Why is there a travel curfew?

[tidefan967]

I just don't get it. LSU and Kentucky had to end in a tie today down on the Bayou because of this ridculous stupid idiotic rule that the SEC has. Baseball doesn't end in a freakin tie, ties are for sissy sports like soccer. If someone could explain this to me I will calm down, but for now I am not.

One more thing: If we tied Nebraska on Sunday in the bottom of the ninth, we would have a tie on our record, and I would be more ....ed than I am right now. RTR.

 

[DC1982]

it has to do with flights. Nebraska flew here as did Kentucky to LSU. That's where the curfew is set in place. If you play past it, you miss your flight.

Usually it's 4:45 p.m. but today's Alabama-Ole Miss game went long because Alabama bussed. Two years ago, LSU played Alabama to a 13-inning TIDE win on Sunday. The game ended around 6:30, because LSU bussed they could have played till midnight. Last year, Alabama and Auburn didn't start till 7 p.m. Sunday because there was no curfew. Alabama and Arkansas couldn't have done that.

 

[edwd58]

No need to bash soccer...

I don't want or intend to start a debate about soccer, but, just for the record, soccer is not a sissy sport. Some of the best athletes I have ever been around (not to mention coached) are soccer players.

 

[pcfixup]

I always thought that in those instances, they should play the friday game, followed with a double-header on saturday. That way, travel issues would not affect the outcome of the game.

 

[DC1982]

yeah but we're talking about the SEC here, and your scenario makes too much sense for them to handle

 

[GORILLA BALL]

it is to expensive to charter a team flight, so unless a team can bus to its weekend series it will take a commercial flight. usually the home team for the sunday game will move the game up a few hours. in the case of usc vs. lsu last weekend, ray tanner denied the request to move the game up. lsu did move the game up but to no avail a tie ended the eighth inning and thus the game.
it might be a long season with a very young team in red stick this year. the 2000 season seems so long ago.

 

[gerry dorsey]

yeah but we're talking about the SEC here, and your scenario makes too much sense for them to handle

i agree, a conference like the sec should be able to solve what appears to be a fairly simple problem. and then last year i remember state missed the conference tournament by a half game b/c they didn't get to make up a rain out with tenn. i would have been way fired up about that.

 

[Stephen323]

I always thought that in those instances, they should play the friday game, followed with a double-header on saturday. That way, travel issues would not affect the outcome of the game.

That would cost too much attendance.

 

[pcfixup]

I never thought sunday games (at least early ones set for travel) were that well attended.

 

[Stephen323]

I never thought sunday games (at least early ones set for travel) were that well attended.

Better than one gate for two games on Saturday, or the back end of a split doubleheader. Other than really big baseball fans, not a lot of people are up for watching 6+ hours of baseball in a day, much less if they have to pay twice to do it.

 

[JoeWilly12]

I just don't get it. LSU and Kentucky had to end in a tie today down on the Bayou because of this ridculous stupid idiotic rule that the SEC has. Baseball doesn't end in a freakin tie, ties are for sissy sports like soccer. If someone could explain this to me I will calm down, but for now I am not.

One more thing: If we tied Nebraska on Sunday in the bottom of the ninth, we would have a tie on our record, and I would be more ....ed than I am right now. RTR.

not too long ago i believe college football had ties. is football a sissy sport?

 

[gerry dorsey]

Baseball doesn't end in a freakin tie, ties are for sissy sports like soccer.

umm, bud selig would like to have a word with you. :biggrin2:

although ties may not result in an entire sport being for sissies.....imho ties ARE ridiculous and should always be played out. your local over 40 beer drinking softball league doesn't even accept ties.

 

[Vinny]

Interesting.

 

[gerry dorsey]

if it all went down today, lsu would miss the tourney by a half game and kentucky would squeak in by a half game. good thing they have a travel curfew huh??? should be interesting to see how the weekend plays out with this.

 

[kfo9494]

Re: No need to bash soccer...

I don't want or intend to start a debate about soccer, but, just for the record, soccer is not a sissy sport. Some of the best athletes I have ever been around (not to mention coached) are soccer players.

You have not been around many athletes.