Imo the most likely situation is that both RU and the conference assumed this would be neutral (because it obviously should be) and we blindsided by this. I guess you can say they should’ve confirmed it.. but given that all of these in the past were counted as neutral it’s pretty easy to see why they wouldn’t have been super proactive about it. I blame the NCAA 99.9% for this.
How can they be blindsided..i don't buy it