{"id":14529,"date":"2023-08-24T01:22:12","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T06:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=14529"},"modified":"2023-08-24T01:22:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T06:22:12","slug":"after-the-latest-big-ten-expansion-nebraska-a-d-trev-alberts-doesnt-expect-an-overhaul-of-future-football-structure-schedules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/after-the-latest-big-ten-expansion-nebraska-a-d-trev-alberts-doesnt-expect-an-overhaul-of-future-football-structure-schedules\/","title":{"rendered":"After the latest Big Ten expansion, Nebraska A.D. Trev Alberts doesn\u2019t expect an overhaul of future football structure, schedules"},"content":{"rendered":"

A month and a half ago, the Big Ten Conference unveiled its new football schedules for 2024 and \u201925. Those went back to the drawing board following the additions of Oregon and Washington to the league beginning next year.<\/p>\n

On the Huskers Radio Network on Wednesday night, Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts<\/a><\/strong> admitted that the landscape of the Big Ten\u2019s and beyond had shifted dramatically.<\/p>\n

However, based on his regular communication with new conference commissioner Tony Petitti<\/a><\/strong> and other league athletic directors, Alberts isn\u2019t expecting a total overhaul of the upcoming Big Ten football slates.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalking to the Big Ten and all the A.D. calls, it looks like, while obviously there\u2019s going to be some changes when you add two more teams, I really don\u2019t think (the schedules) are going to be dramatically and significantly different than what\u2019s already been communicated,\u201d Alberts said.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, there are going to be some changes. But I think many of the key, fundamental things that drove our philosophy and decision-making that got us to those schedules are going to carry moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alberts added that he didn\u2019t expect the Big Ten to revert to a divisional model despite now being a coast-to-coast league.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t believe that divisions are going to come back,\u201d Alberts said.<\/p>\n

His reasoning is based on the Big Ten\u2019s original media rights deal signed in 2013. That included each member school listing their respective scheduling \u201ctolerances\u201d regarding travel, night games, and non-Saturday games.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of those tolerances live to this day and can\u2019t be changed,\u201d Alberts said. \u201cSo, that drives a lot of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alberts said the Big Ten was already working toward creating new future football schedules.<\/p>\n

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Nebraska football expects another sellout season in 2023<\/h2>\n

Technically, tickets remain for Nebraska\u2019s upcoming 2023 football home games. But Alberts doesn\u2019t expect those to last much longer.<\/p>\n

Student season tickets officially sold out this week, leading Alberts to predict that NU would sell out all seven home games this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be sold out this year in football,\u201d Alberts said. \u201cI think we\u2019re under 1,000 tickets (left), and that\u2019s only one game. And the rest of them are relatively already sold out.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s going to be tickets available \u2013 I don\u2019t mean that. But we won\u2019t have a problem being sold out for all home games again this year, first year of Matt Rhule\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> era.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED: Three takes on Nebraska President Ted Carter\u2019s decision to leave for Ohio State<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alberts reflects on university president Ted Carter\u2019s departure<\/h2>\n

When the University of Nebraska-Lincoln began classes on Monday, Alberts, new chancellor Rodney D. Bennett<\/a><\/strong>, and university systems president Ted Carter<\/a><\/strong> all met with Husker student-athletes to ring in the fall semester.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Carter announced he would be leaving Nebraska to become the president at Ohio State University.<\/p>\n

Like many, the news surprised and \u201cdisappointed\u201d Alberts. He said Carter was a significant reason why he got the athletic director job at NU.<\/p>\n

In the end, Alberts understood that Carter made what he felt was the best decision for him and his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, we\u2019re disappointed,\u201d Alberts said. \u201cWhen you have a good leader and someone you work really well with, it\u2019s challenging. But we understand how the world works, right? Leaders are given opportunities, they\u2019re put in front of people all the time, and sometimes decisions have to be made in the best interest of the families\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cTed did a lot of good things for the University of Nebraska. So, we\u2019ll miss him. We\u2019ll wish him well, and we look forward to competing as hard as we can against him as an Ohio State Buckeye.\u201d<\/p>\n

Memorial Stadium renovation is Nebraska\u2019s \u2018next big project\u2019<\/h2>\n

Nebraska finally debuted its new football locker room to players this week. While plenty of work remains in the massive $165 million \u201cGo Big Project,\u201d Alberts said he was already looking ahead to what\u2019s next.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next big project is the stadium itself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On Oct. 5, Alberts will hold a public meeting with the Nebraska Board of Regents, hoping to unveil plans for \u201cmodernization\u201d of Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n

He also expects to announce new revenue opportunities for the venue, similar to next week\u2019s \u201cVolleyball Day in Nebraska.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality is this is an incredible asset to the state of Nebraska, and it can\u2019t be used just seven times on a Saturday a year,\u201d Alberts said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to activate this thing more; get students involved, community involvement and engagement; and I think we can do that with a renewed vision around how we activate Memorial Stadium differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rhule on radio: Nebraska coach praises true freshman class, especially the D-linemen. \u201cI don\u2019t know if we could\u2019ve found a better group.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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***Speaking of Volleyball Day in Nebraska, Alberts said Petitti and NCAA President Charlie Baker<\/a><\/strong> would be in attendance.<\/p>\n

Alberts didn\u2019t hold back his excitement for what the event would mean for the Huskers, the state, and the sport of volleyball.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe benefit to the University of Nebraska and exposure will be hard to define,\u201d he said. \u201cI think this is a showcase that Nebraska has long invested in women\u2019s athletics, and this is a celebration of its success\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, quite frankly, we are doing more and investing more than we do in a home football game.\u201d<\/p>\n

***Alberts said he\u2019d already developed a good relationship with Petitti, praising his \u201cconstant and consistent communication\u201d with his member schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Tony tells me something is going to happen, I can count on it,\u201d Alberts said. \u201cHis word is good.\u201d<\/p>\n

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