Big Red isn't a big deal.
Nebraska gives the Big Ten a conference championship football game
on the first weekend of December, thus eliminating its last excuse -- too much downtime between games -- when it again embarrasses itself on the BCS stage.The extra game brings extra revenue along with a choice prime-time television slot. But adding the Cornhusker state -- and its 1.8-million citizens --...
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