Sean Frazier did not wish to promote others on Saturday, however his public position was the same from what he had been saying a month back. Back in mid-July, soon after the Big Ten canceled nonconference games, the Northern Illinois athletic director told anybody who would listen that the concept of playing college football this fall was fools gold– a diagnosis that his conference has made good on with its choice to postpone fall sports.
Frazier was alone on an island then publicly, a minimum of among college administrators. But due to the Mid-American Conferences choice Saturday to punt on college football this fall– and, to a lesser degree, UConns decision Wednesday to do the same– will others in the FBS join him and his conference now?
A much better concern might be this: Why have not more decision-makers said the silent part out loud so far?
The MAC did what none of the other 9 FBS conferences have actually done so …