Just a note ... recall when NIU played at Iowa and both teams and all fans gave a big salute to the kids in Iowa's children's hospital tower? Kids with serious illnesses gather at the windows over-looking the stadium, with family, to watch the game. One of the best salutes in college football, and certainly one of the best in the B1G. A real heartfelt moment.

But today, Nebraska at Iowa, with about another 30 seconds left to the salute, the Big Ten Network cuts it off for ad space. Cut it off in mid-sentence when the announcer was saying " ... one of the best traditions in college ... ."

But in the same string of ads, there was a full B1G promo.

Cheap.