 No. Illinois Lincoln

2020

09/05 TBA Home Game
09/12 Cincinnati Lincoln
09/19 TBA Home Game

2021

09/04 N. Illinois Lincoln /
09/11 TBA Home Game /
09/18 Oklahoma Norman /

2022

09/03 TBA Home Game /
09/10 TBA Home Game /
09/17 Oklahoma Lincoln

2023

09/02 TBA Home Game /
09/09 Colorado Boulder /
09/16 Cincinnati Lincoln

2024

08/31 TBA Home Game /
09/07 Colorado Lincoln /
09/14 TBA Home Game /

2025

09/06 TBA Home Game /
09/13 Cincinnati at Cincinnati /
09/20 TBA Home Game

2026

9/12 Tennessee (Lincoln)

2027

9/11 at Tennessee (Knoxville)

[hack]

Stan can check out a complete recap of Sunday’s match at huskers.com.

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UNL baseball schedule...

Fri, Feb 14 Pacific at Tempe, Ariz. 1:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb 15 Oregon State at Tempe, Ariz. 12:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb 15 Gonzaga at Tempe, Ariz. 4:00 p.m.

Sun, Feb 16 Gonzaga at Tempe, Ariz. 1:00 p.m.

Fri, Feb 21 Oregon State at Surprise, Ariz. 2:00 p.m.

Sat, Feb 22 Washington at Surprise, Ariz. 7:00 p.m.

Sun, Feb 23 Utah at Surprise, Ariz. 2:00 p.m.

Fri, Feb 28 The Citadel at Charleston, S.C. 5:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar 01 The Citadel at Charleston, S.C. 1:00 p.m.

Sun, Mar 02 The Citadel at Charleston, S.C. 12:00 p.m.

Tue, Mar 04 Kansas State Hawks Field 1:35 p.m.

Fri, Mar 07 St. John's Hawks Field 1:35 p.m.

Sat, Mar 08 St. John's Hawks Field 1:05 p.m.

Sun, Mar 09 St. John's Hawks Field 1:05 p.m.

Tue, Mar 11 Northern Colorado Hawks Field 1:35 p.m.

Wed, Mar 12 Northern Colorado Hawks Field 1:35 p.m.

Fri, Mar 14 UC Irvine Hawks Field 4:35 p.m.

Sat, Mar 15 UC Irvine Hawks Field 2:05 p.m.

Sun, Mar 16 UC Irvine Hawks Field 12:05 p.m.

Tue, Mar 18 Creighton Hawks Field 6:35 p.m.

Fri, Mar 21 Iowa * at Iowa City, Iowa 3:00 p.m.

Sat, Mar 22 Iowa * at Iowa City, Iowa 2:00 p.m.

Sun, Mar 23 Iowa * at Iowa City, Iowa 1:00 p.m.

Tue, Mar 25 Wichita State at Wichita, Kan. 6:30 p.m.

Wed, Mar 26 Kansas State at Manhattan, Kan. 6:30 p.m.

Fri, Mar 28 UNLV Hawks Field 6:35 p.m.

Sat, Mar 29 UNLV Hawks Field 2:05 p.m.

Sun, Mar 30 UNLV Hawks Field 1:05 p.m.

Tue, Apr 01 Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark. 6:35 p.m.

Wed, Apr 02 Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark. 1:35 p.m.

Fri, Apr 04 Ohio State * Hawks Field 6:35 p.m.

Sat, Apr 05 Ohio State * Hawks Field 2:05 p.m.

Sun, Apr 06 Ohio State * Hawks Field 1:05 p.m.

Tue, Apr 08 Creighton at Omaha, Neb. (TD Ameritrade Park) 6:30 p.m.

Fri, Apr 11 Minnesota * at Minneapolis, Minn. 3:05 p.m.

Sat, Apr 12 Minnesota * at Minneapolis, Minn. 2:05 p.m.

Sun, Apr 13 Minnesota * at Minneapolis, Minn. 1:05 p.m.

Tue, Apr 15 Kansas State Hawks Field 6:35 p.m.

Wed, Apr 16 UNO Hawks Field 6:35 p.m.

Fri, Apr 18 Northwestern * Hawks Field 6:35 p.m.

Sat, Apr 19 Northwestern * Hawks Field 2:05 p.m.

Sun, Apr 20 Northwestern * Hawks Field 1:05 p.m.

Fri, Apr 25 Michigan * at Ann Arbor, Mich. 5:00 p.m.

Sat, Apr 26 Michigan * at Ann Arbor, Mich. 1:00 p.m.

Sun, Apr 27 Michigan * at Ann Arbor, Mich. 12:00 p.m.

