Online Now 3636

Palmetto Proving Grounds

The place for Gamecock talk, news and information

On this Board 1586
Record: 4035 (11/24/2012)

Online now 3189
Record: 9625 (10/8/2011)

Boards ▾

Palmetto Proving Grounds

The place for Gamecock talk, news and information

The Barnyard

The place for Gamecock football and recruiting talk, plus off-topic subjects.

The McGuire Room

The place for Gamecock basketball talk, news and information

The Sarge

The ultimate online destination for the latest scoop on Carolina's national power baseball program.

GCI Archives

Everything from Gamecock Insider Tony Morrell, in case you missed it.

Spurnotes Archives

The place to read all past editions of Spurnotes

Video Archive

Hall of Fame

The best of the best

Ticket Exchange

Buy and sell your Gamecock tickets here.

Test Forum

Feedback for TBS and 247Sports.

Reply

A large dilemma: Sister's wedding or the UGA game


  • My step sister is getting married in Septemeber in Ireland but is also having a wedding service/reception on October 6th. They selected October 6th because WVU does not have HOME game that day.

    The family is from Morgantown. (OK, you can now toss around blended West Virginia family jokes --> here.)

    We have lived in Hilton Head Island/Bluffton for 25+ years now.

    The groom has never been down here to visit us. We go home about 3 times a year. Until last month, my parents had not even been here in nine (9) years.

    I love my college football. I have my season tix. I schedule very little but work, football and some golf from late August to early, mid January. I breathe it like you all do.

    I am being pressured (wife and family) to go to the wedding. I do not want to go to the wedding. I want to see the biggest home game win of the year

    I missed the road game last year due to a wedding.

    My schedule and tickets were on the books BEFORE I was told of the wedding date. At best, the game is at 8 PM. I could attend (a doubtful EARLY ceremony) and drive 7 hours to Cola.

    I lose either way and the fam will beat me up on this one.

    Any ideas, thoughts, etc. I know this has happened to others in the past, just curious of the fallout, I am NOT missing this tackle football game October 6th.

    garnet stats ●

  • garnet stats said...

    My step sister is getting married in Septemeber in Ireland but is also having a wedding service/reception on October 6th. They selected October 6th because WVU does not have HOME game that day.

    The family is from Morgantown. (OK, you can now toss around blended West Virginia family jokes --> here.)

    We have lived in Hilton Head Island/Bluffton for 25+ years now.

    The groom has never been down here to visit us. We go home about 3 times a year. Until last month, my parents had not even been here in nine (9) years.

    I love my college football. I have my season tix. I schedule very little but work, football and some golf from late August to early, mid January. I breathe it like you all do.

    I am being pressured (wife and family) to go to the wedding. I do not want to go to the wedding. I want to see the biggest home game win of the year

    I missed the road game last year due to a wedding.

    My schedule and tickets were on the books BEFORE I was told of the wedding date. At best, the game is at 8 PM. I could attend (a doubtful EARLY ceremony) and drive 7 hours to Cola.

    I lose either way and the fam will beat me up on this one.

    Any ideas, thoughts, etc. I know this has happened to others in the past, just curious of the fallout, I am NOT missing this tackle football game October 6th.

    Dude, you're just going to have to suck it up and go to the wedding...

    and give me your tickets.pray

    CockyTailgater ●

  • Easy choice...football! With the divorce rates in the US chances are you can catch the next one! Jokes but seriously USC game

    uscfreak24818 ●

  • They scheduled their wedding around football. That tells me all I need to hear right there.

    Go to the UGAy game, not much to consider here, to me. If they really cared, they would have thought about this. I HATE when people schedule weddings during football season, it is the 2nd biggest disappointment I have in the human race.

    signature image signature image signature image

    Ally will beat the crap out of Uga.

    steve miller ●

  • Tell them they need to reschedule - West Virginia will still not be finished scoring on Clemson by that point in time roflmao

    "We are South Carolina. We respect everyone but fear no one" - Ray Tanner

    GamecockD

  • I've posted several times in the past that my cousin scheduled a wedding on a day we played in Athens several years ago. Already had my tix. I wasn't in any pics at the wedding. Just something my family knows not to mess with, unless they decide to have their eventful day without me. The way I see it, everyone that's pushing you to go prefers to be at the wedding. Let them go, while you do your thing. That's exactly what I did, and I have zero regrets.

    Bunzie

  • You said STEP-sister right?

    Football game...

    signature image

    You can't see! I can't see! All that matters is can the f*&%ing horse see! That's a raid!

    JuiceCock

  • JuiceCock said...

    You said STEP-sister right?

    Football game...

    This. She's a "relative" of yours through no fault of your own (parents 1st marriage tanked), and isn't even blood. Sounds like you're not tight. She's having a post-nuptial party in freaking Morgantown. Send the fam and go to the game.

    signature image signature image signature image

    CockOfAges

  • garnet stats said...

    I am NOT missing this tackle football game October 6th.

    Spoken like a true fan. I read once of an Alabama couple who missed their daughter's wedding because she scheduled it for the day of the Auburn game. (They did make the reception, however,)

    Kelso Red ●

  • with all of today's technological advances, can't they just stream the wedding live, wiat you said the wedding was in West Virginia, never-mind.

    Hating_on_CU ●

  • Pretty simple really.

    Agree to go to the wedding.

    Right before you leave, come down with the flu.

    Apologize profusely, but you can't see going up there as sick as you are.

