“While that planning is underway, it’s not a definite”. He hoped for a decision by Wednesday night.
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“We’ve been saved”, Tanner said. “But it’s not a definite. The question was were we going to have the resources and the manpower to be able to make this game happen”.
Williams-Brice Stadium is in good condition after weekend storms that caused billions of dollars in statewide damage.
We value thoughtful comments representing a range of views that make their point quickly and politely. Although much of the downtown area was dry on a Tuesday when the sun finally returned, there were still ongoing evacuations in a few parts of town due to swollen creeks and burst dams.
South Carolina was forced to move the game from Columbia, S.C., to Baton Rouge, La. because of the devastating flooding that took place in Columbia and across the state this week. “I could just tell by his voice that they were in trouble and we may have to do this”.
“The stress on law enforcement and first responders is too great”, Pastides wrote. Ultimately, it was about our friends and family and the victims of the flooding.
With time ticking away before Saturday’s cross-divisional game, South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner released a statement that changing locations was the most prudent measure. “I mean after Katrina everybody focused on the Saints to be a big distraction and that helped when we won, so hopefully they can have the same thing”, he says.
Obviously there are more important factors at play than football.
The SEC announced Wednesday that South Carolina needed to focus all of their attention on the recovery effort, moving the USC-LSU game to Baton Rouge. The temperature on Saturday afternoon should reach the high 80s, so fans are advised to keep themselves hydrated before and during the game. “So I fought hard to get it later”, Alleva said.
He said quarterbacks mentor G.A. Mangus made them surge in his cellar and hostile line mentor Shawn Elliott, who lives in a standout amongst the most severely influenced neighborhoods, was quickly emptied. “This is a huge event”.
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Bleacher Report’s Barrett Sallee provided comments from South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier about the change of venue. Two of the previous four times, LSU went on to an SEC title in 2007 and 2011. LSU’s season-opener against McNeese State was canceled just a handful of plays into the game because of severe weather, but now the seventh-ranked Tigers will get a fifth SEC home game and a seventh home game overall.