Tue, Apr 29 Creighton at Omaha, Neb. (TD Ameritrade Park) 6:30 p.m.

Wed, Apr 30 UNO at Omaha, Neb. (Werner Park) 6:00 p.m.

Fri, May 02 Penn State * Hawks Field 6:35 p.m.

Sat, May 03 Penn State * Hawks Field 2:05 p.m.

Sun, May 04 Penn State * Hawks Field 12:05 p.m.

Sat, May 10 Michigan State * at East Lansing, Mich. 2:05 p.m.

Sun, May 11 Michigan State * at East Lansing, Mich. 12:05 p.m.

Mon, May 12 Michigan State * at East Lansing, Mich. 12:05 p.m.

Thu, May 15 Illinois * Hawks Field 6:35 p.m.

Fri, May 16 Illinois * Hawks Field 6:35 p.m.

Sat, May 17 Illinois * Hawks Field 1:05 p.m.

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back to the helmet to helmet...


and this is not a penalty..

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[Wild Hoss]

11 am kickoff sounds brutally awful as fuck.

Y'know, ever now and then its OK...especially against a crappy opponent. You just kind of watch the game in lieu of partying it up, then you have the rest of your saturday to do stuff.

Three in a row, and four out of five, is excessive however. Especially as the season progresses, and the morning temperatures drop.

[Hannibal]

You actually get to watch other games that day live.

[Wild Hoss]

I did this week in fact. Took my daughter to a movie while our game was on, but got to watch some of KSU-Baylor and NW-Wisco.

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Confirmed today... Long done for the year. Sad... Wish him the best.

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10 hours ago ? By BRIAN ROSENTHAL / Lincoln Journal Star
(1) Comments

It's been a rough start to practice for the Nebraska men's basketball team, as far as injuries are concerned.

Tim Miles, speaking at a Monday news conference at Memorial Stadium, said Tai Webster, projected as the Huskers' starting point guard, has missed four practices with a sprained ankle and isn't certain when the true freshman will return.

Miles said he'd be surprised if Webster wasn't back by next week, but pointed out he's missing valuable practice time as a newcomer.

Also, freshman walk-on Tim Wagner suffered a "gruesome" dislocated ankle injury in practice and will miss the season. Wagner underwent surgery and had eight screws and two plates inserted.

?That?s a tough one," Miles said, "because Tim is a kid I really enjoyed having in our program, and he was just starting to figure things out, and able to go out and practice pretty well.?

Junior college transfer Leslee Smith has been slowed by knee and hamstring issues, and true freshman Nathan Hawkins missed a couple of practices with a concussion.

A couple of other notes:

* Miles said the team, by ballot, has voted Shavon Shields, Terran Petteway and Ray Gallegos as team captains.

Note, two of those guys are sophomores, including one, Petteway, who hasn't even played yet. But Miles said Petteway, a Texas Tech transfer, is without a doubt the team's hardest worker and most relentless competitor.

* Miles said he expects Walter Pitchford to make some big contributions this year, and noted how the sophomore, who sat out last season as a transfer, is making strides in being more consistent. Miles said Pitchford was up and down last year "like an EKG. Now, he's only a roller coaster."

* Nebraska will practice today at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Miles said he'd like to practice at least one-third of the time during the preseason at Pinnacle Bank.

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***Quarterback Taylor Martinez (foot) remained out of practice on Wednesday. Head coach Bo Pelini said Martinez was scheduled to do some running during the practice, but the staff decided to hold off on that until his customized orthopedic shoes arrived.

***After missing the past month with his turf toe injury, Pelini said he wasn't worried about Martinez's level of conditioning when he finally does return to action. Pelini said conditioning has never been an issue for Martines, and the senior has done a lot of biking and other forms of cardio to stay as in shape as possible.

***Asked if he felt optimistic that Martinez would return as Nebraska's starting quarterback next weekend against Minnesota, Pelini said: "Yes I do."

***Pelini said further x-rays on senior guard Spencer Long's knee revealed that he suffered a torn MCL. Pelini said the good news was that Long didn't also tear his PCL as originally thought, meaning his recovery should be faster than expected. However, Pelini said Long has been ruled out for the season, including the bowl game. Pelini said they're just hoping Long can recover from the injury quickly enough so that it doesn't affect his NFL draft stock.

***Pelini said Nebraska has been having another productive bye week so far. He said the Huskers went "all good-on-good" on Tuesday and then half of the practice on Wednesday with lots of fast-tempo work.

