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Nebraska Football: Bill Moos is certainly not a fan of spring season

By Danny Jaillet

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 01: Athletic Director Bill Moos of the Nebraska Cornhuskers watches pregame activities before the game against the Akron Zips at Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 01: Athletic Director Bill Moos of the Nebraska Cornhuskers watches pregame activities before the game against the Akron Zips at Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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The athletic director doesn’t seem to like Nebraska football in the spring.

Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos has certainly made his feelings known on the thought of no Nebraska football season in the fall. From initial schedule ideas, to revealing that there is a committee trying to get sports to be played in the spring, he has had a wide variety of information and opinions on the subject.

It’s become clear over the course of this week that the thought of playing spring football is really bothering him. Especially when you consider that the SEC, ACC, and Big 12 are going to be playing, that doesn’t have seemed to sit well with him.

In a report written by Steven M. Sipple of the Lincoln Journal Star on Friday, the journalist was able to get the athletic director’s take on what playing a spring season would be like.

"“And here’s the Pac-12 and Big Ten just sitting and watching it all on TV,” the Nebraska athletic director said Thursday. “And then — oh, by the way — we’re going to come in and play a season after you guys are done.”Then comes the zinger.“I always thought the JV game was before the varsity game,” Moos said"

Look, I get his point of view that other conferences will be playing before Nebraska. In this instance, Nebraska may be forced to play two seasons within a calendar year. However, I disagree with him that it would be like playing a JV game before the varsity game. The Big Ten conference is special in its own right. Nothing compares to the Big Ten Conference.

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I am of the thinking that football is football. Yes, it would be tough to play two seasons in a calendar year. However, it appears that will have to make due. I wouldn’t necessarily consider the conference playing football in the spring as a negative. In this way, Nebraska football in the Big Ten conference will have their own spotlight playing in the spring.

Yes, it’s not ideal. However, if no other teams are playing, and the Big Ten gets to play in the spring, this could work to their advantage. I wouldn’t necessarily compare the Big Ten playing after these conferences to a JV game.

Moos certainly has a right to his opinion. However, he is off-base here. They are curious comments considering what he told the media earlier in the week. Even still, I am glad he is being transparent and telling it how he sees it.

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