With Harvey hammering Texas, does the UF game get cancelled/ postponed/ moved?
I'm surprised that no one has yet raised this, but formerly Hurricane Harvey is moving very slowly and the current track progressions show it possibly hitting as far as Dallas as late as Friday. Any thoughts on whether this disrupts the game, disrupts the team's travel and preparations, or has other impacts on what transpires next weekend?
August 28th, 2017 at 12:47 AM ^
This game would have been sweet in the Big House.
August 28th, 2017 at 1:15 AM ^
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August 28th, 2017 at 10:51 AM ^
Quite true, although my parents still like to muse about how Frederick in 1979 was still a reasonably well-structured tropical depression by the time its remains got to the Great Lakes region. I can remember that happening a few times in the 1990s too, where what remained by the time it got to us up here was still no slouch even it was long dead as a hurricane.
August 28th, 2017 at 4:44 AM ^
My thoughts are that there will be negligible if not zero impact.
August 28th, 2017 at 7:57 AM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 8:11 AM ^
If they decide to turn Jerryworld into a shelter for evacuees, then the game could be cancelled, but I haven't heard that mentioned as a possibility. They're already planning on using the Dallas Convention Center as a shelter, so that probably lessens the possibility of a cancellation.
August 28th, 2017 at 8:40 AM ^
Jerry's world never gets shut down.
August 28th, 2017 at 8:50 AM ^
The season can't start soon enough...
August 28th, 2017 at 9:04 AM ^
I just drove through Dallas yesterday. Clear skies and beautiful weather. Harvey hit way south and east. Dallas was pretty much unaffected.
August 28th, 2017 at 9:10 AM ^
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August 28th, 2017 at 9:23 AM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 9:47 AM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 9:52 AM ^
It's really big.
August 28th, 2017 at 9:59 AM ^
August 28th, 2017 at 10:09 AM ^
was still on during a Hurricane monsoon storm last season, then the game is still on but it will be inside the dome.
In short, no.
August 28th, 2017 at 10:23 AM ^
If the storm is still significant enough in a week, and it's somehow moved inland about 250 miles, then sure. But Texas would have way more pressing issues than a football game at that point.
August 28th, 2017 at 11:07 AM ^
We flew into Dallas yesterday afternoon, and are staying in a Dallas hotel (yes, believe it or not they still had room). We will be in Downtown Fort Worth the rest of the week until we leave next week. It is not a mess, the airport was normal as far as being busy, and the weather yesterday was 86 degrees and humid. It is fine in Dallas, come out out and Go Blue
August 28th, 2017 at 12:04 PM ^
My concern is gtting into my Hotel. With all of the people that need to be relocated away from Houston it is possible they will "temporarily" check them into hotels near Dallas,. Once they are in getting them out in time for us to check in for the game is questionable.
August 28th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
LSU beat writer is saying ESPN is reaching out to Cotton Bowl to host BYU/LSU Saturday evening.
https://mobile.twitter.com/_Andrew_Lopez/status/902186954552377344
Attending both would be incredible.
August 28th, 2017 at 2:17 PM ^
Dallas has an estimated 500,000 refugees right now. Michigan and Florida should move the game to Gainesville and give up the hotel space.
August 28th, 2017 at 4:40 PM ^
just no
August 28th, 2017 at 5:31 PM ^
according to TWC... whose reporting is getting more annoying by day... anyway Dallas was getting ready to receive an influx of evacuees.. the number mentioned was 5000 which seems a low estimate.