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re: How many college football games were cancelled last year due to weather?
Posted on 9/7/15 at 1:45 pm to RedTigerRulz
Posted on 9/7/15 at 1:45 pm to RedTigerRulz
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A lot of people wasted a lot of money and time getting to the game/tailgating/etc.
Understood. though that was no effect on me as I drive in from Lafayette, but guys that sit next to us drive in from Memphis each week. Pretty long arse drive to come in to not have the game played. It sucked, but they didn't whine about it...just moved on.
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Just hope this doesn't affect us down the road in some way.
As do I. If I had to wager, the only thing it'll really effect will be play this weekend as the guys missed an opportunity to work together and get some kinks worked out. As for bigger things further down the road, I honestly doubt not curbstomping an FCS school is going to hurt the Tigers in any way with pollsters or voters. I mean...weirder shite has happened, but I wouldn't bet money on it being any real factor.
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Posted on 9/7/15 at 1:48 pm to BeachDude022
I hope we're not butthurt 7 days from now...
Posted on 9/7/15 at 2:59 pm to Fishhead
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Florida's opener last season was completely cancelled (against Idaho)
And their coach was fired at the end of the season...just saying.
Posted on 9/7/15 at 3:20 pm to GeauxTigerTM
The Public Relations Nightmare would have had the fans and players in a stadium with frequent cloud to ground lightning. A strike hits and injures several people or players.
Lightning can hit the ground up to 15 miles from a parent cumulonimbus cloud. Lightning can occur when the cloud grows past the 25k foot level. Sometimes, thunderstorms can develop within minutes if the first cells being displayed on radar.
Alleva presses on and the game resumes. Someone gets killed due to a lightning strike. How does that reflect on LSU ? How about Alleva sitting on the stand in a courtroom explaining why the game HAD to be played. Imagine a parent of an all American recruit telling their son that she is worried about the safety of her son going to play at LSU. Alleva gets fired and the coaches are blamed too. People die but the game was too important . It had to be played. LSU would suffer a backlash of media coverage.
Lightning can hit the ground up to 15 miles from a parent cumulonimbus cloud. Lightning can occur when the cloud grows past the 25k foot level. Sometimes, thunderstorms can develop within minutes if the first cells being displayed on radar.
Alleva presses on and the game resumes. Someone gets killed due to a lightning strike. How does that reflect on LSU ? How about Alleva sitting on the stand in a courtroom explaining why the game HAD to be played. Imagine a parent of an all American recruit telling their son that she is worried about the safety of her son going to play at LSU. Alleva gets fired and the coaches are blamed too. People die but the game was too important . It had to be played. LSU would suffer a backlash of media coverage.
Posted on 9/7/15 at 3:28 pm to CAD703X
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Gustav says Hi.
your brain says bye
Posted on 9/7/15 at 8:20 pm to SpanishFortTiger
I love the boneheads equating moving the start time and/or day of a college football game on the fly with moving a college baseball game .. 
Posted on 9/7/15 at 8:56 pm to TigahRag
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I love the boneheads equating moving the start time and/or day of a college football game on the fly with moving a college baseball game ..
No shite.
I've been an LSU fan for a long, long time, and with apologies to H.L. Mencken, "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the LSU fanbase."
Posted on 9/7/15 at 9:10 pm to RedTigerRulz
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This....start the game a few hours earlier if you know inclement weather is coming. It's not fking brain surgery.
1. The storm was late developing
2. TV prevents moving start timers around
3. Brain surgery........consider it
Posted on 9/7/15 at 9:12 pm to Gray Tiger
i am not debating either way fwiw, but i still find getting the game in at all cost more important.
TV didn't get a game because of it any ways
TV didn't get a game because of it any ways
This post was edited on 9/7/15 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 9/7/15 at 9:13 pm to beauchristopher
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TV didn't get a game because of it any ways
20/20 hindsight.
Posted on 9/7/15 at 9:17 pm to beauchristopher
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i am not debating either way fwiw, but i still find getting the game in at all cost more important.
contradict yourself much?
Posted on 9/7/15 at 9:21 pm to Grassy1
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I hope we're not butthurt 7 days from now...
How long are you planning to enjoy yours?
Posted on 9/7/15 at 9:42 pm to Gray Tiger
How can people be so short sighted? There's more that goes into a football game than 2 teams on the field and you showing up with a ticket. The logistics are just not possible to restart the game the next day. Get over it. Move on with your life.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 6:20 am to oreeg
3,500 game day personnel would have to be re-mobilized for Sunday .. It takes that many people to put on a football game at LSU ..
Posted on 9/8/15 at 6:53 am to CAD703X
Posted on 9/8/15 at 7:21 am to CAD703X
Let's just get up for state.gonna be fun topping 2011 this year!les miles and company seem real excited about this team.
If we whine,we sound like Bama fans compliaining getting one extra second to beat auburn in 2013.cowherd is right.we are different but in a good way like Scott van pelt described.
This is our year!let's get revenge on every team in our path and top 2011 because this team is better than anyone in the sec this year.let's skull frick moo state!
If we whine,we sound like Bama fans compliaining getting one extra second to beat auburn in 2013.cowherd is right.we are different but in a good way like Scott van pelt described.
This is our year!let's get revenge on every team in our path and top 2011 because this team is better than anyone in the sec this year.let's skull frick moo state!
Posted on 9/8/15 at 7:56 am to TigahRag
Yep...I love the foolish commentary on this.
"Well, golly, they sure can move baseball games around purty easily..."
These are the same people that need help opening childproof locks.
"Well, golly, they sure can move baseball games around purty easily..."
These are the same people that need help opening childproof locks.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 8:47 am to OTIS2
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No contingency plan to get this game in on Sunday.
This game does not matter. Why have a contingency plan for something that is meaningless?? Nothing good comes from playing that game Sunday.
Posted on 9/8/15 at 9:22 am to OTIS2
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Our AD did a shitty job. No contingency plan to get this game in on Sunday. This clown should be fired.
I'm not an alleva guy, but this is just dumb hyperbole
Posted on 9/8/15 at 9:25 am to tigerbait17
I have to agree. Everyone's bitching about not having a contingency plan, and comparing it to baseball. You plan for risks that are reasonable; you don't plan a second run at a large-scale football game on a few hours notice.
A few things --
1. If a Sunday baseball game is postponed too long due to weather, they don't try to make it up. They just cancel it.
2. For baseball, the people working are committed for the weekend. So if you need a double-header you already had people ready to work. In football, they are committed for one day. How many of you had plans for Sunday?
3. It's a lot easier (by a mile) to clean up and get a baseball stadium ready than a 100k seat football stadium.
A few things --
1. If a Sunday baseball game is postponed too long due to weather, they don't try to make it up. They just cancel it.
2. For baseball, the people working are committed for the weekend. So if you need a double-header you already had people ready to work. In football, they are committed for one day. How many of you had plans for Sunday?
3. It's a lot easier (by a mile) to clean up and get a baseball stadium ready than a 100k seat football stadium.
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