re: LSU refused to play 11/19, Per McMurphy

I completely understand UF not wanting to play this game at LSU. That said, the hurricane did not just "sneak up" on every one. The possibility that this game may not be able to be played in Fla. was known last Sunday, and the chances of the game needing to be moved have grown everyday since. Contingency plans, even if ultimately not used, should have been in the works DAYS ago. While not ideal, a neutral site could have been found. At worst, play the game in Legion Field.

In 2010, the roof of the Metrodome collapsed THE MORNING OF a game. The NFL was able to move the game to the next game, in Detroit, on short notice. In 2008 a tornado hit the Georgia Dome during the SEC basketball tournament. The SEC was able to move the entire tournament to Ga. Tech the next day.

There absolutely were options available other than only playing the game in Gainesville or BR. Florida refused to play anywhere but Gainesville, and the SEC refused to step in and force the issue. Even if the game had to be played in front of 25,000 people in Birmingham, Mobile, or Jackson fricking Mississippi, there were other alternatives to just canceling the game.

This scenario is not unprecedented. LSU had to sacrifice a home game in 2005 because of weather. South Carolina did it last year. Plain and simple, Greg Sankey dropped the ball and deserves every bit of criticism that comes his way.