<p>Well, in brief:
I was planning on flying back over Thanksgiving break, and ditching my Iron Bowl ticket. (selling it, most likely) Also, I was planning on either staying on campus or going with friends to Voodoo Fest in New Orleans over Fall break, due to its relative brevity.
The schedule change makes flying back during either break a much less attractive option. It’s not the worst situation, as winter break is huge anyway.</p>
<p>This is more of a “me-specific situation”, so me complaining about it here wasn’t the most relevant thing to do. Still, even as a huge football fan, I greatly dislike the power the sport holds over our academic schedule.</p>
<p>Don’t feel bad, kansas, I think a lot of people are faced with the same dilemma. It’s not that the breaks are “killed”, it’s just that you have to make hard choices about staying on campus or taking the break. Even driving, it’s a big time and money commitment to travel during a break, and it hardly seems worth it for a day or two off.</p>
<p>Got to be patient, I guess, for that long winter break. Especially if there’s another extra week off for a championship like last year.</p>
<p>M2CK, here’s an interesting thought. How will moving that Georgia State game affect the lab schedule? </p>
<p>My son commented that, during a week when there is one day off (for example, MLK Day), no labs are scheduled. (BTW, this does not affect him, but several of his friends).</p>
<p>If Alabama sticks with that schedule, students would miss at least four weeks of lab time. Guess professors will have to cram everything into the remaining labs. That’s a lot of stuff. At the same time, some professors use that lab time for tests. Could make tests much more detailed, I guess.</p>