ESPN (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe said that the conference will reassess the divisional championship tiebreaker that left Texas out of the conference title game but that rushing to the conclusion that it needs to be changed would be a mistake.
HuskerZone.com (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Nebraska (8-4) will travel to Jacksonville, FL to meet the Clemson Tigers (7-5) on Jan. 1. “It is all but certain that Nebraska will be playing in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl,” Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe said. “Formal Big 12 procedures prevent the conference from making an official announcement until Sunday afternoon. We are aware [...]
Corn Nation (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
"I t is all but certain that Nebraska will be playing in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl ," Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe said. "Formal Big 12 procedures prevent the conference from making an official announcement until Sunday afternoon. We are aware that fans from all of our schools, including Nebraska, want to begin making plans to attend these contests." Gator Bowl Tickets Available for Husker...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Nebraska fans can now buy Gator ticketsRelated ContentThe Associated PressLINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska hasn't been formally announced as Clemson's opponent in the Gator Bowl, but Cornhusker fans are welcome to begin buying tickets to the New Year's Day game in Jacksonville, Fla.Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe said conference policy prevents an official announcement until Sunday."It is all but certain...
Nebraska Headline News (Free subscription) | yesterday
"It is all but certain that Nebraska will be playing in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl," Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe said. "Formal Big 12 procedures prevent the conference from making an official announcement until Sunday afternoon. We are aware that fans from all of our schools, including Nebraska, want to begin making plans to attend these contests."
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Sunday, with the BCS standings putting the Sooners ahead of Texas and Texas Tech. Commissioner Dan Beebe said the conference will review its procedure. "I could care less," Stoops said. "Just tell me before the season starts what the rules are and we'll play with them like we do every year." Briefly: Stoops left the door open to rejoining the USA Today coaches poll. He gave up his vote before...
CBS 11 - Dallas / Fort Worth's Sour (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... Tech. All had 11-1 records. Oklahoma beat Texas Tech and Texas Tech beat Texas.Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe told ESPN.com on Tuesday that the conference will reassess the tiebreaker in the offseason."Any tiebreaker system is difficult and will leave teams disappointed," he said. "When the tiebreaker was written I was not in the league but they wanted to put in the team that had the best...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... up than I think it is” if Texas’ accomplishments weren’t deemed worthy enough.Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe has a message of his own. Trust the system.“It’s going to come down to a strong finish verses head to head,” Beebe said. “People can argue both sides of that.”The people are the voters in two polls, the USA Today roll call of coaches and the Harris pollsters. Both entities ranked...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... but it's what BCS officials have wrought. So how did we get here? Big Twelve commissioner Dan Beebe said officials considered other tie-breaking methods, such as a vote of the conference athletic directors or of a panel of ex-coaches and members of the media. But Beebe told the Sporting News that having the BCS poll of Nov. 30 break a tie "seemed to be the one that athletic directors...
