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The implication would be the potential for a damaging storm such as this to disrupt state and local infrastructure, causing the game to be cancelled/postponed for reasons, that while related to a weather event, unrelated to the actual weather conditions on Saturday.

I can agree with that, but the expectation of some that this game will be at all affected by the weather is a little dramatic. Hurricane season is during football season. They've coincided for about 100 yrs. The field may be wet. Unless the city of New Orleans is 8' underwater, this game will not be affected.

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Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 8/27/12 at 1:18 pm to sabanisarustedspoke

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I can agree with that, but the expectation of some that this game will be at all affected by the weather is a little dramatic. Hurricane season is during football season. They've coincided for about 100 yrs. The field may be wet. Unless the city of New Orleans is 8' underwater, this game will not be affected.

Historical evidence supports your assertion that a disruption is unlikely, given the large number of games during hurricane season and the relatively small number of games impacted. However, I can tell you that, as a former member of the Lousiana Army National Guard, current father of a Louisiana Air National Guard airman, and the father-in-law of a Louisiana Army National Guard soldier - the panic button has never been far away from the powers-that-be since Katrina.

That has not faded, much, if at all in the intervening 7 years.

This post was edited on 8/27/12 at 1:30 pm

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