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January 25, 2025
Now that the first college football season to feature the new 12-team playoff format is in the books, the reviews are in, and not all of them are positive. One group in particular—spouses of some of the sport’s most die-hard fans—have been particularly vocal in their criticism of the extended action. On Saturday, several wives got together via Zoom remote conference to do a post-mortem on the longest season in college football history.
“It just went on, and on, and ON,” said Sarah Benson, whose husband Dan is still celebrating Ohio State’s 34-23 win over Notre Dame.
“This is the first weekend we haven’t had to plan around college football in I don’t know how long,” said Ashley Williams, wife of Notre Dame supporter Brandon.
“We had this whole Caribbean vacation all planned out around New Years,” said Kristen Hruska, wife of Texas Longhorns fan Jim, ”we were on our way to a bioluminescence kayaking excursion—there are only three of them in the world—and we’re getting all geared up to push off, and guess what happens? Frickin’ Arizona State sends it to overtime. Guess who stayed behind and missed the bioluminescent algae?!” Kristen exclaimed. “If I hear the name ‘Skattebo’ one more time, I might vomit.”
So what does preparation for next season look like? Stretching, spa days, and cold rose, among other things, the women said.
“We’ve got about 7.5 months to recover before the next one starts, and I’m not even sure that’s long enough,” Hruska said before signing off.
