The Sports Media Watch has reported that Tex Pitfield, CEO of Saraguay Petroleum, thinks the game should be cancelled:
Calling it a "question of social responsibility," Tex Pitfield, CEO of Saraguay Petroleum, told WGAU's Tim Bryant, "If I was governor, I’d cancel the game." Pitfield: "That gas needs to be used for people to go to work, and for people to take care of their families. I did the same thing with my tennis team yesterday. I told them that I wasn’t going to start wasting gas to go play tennis."
This is all well and good, but there are not a lot of options to reschedule a game of national impact this season. Georgia has two off Saturdays: October 4 and November 22. Alabama only has one off Saturday on November 22. So that date would be the only viable date for a reschedule. But why should a game be rescheduled because people make a stupid decision to drive to a game when they know there might not be gasoline available?
To that end, the Athens Banner-Herald is reporting that University of Georgia police Chief Jimmy Williamson is calling on fans to think with their heads:
Out-of-town football fans who can't make it to Athens and back on one tank of gas should stay home this weekend, University of Georgia police Chief Jimmy Williamson said.
A gas shortage in Athens and across the Southeast means it's unlikely Athens filling stations can supply fuel for 100,000 out-of-town visitors, in addition to 115,000 residents.
Fans coming from faraway places like South Georgia or Alabama should think twice before heading to Athens for the UGA-University of Alabama football game Saturday night, Williamson said.
My drive to Sanford Stadium is only six miles, so I do not have to worry about the gasoline. Hopefully people further away will accept personal responsibility and do what is right for them.
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