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re: ESPN has reached out to Cotton Bowl
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:56 am to LSUGrad9295
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:56 am to LSUGrad9295
quote:Did you see some of the polling interviews of people voting last November?
How do some of you make it through the day without a helmet?
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Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:56 am to sicboy
This is by far the best solution: Minimal disruption for current ticket holders; Dallas has the infrastructure to host a large crowd last minute; tons of lodging and food options; better tailgating policy; it's a neutral site in Texas; is a classic venue that LSU is unlikely to ever see again; and weather is supposed to be nice Saturday.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:56 am to I B Freeman
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According to that map posted in this thread the storm is going to be centered over Central Louisiana at 8 am Wednesday. There is very little rain on the west side of the storm so IF the map is right the rain should be over for Houston then.
Relatively few people have lost electricity in Houston. The wind is blowing toward the gulf so tidal flooding is not presently and issue. The stadium has not flooded.
Just saying it could still be Houston.
Stop. This is fricking retarded. It will not be in houston. Just because the rain will stop before the game doesn't mean the fricking city isn't still flooded to shite.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:56 am to Box Geauxrilla
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That being said, anybody got any hotel recs near the Cotton Bowl?
You don't want to stay near the Cotton Bowl. For a day game, I'd say stay in downtown or uptown at a hotel near the green line, but DART usually shuts down at midnight, which might not be late enough for an 8:30 p.m. start. Perhaps it if does move to the Cotton Bowl, DART might extend service a little later on select lines. That would be one of the big hurdles they would need to overcome, unless they just want everyone to drive and sort of limit the crowd that way.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:57 am to I B Freeman
quote:You really haven't thought this out completely.
According to that map posted in this thread the storm is going to be centered over Central Louisiana at 8 am Wednesday. There is very little rain on the west side of the storm so IF the map is right the rain should be over for Houston then.
Relatively few people have lost electricity in Houston. The wind is blowing toward the gulf so tidal flooding is not presently and issue. The stadium has not flooded.
Just saying it could still be Houston.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:58 am to twk
I would Uber. The dart is gross
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:58 am to I B Freeman
There is no way it will be in Houston.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:00 am to JBeam
Maybe not BUT it has not officially moved from Houston yet. I would say Cotton Bowl would be best alternative.
Folks I know in Houston are not flooded and have their electricity.
Folks I know in Houston are not flooded and have their electricity.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:00 am to BayouBengals03
Currently right now it's over cast here in Dallas.
We are slated to get rain all week. With the most of it coming Wednesday & Thursday. Slight drizzle expected Friday and Saturday.
Obviously with rain comes lightning which would suck given that I assume espn will want to keep this game at its original time slot 8:30pm so any delays could be problematic prolonging the game into a long night into Sunday (possibly).
The field condition is one thing, although minor in the fact the cotton bowl only host one game each year. That's the kicker. The game they host is also during one of the busiest months in dallas being, the state fair. A lot of volunteers come to dallas to support and host. A lot of students from OU and UT volunteer in the stadium as well. Idk if the CB could pull this off in short week trying to scramble to get enough volunteers and crew but there might be a chance they could. DART (dallas metro train) goes to Fair Park so people can easily stay at hotels not necessarily near the stadium if they wanted.
We are slated to get rain all week. With the most of it coming Wednesday & Thursday. Slight drizzle expected Friday and Saturday.
Obviously with rain comes lightning which would suck given that I assume espn will want to keep this game at its original time slot 8:30pm so any delays could be problematic prolonging the game into a long night into Sunday (possibly).
The field condition is one thing, although minor in the fact the cotton bowl only host one game each year. That's the kicker. The game they host is also during one of the busiest months in dallas being, the state fair. A lot of volunteers come to dallas to support and host. A lot of students from OU and UT volunteer in the stadium as well. Idk if the CB could pull this off in short week trying to scramble to get enough volunteers and crew but there might be a chance they could. DART (dallas metro train) goes to Fair Park so people can easily stay at hotels not necessarily near the stadium if they wanted.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:00 am to TH03
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Just because the rain will stop before the game doesn't mean the fricking city isn't still flooded to shite.
Make it like a food drive. But instead of canned goods every fan brings a sandbag to put around the stadium. Water doesn't get in, problem solved.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:01 am to I B Freeman
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Folks I know in Houston are not flooded and have their electricity.
shite. Call the weather channel. You know 3 people with electricity so the 5500+ in shelters are faking it.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:03 am to I B Freeman
quote:How about this. You got to Houston and setup at NRG Stadium. Then shoot us a live stream of what you are hearing dude.
According to that map posted in this thread the storm is going to be centered over Central Louisiana at 8 am Wednesday. There is very little rain on the west side of the storm so IF the map is right the rain should be over for Houston then.
Relatively few people have lost electricity in Houston. The wind is blowing toward the gulf so tidal flooding is not presently an issue. The stadium has not flooded.
Just saying it could still be Houston.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:04 am to JBeam
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Relatively few people have lost electricity in Houston. The wind is blowing toward the gulf so tidal flooding is not presently an issue. The stadium has not flooded.
Just saying it could still be Houston.
Cool. How do I get there from Katy? Helicopter?
This post was edited on 8/28/17 at 11:04 am
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:04 am to I B Freeman
Dude... how old are you? Use some common sense and discretion.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:07 am to TH03
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5500+ in shelters
Less than one tenth of one percent of the population.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:08 am to I B Freeman
The hotel LSU was suppose to stay in had water up to the 2nd floor
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:10 am to twk
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...DART usually shuts down at midnight, which might not be late enough for an 8:30 p.m. start.
The Cotton Bowl doesn't have lights. So it can't be a night game.
And a day game there is really going to mess with the TV schedules. The ESPN channels have all got games already allocated throughout the day. So my guess is that it won't be at the CB, they will need to find a stadium which can host it at night to keep the intended time slot.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:10 am to LSU Patrick
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Really
Well I was thinking no NFL yet, Sunday would be perfect right .
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:11 am to tigersbh
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So is the Superdome but games are played there all the time.
This is how you subtly troll and start a BR vs Nola fightPosted on 8/28/17 at 11:11 am to hehateme2285
I doubt at this point ESPN cares how many fans show up.
If the stadium is available I suspect they will play the game in Houston. Hobby is slated to re-open Wednesday morning.
Houston is not New Orleans with levees holding the water in.
JUST SAYING.
I am not predicting it will stay in Houston but I suspect the powers that be desperately want it to remain in Houston and now that the storm track has moved east they may just decide it is Houston or the game is not played.
If the stadium is available I suspect they will play the game in Houston. Hobby is slated to re-open Wednesday morning.
Houston is not New Orleans with levees holding the water in.
JUST SAYING.
I am not predicting it will stay in Houston but I suspect the powers that be desperately want it to remain in Houston and now that the storm track has moved east they may just decide it is Houston or the game is not played.
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