The Wiz of Odds

Carl Pelini: Guilty as Charged

New evidence has surfaced showing Nebraska defensive coordinator Carl Pelini confronting a credentialed member of the media after the Cornhuskers lost to Texas A&M, 9-6, Saturday night at College Station.

Brandon Jones, the co-owner and president of the independent website TexAgs, said he was on the field to shoot the postgame celebration when he noticed a verbal altercation between Pelini and another man who has not been identified.

"I stopped and turned my camera toward the conversation," Jones writes in a post. "Pelini was angry and cursing at the other man. He initially turned to walk away, then apparently noticed me shooting video of the incident. He was approximately ten feet from me when he turned around and came in my direction.

Texas A&M Cheap Shot

Watch Texas A&M defensive lineman Tony Jerod-Eddie grab the junk of Nebraska tight end Ben Cotton after Cotton recovered a Cornhusker fumble in the first quarter.

Cotton, who started kicking Jerod-Eddie after the Aggie defender started giving him the business, was penalized 15 yards for a personal foul. Moments later, he got flagged again for unsportsmanlike conduct, putting Nebraska in a third-and-44 situation.

Cornhusker fans are in a rage over the officiating in Saturday night's game. Nebraska was penalized 16 times for 145 yards. Texas A&M, which entered the game among the most penalized teams in Division I-A, was flagged only twice for 10 yards.

Thanks to Geoff.

Did Nebraska's Carl Pelini Attack Camera Operator?

The site TexAgs has posted this video showing Nebraska defensive coordinator Carl Pelini after Saturday night's loss to Texas A&M. It's unclear what exactly happened, but the implication is that Pelini, who is the brother of coach Bo Pelini, attacked the person behind the camera.

Nebraska fans are saying it's nonsense. One explanation has Cornhusker tight end Kyler Reed getting tangled in the camera cord and the person behind the lens yelling an inappropriate comment to Reed. Pelini then jumped in and told Reed to get to the locker room.

But it's no secret that Pelini has a temper. He displayed it last December after Nebraska's controversial loss to Texas in the Big 12 title game. While walking up the tunnel at Cowboys Stadium, he twice turned to the field and screamed, "You should be ashamed to accept that trophy."

There were also rumors early this year, which were tracked by the site Better Off Red, of "some sort of marital indiscretion" involving Pelini and the wife of a booster.

Turns Out, Texas A&M Is Not Flush With Cash

Perhaps now we know why Texas A&M president R. Bowen Loftin has insisted that the Big 12 live up to its promise of $20 million in conference revenue beginning in 2012-13.

Texas A&M is attempting to trim $60 million campuswide, and one of the proposed cuts is the elimination of toilet paper in residence hall bathrooms shared by up to four people. The move, which would begin in 2011, is projected to save $82,000.

"We looked at what areas can we cut and not negatively affect our students' academics, and it was that," said Sherylon Carroll, associate vice president for communications.

Carroll added that "some students prefer to bring their own toilet paper anyway."

Students are not happy.

Texas A&M Prez: Show Me the Money!

Remember that back-door deal that Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State and Missouri made to help keep the Big 12 together (minus Colorado and Nebraska)? Those schools guaranteed Oklahoma, Texas and Texas A&M at least $20 million in conference revenue beginning in 2012-13 if they would remain members of the league.

Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe said that Texas and Oklahoma have declined the gesture, but Texas A&M wants to make the other schools live up to the promise.

Aggie president R. Bowen Loftin, above, issued the following statement Wednesday:

"A key part of Texas A&M's decision to remain in the Big 12 earlier this summer was the commissioner's commitment that Texas A&M would receive a minimum of $20 million annually in future conference distributions. We remain committed to the conference, and fully anticipate that the Big 12 will honor its commitment to Texas A&M."

The Houston Chronicle reported that Texas A&M is prepared to go to court to get the deal in writing. A high-ranking A&M official told the newspaper that the school would consider leaving for the Southeastern Conference if its demands were not met.

Part of the reason the Aggies are pressing for the money is that the athletic department is in the early stages of paying back a $16 million loan to the university.

'I Think We Should Just Be Friends'

Something tells me this young lady had eyes for another Texas A&M cadet.