***Pelini said he's received no further clarification from the Big Ten office on the targeting penalty on Stanley Jean-Baptiste against Purdue. Pelini said he planned to contact the league in the next couple days to ask for their take and reasoning on the penalty. He said he's spent "a lot of time looking at it" on film in slow motion, and continues to hold his belief that Jean-Baptiste's hit was "a good football play."

***Pelini said he won't be going on the road recruiting this week, but Nebraska will have eight coaches hitting the recruiting trail over the next few days.

***Pelini said Long's expected replacement as the starting right guard, Mike Moudy, was a good player who the staff has a lot of confidence in to step up and fill Long's shoes. Pelini said Moudy has come a long way since the start of spring practice, and Moudy said he's been working exclusively at right guard this week in practice.

***Redshirt freshman receiver Alonzo Moore may not be showing up much in the scorebox, but Rich Fisher said he's playing at a very high level right now. Fisher said now that Moore has a better understanding of the offense his athleticism is starting to show more. For instance, Fisher said Moore had a catch in yesterday's practice that was almost identical to the one-handed grab Kenny Bell had against Illinois.

***Fisher said he's been very pleased with the play of Jordan Westerkamp's play as a receiver and especially as a punt returner. Fisher said Westerkamp has natural hands and will continue to get better production in the punt return game.

***Defensive coordinator John Papuchis said he's been pleased with the growth at the linebacker position. He noted that the staff is particularly excited about what this group could become in the weeks and years ahead as well.

***Ciante Evans said he thinks the defense has been able to make a jump over the last couple of weeks because the young defenders have learned how to prepare. He said that was an issue early in the year.

***Wide receiver Quincy Enunwa said he currently boasts a 350 pound bench press and 540 pound squat max in the weight room. He also joked that he's glad people don't ask him if he's going to move to tight end.

***Recruiting coordinator Ross Els said the Huskers took a little bit longer scheduling their recruiting visits this week because they saw most of their top guys over the first bye week, but they are still seeing some players they like this week. He said they believe they will find some more senior gems like they did last year when they were able to snag players like Cethan Carter and Maliek Collins late.

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By Craig Sesker USA Wrestling
10/17/2013

It all started with a 36-second period fall over Bobby Nash in the opening round of the 2011 U.S. Open in Cleveland.

The last five victories, at the 2013 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, came less than a month after he suffered a broken ankle.

In between, there have been victories over eight different Russians, including two over two-time World champion Denis Tsargush. He?s also defeated Olympic silver and bronze medalists along with World silver and bronze medalists.

He owns wins over wrestlers from 22 different countries en route to capturing two World titles and an Olympic gold medal at 74 kg/163 lbs.

The 65-match international winning streak of the remarkable Jordan Burroughs, the longest in American history, is definitely a thing of beauty.

Burroughs owns freestyle wins over wrestlers from virtually every corner of the planet, including victories over athletes from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.

He has earned wins over six NCAA champions, including two Hodge Trophy winners, at the Senior level.

Burroughs has won with the old rules and he?s won with the new international rules which were implemented by FILA midway through 2013. He?s won matches in New York City and Los Angeles while also prevailing in places like London, Istanbul, Budapest, Havana, Minsk, Baku and Tehran.

He?s only 25, but Burroughs has won freestyle titles in 11 different countries at the Senior level in just three seasons of competition.

Burroughs has won the last 101 times he?s stepped on the mat after going 36-0 while winning his second NCAA title in 2011 as a senior at Nebraska.

And his impressive run is not done yet. Burroughs plans to compete through the end of this Olympic cycle in 2016.

THE STREAK: JORDAN BURROUGHS? INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING RECORD

2011 ? 19-0

U.S. Open, Cleveland, Ohio
1-WIN Bobby Nash (Michigan WC), fall 0:36
2-WIN Lloyd Rogers (Hawkeye WC), 3-0, 8-0
3-WIN Kirk White (Bronco WC), 4-2, 3-2
4-WIN Nick Marable (Sunkist Kids), 0-3, 1-0, 3-0

U.S. World Team Trials, Oklahoma City, Okla.
5-WIN Andrew Howe (New York AC), 1-0, 1-2, 3-2
6-WIN Andrew Howe (New York AC), 3-1, 1-0

Ukrainian Memorial International, Kiev, Ukraine
7-WIN Ilgiz Jakupbekov (Kyrgyzstan)
8-WIN Zelim Perisayev (Russia), 3-1, 4-0
9-WIN Giya Chikhladze (Ukraine), 2-1, 5-0
10-WIN Musa Martazaliev (Armenia), 1-0, 4-1
11-WIN Alibek Agbayev (Russia), 3-1, 6-0

