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They don't want to travel for their regularly scheduled away game at the Swamp

They say: It's not safe for fans and players!

Reality: When game time rolls around, there's a 20% chance of rain and the storm will be up in South Carolina

They say: Florida wants the game cancelled!

Reality: Florida doesn't want to play 3 straight years in Baton Rouge. Who would? And why would you cancel a game when there's a 20% chance of rain on Gameday?

They say: The damage is going to be so bad after the game, power is going to be out, roads blocked, etc.

Reality: Gainesville is outside of the cone of the storm. They will certainly get bands of this and strong wind, but Gainesville is far enough away to not be at risk of major damage to campus.

They say: There's a category 4 hurricane headed directly at Gainesville!!!

Reality: The storm is straddling off the coast, and the worst of it is going to hit the Miami area and the Jacksonville/South Georgia area. Again, there will be rain and tropical storm winds in Gainesville, but nothing severe enough to cause major damage.

LSU fans need to realize that Florida understands how to handle big storms. We get that Katrina was a horrible disaster, but Florida is prepared and understands how to handle storms like this.

In this day and age, there's no way that a University would allow a game to happen if there was a real threat to the immediate safety of the players and fans. When the 90,000 people are in the Swamp on Saturday, the fans and players are not going to be at any risk of being killed by a hurricane, because it's going to be well up the east coast into South Carolina.

So relax, the State of Florida knows how to handle this. Don't get rustled, everything will be okay. We'll see you bitches in Gainesville on Saturday