Well, I suppose some could already be tailgating and some might be ready to go at 6 or 7 a.m. It will take true dedication, though, with what will be a 10 am start time.The approach of Hurricane Gustav has prompted Louisiana State University to move up the kickoff for tomorrow's season-opening football game against Appalachian State to 10 a.m., a university spokesman said Friday.All the pre-game festivities, including the honoring of the BCS Championship team of last season.
"Public safety concerns override game-day concerns," said Charles Zewe, chief spokesman for the LSU System, adding that the decision was made after consultation with the governor's office and state officials who are coordinating the state's response.
Part of the reason for the earlier start time is because the state police that provide much of the security and manpower at and around Tiger Stadium. They have a strong likelihood of being called to help in other parts of the state when Gustav touches down.
While the weather in Baton Rouge is expected to be clear, with a hurricane or tropical storm things can change quickly. There is still the risk of needing to evacuate areas. The earlier start time gives people a chance. Not to mention, reduces the number of people getting too loaded before the game when there is the risk of a statewide natural disaster.
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8-29-2008 @ 6:29PM
Chitownhawkeye said...
You're joking, right? They don't start tailgating at 6 AM or earlier?
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8-29-2008 @ 9:47PM
LSUTyga73 said...
Most LSU fans start tailgating at 6am...for night games. Many tailgaters are outside the stadium now. It's a way of life down here and no storm or early start is gonna stop that.
I can't exactly complain about the early start because it was either that or no game at all.
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8-30-2008 @ 2:34PM
George Smith said...
LSU looked like crap today. If they look like this the rest of the year, they will not win many games. Appalachian State outplayed them the whole second half. They should have never scored. I guarentee you LSU will go down in the rankings.
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9-03-2008 @ 1:51PM
Big K of LA said...
George,
Dont tell me...you're a gator fan...no wait, a Nick Saban disciple...or maybe you're from OSU and can't get over the skull-dragging LSU gave you last January...or possibly you're a Trojan fan and if so, yall did not win the nat'l title in '03, so while everyone said yall were trying to 3-peat, you actually only 1-peated. Whatever the case, mercy was shown to a lower division team by 'The Hat'...and that's it. And by 'not win many games', do you mean 10 or 11?
Big K of LA
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