Say what you will about the Big Ten’s leadership, but they haven’t been afraid to take bold action. Some of those moves have turned out really well, like inviting Penn State and Nebraska, or starting the Big Ten Network. Others have invited a lot of criticism, like adding Rutgers, or saying stupid things like “we’ll move to D3 if athletes start getting paid.”
But most of the time, when they take a controversial stand, they’ve been smart enough to know that some blowback is coming.
But somehow, they missed the memo about Friday night football.