One tweet sent college football fans into a tizzy this week, as someone pointed out on X (formerly Twitter) that Saturday, October 12th this year is a very popular wedding date, but it’s also got an amazing slate of games.
That made everyone argue, of course. There were those who agreed that there was no way they’d go to a wedding on that day, or those who said GROW UP AND GO TO THE WEDDING.
We here at For The Win joined in the fray, spending a lot of time discussing this in our group chat. And we decided to turn it into content, as we do. So here are seven of us, telling you all to grow up:
“It’s just football.”
I like football as much as the next person. Proof: I watched a Giants game on my phone during a wedding, and this wasn’t the Eli Manning Super Bowl-winning era of Giants football. This was two years ago. But dawg, it’s just football. Go to the wedding and dance [read: drink] away the pain from whatever’s happening on that bs stream. — Prince Grimes
“You are an adult.”
You are an adult. You have lots of bills, maybe even a mortgage. For some reason, these fellow adults have decided to keep you in their life – lucky you! – and they actually like having you around. Again, lucky you. Remember that if you really get mad about not spending the 135th Saturday or Sunday of your life on the couch watching the same [expletive] unremarkable football games instead of celebrating people you apparently call “friends.” — Robert Zeglinski
Don’t worry about college football when planning a wedding.
Just plan the bleepity bleep bleep wedding. The day is about you and your person and nothing else. If you’re worried about folks not showing up because of football games, you have officially lost the plot. If you simply must think of the football, tell your guests to bring food and drinks for the tailgate style reception with TVs. BOOM. Problem solved. — Meghan Hall
If it bothers you that much, DON’T GO!
If you’re planning a wedding around football season, either move the date to not a Saturday or just have TVs at the reception. If you’re a guest, you have a phone to watch the game on or if it bothers you that much, just don’t go! You have a bunch of methods at your disposal to keep up with football games in the year of our lord 2024. And if you do miss something, you can always catch the highlights on social media. — Mary Clarke
Um, hello, it’s 2024.
It’s 2024. We have phones with streaming capabilities. External battery packs aren’t expensive. Venues have outlets. I’m so sorry you can’t watch this game at a sports bar where you have to pay for drinks because you’re instead at an open bar, but I trust in your ability to make it work. Just pad in some time to dance to Push It. You’ll be fine. — Christian D’Andrea
“What are we even talking about here?”
Listen. I love my college football team as much as the next guy. But unless you are on the roster or the staff, what are we even talking about here? I think wedding invitations are an honor, and if it feels like an obligation or a chore to go because you would rather watch college football, there are probably some things about your life that I will truly never understand. If college football isn’t a priority for the bride and groom but it is for you, don’t make this about you. You are not the main character. — Bryan Kalbrosky
GROW UP.
Let’s keep this simple: weddings are OK to have anytime. It’s not about interrupting your college football gameday or whatever. That said, if you want to stream the game during the reception and glance at it while dancing and celebrating, that’s fine! — Charles Curtis
