Big Ten blindsided its teams? League coaches willing to fight for the upcoming season: 'This isn't over!'
If you weren’t aware, the leadership in the Big Ten changed hands this year as longtime conference commissioner Jim Delany left his post back on Jan. 1.
With Delany gone, Kevin Warren stepped into the position as the new Big Ten Commissioner, and while no one could have foreseen the difficult year that was coming for the league, the void in solid leadership is clearly being felt this week as one league coach after another has voiced their opinion on the potential of the football season being canceled.
Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh was the first to issue a statement issuing his support for playing this fall, which was following by Nebraska’s Scott Frost who went as far as to suggest his program will leave the Big Ten — at least for this season — if need be to play a season.
Could you imagine a coach from the SEC making a statement like that? Not even Mike Leach or Lane Kiffin is that crazy.
Well, those coaches aren’t alone as now Penn State’s James Franklin and Ohio State’s Ryan Day have each expressed that they are willing to fight for the upcoming season.
I love our players & believe it is my responsibility to help them chase their dreams, both collectively & individually. I am willing to fight WITH them & for our program!#WeAre
— James Franklin (@coachjfranklin) August 10, 2020
Swinging as hard as we possibly can right now for these players!! This isn’t over! #FIGHT
— Ryan Day (@ryandaytime) August 10, 2020
"Our University is committed to playing no matter what, no matter what that looks like and how that looks. We want to play no matter who it is or where it is."#Huskers HC Scott Frost on opponents for 2020. pic.twitter.com/kTPN9znv0v
— Husker Sports (@HuskerSports) August 10, 2020
This has been a wild day of college football news so far. Based on these comments, there’s no telling what the rest of the week will have in store.
Yeah it seems like the B1G blew it’s wad with the cancellation announcement. A lot can still happen
SEC not going to let the Big Ten determine it’s season. The coaches and ADs in the Big Ten deserve better leaders to run their university. Something changed very rapidly and no one knows what it is. This isn’t about COVID, it’s something much deeper. Big Ten is about to dissolve and either a new conference is formed or they will join other conferences.
Unless the SEC makes room for any and all Big 10 defections, no school is leaving. The TV money is too much, only the SEC has the cash to cover what they’d lose financially.
Grab the popcorn, this is getting real interesting!
If the commissioner made this decision on his on without at least a majority of the schools backing him, he will be a short lived commissioner..
Yes and no. If the coaches whose tweets are shown are being authentic and not just playing both sides, the new commish is obviously beholden to another group of people. This would also explain the sudden about face. One would have to believe that this group is the presidents or administrators or a subgroup thereof. The question then becomes, “”Who or what is motivating them?”
They will hide behind liability, but it goes deeper than this…
I don’t believe the Presidents of all these universities would go in on canceling the Season and not have discussed it with their coaches ahead of time..
So like I said.. If he made it on his own without the majority of the schools backing him he won’t las long… The conference doesn’t survive without schools…
So now they are saying, they has been no vote from Big Ten presidents and chancellors and they will have a phone call at 6pm tonight. Who are we suppose to believe? Leaked rumors from media is just solidifying you can’t believe anyone. The season hasn’t been cancelled yet.
Let the kids play if they wanna play they already have an opt-out option.B10 needs to grow a pair