World Championships, Istanbul, Turkey
12-WIN Dmytro Rochniak (Ukraine), 3-1, 4-2
13-WIN Denis Tsargush (Russia), 1-3, 1-0, 2-1
14-WIN Ricardo Moreno (Venezuela), 2-1, 1-0
15-WIN Ashraf Aliyev (Azerbaijan), 0-1, 5-4, 3-0
16-WIN Sadegh Goudarzi (Iran), 3-2, 4-1

Pan American Games, Guadalajara, Mexico
17-WIN Jose Mercado (Ecuador), 7-0, 6-0
18-WIN Ricardo Roberty (Venezuela), 2-1, 1-1
19-WIN Yunierki Blanco (Cuba), 3-2, 3-2

2012 ? 19-0

Dave Schultz Memorial International, Colorado Springs, Colo.
20-WIN Kohei Kitamura (Japan), 1-0, 3-0
21-WIN Carmelo Lumia (Italy), fall 2-0, 0:48
22-WIN Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (Brickhouse WC), 5-1, 2-0
23-WIN Tyler Caldwell (Sunkist Kids), 1-0, 1-0
24-WIN Trent Paulson (Sunkist Kids), 1-0, 6-0

Cerro Pelado International, Havana, Cuba
25-WIN Ivan Llano (Argentina), 7-0, 6-0
26-WIN Nick Marable (USA), 1-0, 1-1
27-WIN Trent Paulson (USA), 2-1, 5-1

U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Iowa City, Iowa
28-WIN Andrew Howe (New York AC), 4-2, 1-2, 1-0
29-WIN Andrew Howe (New York AC), injury default

World Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan
30-WIN Ammet Gadzimagomedov (Russia)
31-WIN Sohsuke Takatani (Japan), 4-5, 3-1, 3-2
32-WIN Demirsin Batuhan (Turkey)
33-WIN Sadegh Goudarzi (Iran)
34-WIN Davit Khutsishvili (Georgia)

Olympic Games, London, England
35-WIN Francisco Soler (Puerto Rico), 4-0, 6-0
36-WIN Matt Gentry (Canada), 2-1, 1-1
37-WIN Denis Tsargush (Russia), 3-1, 0-2, 2-1
38-WIN Sadegh Goudarzi (Iran), 1-0, 1-0

2013 ? 27-0

World Cup, Tehran, Iran
39-WIN Jakob Makarashvili (Georgia), 3-0, 2-1
40-WIN Sohsuke Takatani (Japan), 2-0, 7-1
41-WIN Ezzatollah Akbarizarinkolaei (Iran), 4-0, 2-0
42-WIN Stefanov Kirov (Bulgaria), 7-0, 6-0
43-WIN Ali Shabanau (Belarus), 1-1, 5-0

Alexander Medved International, Minsk, Belarus
44-WIN Colt Sponseller (USA)
45-WIN Ablaikhan Mursultanov (Kazakhstan)
46-WIN Andri Nagornyi (Ukraine)
47-WIN Magomed Zubairov (Russia)
48-WIN Dmitry Rochnyak (Ukraine)

U.S. Open, Las Vegas, Nevada
49-WIN Joe Latham (NWRTC), 6-0, 6-0
50-WIN Nate Carr (Cavalier WC) 2-0, 6-0
51-WIN Colt Sponseller (New York AC), 1-0, 4-0
52-WIN David Taylor (Nittany Lion WC), 3-1, 1-0

Rumble on the Rails, New York, N.Y.
53-WIN Saba Khubezhty (Russia), 1-1, 5-0, 7-3

United 4 Wrestling, Los Angeles, Calif.
54-WIN Saba Khubetzhty (Russia), 14-3

U.S. World Team Trials, Stillwater, Okla.
55-WIN Kyle Dake (Titan Mercury WC), 7-0
56-WIN Kyle Dake (Titan Mercury WC), 9-6 OT

Stepan Sargsyan International, Vanadzor, Armenia
57-WIN Giorgi Sanodze (Georgia), tech. fall, 8-0
58-WIN Gevorg Hambarcumyan (Armenia), tech. fall, 10-3
59-WIN Stanislav Khachirov (Russia), tech. fall, 9-1
60-WIN Akamaz Sanakoev (Russia), 7-6

World Championships, Budapest, Hungary
61-WIN Gamid Dzhalilov (Tajikistan), tech. fall, 9-2 (3:44)
62-WIN Narsingh Yadav (India), tech. fall, 7-0 (3:41)
63-WIN Jabrayil Hassanov (Azerbaijan), tech. fall 7-0 (5:06)
64-WIN Ali Shabanau (Belarus), disqualification (5:19)
65-WIN Ezzatollah Akbarizarinkolaei (Iran), 4-0


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http://www.tunnelwalkofshame.com/

minn week..

great as always

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The Big Ten Conference boasts a financial model that no other college athletics association is willing to adopt.
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Iowa Hawkeyes wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley (11, center) blocks Ohio State Buckeyes defensive back Tyvis Powell (23) as running back Damon Bullock (5) runs past in the second of their game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus last Saturday. The UI and Ohio State are among the Big Ten teams that split their football gate receipts from league games, something other conferences don't do. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

The 117-year-old league, of which the University of Iowa is a member, shares television and postseason revenue as do many conferences.

