re: SEC event Expert: there's no way LSU-UF could play Sunday

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“You would not feel comfortable just putting somebody in a position — if that person was not trained, not qualified to do that job — just to be able to have a game,” Logan said. “So you would not substitute a law-enforcement person who’s scheduled to work team security with someone else because they’re not trained to recognize threats or concerns or handle problems.” Beyond terror threats or other big-picture problems, the university needs qualified officers to handle micro-security issues — ex. a fan fistfight — quickly and effectively. As the weekend goes on, the consequences of the storm will become clearer. If Hurricane Matthew does not do serious damage to the state of Florida, hindsight will prove itself to be 20/20 once again (“The Gators should’ve played!”). But Logan stressed that a decision to reschedule must take place far in advance. “The No. 1 obligation is the teams’ safety, the players’ safety, the coaches being able to travel and have facilities to stay in,” he said. “You’ve gotta look at it far enough out: Can hotels accommodate fans coming in, as well as residents being relocated? You have people that are dislocated by a storm that may be moving into hotels, may be consuming things that teams would use, and people’s safety — their well-being, being dislocated by a storm — would take priority over these teams coming in and using rooms to play a game.”

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That's why LSU offered to fly in and out on the same day (no hotels taken up) and even play in an empty stadium (a lot less security, no stadium personnel needed, no fans to worry about)

Florida didn't even entertain the idea and offered no other backup plan.

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Amazing... Maybe they should close school on Monday. Per announcement - UF open for normal business on Monday.

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Why? You don't need the same staff to run a school as you would for a football game.

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Same issues apply for Monday.

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Sounds like a soccer excuse, not football.

Then play in an empty stadium like one of the many offers put on the table insisted,


Don't tuck tail and run

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Sounds like LSU was selfish in 2005 and didn't care about the people affected by the storm.

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Not even close. Skip wanted to cancel. Then Slive stepped in and forced us to play it Monday.

Sanky just twiddled his bunghole

Our senator didnt call your governor to try and cancel the game.

Play it on a closed field with no fans. Televise it.

What part of that would lose UF millions do you not fricking understand? None of the alternatives were beneficial to UF.

Playing in an empty stadium has been done recently.

UF never intended to play this game. Could have agreed on Tues to moving the game to Sun or Mon