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More than a decade ago, the largest sports cable network in the world began to televise Thursday night football games. It’s been a resounding success ever since, and now gluttonous executives want to expand their gold mine to Friday nights.
In 2002, the NCAA revised its bylaws and opened the door for college conferences to televise games on Friday nights. ESPN jumped in.
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the NCAA Division-I Management Council and the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics immediately spoke out against the'ruling. And most major NCAA Division-I conferences decided to shy away from Friday night games, respecting the long-standing tradition of high school football on Friday nights.
But ESPN’s crusade has continued. And now the big payday has become too much
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