There has always been a question that not many people have been able to answer regarding college sports: should a sports team be obligated to play on a national holiday? The question was raised when it was announced that Texas and Texas A & M would continue their rivalry during a football game on Thanksgiving for the next two seasons. This season will mark the first time since 1993 that the teams have gone head-to-head on Thanksgiving. The two teams have faced off 60 times on Thanksgiving, with the first ever meeting coming way back in 1894.
It may be a tradition for these two teams to meet on the Thanksgiving holiday, but I feel like times change and they should be home enjoying time with their families. I didn’t see any problem with having the teams play the day after the holiday. Let’s be serious. When the teams are on the field, you can’t tell me that they aren’t thinking of how nice it would be to sit down in front of a turkey with all the trimmings with their families.
Mark Zadakis
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment