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Gustav Could Bring Bucs Home For Opener
Posted Aug 28, 2008 by Roy Cummings
Updated Aug 28, 2008 at 02:50 PM
HOUSTON - Hurricane Gustav could force a change in the NFL’s plans to have the Bucs open the 2008 season in New Orleans.
NFL officials said today that it’s still way too early to suggest a change in plans will be adopted but admitted they are monitoring the situation. Saints officials said, meanwhile, that alternatives for both playing the game and practicing have been discussed internally.
One possible solution should Gustav force a change is to have the Bucs host the season opener on Sept. 7 and play the Nov. 30 game against the Saints in New Orleans. Another possibility is to move the game to San Antonio or Baton Rouge. The Bucs played the Saints in Baton Rouge in 2005 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina hitting New Orleans.
The Saints are believed to be looking into alternative sites for practice and may be considering the Alamo Dome in San Antonio, a facility in Indianapolis and maybe even Walt Disney World’s Wide World of Sports complex.
Gustav is still churning south of Cuba but forecasts suggest it could threaten New Orleans by Tuesday. That could force an evacuation that would put the game in jeopardy.
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Por (George Leslie Hicks) on August 28, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Man if they move the game to San Antonio,Texas Its just a couple of hours from Dallas. I thought it would be tickets available if it move at the
Suggest removallast minute. I think alot of bucs fans are in the surrounding communities. I think it would be a great move if they moved the game from New Orleans. I also think that changing the game to Tampa would also be a no brainer.GO BUCS
Por (RJ) on August 28, 2008 (Suggest removal)
It would be very bad for the Bucs if we had to switch the Sept 7 and Nov 30 locations. That would leave the Bucs with 4 road games in a row, including 3 div games:
Suggest removal11/23 @Det
11/30 @NO
12/8 @Car
12/14 @Atl
Por (charles) on August 29, 2008 (Suggest removal)
It wouldnt be that bad, Det and Atl are easy wins.
Suggest removalPor (GGoose) on August 29, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Well so much for next weekends party in the Big Sleazy. I would imagine the Bucs will call the NFL’s bluff and do anything possible to keep them from moving it to Tampa and rightfully so.
Suggest removalPor (Michael Harris) on August 29, 2008 (Suggest removal)
It should be a nobrainer. For everyone’s safety, they need to move the game here and in fairness to all the vendors and fans: <b>MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT NOW!!!</b>
Suggest removalPor (todd) on August 29, 2008 (Suggest removal)
Dear God
It doesn’t matter where we play…We go there we Whoop their #####...They come here we Kick their #####... Either or “THE AINTS ARE TOAST” !!! “GO BUCS”
Amen
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