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Update: BU athletic official says game still on — for now
Baylor University officials say Saturday’s game game against Washington State University is still on, but that could change depending on Hurricane Ike’s path.
Nick Joos, associate athletic director for external affairs, said BU officials met this afternoon to track the situation. Safety is of the utmost concern, he said.
“If the state mandates evacuation on the coast and now you’ve got a bunch of people coming north, we don’t want to cause any problems for the state troopers or anyone like that,” Joos said. “Safety (is the concern), whether it’s people coming to the game or people evacuating their areas.”
Joos said that if the game is unable to be played this weekend, for whatever reason, the matchup with Washington State would have to be scrapped this year, as the two schools do not have any common open dates on their schedule.
He did say, though, that a replacement game would likely be scheduled, in the event of a cancellation, but did not specifically name any schools that might be considered.
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By Doug
September 10, 2008 6:14 PM | Link to this
Simple solution. Move the contest to Friday Night. It’s the best of both worlds. WSU is coming by charter, they can arrive early.
By Steve
September 10, 2008 8:44 PM | Link to this
Move the game to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas at the same time and keep it on TV.
By Dan
September 10, 2008 9:10 PM | Link to this
If this storm is what is appears to be, the roads do NOT need additional traffic from football fans and hotels need to be used by those with no place else to go. Dallas won’t be much better than Waco for weather. Meanwhile, a Friday game comes at the height of evacuations.
I’d say the teams play on December 6th, and petition the NCAA to do so if that’s even necessary. Yes, it’s the same date as the Big-12 Championship Game, but Baylor is unlikely to be playing in it any more than Wazzu is going to a bowl game. If Baylor eventually looked liked a possibility, the WSU game could be cancelled altogether later in the season and rescheduled for another year.
Personally, I’d like to drive up from Alabama for the game; but not if the storm track doesn’t change. I’ve seen enough hurricanes…
Go Cougs!