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Great Write Up By Clay Travis on UF/LSU Situation
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:44 pm
Explains whole situation pretty well
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When LSU's hotel rooms were gobbled up by storm evacuees, the Tigers embarked on a series of logistical plans to ensure they could still travel for the game. Ultimately LSU told the SEC they were prepared to fly into either Tallahassee or Tampa, since Gainesville's airport was closed on Friday, on the day of the Florida game and bus to Gainesville from either of those airports, which would be open because they were outside the storm's reach. After the game LSU would fly back out, ensuring that the team took up no hotel rooms in the state of Florida. Not only were the Tigers willing to play on the scheduled Saturday, they also told the SEC office they would also be willing to play on Sunday and Monday in Gainesville.
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What's more, LSU was so eager to play the game that they also presented the SEC office with an additional option, they could host the game in Baton Rouge, as they'd done last year with South Carolina after severe flooding in Columbia, and play the game on Saturday, Sunday or Monday in Louisiana. LSU officials were so diligent in their preparation that they had hotel rooms reserved for Florida in either Baton Rouge or New Orleans. As a final option designed to ensure as much equality as possible, LSU let it be known that they would play the game with no fans present.
This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 4:52 pm
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Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:44 pm to BigVoodoo
Anchor it
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:45 pm to BigVoodoo
sorry clay, i'm not clicking your shitty link.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:45 pm to BigVoodoo
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Great Write Up By Clay Travis
You were able to type that with a straight face?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:45 pm to BigVoodoo
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Clay Travis
DUCK
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:45 pm to BigVoodoo
clay is a queer
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:46 pm to BigVoodoo
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Great Write Up By Clay Travis
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:47 pm to BigVoodoo
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It was the kind of outreach for the betterment of the conference over individual benefit that Sankey, constantly at the negotiating table for a week, had been hoping for since the beginning. The SEC, facing the first major crisis of his leadership, had reached a conclusion that preserved the legitimacy of the league championship, ensured all games were played, and didn't require the commissioner to order the game be played under the powers vested in him by the league bylaws.
This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:47 pm to BigVoodoo
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Last week Hurricane Matthew threw a wrench into the SEC's schedule, leading to the cancellation of the LSU at Florida football game and lingering discord on both sides. That discord was finally broken a few minutes ago when Florida coach Jim McElwain made the decision to agree to play at LSU on November 19th, preserving the LSU home game the Tigers were so loathe to give up. This is the story, as best Outkick can piece it together, of what actually happened that led to one of the most high profile game cancellations in college football history and ultimately the Florida Gator agreement to travel to LSU to make up for a canceled game.
Use this
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:47 pm to BigVoodoo
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Great Write Up By Clay Travis
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:49 pm to BigVoodoo
This part was particularly interesting:
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When LSU's hotel rooms were gobbled up by storm evacuees, the Tigers embarked on a series of logistical plans to ensure they could still travel for the game. Ultimately LSU told the SEC they were prepared to fly into either Tallahassee or Tampa, since Gainesville's airport was closed on Friday, on the day of the Florida game and bus to Gainesville from either of those airports, which would be open because they were outside the storm's reach. After the game LSU would fly back out, ensuring that the team took up no hotel rooms in the state of Florida.
Not only were the Tigers willing to play on the scheduled Saturday, they also told the SEC office they would also be willing to play on Sunday and Monday in Gainesville.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:55 pm to monkeybutt
If you take the time to read the article you would think otherwise, I don't think highly of him all the time but I recognize good work when I see it
Posted on 10/13/16 at 4:56 pm to BigVoodoo
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Not only were the Tigers willing to play on the scheduled Saturday, they also told the SEC office they would also be willing to play on Sunday and Monday in Gainesville.
Nope. They didn't.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:04 pm to BigVoodoo
the article never addresses why UF completely ruled out playing sunday or monday. That part is what seems shady to LSU fans. every other team made contingency plans and played their games at some point last weekend. only Florida claimed this to be a logistical impossibility.
and dont say safety cuz they hosted 15 recruits last saturday and sent teir girls soccer team on the road to play USCe.
and dont say safety cuz they hosted 15 recruits last saturday and sent teir girls soccer team on the road to play USCe.
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:11 pm to BigVoodoo
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Great Write Up By Clay Travis
Said no one, ever.
This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:11 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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sent their girls soccer team on the road to play USCe.
Isn't this a Title IX violation - valuing the safety/lives of male athletes over those of female ones..?
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Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:13 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
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article never addresses why UF completely ruled out playing sunday or monday
Probably because Monday was never discussed.
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and dont say safety cuz they hosted 15 recruits last saturday
No. They didn't.
This post was edited on 10/13/16 at 5:14 pm
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:15 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
They did not host 15 recruits last weekend, where do you people come up with some of this stuff
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:18 pm to the808bass
It most definitely was discussed at least between LSU and the SEC office but let's pretend for a second that you're baseless acusation is true.
Not proposing Monday as an option would still be UF's fault. Why wouldn't you try to play the game the weekend it was scheduled like every other east coast team?
Not proposing Monday as an option would still be UF's fault. Why wouldn't you try to play the game the weekend it was scheduled like every other east coast team?
Posted on 10/13/16 at 5:20 pm to Bert Macklin FBI
Baseless accusation? Alleva said himself when asked about Monday that Monday wasn't discussed
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