So the Harvard University schedule, which I’m somewhat familiar with, reads as follows for the 2010 spring semester:
Jan 25 – classes begin
Apr 30 – classes end
May 14 – exams end

The University of Alabama schedule now reads as follows:
Jan 11 – classes begin
Apr 26 – classes end
May 12 – exams end

As the world’s #1 ranked university, Harvard has shamed our entire planet.

10 + 0 = FAIL

He wrote this gem yesterday:

Going up against Nick Saban, Mack Brown is going to get exposed. Really utterly and completely exposed for the sideline coach that he is.

(Though I’m sure y’all agree with that one.)

If his goal is to infuriate fan bases and get the clicks to his articles which follow, he’s doing a good job.

No one is going to go to class who is going to the game, so they will miss 3 days of classes instead of the university using up a ‘snow day’ to ensure no one has to miss. Also missing the first two classes will force you to drop most classes, and if you go to the game, you won’t be able to make it if you have a MWF class.

Clay Travis is pulling a Brian Cook. Writting anything he can to try and take the attention away from the shit storm at his beloved university.

Even he was too good for his beloved University.

Tebow’s presence didn’t have a positive effect on graduation rates?

And, boy, have we really turned things around. That graph is pretty telling.

Starts classes after UA starts them this Spring. They finish classes before UA this Spring.

Universities run their own programs, Clay Travis just runs a bunch of hotdogs into his bung.

Regarding an earlier column of his this week, about how they media can target female University EMPLOYEES of Tennessee becoming media targets as the result of an NCAA INVESTIGATION regarding the wooing of recruits.

Well, I guess its alright for you to ask Tim Tebow if he’s a virgin, but god forbid the media to ask if UT’s employees have done anything untoward in the recruitment of athletes. Hypocrite.

Because I would like to punch that douchebag in the face if I ever run into him on the street.

(I’ve wanted to do that for a long time before this article anyway. Same for Kevin Scarbinsky, but I already know what he looks like.)

kick his f-in ass C Bass!!! err Pete

From Clay, who is usually much, much better than this. I know he holds respect for Alabama as a team, and has respect for the coaches — or he’s stated such several times in the past — but he was off-base with this one, by a lot.

I like the move by Alabama, personally. But, uh, OMG U ALL CH33T!!!!11 or w/e.

Pete should know someone with a bad argument when he sees one: he is, after all, a lawyer ;-)

the 1st time in RBR history that everyone agrees with Pete? I’m taking the day off to celebrate!!

Tuscaloosa city schools will not be shutting down due to the National Championship game. I think it seems a little more likely that the actions of the secondary schools will have a greater impact on the key piece of evidence travis is using to bolster his flimsy argument.

he avers that: “If you’ve ever wondered why the state of Alabama ranks 44th in percentage of college graduates at 20.6 percent, it’s decisions like this one.”

now i’m nothing but a ’bama dropout but even i can identify this as a straw man fallacy. the problem at the statewide level is getting students into college at a greater rate rather than what happens to them once they are there.

but, what the hell, i’ll play along. if – as travis seems to conclude – the actions of the university sets a bad example for the education of alabamans then strong stance of the public school system in this case would seem to make a strong counter argument to his claim. but i’m not holding my breath for a follow up or retraction.

He accuses the media of making something out of nothing about the ‘Orange Ride’ then does the same exact thing he’s bitching about.

I’m not really familiar with this guy, but for some reason, UT fans respect his opinion, but a media member that would ask ANY college athlete about their sex life with mics on and cameras rolling (at SEC media days, no less) and embarass everyone in the room, has ZERO credibility.

The only exception would be that sex-offender rapist Daniel? whatever that UT signed to a football scholarship.

Of course not Clay. They aren’t old row. Duhhh.

…from the time he started writing and was shocked that I enjoyed what he wrote as much as I did considering he’s a die hard UT fan. It’s been fairly obvious that from the outset he’s been fascinated by the career that Finebaum has built for himself.
IMHO, he’s not only trying to distract from the train wreck that is UT football but also trying to make himself into a Finebaum like character on a national level. From the time he started writing for AOL fanhouse he’s gone after everyone, and I don’t think he really believes half the crap that he writes, but is just trying to establish himself as a controversial writer. I used to like him and have some for respect him, but now think he’s just another douche bag trying to make a buck by pissing off the poulation at large.