Georgia Football: Judge grants continuance so fan can attend game

Only in the South, y’all.  If you had any doubts that Southerners loved college football beyond sense or reason, read about this Georgia football fan.

Georgia making it to the College Football Playoff is a really, really big deal. The Bulldogs haven’t been in this position since 1980, when legendary running back Herschel Walker played for the them. Apparently, the legal system of Georgia thinks this is a huge deal, too.

A judge in Chatham County, Ga., granted an emergency motion for continuance for an attorney to delay a court date so that the plaintiff could go to the Rose Bowl.

In a quote to the media, the attorney, named J. Patrick Connell, made a heartfelt argument in The Washington Post. 

“The 2018 Rose Bowl will be a momentous occasion for the Dawgs.

As the undersigned’s colleague and UGA School of Law alumnus Dana Braun pointed out yesterday, this will be just the second time the Dawgs have appeared in the Rose Bowl, their first appearance having occurred some 75 years ago, in 1943, in the midst of World War II, when the Dawgs defeated the Bruins of UCLA, 9-0.”

The judge is apparently a Georgia fan, as well as being a bit of a smart aleck. Here was his reply, according to Jacob Bogage of The Washington Post.

“(I)n the unfortunate happenstance that the University of Georgia does not emerge triumphant from the Rose Bowl on January 1st, Plaintiff’s counsel must appear before this Court at 9:00 a.m. on Jan. 3 and show cause as to why he should not be held in contempt for failing to secure a Bulldog victory through his presence in Pasadena.”

Next: Will Georgia make it to the national title game?

This has got to be the best motion in college football.