LSU-Florida game in doubt after Tigers AD Joe Alleva refuses to surrender home game

SI ^ | October 10, 2016 | Andy Stapled

[C19fan]

LSU athletic director Joe Alleva drew a line in the sand Monday with regard to the LSU-Florida game that was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew. The teams both play out-of-conference games on Nov. 19 and that date had been proposed for a possible makeup in Gainesville, but Alleva made clear on Monday that LSU intends to play in Tiger Stadium on that day.

“We are going to have a home game on Nov. 19,” Alleva said.

[C19fan]

/src on/Playing a creme puff at home is more important than a SEC game./src off/

[deport]

Lots of money around ‘Tiger Town’ on game weekends. Lots of pressure to keep the schedule
from the home folks. JMO

[tnlibertarian]

SEC should tell them that the game will count as a forfeit for both teams if they don’t play it. They would both be suddenly more cooperative.

[Paradox]

I dont even know why they cancelled the original game in the first place. I followed that storm closely.

[kosciusko51]

I like that idea!

[fortheDeclaration]

This is Florida's fault, they didn't want to play the game and didn't make any contingency to move the game!

The SEC should have forced FL. to make a contingency plan but didn't have the courage to do so.

FL. can play against LSU at their home and LSU can play next year at their stadium.

[lacrew]

This is beyond stupid. NFL teams have bit the bullet and moved the location of a game, due to bad weather (and even forest fires once I believe).

But nope, didn’t want to lose the ticket revenue...and now both the revenue and the game result may be lost.

[Alberta's Child]

I don't blame them. You don't give up a home date -- and all the revenue that comes with it -- in order to play a makeup game on the road.

If they can't figure out how to work the makeup game into the schedule, it should be canceled. Maybe the NCAA and/or Florida should pay LSU and their out-of-conference opponent for the lost revenue?

I wouldn't care one way or another, but I've seen how issues like this get addressed whenever the NHL schedules one of those "stadium classic" outdoor games.

[Raymann]

I was a huge LSU fan until a few weeks ago. After what the NCAA did to NC i could care less about college sports.

[PAR35]

I guess Florida will win by forfeit, likely giving them the SEC East.