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LSU AD Joe Alleva: "We Made Every Attempt To Play This Game"

by Staff Reporter

October 6, 201642 Comments

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

LSU athletic director Joe Alleva and head coach Ed Orgeron addressed the media on Thursday after practice following the news that Saturday's game at Florida has been canceled.

Here is what they said:

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Number 31•91 months

This is a forfeit, nkt a cancellation. Alleva needs to get the lawyers on this stat.

TigerSpray•91 months

See you in Atlanta GATORS!!!!!!

Oyster•91 months

Coach O needs to negotiate for LSU. Nice feeling when another Sec team is that frightened to play your team.

DaleGribblesMower•91 months

So basically Florida didn't want to play

Whynotme•91 months

Florida didn't want to play the game. They saw a way out and took full advantage. Lsu offered to play the game Saturday night, Sunday, even Monday in Gainesville or anywhere. Florida decline all options. They gators saw a way to avoid a lost and get to the sec championship game. The SEC has a "mess" on its hand if LSU and Florida Run the table and Tennessee loses 1 game. Florida should have to forfeit the game for playing such a "chicken" game.

TWT•91 months

Weather Channel for Gainesville, Florida, Saturday: 66-84, Partly Coudy 10% chance of rain. Sunday: 63-80, Sunny 0% chance of rain. Monday: 60-75, Sunny 0% chance of rain. AND THE SEC BOUGHT INTO THEIR STRATEGIC EXCUSE!

DoubleDown•91 months

Interesting spin from LSU. Sounds like UF asked them to cancel the Southern Miss game, UF would cancel their Presbtyrian game and do it then. LSU said no. UF then asked if LSU would play during the Bye week prior to Bama and UF would re-schedule the UGA game and LSU, again, said no.

DoubleDown•91 months

Commence the downvotes because y'all will act like it was for "safety" but we all know y'all really wanted to try and get that game in B.R. to better your odds. Be honest with yourselves.

tigerbutt•91 months

Funny how all the other games are being played on Sunday. Why can't this one? Oh because your qb is hurt.

PrimeTime Money•91 months

If they wanted the game in Baton Rouge, then why did they offer to play Sunday or Monday or even in an empty stadium if they had to? Why did Florida refuse?

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TaderSalad•91 months

Dear Joe, make them play or forfeit. Now is not the time to hide in your safe space. Earn your keep for once in your stay here.

Breauxsif•91 months

frick the front office. You watch, Saturday will roll around and Gainesville will be clear as day, sunny. What fricking arse clowns.

YogaPants•91 months

I hope to wake up Friday morning with our administration pushing publicty along the lines of forfeit. Of course, I don't expect it

LoveThatMoney•91 months

I wouldn't like this idea because we'd have to play Ole Miss, Bama, Arky, Florida and A&M back to back, but why can't they just move the A&M game back to a normal Saturday? I fricking hate that it's played on Thanksgiving anyway and I'm sure I'm not alone.

KajunGun•91 months

McNeese St. was canceled last year

CaliTigerHB•91 months

That's totally different

TigerIT•91 months

Non-conference, no worries. This is a MUCH bigger deal.

KennabraTiger•91 months

Bruh, think before you post

YellaPurp•91 months

Sometimes i wish LSU would just leave the SEC. The SEC front office was Tailor-made for Bama.

rob62•91 months

It is becoming ridiculous the way the SEC treats LSU. There is no way this would happen to Bama. No damn way.

Mouche337•91 months

A missed game is just as bad as a loss. Shame on Florida and shame on the SEC front office. This is all apart of a bigger picture. This is just a play to keep Bama in the playoff picture and make our resume look weak. We have a real shot at beating Bama this year and everyone knows it. We beat Bama, we're in the SEC championship because no one else has a snowballs chance in hell of beating us now that we don't have the Achilles heel know as Miles and Cameron. We win the SEC they can't keep us out of the playoffs. Now that this game is cancelled, it keeps Bama in and us out regardless of us beating Bama. I've seen some shady calls on the field that have costed us games, but this is a new low.

Whynotme•91 months

That's why we must play the game nov 19 and take our chances on a short week at texas a&m. No other option. Unless arkansas beat alabama and Tennessee beat a&m.

Shiftyplus1•91 months

I really don't think this was all a convoluted plan to get Bama to the SECCG. And to think or say that seems paranoid and way to stuck on the Tide's success. This was just Foley being a cowardly bitch, and the SEC being gutless tools.

Mouche337•91 months

Shiftyplus 1: There's purpose in everything. Corruption runs deep. Bama creates more overall revenue for the SEC. It's in their best interest for Bama to continue to excel. More people (nationwide) tune in to watch Bama games more than any other team in the SEC. So the SEC keeps their prized pig fed. It's well known that LSU is the only team in the country that matches Bama talent wise. We lost 5 straight due to pour gameplan and couching strategy. In regards to Florida, they just didn't want to play because their QB is still hurt along with most of their D-line. They were walking into an arse whipping and they knew it. That's cut and dry. Shady, yes. But the SECs purpose is a lot shadier. Everyone knew this game played a major role in the SEC championship race. Their where dozens of alternate options they could've went with. Yet they cancelled. Why? Florida didn't want the loss and the SEC didn't won't LSU to get the W. They both got what they wanted. Win Win...

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benerwin22•91 months

Mcelwain made this decision for all those reasons. Sankey is a gutless worm

JumpingTheShark•91 months

Coach O is awesome.

Whynotme•91 months

You are beginning to sound gay. This is the 5th time you posted thst this week.

TyOconner•91 months

Why not me - the guy is legitimately happy that we finally have a coach who is doing good thing for this team and you feel the need to be a prick? Get a life.

JumpingTheShark•91 months

@whynotme what the frick are you talking about?

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Whynotme•91 months

Playing the game on Nov 19th is the only hope LSU will have to go to the SEC championship because per tie breaker rule we will have 1 less divisional game than any team in the west. So we must play the game and take our chances. Its a no brainer because either alabama or a&m will have a better divisional record.

thejudge•91 months

Not if arky beats that arse this Saturday. Then we take care of business. frick Florida. They should forfeit. All reasonable attempts were made and they didn't show.

WeeWee•91 months

So LSU should be forced to cancel our senior day, lose 3-4 million dollars in revenue from the lose of a home game, and play a road game on the saturday before playing A&M thanksgiving because UF's AD is a stubborn moron who didn't make up back up plans? How in the world does that make sense? If we did that we don't have to worry about the tiebreaker rules because there is no way in hell that LSU wins out with that schedule. If a tiebreaker scenario happens, Alleva needs to grow a set of balls and tell the SEC they have 3 options: 1. Make Florida forfeit since we made every effort to play and they did not. 2. Push the SECCG back a week and let LSU and UF play. 3. Change the tiebreaker rules since these are extenuating circumstances so that head to head is more important than winning percentage. Then if the SEC does nothing and a 7-1 Bama or a 7-1 A&M goes to the SECCG over an 6-1 LSU, Alleva needs to tell the SEC to shove it up their arse and we take our talents to the Big12.