re: Ohio State-Illinois is canceled.

The fricking big ten did it to themselves. To delay starting the season until the end of October created a ludicrously small window to play a schedule before the cfb playoffs.

When it became clear that football could be played Ohio state and Nebraska fought tooth and nail to get the season restarted. They succeeded but only in a time frame that suited the more “cautious” members like Michigan, Wisconsin and Rutgers. I mean, Rutgers of all things! And to have a 21 day quarantine period for players is ridiculous and flies in the face of any sound public health recommendation.

The simple fact of the matter is that there are a lot of faculty bodies and presidents of big ten universities who resent the undue influence that sports, and football specifically, wield over their institutions. The cliche “never waste a crisis” gets thrown out a lot but has never been more relevant. Big ten “football factories,” ie Ohio state, are going to be brought down a peg on purpose.