Welcome back to the Friday Feedback, floundering for far too long, but now hopefully back on track — wait, did I say that before? Well, this time I mean it. The schedule is normal now through the NCAA Tournament, which leads me to an interesting dilemma and discussion, one I’ve mentioned in passing before and would like to revisit now.
I’ve got a big-time family wedding March 17. In Fort Worth. That happens to be the first Saturday of the NCAA Tournament. My family is cool. They understand the schedule conflict. The bride gets it. They say it’s no problem if I miss it — and I sense they’re only concerned if my wife is there. Conversely, JackBo would be more than happy to cover the NCAA Tournament in my stead. He, too, gets it. So, is essence, I have a free pass either way, but neither is an occasion to miss.
A while ago, back when I learned the wedding date and realized I had a potential problem, I was honestly shopping around for plane tickets. I didn’t buy one, but I was looking. Then, I think right around the time WVU was battling Baylor, I started to panic a little. The basketball team is actually pretty good — and shame on me for doubting, yes?
Right now, I know this thing can go any way. I can miss the wedding for the NCAA Tournament. I can miss the NCAA Tournament for the wedding. I can miss the wedding for the NIT. I can miss the NIT for the wedding. Ideally, and not surprisingly, I’d like to cover the NCAA Tournament. The NIT, not so much. I’d also like to be at this family event. Then again, I’m sure part of me would be bummed out if WVU was a one-and-done team and I covered it and missed the wedding. And I’d be furious if I went to the wedding and WVU went 2-0. Of course, WVU could play Thursday or Friday and, in theory only, lose its first game and I could be in the air ASAP.
So there are many options. Here’s the problem: You ever shopped for airfare to DFW or DLF? It’s not pretty. It’s pricey (Unless you know some secrets I do not … hint, hint). You’re better off buying a ticket early, but as far as I can tell, expensive is expensive and if I bought a ticket, say, a week before the wedding, convinced WVU was a NIT team, I’d be paying a lot, but not a whole lot more.
Here’s a predicament — and, really, an exercise in predicting the rest of the season: You’re in my shoes and you have to make a decision TODAY. What would you do? My current idea: I’m booking early flights hoping there are scenarios where the flights are oversold and I can graciously surrender my seat for vouchers.
Onto the Feedback. As always, comments appear as posted. In other words, make the best of a bad situation.
glibglub said:
It’s true about the Gettysburg Address comparison. My kid had to recite Huggs’ entire U Conn postgame locker room speech in school last week.
Just kidding. I have no children. You’re welcome, society.
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