Alabama Keeps its Priorities in the Right Place: Cancels School for BCS Game
By Larry Brown December 9, 2009 - Posted in College Football

We’ve often cracked on Alabama for its fervor and never ending passion for football. In some senses, it’s great that the school supports its team tremendously. In others, the support goes too far. Case in point: the school’s plans for the second week of January as reported by WAFF:

Due to large numbers of students and staff who are expected to go to Pasadena, CA, for the Rose Bowl, the University of Alabama is dismissing classes from Jan 6. through Jan. 8, 2010.

Students should expect additional assignments to make up for the lost class time. Also, staff who wish to attend the National Championship game will have to arrange for leave and for their work to be covered.

Guess I know when is a good time to rob the school. Not that I would do such a thing, but who’s going to be there for protection? Putting aside the question of how so many college students can afford to travel across the country to Pasadena and purchase tickets for the game, how can the school say they’re going to cancel classes? What’s the primary function of the students, administrators, and instructors, to foster an environment of higher learning or to support the football team? It’s this sort of mentality and misplaced priorities that leads to all the corruption and recruiting scandals in and around the Alabama (as well as other SEC programs) football team.

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3 Comments
  • Gene

    If, in fact, the faculty follows through and gives the students make up assignments, I see nothing wrong with making it easier for student and faculty fans to attend a game that Alabama hasn’t been in for over fifteen years.

    Consider that there would be no need for this type of announcement if the national championship game were played on New Year’s Day. However that no longer is the case, thanks to our television friends and their almighty dollars.

    I must say I generally agree with your comments about misplaced priorities when it comes to football versus school. I have more of a problem with every school in the top division fielding teams with players who do not belong in an institution of higher learning and would not be there if influential and wealthy alums did not put bragging rights over academic excellence.

  • http://www.pointguardu.com/cats NICK

    People actually go to class at Alabama?

  • Belve

    Well said, Gene.