[HamiltonJay]

Seems to me this guys got more sense than most... Football's a game... if you think football is more important than a good friends funeral, then I pity both you and your friends.

[wideawake]

Football is just a game. If my coach told me I couldn't attend a friend's funeral, I'd tell him to stuff it.

I wouldn't skip my friend's funeral because Coach told me to and then bitch and moan about it afterwards.

[AppyPappy]

if you think football is more important than a good friends funeral, then I pity both you and your friends.

How is he going to pay for the ticket home? That may be the NCAA violation.