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Big Ten Feigns Surprise at Friday Night Football Fiasco

As part of the Big Ten’s conference meetings this week, conference officials met with representatives from state high school associations to discuss the conference’s plan to play a limited number of college football games on Friday nights beginning this fall. The Big Ten’s goal was not only increase revenue, but also increase exposure by moving games from the crowded 11 am timeslot.

The problem with that plan is that during football season, Friday night is traditionally the night that high schools play. Fans know that, journalists know it. College coaches seem to know it. But the Big Ten’s administrators apparently didn’t, according to Land of 10’s report.

“They did not expect the blowback that the Big Ten got on Friday nights.”

In fairness to the Big Ten, they’ve probably noticed that the ACC, Big XII and Pac-12 have dabbled in Friday night games in the past, so it must be OK with their fans. Right?

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