But the Big Ten also splits its football gate receipts from league games, a step devoid of other conferences. Thirty-five percent of Big Ten home gate receipts ? with a $1 million cap and a $300,000 floor ? goes to the league office.

From there it?s distributed into 12 equal pieces.

Big Ten officials collected more than $36.4 million through gate sharing for the 2012 season, and each school received $3.038 million, according to documents obtained by The Gazette through the Freedom of Information Act.

Seven schools, including the UI, lost money on the share. The UI, Penn State, Ohio State University, the University of Nebraska and the University of Michigan contributed $4 million and lost the maximum of $961,828.86.

The University of Wisconsin and Michigan State University lost more than $860,000. Indiana University ? which contributed only $300,000 in three of its four games ? picked up an extra $1.722 million as one of five schools benefiting from share.

The UI generated more than $13.3 million in gate revenue from its four 2012 Big Ten games, ranking fifth in the league. Today?s opponent Northwestern, a private university, was ninth, with less than $5.6 million.

Seven Big Ten schools earned at least $11.2 million from home gate receipts, while the five lowest combined for $25 million, barely edging Big Ten leader Michigan ($24.776 million).

Big markets

The schools that gain revenue through the model ? such as Northwestern ? often contribute in other ways. Northwestern resides in suburban Chicago, the league?s largest market.

Big Ten members Illinois, Indiana and Purdue boast nearly 20 million people within their combined borders, which contributes to television revenue.

For Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta, sharing gate receipts is just one component of a much-larger revenue share within the conference.

?It?s an all-in,? Barta said. ?You can?t fairly evaluate one without looking at the big picture. We choose to share revenue.

?There are areas where Iowa probably is a giver and there are areas where Iowa probably is a taker. In the long run, we all benefit.

?It?s tempting to take one piece and want to evaluate it. But the only way to do it is to evaluate the conference as a whole.?

The UI earned more than $26 million from conference sources in fiscal year 2013. Although sharing football gate receipts amounts to a fraction of the league?s distribution of bowl or television revenue, it does show a spirit of cooperation unlike any other conference.

The Gazette polled the other four power collegiate conferences ? Big 12, Southeastern, Atlantic Coast and Pac-12 ? and none share football gate receipts.

?It?s very important philosophically because it was the first real commitment on the financial end, that our schools recognized that great things can be achieved by the collective good to share revenue in a way that?s beneficial to all,? Big Ten Deputy Commissioner Brad Traviolia said. ?It?s important to continue.

?It?s worked well for us. It?s a trust and a camaraderie among our institutions that?s been developed over a century. It?s part of who we are.?

Roots in the 1930s

Roots for the sharing plan were set in the 1930s, when visiting football teams earned half the home receipts. In the early 1990s, after several stadiums were renovated and added seating, the schools? financial officers opted for even allocation.

?In the old model, if you happened to be traveling to Ohio State or traveling to Michigan or traveling to Penn State all in the same year, and they got 50 percent, they?d get a windfall,? Traviolia said. ?But if you?re going to three stadiums that don?t seat 100,000 people, it will be much less.

?Throwing it all in one pool and spreading it out kind of smooths it over. So from a revenue standpoint it doesn?t matter who you played in one year.

?All that money is going to the same pool,? Traviolia noted.

Gate sharing survived expansion in the 1990s with Penn State and in 2011 with Nebraska. It continues next year when Rutgers and Maryland join the conference.

The numbers will evolve slightly in 2016 when the league enters a nine-game schedule, but the model will remain.

In an era when schools leave tradition and conferences for extra revenue, the Big Ten?s model is unusual, to say the least.

?In terms of our gate, without our history of it starting decades and decades and decades ago, I think it would be awfully hard for any conference either existing or a brand new conference starting today to convince their membership that giving up the gate to some of their conference brethren is a great idea,? Traviolia said. ?It?s something that?s worked very well for the Big Ten. It?s proven to help in the success of the conference, and our schools have all bought into that.

?That?s unique to history, and it?s been something that our schools have been supportive of, the existence of the conference. I really don?t see that changing.?
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