re: Putting football aside, I hope we all somehow avoid Isaac

Look, it's going to hit... somewhere in 'our' (as in SEC) territory. I think that's pretty well established and there's nothing we can do about that. Hell, there is a even a chance if it takes the farther westerly track that we could have flooding rains and tornadoes up here in Arkansas.
What we need to do instead of 'hoping it hits in your area, not mine' is to hope (and pray if you are inclined to do so) that it does not get stonger and moves fast.