<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Get The Picture]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://blutarsky.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Senator Blutarsky]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://blutarsky.wordpress.com/author/blutarsky/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Auburn decision, publisher&#8217;s note]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>After reading yesterday&#8217;s Chip Towers&#8217; pieces with quotes from the relevant parties, I thought I&#8217;d spend a little time this morning breaking down some of that.  If you&#8217;re already tired of the subject, feel free to skip this and the next three posts.</p>
<p>Yeah, I&#8217;m going to devote separate posts to the three main players because I think each reveals a different aspect to the decision and each deserves a separate conversation.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t bother getting angry about the loss of another tradition.  Anger is a wasted emotion.  The only thing that matters to Georgia&#8217;s athletic administration is money, and neither you nor I, nor the folks in Butts-Mehre expect a massive walkout by the fans buying tickets over moving the Auburn game earlier in the schedule.</p>
<p>Cynicism as a coping mechanism, on the other hand&#8230;</p>
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