🏈 Hurricane Matthew: LSU/UF decision (UPDATED to be played 11/19 @ LSU)

[TUSKtimes]

Whether Florida or LSU actually play Nov 19, I think history is going to be very unkind to the Gators for not getting this game played sometime this weekend. Plenty of options were given and LSU was bending over backwards. Pretty much anytime, anything, and anywhere, just make it this weekend. Why did all other teams in harm's way get their games scheduled for this weekend and the city of Gainsville and the Gators just couldn't work out the logistics? How does an AD wait as late as Thursday trying to foresee how to play this game on Saturday and yet suddenly just give up for a very practical Sunday reschedule? Me thinks I know why Gator taste like chicken.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Not privy to internal working at Florida, but it could be the number of kids who live in the impacted areas up and down the coast. I saw a graphic showing something over 50% of the team is from the areas with major flooding right now. Hard to think of playing a game when you don't know if your parents have a home anymore.

That being said, the UF AD should have decided much sooner.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Not privy to internal working at Florida, but it could be the number of kids who live in the impacted areas up and down the coast. I saw a graphic showing something over 50% of the team is from the areas with major flooding right now. Hard to think of playing a game when you don't know if your parents have a home anymore.

That being said, the UF AD should have decided much sooner.

But why was it left to two competing ADs looking for only their own advantage? Sankey blew this like no other. He is the ruling power in this conference. Slive never hesitated to move LSU to a Monday night about 10 years ago. It wasn't left for the ADs to do the right thing. Sankey didn't make this game happen Sunday as plan B whether a Florida AD thought it was cool or not. Florida Atlantic/Charlotte and Georgia/USC are playing on Sunday, plan B.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

True. SEC could have forced the issue a little better. SEC Scheduling is their thing, not the schools.

 

[TUSKtimes]

True. SEC could have forced the issue a little better. SEC Scheduling is their thing, not the schools.

And now LSU's AD says there are no more options this year. And still no plan B from the most powerful man in the SEC.

 

[OldPlayer]

UGA is bending over backwards to play USCe in Columbia this weekend. The game has been moved to Sunday afternoon, they gave up their hotel to refugees from the storm, they will stay in a dorm-like building, and they reduced their normal travel party.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

And now LSU's AD says there are no more options this year. And still no plan B from the most powerful man in the SEC.

What does this have to do with Paul Bryant, Jr.?

 

[TUSKtimes]

Disney World will be open for business Saturday, The Swamp, not so much.

 

[rick4bama]

I'm the UF coach and thinking, If I play LSU and win the game or lose the game I still won't go to the SECCG because we lost to UT. BUT, if WE don't play this game ,We have a % chance to go to the SECCG? Hey!! We don't play the game that storm is coming this way and we can't put our players in danger, yes that what I like, YES That it!!

 

[UAgrad93]

Sankey needs to step up and tell the 2 schools, "This is when you are going to play. You will cancel these OOC games on this date and you will play one another!" Right now, everyone not affiliated with LSwho and UF can see the posturing by both sides and it is silly.

 

[OldPlayer]

Sankey needs to step up and tell the 2 schools, "This is when you are going to play. You will cancel these OOC games on this date and you will play one another!" Right now, everyone not affiliated with LSwho and UF can see the posturing by both sides and it is silly.

Sankey doesn't have the power to tell any school to cancel a game to play another. There are contracts in place that call for big penalties ($$$) if those games are canceled. In addition, UF or LSU would lose additional revenue by not having a home game. They should have done like UGA and USCe, play the game a day later and screw the NFL.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Sankey doesn't have the power to tell any school to cancel a game to play another. There are contracts in place that call for big penalties ($$$) if those games are canceled. In addition, UF or LSU would lose additional revenue by not having a home game. They should have done like UGA and USCe, play the game a day later and screw the NFL.

You are correct, Sankey should have intervened this weekend if he was going to. Slive did and would have. Still, it's hard to believe this will be the first SEC game not played in our long history.

 

[planomateo]

Sankey on the phone during the Tenn @ TAMU game, said the game needs to be played. He's officially applying public pressure. Will he back any of this up...

 

[pignjig17]

Ole Sankey just spent 10 min answering questions from Daniels and didn't answer a single damn question. 10 min of bullshit, misdirection, and non-sense

 

[planomateo]

If UF screwed this one up, why should LSU have to fix it on 11/19.

 

[We All Bleed Crimson]

The bottom line is that someone is afraid to play the game. Shame on lswho and florida. Other teams impacted by the hurricane seemed to be able to make arangements.

 

[sean]

why not move the seccg a week forward and play the game after everyone else has their last regular season game?

i mean, it's the sec. can they not have any control over their own championship game?

and i can see those thinking about the tv schedule. but it's mother nature and sometimes she can be a bitch. you just have to deal with it.

 

[OldPlayer]

why not move the seccg a week forward and play the game after everyone else has their last regular season game?

i mean, it's the sec. can they not have any control over their own championship game?

and i can see those thinking about the tv schedule. but it's mother nature and sometimes she can be a bitch. you just have to deal with it.

Conflicts with the Georgia Dome. The SEC doesn't control the facility. It also messes with the Heisman presentation, bowl bids and more.

 

[TUSKtimes]

 

[planomateo]

opcorn2:

I know nothing of the conversations that was had last week, but it was pretty clear they should have made a decision sooner. Seems to me Sankey should have played a stronger role in the decision.