LSU and Florida to makeup their game November 19th @LSU
Shockingly this news has been out for 2 hours and no post here, but link.
We all know the whole story to this point, but the two sides have come to an agreements. The original game was supposed to be in Gainsville but the two sides have agreed to buyout their non-conference games on the 19th and play in Baton Rouge instead. The 2017 version of this game will now be played in Gainsville instead of Baton Rouge.
October 13th, 2016 at 6:57 PM ^
3 straight trips to LSU for Florida........
October 13th, 2016 at 7:01 PM ^
No 2017 and 2018 are both in Florida now
October 13th, 2016 at 7:06 PM ^
Oh, so it's two straight trips then as they played there last year.
October 13th, 2016 at 9:29 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 10:19 PM ^
Hello david brandon....
October 13th, 2016 at 6:58 PM ^
compromise. UF getting a little bit screwed but LSU had nothing to lose for standing their ground.
October 13th, 2016 at 7:15 PM ^
Still think it should have been Florida who got the home game as that's where the game was originally going to take place. But it's not a complete loss for the Gators since they get the next two at home.
Jim Delaney would probably look at this arrangement with confusion while drooling into a cup.
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October 13th, 2016 at 7:18 PM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 8:06 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 10:31 PM ^
Brandon would have been a better reference, but you weren't wrong in saying Delaney...
October 13th, 2016 at 9:36 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 9:56 PM ^
That's not being difficult. It's trying to avoid playing in a hurricane.
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October 13th, 2016 at 10:55 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 11:34 PM ^
I don't believe Gainsville had a mandatory evacuation.
Gainsville is nowhere near the Atlantic Coast and wasn't even close to as damaged as places like Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, SC. It's strange how UF was the only school unable to play on Sunday in the region (several teams in the Carolinas and Georgia did).
October 14th, 2016 at 2:55 AM ^
They could have waited to cancel like FSU and Miami did, Florida didn't want that game. The cancelled on tuesday, the storm was gone by thursday. I guarantee they cancelled that game not knowing they could not play in the sec title game unless they played it. When they found out about that rule, the game was rescheduled. Also LSU is broke right now, they could not afford to give up a home game so I don't blame them for demanding the home game they cancelled be replaced with a home game.
October 13th, 2016 at 7:01 PM ^
Will Gray @WillGrayGC
UF schedule next year, though, is amazing. Tenn, LSU, aTm & FSU all at home with only 3 true road games (Mizzou, Ky & SCar).
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A Michigan win over Florida in the season opener will pay dividends down the road if UF becomes a 10 win team and wins the SEC East.
October 13th, 2016 at 10:10 PM ^
It's nice to be consumed with the current season for once and not be looking forward to the better times ahead.
October 13th, 2016 at 7:00 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 7:02 PM ^
Florida also stipulated that it can't start later than 3:30.
October 13th, 2016 at 7:04 PM ^
Funny that the SEC is able to deal with schedule funny business, yet Delaney...
October 13th, 2016 at 7:12 PM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 7:16 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 7:21 PM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 11:27 PM ^
Brandon was genius. He got UM/OSU/PSU all in synch (one road/one home per season). He couldn't do that and accomodate MSU as well, but he foresaw the future a lot better than some here have. Playing OSU and MSU both away is a lot better than both PSU/OSU away, this year and in the future.
October 14th, 2016 at 7:52 AM ^
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October 14th, 2016 at 9:00 AM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 7:15 PM ^
This isn't a Delaney/Sankey/conference thing. LSU's AD said in a press conference, multiple times, that LSU will have a home game on November 19th. He made it a clear point and something that had to happen. As a result, I'm sure Florida made the switching the 2017 game a sticking point.
So basically this is an AD thing, not a conference thing. So the initial issue of @MSU twice in a row was Brandon's fault. Getting the @MSU and @OSU in the same year fixed is now on Warde.
October 13th, 2016 at 8:15 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 8:23 PM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 8:59 PM ^
October 14th, 2016 at 4:31 AM ^
0% correct. You can't be serious.
October 13th, 2016 at 7:09 PM ^
So what about Presbyterian and South Alabama? Think they will play each other instead?
October 13th, 2016 at 7:15 PM ^
They are going to play, I believe at South Alabama.
October 13th, 2016 at 7:15 PM ^
LSU's season is done already. I don't get why they wanted to play this at home and then have to go on the road next year.
October 13th, 2016 at 7:26 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 11:27 PM ^
They need the Les Miles buyout $$ and the $$ to hire a new $5M coach, the going rate in the SEC West.
Charlie Weis says "Hi!"
October 13th, 2016 at 7:30 PM ^
They drove their Chevy to the levy but the levy was gone. Cash strapped community.
October 13th, 2016 at 7:55 PM ^
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October 14th, 2016 at 3:42 AM ^
October 14th, 2016 at 3:54 AM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 8:04 PM ^
I don't understand...why can't they play in Gainesville?
October 13th, 2016 at 8:09 PM ^
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October 13th, 2016 at 8:12 PM ^
UF should've told them to go fuck themselves. The game was at our place it'll remain at our place. If you wanna tell the world you're too scared to play, so be it.
If you need the revenue from another home game...schedule that same FCS school the week after your last game, play no starters...you'll still win by 5 TDs.
October 13th, 2016 at 8:24 PM ^
UF had more to lose by not having the game played, so LSU had the leverage of otherwise just refusing to play. Florida still has some hope in the Alabama-less East division down there. This is my reasoning, at least, because at first I had the same thought as you. It also gives Florida a really favorable schedule next season with only 3 road games in conference, so there is that.
October 13th, 2016 at 9:22 PM ^
LSU made all kinds of offers to get the game played the first time. They offered to play on Sunday or Monday in Gainesville or to relocate it to Baton Rouge and send the revenue back to UF. Florida wasn't interested in finding a solution then. Don't know why they should be blamed for refusing to give up a home game that both their AD and flood ravaged local businesses were relying on for operating revenue.
October 14th, 2016 at 12:33 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 8:04 PM ^
October 13th, 2016 at 8:18 PM ^
Probably a question of timing. By the time they knew the game would be rained out people in Baton Rouge had other plans for that weekend. Even in a rabid fanbase there are limits to how much adjusting your family will let you get away with.
October 13th, 2016 at 8:24 PM ^