Director of Athletics Joe Alleva should be embarrassed by the athletic scheduling situation Saturday night. At 7 p.m., during the nationally televised Duke-Florida football game, the Blue-White scrimmage was taking place. Without a doubt, more students watched an exhibition game than our football team play a game against the most beatable Florida State team in years.
The athletic department has paid a lot of lip service to the importance of rebuilding our football team, including the first-ever football summit last year and significant investment in the Yoh Building and other facilities. However, until it stops forcing Duke students, alumni and fans to choose between the two sports, our football team will never have a chance to build an audience and fill Wallace Wade. Yes, I know the Blue-White scrimmage was scheduled months in advance before the final football game time was scheduled. However, things changed and you need to be able to change with them. At any university serious about having a winning football team, the basketball exhibition would be moved. I wish I was an alumnus of one of those schools.
Mark Johnson
Trinity '99
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