The middle of the fall semester is upon us, which can only mean one thing: football season is in full swing. This forces students to answer one key question: Should I spend my Sunday doing homework or watching the NFL?

Most Fairfield students choose football. Students don their favorite team jerseys with pride in Barone and around campus. Screams are echoed loudly throughout the dorms all day on Sundays. So, it would seem that football trumps homework on Sundays.

But is it really worth it?

Football is really played only once a week, not counting Monday Night Football or college football. Technically, that leaves another five and a half days for one to complete a week’s worth of homework.

Everyone needs a break during a long week of classes, so why not make it Sunday, especially after a long night out on Saturday?

There’s nothing better than waking up around noon on a Sunday, grabbing brunch and then vegging out in front of the television, screaming at Eli Manning to actually make a completion.

Students seem to decide that once a week, football does come before homework.

Brian Fothe ’10, for example, said he knows his priorities.

“You can drink while watching football. Beer and football go hand in hand,” he said.

On the other hand, since we are college students, homework is pretty essential. And if you decide to slack off on Friday and Saturday, Sunday is then deemed the automatic work day.

If homework is not completed by Sunday night, then it will be pushed back into the week, added on top of all the work professors will hand out on Monday morning.

Let’s face it, no one wants to stay up until 3 a.m. in the middle of the week completing a paper that could have been finished by dinnertime Sunday.

But then again, Peyton does not throw his 288th career touchdown pass every day.

Stephanie Luciani ’10 decided that football scores above homework on Sundays.

“I can’t speak for everyone, but I love football. So, I would rather watch football than do my work,” she said.

“Basically, we plan our whole week around the games because weekends are for football,” said Luciani. “Unless it’s a really good game, I’ll do my work while watching the game.”

Sundays leave students many options. Find a nice corner in the library and buckle down, or set your alarm so it wakes you up just in time for your favorite team’s game.

Students said they can usually multitask and do work while watching the game.

No matter how you decide to get everything done, just make sure football is involved in your weekly Sunday activities.

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