Big 12 Commissioner Dan Beebe did not attend Friday’s game in Lincoln. In fact, the Big 12 had no representatives present to honor Nebraska with a Big 12 North trophy after Nebraska's 45-17 victory over Colorado clinched the north title. Why not? “They didn’t think it would be safe to send somebody up,” Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne said, referencing some “nasty” e-mails the Big 12 said it had received from Nebraska fans. “That’s the word I got.” Osborne added: “You can call Beebe and ask him.”