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saltyone · Sep 5, 2005

Checked my mail and found this.

BATON ROUGE -- LSU's home football game against Arizona State on Saturday has been moved to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., as the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina continue in Baton Rouge.

The LSU campus, particularly its athletic venues, has played a central role in medical services during the recovery effort. Those activities, as well as other factors resulting from the aftermath of the hurricane, have created logistical problems for the football game that was scheduled for 7:45 p.m. Saturday in Tiger Stadium.

"There are considerable logistical issues that either affect the execution of a football game, or detract from providing recovery services in this time of need," said LSU Chancellor Sean O'Keefe. "We have collected as much information as possible and deliberated this issue carefully over the weekend, but the myriad of details and questions that remain unresolved dictate this move."

The use of athletics facilities for the hurricane recovery effort may impact the game, based on the intensity of medical recovery activity in the Carl Maddox Field House, Pete Maravich Assembly Center or Bernie Moore Track during the coming week. LSU has assured immediate access to these medical evacuation units to meet fluctuating and varied demand. For a football game, all parking lots north of Tiger Stadium would likely be unavailable, and traffic flow may be greatly curtailed.

"There are so many things that we don't know right now, and that we won't know until later in the week when it would be too late to change the site of the game," said LSU athletics director Skip Bertman. "We certainly need to support the medical services and there is no indication that they will diminish in the days ahead."

Among the significant issues is the securing of hotel rooms for the Arizona State football team and traveling party, Southeastern Conference game officials and members of the ESPN television crew. LSU officials have advised fans that hotels are booked and evacuees from the southeast Louisiana parishes have the highest priority.

Services normally provided for a football game at Tiger Stadium could also be impacted as many medical personnel and health care organizations usually assigned for LSU football games are involved in hurricane recovery services.

"We are thankful to Arizona State University President Michael Crow, athletics department personnel and the Fiesta Bowl who have already worked out a number of local details for making this game happen in Tempe on such short notice," O'Keefe said. "They are prepared to make travel and hotel arrangements for our team and traveling party, and Arizona State has agreed to schedule a return trip to Baton Rouge in the future."

LSU fans with tickets to Saturday's game between LSU and Arizona State can attend the game in Tempe by calling the LSU Athletics Ticket Office.

Fans holding tickets for the game that was scheduled for Saturday night in Tiger Stadium must call the ticket office by Wednesday at 2 p.m. Central time at (225) 578-2184 or (800) 960-8587.

Those LSU ticket holders will then exchange their Tiger Stadium ticket on Saturday at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe for admission to the LSU-Arizona State game.
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clair · Sep 5, 2005

I will try my damnest to be in Tempe

Cajun J · Sep 5, 2005

saltyone said:

"We are thankful to Arizona State University President Michael Crow, athletics department personnel and the Fiesta Bowl who have already worked out a number of local details for making this game happen in Tempe on such short notice"
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I'm sure that they had NOOOO problem doing this!!! They need every advantage they can get on this explosive LSU team.....hopefully our guys won't come out flat, but rather they will annihilate ASU on their own turf! :thumb:

JayB · Sep 5, 2005

I think it's imperative that LSU comes out strong and controls the game from beginning to end. Why? Because so far this season I've seen a lot of sloppy play from other teams. OU looked like crap, FSU and Miami both looked sloppy tonight. Tennessee looked as bad as I thought they would... but still. I know it's only week one (or negative one, for us LSU fans,) but I can't remember a season starting off this sloppy. LSU needs to dominate and get the attention of the media. I all ready think that we'll see some empathetic "love" from the media, so we might as well bust ass and make a strong statement that we BELONG in the NCG.

JoeReckless · Sep 5, 2005

I heard that they wouldn't make a deal to play at Tiger Stadium in 2008. Is this true?

LSUGradin99 · Sep 5, 2005

JoeReckless said:

I heard that they wouldn't make a deal to play at Tiger Stadium in 2008. Is this true?
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Correct. LSU will play at ASU in 2008. ASU will come to LSU for a game at "some time in the future"... Vague enough for you? heh

Golden Tiger · Sep 5, 2005

LSUGradin99 said:

Correct. LSU will play at ASU in 2008. ASU will come to LSU for a game at "some time in the future"... Vague enough for you? heh
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Yeah, we are the home team on their home field... :dis:

JVincent25 · Sep 5, 2005

Wow. Bertman really dropped the ball on this one if they aren't coming to BR in 2008. Also really nice of the ASU athletic department to bend us over like that by not allowing the second game to be moved.

clair · Sep 5, 2005

JVincent25 said:

Wow. Bertman really dropped the ball on this one if they aren't coming to BR in 2008. Also really nice of the ASU athletic department to bend us over like that by not allowing the second game to be moved.
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Pretty original Sig! hahah

JoeReckless · Sep 5, 2005

Just as well.

They will have two losses at home chalked up on their stats.