    Go to the game. Drink a lot. Get sick. Let them know how sick you were. Feel great later about our victory.

    signature image

    Fripp Island

  • garnet stats said...

    My step sister is getting married in Septemeber in Ireland but is also having a wedding service/reception on October 6th. They selected October 6th because WVU does not have HOME game that day.

    The family is from Morgantown. (OK, you can now toss around blended West Virginia family jokes --> here.)

    We have lived in Hilton Head Island/Bluffton for 25+ years now.

    The groom has never been down here to visit us. We go home about 3 times a year. Until last month, my parents had not even been here in nine (9) years.

    I love my college football. I have my season tix. I schedule very little but work, football and some golf from late August to early, mid January. I breathe it like you all do.

    I am being pressured (wife and family) to go to the wedding. I do not want to go to the wedding. I want to see the biggest home game win of the year

    I missed the road game last year due to a wedding.

    My schedule and tickets were on the books BEFORE I was told of the wedding date. At best, the game is at 8 PM. I could attend (a doubtful EARLY ceremony) and drive 7 hours to Cola.

    I lose either way and the fam will beat me up on this one.

    Any ideas, thoughts, etc. I know this has happened to others in the past, just curious of the fallout, I am NOT missing this tackle football game October 6th.

    Both teams will be coming in undefeated. They were careful enough to plan around WVU but not the COCKS. Your step sister slapped you in the face disrespecting you like that. Get her a gift cert for a Bloomin' Onion and tell your wife and family that you have to be a man and man up for the Cocks.

    Duckhuntercock

  • See ya sis................... after football season! biggrin

    This post was edited by PICreekRat on 7/9/2012 at 11:02 AM

    PICreekRat

  • I have a cousin getting married the day of the UGA game and a friend getting married the day of the tenn game. Not going to either.

    UGA could possibly be a top 7 matchup, gameday, etc. it'll also be the 3:30 CBS game. Can't miss that

    SCGamecock84

  • You could have left all the other stuff out and just said "Hey, someone scheduled a wedding on a football game day. Should I go to the wedding or game?? The answer is always the same, football game. No weddings during football season. Period. Even open dates for USC will be bad for weddings because in years to come, anniversaries will be had and mess the future seasons up as well. All in all bad idea. But I feel the same way about holiday weddings as well.

    Help fight Cancer!!!! http://pages.teamintraining.org/sc/rnrsav12/jbyars

    justinbyars

  • i had a good friend schedule his wedding at the same time of the UGA game on the beach. I told him i was boycotting his wedding and he didnt like that. We are no longer talking.

    signature image signature image

    helmet0628

  • When my best friend got engaged last fall I told him that when planning the wedding that the wedding couldn't be until December 8th. That way the season for all of us would be over. Luckily his wife to be is a Bama grad and she knew just how important this was and they chose to get married the 8th. Why anyone would get married during the season is mind boggling.

    Cocky87

  • SCGamecock84 said...

    I have a cousin getting married the day of the UGA game and a friend getting married the day of the tenn game. Not going to either.

    UGA could possibly be a top 7 matchup, gameday, etc. it'll also be the 3:30 CBS game. Can't miss that


    Oh, right...3:30 game and possibly GameDay at the 'Shoe.....

    Stream wedding to tailgate (they jus' discovered 'lectricity!) Done.

    Not missing the game, damn the torpedoes. My mind was already made up, I just needed some garnet and black comments/encouragement.

    We are fairly close to step sis but she knows my fall schedule and what consumes me when the leaves tinge to brown.

    My step-monster will most likely be the main issue and I will deal with her later the season is completed.
    Goooooooooo Gamecocks!

    garnet stats ●

  • If they scheduled their wedding around college football, then they will certainly understand why you won't be there.

    This post was edited by Snoop Cock on 7/9/2012 at 11:47 AM

    Snoop Cock ●

  • Am I to understand that this isn't even the actual wedding, but just a reception for those who didn't make it to Ireland? That makes it 10X worse for them to schedule it in October. Then you say they scheduled it around THEIR college football game but basically decided that yours didn't matter. That makes it 20X worse. In SC, as much as we hate Tater Tech and all that, most people have the common courtesy to take both major school's schedules into consideration. But even then you could be screwing Citadel, Furman, and Wofford fans and that isn't cool either. I understand it more if it is a UNC fan because they don't know that college football is important in the south and they probably want to schedule their weddings to avoid conflicts with Lacrosse season or some such. Bottom line a wedding during football season absent REALLY GOOD extenuating circumstances is just plain rude.

    Bosscock

  • Seems to me that it is a reception, not a wedding. Receptions are optional...top ten match ups at WB against our biggest divisional rival are not.

    signature image signature image

    "You’re either a block-gobbler, a farmer, or you’re a damn hunter and playmaker."

    HellRooster4

  • Can you go up there on a Thursday/Friday, then drive/fly down early Saturday morning or late Friday night? If so: you showed face to persoanlly congratulate them and got to see the football game.

    JamRockCock ●

  • You lost me at wedding a little bit then for good with step sister' wedding.
    If your asking your going. Have fun hope you find your nuts on the way home. Lol I kid

    frankpaula45 ●

  • Tell them you'll show up just like Clemson's defense did.

    signature image signature image signature image

    CockOfAges

  • Either they pony up the money for you to attend in Ireland or you will have to graciously decline their invitation. If the monster-in-law gives you any lip, tell her you will be sure to be at the next one.

    theyear2001 ●

South Carolina
247Sports
Features
Resources
Connect

247Sports In partnership with CBS Sports