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Force majeure.   I've been talking about this with some of my ilk this week.  As you well know Hawk,  the absence of the word 'Lightning' isn't dispositive as far as answering the question of whether the contract is void.   There was a lot of ink spent on this in NE papers (that's what they do in Nebraska, cover every football related matter to death).  Some interesting stories came out of it.   We'll see hope it plays out, as far as check writing goes.

Apparently, Nebraska had Akron set up at a Dorm, to which it is believed the Akron AD or Bowden said,  'would Nebraska stay at a dorm to play Michigan?'    No win situation for anybody.   On Saturday afternoon they couldn't have said,  hey, let's start this sucker now before the heavy stuff comes down.    I know they do this in golf,  bump up tee times, but that's a lot more manageable than trying to hedge a night time kickoff.    Fricking TV calls the shots.

It would be a dick move not to pay them, when they have already endured all of the travel costs. 

Akron played in the Mac Ccg last year, no guarantee that they won't make it back. 

Well good on them for doing that. 

It still sucks for Akron though, as these body bag games fund their entire athletic dept for the year. 

That said, refusing to stay in the dorms so that they could play the game the next day was a bitch move. 

Turning down a big pay day because you are too proud to accept free accommodations, however imperfect they may be, is just dumb. 

Should be able to use the Army-Navy weekend for make up dates. 

yeah, they'd have to be some pretty broke ass dorms to be unsuitable for College students. 

I think Akron may have dug their own grave here. 

I don't think Nebraska should reschedule it. They can't control the weather, and made a reasonable effort under the circumstances to get the game in. 

Plus I'd hate to see a situation where a team might decide that they want to throw a game in order to get a gigantic pay day, instead of competing for a Conference Title. 

Akron had their chance and they blew it, in my opinion. 

I get Akron's side of things, but it is ironic that their team, some/many of whom live in dorms, refused to stay in dorms in Nebraska.

It's just funny.

1. Do fans get refunds if there is no replacement game?

2. There was an article today about Iowa State. They seem desperate to schedule a replacement after the loss to Iowa, and seem resigned to Big Twelve championship game day which would be canceled if the team they schedule, or if Iowa State, makes the championship game. They are looking for an FCS team.

Maybe Iowa State should look west 225 miles; maybe Nebraska should look east 225 miles. 

Try scheduling Iowa State - Nebraska at Arrowhead Stadium Dec. 1, or Dec. 8. It would be a complicated negotiation, but could be a fruitful solution. 

Both teams are trying to become bowl eligible, but even if this game torpedoes one team from the bowl slate, playing on a Saturday in Kansas City in December would be akin to a bowl for both teams.

3. Nebraska could then pay Akron, a settlement of some kind, and in the future nonconference opponent contracts need to include agreements for game suspensions caused by lightening.