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re: Wish someone would please ask Sankey tough questions
Posted on 10/9/16 at 12:57 am to la_birdman
Posted on 10/9/16 at 12:57 am to la_birdman
What I don't get is why didn't he tell Florida if they couldn't come to an agreement to play the game at a different site then to sit tight and expect to play the game Sunday or Monday in Gainesville. By doing this on Thursday they would have seen the game could have been played in Gainsville on Sunday or Monday. He could have told both schools to be prepared to play then and Florida could have went a couple hrs west to practice and ride out the storm. LSU team would have stayed out in BR and ran practice like normal and prepared for the game.
Saturday at 6:00am would have given them 60 Hrs for a Monday kickoff. Not sure when the storm passed Gainesville but figured it was before 6 am Saturday.
Saturday at 6:00am would have given them 60 Hrs for a Monday kickoff. Not sure when the storm passed Gainesville but figured it was before 6 am Saturday.
This post was edited on 10/9/16 at 1:03 am
Posted on 10/9/16 at 1:06 am to Rize
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if they couldn't come to an agreement to play the game at a different site
From what I've read, most teams have what's called loss insurance in the event a game is "postponed." I put quotes around it because there is no date for a reschedule. Everyone knows it hasn't been pushed back a couple days, it's just "postponed."
Back to my point, if Florida were to agree to play at a different or a neutral site, that insurance is null and void. They lose it. It must be a home game for them to lose little, if any, revenue. If my understanding about that insurance is correct.
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expect to play the game Sunday or Monday in Gainesville
Agreed. Another big hitch is how long Foley drug it out. He did it until the storm was already parallel to Miami, and the SEC office had to "postpone" the game. Foley forced Sankey's decision.
There could've been talks yesterday to get the stadium ready for an evening game on Monday, since the storm veered east and thankfully central Florida was spared. There were no power outages, no flooded roads, minimal damage, etc but Sankey evidently was too scared that he'd make Foley mad by doing that.
So now, according to Sankey, the game needs to be played but we all must "come together as a family." Maybe he'll bring the cookies and balloon animals too.
This post was edited on 10/9/16 at 1:09 am
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