When it comes to the athletic department's bottom line, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's move to the Big Ten Conference hasn't proven a B1G winner so far.
The $15 million partial share of Big Ten revenue Nebraska received last year fell substantially below what former conference brethren such as Oklahoma, Texas and Iowa State received from the Big 12. In fact, the vast majority of big-time football schools were paid more by their leagues.
What's more, the University of Maryland, a relative no-name in football, is expected to be paid more than Nebraska when it joins the Big Ten next year.