The Red River Midterms….

October 12th, 2008 · Austin · Scott Humphreys, MBA '09 · Student Life · Posted by Scott Humphreys

Dear University of Texas Scheduling Officials,

I would like to bring to your attention a possible problem solver to make note of for next year: Conducting midterms the week after the Texas vs. Oklahoma weekend is probably not the best idea in the world for a number of reasons:

1. Driving and Studying is virtually impossible in a car packed with business school students

2. Studying and game watching are activities equally non-conducive to achieving the mastery of financial statement analysis and managerial accounting

3. Post game 4 hr. drive time and subsequent 11 pm crash out effectively eliminate a great portion of available (and much needed) study time

4. The Longhorns just moved to #1 in the nation….come on people…..

So, apparently I’m a football fan, and one day (sometimes two) a week it takes precedence to an open book in the library. This weekend was quite simply put: amazing. I also must clarify that by “weekend” I mean driving to Dallas on Friday night, waking up, watching the Red River Shootout, then getting back in my truck and driving back to Austin on Saturday afternoon. Trip Recap:

Total time spent in Dallas: 25 hrs. 32 mins

Total time spent in truck: 7 hrs. 25 mins

Total time spent studying for four midterms: 17 mins (at least I tried)

Total Time Spent Enjoying the Best College Football Game in my short game watching career: I’m pretty sure I’m still enjoying it

Guess that’s the price you pay for going to a program with an actual football team. It’s now Sunday afternoon, and I’ve spent the past eight hours working my way through half a semesters worth of financial statements analysis, managerial accounting, corporate governance, and public policy issues. Lucky for me my fifth class is a real estate practicum which doesn’t culminate until a large presentation to the client at the end of the semester…..here’s to my coffee maker working overtime and having a neighborhood 7-11 open twenty four hours a day (I like to call this place “the well of red bull”)….imagine the next update will be a picture of hilarity once this is all over…..

At least we got some good pictures…