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The Big XII (or the remaining ten) pocket $9 million if somebody other than Nebraska wins the Big XII championship game this year.
Now I'm not allowed to referee soccer games my kid plays in, not because I would be unfair, but because every call I made would be scrutinized. This is Refereeing 101. Even if you're the best official available, if you have a vested interest in the outcome, you don't get to call the game.
And if Nebraska makes the title game, the Big XII has a $9 million dollar interest in who wins.
I'm not accusing anybody of anything. In 20 years of soccer refereeing, I saw exactly three cases of blatant referee bias, so I don't think it's as widespread as fans like to believe.
But I do think Nebraska has a point. It's not fair to the officials to ask them to call a game where their bosses have such a huge amount of money at stake based on who wins or loses.
Obviously I'm a soccer guy, so help me out here. What am I missing?
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