Q: Why are mandatory football games scheduled on our 3-day weekends when we have very little free time to begin with!! - asked by: MIDN 2/C Michael McHugh -
A: Michael, there are only so many weekends that are set aside for fall football games. We have to juggle our schedule with our opponents, and television plays a factor in terms of where and when we play our games. Saturday afternoon at 1:30 is the preferred time by a majority of our fans. Football scheduling is done years in advance, and based on the time and date limitations that we have, the games are played when they can most logically be scheduled. The good news is the tradition seems to continue that Midshipmen are granted liberty every time that football wins a home game. So I guess there are two sides to the coin, and in the bigger picture, that's meant about five weekends for some who would not have normally realized it. It's like everything in life, there're trade-offs, and all in this case are with good intention.
- answered by: Chet Gladchuk
