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The LSU-Florida Game Has Been Cancelled

by Staff Reporter

October 6, 201667 Comments

Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

Per LSUSports.net:

quote:
Written by the Southeastern Conference

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (October 6, 2016) – The LSU-Florida football game scheduled for Saturday in Gainesville has been postponed due to Hurricane Matthew, it was announced Thursday. The universities and the SEC Office will work to reschedule the game later in the 2016 season if possible.

“We had a very productive phone call today with a great spirit of cooperation between the universities’ presidents and athletics directors and it became clear that the University of Florida could neither host nor travel to a game this weekend considering the circumstances,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “The developments of the hurricane in the last 24 hours, the projected magnitude of its impact and the unknown aftermath of this storm have resulted in this decision to seek another date to play the LSU-Florida game. We have to be sensitive to the possible imminent disruption to the state of Florida and in particular the Gainesville and surrounding area.”

At this time the schools do not have a common open date on which to reschedule the game, so the schools and SEC Office will make every effort to find a scheduling solution with the possible movement of other games on the schools’ schedules. Read more.

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Number 31•104 months

Florida forfeits. LSU wins by default.

rob62•104 months

Sankey and the SEC can go f--k themselves. Their solution is have LSU cancel a game with a non conference opponent and play in November 19th and then turn around and play A&M on Thanksgiving Day in a damn stupid game the SEC wanted LSU to play in to accomodate the damn Aggies. I just wish the SEC gave as much consideration to LSU and our scheduling as it seems to about everone else. It is absolute crap.

cwill•104 months

You expect FLA to just show up somewhere else and play a football game while their families and homes might be getting crushed by a hurricane?

1cajuncook•104 months

But as of 2:00 today it was ok for the same fl players to play in Gainesville? Double standard bubba

Dr. Morgus•104 months

the storm will have passed by kickoff

rob62•104 months

Ok. Well, why did UF say no to Sunday and Monday? It was OK to tell LSU to come to Gainesville and waste several days while stalling. Look Bud, LSU left after friggin' Katrina and played in Arizona in what was supposed to be an LSU home game and LSU had players with Family members missing and scattered all over the USA and FEMA commandeering LSU facilities for Blackhawk landings and turning The Assembly Center into a Hospital for Evacuees. So don't tell me what LSU should expect. Louisiana knows all about Hurricanes you moron. What a load of crap.

SoulGlo•104 months

Yep, SEC doing work for Gumps.

Barbellthor•104 months

UF done goofed.

TheRaid•104 months

Game will be rescheduled. They just have to work it out with USA and Presbyterian. They can't issue a press release about that until it is worked out.

JPenn91•104 months

We already turned down that idea

meangene323•104 months

How can you expect LSU to cancel a home game to play a rescheduled game? Who is going to cover the lost revenue from the gate and concessions and who is going to cover the refunds to ticket and parking holders? That is simple a rediculous idea.

rob62•104 months

Yeah, let's cancel with South Alabama to play at UF on Saturday and then go play at A&M on Thanksgiving Day after 3 days of preparation. Dumbasses.

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JumpingTheShark•104 months

fricking idiots.

BobABooey•104 months

Coach O is undefeated!

Whynotme•104 months

Guys lets look at the positives. 1. An extra "bye" week. 2. Chance to get players healthy. 3. Want affect our chances of winning the SEC west. 4. More time to implement more of the offense. 5. Teams would kill to have 2 bye weeks in a year. Negatives: 1. Not watching LSU stomp florida, but are they really a rival?

ST3PH3N•104 months

false. it could affect winning west.

Eltegray•104 months

Yes and now we can't win the SEC. No chance

Whynotme•104 months

How?

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Lsu4life42•104 months

figs not daggers! Stupid auto correct

Whynotme•104 months

Man go take a nap. You sound ridiculous.

Lsu4life42•104 months

Not daggers!!! Faggets

Lsu4life42•104 months

UF played Russian roulette and won! Bunch of Florida daggers!!

Lsu4life42•104 months

UF played Russian roulette and won! Bunch of Florida daggers!!

Dalosaqy•104 months

This is total bullshite. Shame on UF, seriously.

Oyster•104 months

UF clown show!!!!!

glenoaks•104 months

Click bait. Cancelled & postponed aren't the same

GumboPot•104 months

Title says "canceled" content says "postponed". Which is it?

East Texas Tiger 99•104 months

Sankey is an ABSOLUTE CLOWN!!!

goodgrin•104 months

Cock sucker has the face of a pedophile...

texastigerr•104 months

They knew they were missing 4 dlineman and were looking for a way out the whole time. So they delay delay delay unti the only option is to cancel and it's not even the only option now. It's Thursday. It can still be moved. Take to Tampa, Atlanta or whatever.

km•104 months

bama comes out on top again because of the gumpers in the sec orifice

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