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formerlurker said:
A good majority of USF players are from South Florida/Florida. And those kids have families. Bet your ass I'd be wherever my family was during a state of emergency.
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So are you saying - if you were in Tampa - you would be traveling to Miami - to be closer to a Category 5 hurricane? Never mind most gas stations have run out of gas or soon will. But the point is the trip makes no sense.
 
Bomber36 said:
Its disappointing, but it's also the right decision. Are we really that surprised? I mean besides the Chief? It's pretty obvious that they might end up not being able to get back home at all before their next game. But, hey, who cares as long as Chief gets his game. And that soccer mom bs has to just stop.
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What is it about hurricanes that makes people buy perishable foods and post really dumb things?
 
Chief00 said:
What is it about hurricanes that makes people buy perishable foods and post really dumb things?
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Like the garbage you post? You really are tone deaf, aren't you?
 
It's because USF does not want to be stuck here. They more than likely could not get back. Yes the game could have been played. Chief is right, and the Righteous Indignants wrong. Nobody denies the players from USF want to be with family. But what if one gets washed out to sea when he could have been safe in East Hartford or thereabouts?
 
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We are all being understanding UConn fans now. Let's see if that stays the same if we end the season with five wins and this game costs us a bowl game.
 
formerlurker said:
Read the last sentence of my post again
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Do you really think any of these 18-22 year old football players will be traveling 300 miles to Miami to be closer to a Category 5?
It's unclear if they could even get gas.
 
UConnSportsGuy said:
We are all being understanding UConn fans now. Let's see if that stays the same if we end the season with five wins and this game costs us a bowl game.
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You really thought we would win this game? I'm always hopeful, but weren't they pretty heavy favorites?
 
What's the old saying, folks? "It's 11:00--make a wish." Well, here we are. In honor of 11:11, we make a wish that this game is brought back to us. I lament for the beers gone stale, briskets gone rancid, and the livers gone unharmed, if this game does not return. But just like God delivered the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, he too will deliver us from the false logic of those trying to be with their families during a category 5 hurricane. At 11:11 tonight, we will collectively wish that the foolish brass change their minds and we get our GD football. In Chief we trust.
 
UConnSportsGuy said:
We are all being understanding UConn fans now. Let's see if that stays the same if we end the season with five wins and this game costs us a bowl game.
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We'll get a waiver if there aren't enough 6 win teams. On the bright side, we have a decent chance of starting 2-0.
 
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Chief00 said:
Do you really think any of these 18-22 year old football players will be traveling 300 miles to Miami to be closer to a Category 5?
It's unclear if they could even get gas.
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They definitely can't get any near Miami. I have a good friend near Jacksonville and most gas stations were out of gas two days ago. And I-75N is a parking lot.
 
uconnphil2016 said:
What's the old saying, folks? "It's 11:00--make a wish." Well, here we are. In honor of 11:11, we make a wish that this game is brought back to us. I lament for the beers gone stale, briskets gone rancid, and the livers gone unharmed, if this game does not return. But just like God delivered the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, he too will deliver us from the false logic of those trying to be with their families during a category 5 hurricane. At 11:11 tonight, we will collectively wish that the foolish brass change their minds and we get our GD football. In Chief we trust.
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My friend these kids are not traveling to be with their families in Miami or Ft Lauderdale. Who would suggest that risky trip and destination?
 
gwhuskyfan said:
But that game was in Florida
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Come on you are smarter than this. It is about them getting back to Florida and somewhere safe before the storm arrives. It does not have to do with playing in a hurricane.
 
Chief00 said:
Do you really think any of these 18-22 year old football players will be traveling 300 miles to Miami to be closer to a Category 5?
It's unclear if they could even get gas.
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Really? You're not getting my point? Those kids have families that hopefully are preparing to evacuate. Wherever those families end up is where their sons should be. End of story.
 
Tampa is roughly the same distance to Miami that Hartford is to Montreal.

Being in Tampa is fairly useless with respect to this storm.
 
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formerlurker said:
Really? You're not getting my point? Those kids have families that hopefully are preparing to evacuate. Wherever those families end up is where their sons should be. End of story.
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There is nothing they can do in the midst of a storm and being in the area is dopey by any measure. If families haven't evacuated already, they are already on the edge of too late.
 
formerlurker said:
Really? You're not getting my point? Those kids have families that hopefully are preparing to evacuate. Wherever those families end up is where their sons should be. End of story.
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The reason they cancelled supposivedly is the forecast models have moved west putting the entire state at risk. There is no where to run or the gas to make it out - except that chartered flight
 
2 weeks to prepare and get healthy for UVA.

Going into that game undefeated, can't wait to be there!
 
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I wonder if UConn has an insurance policy to make up for the all of the lost revenue from this game?

Or are we going to have to play a couple more payoff games ( like the Clemson game) now to offset the lost revenue in the athletic budget – – which we all know is razor thin these days.
 
Chief00 said:
Take a deep breath, remove the hysterical emotion and explain to me when you have a charter plane ready to evacuate a hurricane , why is it safer to remain there for a category 5?
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Nice try Chief, but I'm fine. Honestly, the shtick won't work on me.

The leader of 40,000 student university believed it would be best not to put 100 student athletes and staff in an aircraft and have them rush home in an attempt to beat the storm. Said leader probably also felt it would be better to have those student athletes and staff near the university prior to the storm in order to best coordinate storm preparation (evacuation, etc.). Not illogical.

That this all needs to be explained to you is a little sad.
 
I think it comes down to this.....if they somehow lost to us and then had to spend a week away from home trying to prepare for another tough game, they could get back to Florida at 2-2. Now they have a good chance of being 3-0. I think it may be that simple.
 
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