Now that former Nebraska AD Bill Moos' memoir "Crab Creek Chronicles," is out, people in college sports have gotten a look at the things he did and tried to do in his short stint in Lincoln. One of the things he tried to do that got the most attention when his book was released was to get the Huskers back into the Big 12.
He was never able to get enough Nebraska regents on board to leave the Big Ten and go back to where he felt NU belonged, but now that his push is out there in the public, at least one College Football insider believes the former AD absolutely had the right idea.
In his book, Moos wrote, "Nebraska just fits better with the schools of the Big 8." USA Today's Blake Toppmeyer agrees and, in a recent column, laid out how he would like to see the CFB world reshuffle for the better of all involved.
Nebraska football realignment debate resurfaces after Bill Moos’ memoir revelations
Toppmeyer pointed out that the Huskers have struggled in the Big Ten in every sport for the most part, and he believes that they would be happier and more successful in the Big 12.
He believes the same about Oklahoma and Missouri, which both moved to the SEC following Nebraska's exit from their old conference. All three teams are those "schools of the Big 8" that Moos talked about.
Toppmeyer says that Texas and Texas A&M should stay in the SEC, giving that conference plenty of teams as it would sit at 14. But to make room for Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Missouri's return to the Big 12, he has Central Florida, West Virginia, and Cincinnati moving out and the latter two teams joining up with Boston College, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Louisville to reform the Big East.
Toppmeyer knows that money and new deals mean that none of these shifts are likely to happen. Still, he believes his reshuffling would work out better for everyone, and it certainly would be better for Nebraska.