If any of you attended the Auburn/Arkansas football game this past Saturday saying that it was warm would be an understatement. Whether it was a combination of heat and humidity or the fact that the rain prior to the game turned to steam, it was very warm. Sitting in the stands watching the game from 2:30 p.m. until the lightning delay around 6:00 p.m., I really am not sure I have ever been any warmer. In fact, there were several fans that found themselves in the First Aid Stations due to overheating.

Now I am a fan of warm weather but that day might make you change your mind. In fact, a lady in our group mentioned that the heat should cause anyone not on the right track to get there, to avoid hell. But since the game finished well (War Eagle) you soon forgot about the heat and the rain that followed once the game resumed.

Saying all of the above makes me think that perhaps some sports are played in the wrong season. I can remember when both of my sons played the spring sport of baseball and you would need a portable heater to keep from freezing to death. In fact, I believe the baseball field at Brewer High School in February or March is the coldest place on earth (or perhaps the coldest place that I have been). Likewise being said, you have to schedule heat breaks for football players when the games begin in August. Not having played football,  I cannot imagine how hot the players get, especially with all the equipment required as part of the uniform.

The fans of football, as mentioned above, suffer through the heat as well, especially considering the fact that football games or attended in much greater numbers than baseball. The fans in a college game are crammed into a space that has less room than a coach seat on an airplane.

So it would seem that if high school and college football were played as a spring sport (those that begin in February) and baseball was played as a fall sport (those that begins in August) both players and fans would be much more comfortable and even healthier.

The players would be warm for football and the crowded stands would help the fans stay warmer as well. With baseball you would be less crowded in the stands and the players can skip the extra layers they need in the spring to stay warm.

But since this is probably not going to happen, we will just adjust and keep supporting our favorite teams and try to survive the temperatures, up or down.

Randy Garrison is the president and publisher of the Hartselle Enquirer.