After reading yesterday’s Chip Towers’ pieces with quotes from the relevant parties, I thought I’d spend a little time this morning breaking down some of that. If you’re already tired of the subject, feel free to skip this and the next three posts.
Yeah, I’m going to devote separate posts to the three main players because I think each reveals a different aspect to the decision and each deserves a separate conversation.
Don’t bother getting angry about the loss of another tradition. Anger is a wasted emotion. The only thing that matters to Georgia’s athletic administration is money, and neither you nor I, nor the folks in Butts-Mehre expect a massive walkout by the fans buying tickets over moving the Auburn game earlier in the schedule.
Cynicism as a coping mechanism, on the other hand…