Lincoln Journal-Star · Aug 30, 2020
Steven M. Sipple: With leadership largely lacking, Big Ten's regal reputation eroding quickly
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany speaks at Big Ten Media Days in Chicago in 2017.For years and years, the Big Ten Conference carried itself with a regal presence.
It actually can be a bit stodgy. Like most prestigious organizations, it goes to great lengths to avoid allowing warts to grow. And if they do grow, the conference goes to great lengths to avoid letting them show. No way it's pulling that Lexus out of the garage if there's a dent on the hood. Not if it can help it.
You want regal? Visit the Rose Bowl sometime. Or the Horseshoe.
Regal? Watch Barry Alvarez walk into a room. Chest out, head held high, as if he were royalty.